New-York tribune., 1921-05-14
person Close to Banker
says He VIII Give Wife
$500 Monthly and
PAY Expenses and Costs
l,uy Not to Claim
Share i'm 10000, 900
Hearings Indefinitely
Postponed; Mother to
Care for the Children

TIA St;iiman divorce action is to be
..tt,ed out of court. This was an
,osneed last night by 8 person who
has enjoyed the confidence of James
stillman and his attorneys since
tie case began.
Stillman, formerly president of the
Nstional City Bank, it was said, will
drop his suit against Anne Urquhart
Potter Stillman; certain terms of
agreement will be reached and follow
ing the drawing of this agreement
Mr. stillman will sail for Paris and
make his future home there.
In seeming confederation of this
report came news from Poughkeepsie
thst Referee Daniel j. Gleason had
announced the indefinite postponement
Of che hearings in the case.
aThe case will be allowed to sort Of
simmer out" said The Tribune's in
formant. at will be continued and
continued until it dies for lack of
prosecution
Society People Involved
The announcement that Mr.. Stillman
would drop mis- suit and thus relieve
Mrs. Stillman of the need of estab-
fishing the allegations in her defen-
sive answer came at a time when the
names of prominent society women
and men were being drawn into
newspaper stories concerning the case
II had been predicted that several OF
these society people would be called
Upon to testify. In this way, many
people with only innocent knowledge
Of the affairs of Mr.. and Mrs. Still
man would have been brought into the
glare Of uncomfortable publicity.
Attorneys for both sides explained
yesterday that the hearings had beer
postponed because of their inability
to be in court next week at Pough,
keepsie. John E. Mack, guardian &C
Htem for Mrs. Stillman's twenty-nine
months-old baby, Guy Stillman, refused
either TO affirm or deny that the case
had been dropped Referee Daniel
Gleason also refused to affirm or den,
the report. Attorneys John F. Bren
nan, of Ycnkerg, and Abel I. Smith, O
counsel for Mrs. Stillman, were out o
the city last night.
Cornelius j. Sullivan, co-attorney foi
Hf Stillman, refused to affirm or den,
last night that the suit had beer
dropped. When informed that sucl
information had been given out from
other sources he said: 81 simply can
not talk at this time"
After his refusal to talk he wa,
asked point blank to deny that com
premise had been effected, and in re
ply said: 81 will not deny it."
Ths substance of certain of the term
OF agreement said to have been arrive
at were given to The Tribune yesterda,
as follows:
Mr.. StiIlman is to settle on Mrs
stillman for life $500 monthly allow
ance for her support. She is to car
for Guy out of this amount. Mr.. Still
man is to provide for Anne Stillmar
nineteen-year-old daughter;~ James A
Stillman jr, seventeen-year-oid soY
and Alexander, eleven-year- old sor
John z. Mack, guardian for Guy, is no
% claim an interest in the trust fun
Of 100000 left for Mr.. Stillman'
children by James A. Stillman sr.
To Pay All Expenses
Mr. Stillman is to pay ali expense,
court costs, attorneys fees and t
cover all other outlays incident to th
litigation since its inception, July
It was said yesterday by q perso
enjoying the confidence of Mr.. Still
mans attorneys that Mr.. Stillman ha
accomplished all he set out to do in tn
SUIT when he succeeded in introducin
Inc so-called confession" and Ere
beauyais's letters and the testimon
ef Hugh L. Russell, of Buffalo. Th
testimony of the doctor. was that Mr.
stiilman had told him that Fred Beat
vais, Indian guide, and not James 4
pullman, her husband, was the fathe
Of the baby, Guy.
The so-called Confession lette
vas written by Mrs. Stillman to M
pullman, it was charged, and is sal
. have contained the sentences:
round comfort in the arms of an II
aian." The Beauvais letters, seven {
Continued on paas four)