The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-17
FIGHT OVER
GUY RACES
IN F|F|SUIT
osteopath Expected Today to
Identity Beauyais as
Baby's Father.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June
17.-FoIlowing Two days Of evil
dence-taking of the "back-stairs
sort" from former servants in the
Stillman home, DR.. Hugh Russell,
the Buffalo osteopath who declares
that Mrs. James A. Stillman con-
fessed to him that Fred Beauyais
was the father of her yson Guy,
was expected to be the star wit
ness at today's hearing in former
banker Stillnan's divo,sp nptiep.
MAY rasAL THsw ztFss,AL. "
Or Russell arrived here this rs3fn-
ing. He was not allowed 20 compiete
hts testimony when he was on the
stand at previous hearing before
Referee Daniel j. Gleason several
weeks ago. He was recalled today
70 complete his story on direct ex-
animation and then face what was
expected TO be the most srillins cross
examination since the Thaw murder
trial
John K. Mack, guardian for Guy
Stillman. and Abel 1. Smith. of
counsel for Mrs. Stillman, both am
nounced that they would cross exam
Inc DR. Russell. DR.. Russell was in
structed by counsel for StIllman to
be prepared for a grusling ordeal
Mrs. Stillman was not disturbed over
the appearances OF DIR. Russell. She
had apparently lost none OF her con-
fidence, and declared TO friends that
she was willing TO face in court the
chief witness for the plaintiff.
WITNESSES QUARREL
Before the hearing resumed today
there were many reports current in
both camps" One was that dissen-
sions had broken out among witnesses
for stillman and that hard words had
been said in argument over the legiti-
macy of baby Guy Stillman. Another
report was that the defense I'm the
divorce case would establish the
theory that DR.. Russell may have
hypnotized Mrs. Stillman before she
made the confession which the osteo-
path attributes to her.
Friends OF Mrs. Stillman regarded
IL as a victory for Mrs Stiliman that
the ex-hanker had decided not to ap-
pear in court on June IS. They De-
cisred that Stillmsn feared Ine eN-
posures that would be made about his
priyste life and his relations with
women other than his wife.
WILL RESUME TESTIMONY,
Before the hearing was resumed in
Referee Gleason's legal chambers, DR..
Russell had n long conference with
Stillman's attorneys. It was under
stood that when DR.. Russell got upon
the stand he would be questioned AT
length by Mrs. Stillman's lawyers re-
garding kilograms passing between
him and Percy A. Rockefeller, broth
er-in-law OF Stiliman and an official
of the National City Bank, OF which
| Stillman was formerly president In.
] formation was disclosed today thai
Mr.. Rockefeller was very active IN
bringing DR.. Russell TO New Yorl,
| from Buffalo to testify for the former
banker.
DIR. Russell was accompanied BY
| his personal counsel ex-Judge D. ]
Kenesick. OF Buffalo. II was explai n.
! ed that the osteopath would pick ur
his story at the very point where Il
was left OF. He had been asked the
| question:
who did Mrs. stillman say was the
father of her child7"
DR.. Russell had replied: ''Besuvais.'
This led TO quarrel between on.
] posing counsel and the discontinuaucs
| OF Russell's testimony.
At yesterdays session Mary Kelly
formerly maid in the stillman honi,
at Pleasantviile, ". Y. discreditec
several important points IN the tes.
timony OF Bernard Kelly. former su.
perintendent OF the Pleasantville es.
! tate. She flatly contradicted hi,
statement that she had shown hIn
an alleged letter from Fred Beauyai,
| to Mrs. Stillmsnl in November. 1919
/ She Insisted she had shown him tgs
| letters-one In February or Mar.h
| OF 1910. and the other In May or Jun.
/ Of that year.
II was on Kelly's Identification n
the handwriting on the letter he "a I'd
/ Mary Kelly (no relation OF hIs) hand
4 ed him as that Of the Indian ruIda,s
/ that this letter-Exhibit B--was ad
mitted to evidence. The date on thi,
mlssive was May 20. 1919. bearing ca
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