Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-30
STILLMAN MUM
WHEN ON STAND
A SECOND TIME
Continues Refusal to Answer
Questions on Ground of
discriminating. Self.

| POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, June 3d.
| Arriving for The resumption of his or
| deal on the wlness stand in his suit for
| divorce, James A. Stillman, amid the
clicking of cameras and under the gaze
of an army Of reporters, for the first
time accepted the inevitable today and,
without any attempt at disguise or hid
| ing. walked up to the court room by the
front door. His eyes were glued to the
ground. Upstairs, in the chambers of
| Referee Gleason, he was again face to
face with his wife, Mrs. "Fift' Potter
Stillman, the second time in more than
year. Again neither gave the slightest
sign of recognition.
few minutes afterward the hearing
was under way and Mrs. Stillman's at
torneys were again exploiting every con
ceivable legal recourse to force the multi
millionaire to answer the direct questions
which he yesterday had steadfastly re-
fused to answer, on the ground that he
did not wish ito incriminate and de-
grade" himself.
NEWSPAPER MEN
ARE UPBRAIDED.
! As the banker and his legal aides. ar
rived Cornelius J. Sullivan, one of his
counsel took occasion to upbraid the
newspaper men.
why don't you reporters tell the
truthf" he fairly shouted. "Al the news
papers said this morning that Mr. Still
man went up to the courtroom yesterday
through the back door and cellar. He did
nothing of the kind"
/ Two score reporters announced their
readiness TO swear that the ex- banker
did not enter the building by the front
door
! Mrs Sttnrnsn hora ba. ,,.,,,, ,hoo.- - :,
confident manner today. She had on a
flower dotted black dress, black straw
hat and black pumps, this somewhat
sombre setting being counteracted by
cream colored stockings and a string of
pearls.
Stillman again refused to answer all
questions on direct issue in the case.
Again he repeated over and over that he
refused because he did not wish to in
criminate himself
Attorney John E. Mack's interest in
the case centers upon the paternity OF
Guy. Mack is Guys legal guardian.
Mrs. Stillman contends that her husband
is the child's father; the plaintiff alleges
that the father Of Guy is Fred Beauvais,
French Canadian Indian guide.
REFUSES TO
LOOK AT WIFE.
The most dramatic moment OF the
whole sensational case came when still
man faced his wife in court The husband
avoided her. never CHANGING In her
direction GA the otter hand Mrs. stu
man seldom took her eyes from her
husbands face. There was no amity In
the look however
We have roasted him on one side. "
cheerfuliy remarked one Of Mrs still-
mans lawyers" and now we are ready
TO toast the other side"
II was reported that New York jeweIer
has brought TO l'pug', eepsie a tran
script OF Mrs. Floreno Leeds accounr
showing that she had received SJOO.OU
worth Of jewelry from this store and as
late as this month had been the re-
clpient Of a $4,000 pair of earrings.
which were purchased for her. The ad-
instability Of this account has not yet
been ruled upon by the referee.
Rumors of contempt proceedings against
James A. Stiliman were heard here on
the second day Of the secret hearing in
his divorce suit.
Stiliman's reiters ed reply to nearly ali
questions asked him on the witness
stand
Il refuse to answer on the ground that
II might tend to incriminate me" would
be the basis II Mrs. stillman's counsel de-
cided to ask that be be cited for con
tempt.
He made that reply to such questions
as:
as this your Photographic" and who
chr!stened your yacht Modesty?"
EXPECT LITTLE
FROM WITNESS.
Lawyers for the defense admitted that
they expected to get little from Stillman
who sat hopping his bald head with a
( handkerchief as he studied over the ques-
tons
When her lawyers riveted that reply
with the query:
"Do ycu honestly believe that by an
swering that question you would CON
Wet yourself Of a crime ?" Mrs. Still
/ man bent further over the knitting which
served 10 keep her eyes from her hus-
band.