The New York herald., 1921-03-14
WIFE OPENS FIGHT
TO GET STILLMAN
In WITNESS CHAIR
Her Attorney May Be Heard
in Answer to Divorce
Action To-day.
MAY REVEAL CHARGES
Purpose to Find if Bankers 5
Income Has Fallen From
100000 to S22O,0O0.
WIFE ON. OFFENSIVE NOW
Vigorous Counter Allegations
Over Several Years Will
Be Made, Is Report.
MAY REEEAL CHARGES
WIFE ON. OFFENSIVE NOW

Attorneys for Mrs Anna .. Stllman
are seeking to compel her husband,
James A. Stillman. president Of the
National City Bank, to submit 70
court examination at an early date in
connection with questions involved in the
suit which the banker has filed asking
divorce and challenging the legitl-
macy OF twenty Eight months old Guy
Stillman.
The question of whether Mrs. Still
mans lawyers are to get this public eX-
animation is scheduled 10 be thrashed
out tomorrow before Supreme Court
Justice Morschauser at White Plains,
vixen representatives of the firms of
Cadwalader. wickersham & Taft and
Stanchfield & Levy, representing Mrs.
Stilman. and Of Nicoll Anable, Fuller &
Sullivan. representing Mr.. Stillman, ap-
pear to argue a motion on an order to
show cause which was obtained by Mrs.
Stillman's attorneys Saturday.
While no information could be OBJ
tanned from the attorneys yesterday re-
sardlng the particular subjects upon
which Mrs. Stillnan's representatives
wish to question the banker, Ii s be-
lieved that they relate largely to all
mony and counsel fee. IL they obtain
permission to examine the banker Mrs.
Stillman's attorneys doubtless will ques-
tlon him about his income. which, his
attorneys are understood to have al
legged, has been cut from 100000 year
tc 100000 by income taxes and other
deductions.
There is also possibility that legal
battle will be staged to-day in the West
chester County Court House at White
Plains over the motion of Mrs. Still
man for leave to amend the answer filed
10 her husbands complaint in which he
is said to have named one Fred Beau
yais, a Canadian hunting guide. as CO.
respondent. Although this matter was
TO have been argued in Poughkeepse
Saturday the attorneys, by mutual
agreement. may take it before Justice
Morschauser to-day If they SO desire
May Reveal Her Charges.
The argument on this matter. when
ever IL takes place. may tear away some
OF the mystery that has enyeloped the
case and show substantially what coun-
ter charges Mrs Stilman plans TO make.
This argument should bring TO light the
names and identity III any women she
may desire 10 bring into the case, IL she
actually does desire to bring them in,
for Ii Is through her amended answer,
II she Is permitted to file one, that Mrs.
Stillnan must strike back at her hus-
band with whatever weapon may be at
her command.
Although various attorneys connected
with the case were interviewed yester-
day, and all refused to make any COM
ment upon Mrs. Stillman's plans of ac-
ton, II is fairly well known that her
lawyers have abandoned the defensive
and have decided TO launch a vigorous
and aggressive attack upon her banker
husband. At the present time. however,
they have no intention OF revealing the
nature OF their plans and showing what
the counter attack win be.
There was further talk yesterday at
Poughkeepsie. where Mr.. Stilman be-
gan the action. about sensational allie
cations soon to be made regarding hap
penings at various points between New
York city and the Canadian border, and
Il was reported that these allegations
would cover a period Of six or seven
years and contain the name OF more
than one woman who so far. have not
been mentioned in any way In cornec-
ton with the case.
IliNtTtpt
Attorney OF Dutchess county, who is
guardian ad Item for the infant Guy.
and Daniel j. Gleason, Surrogate OF
Duchess county, who has been named
as referee TO hear the testimony In the
divorce action, denied yesterday that
they had made statements involving the
name OF a prominent New York society
matron In counter charges.
Mr.. Mack was so incensed over a re-
this woman's name that he would not
permit himself to be interviewed at ALI
After several visits to his Poughkeepsie
residence a group OF reporters sent him
telegram in which they asked him II
he had made such a statement. lie
replied By telegram
n certainly made no such state
ment"
Surrogate Gleason, who lives some
distance from Poughkeepsie, was called
on the telephone and made a denial as
emphatic as that OF Mr.. Mack.
stiIiman Estate Guarded
one report current in Poughkeepsln
was to the effect that search had
been started for Della Murphy. a maid
who was employed 10y the Stillmans in
March, 1918, and who is said 70 have
had occasion TO observe many things
relating 70 the home life OF the still
mans. This maid was said recently TO
have gone to San Francisco.
The whereabouts OF Mrs Stillman
was matter or mystery yesterday.
During the afternoon a report was re-
celved here that she had come into town
and was stopping at the Hotel Plaza
but repeated inquiries there were met
with the statement that she was not
registered. Inquiries made OF other
hotels brought similarly fruitless re-
suits
Persons who attempted 10 make their
way into the Stllman estate at Pecan
tico Hills yesterday afternoon were met
~ its outer boundaries by guards, who
refused 10 permit them 10 etacr or 10
send any messages into the place.
John I. Brennan. one or the LAWYERS
representing Mrs. stilman. vac said
Yesterday 10 have gone 10 tie Hotel
Traymore. III Atlantic City According
g. his associates he Is the one who drew
the papers upon the motion which is TO
- argued tomorrow and he il one Of
the few who are familiar with the con-
tents os the papers upon this motion
George w Vickersham, ono Of Mrs
Stillman's chief legal advisers refused
10 say anything regarding the ease He
would not make any comment regarding
stories Of counter charges which had
been published.
There was speculation yesterday that
an effort might be made 10 settle the
case out OF court