New-York tribune., 1921-05-10
Wife Blamed
Stillman I'm
'Hysteria' a'Note
Il Found Comfort in the
Arms of AN Indian She
IL Said TO Have Written;
sYou Left Me All Alone
Told of Fred Appearing
Complained of Neglect in
Letter Dated z Months
Before the Birth os Guy

II have found comfort in the arms
Of an Indian"
So roads sentence In the so-called
"hysterical" letter offered by James A
Stillman, formerly president of the
National City Bank, as an exhibit in
his divorce suit against Mrs. Anne
Urquhart Potter Stiliman. 1t Is charged
that the letter was written to her hus-
band by Mrs. Stillman, April 12. 1918
from Buffalo, where 1t is said she had
gone TO interview Hugh Russell, an
osteopath, who has since appeared as e
witness against her In the case. An
other doctor Is also mentioned in the
missive. The letter proceeds:
Erred has come"into my life. It might
have been different had you but shown
me the attention was entitled to and
come home when appealed TO you"
1t is charged by Stillman that the
FIRED" referred to in the letter is Fred
K. Beauvais, Indian guide. alleged by
the ex-banker to be the father Of Mrs.
Stlliman's youngest son, Guy.
The letter contains about 700 words,
and has been referred to as "hysteri-
cal" document because of the anguish
expressed by the writer.
Letter Tells of Mental Agony
The letter, which begins "Dear
Jimmy" (Mrs. Stillman's pet name for
her husband, recites mental torture
and bitter anguish endured by her at a
time when she asserts she had been
lonely for her husband and he had
failed her. 1t was then, according to
allegations, that she found comfort in
the arms of an Indian"
After telling Of employing Russell
because of her nervousness and de-
spondency, and mentioning another
doctor, the writer goes on:
~ have always been on the square
with you. Our differences started
when your father made it so plain that
he did not want you to marry me. You
know that we have grown apart from
each other. That was not my fault.
would not do so. You left me up in
the country all alone, and it was cold.
81 was SO lonely and wanted you, but
you would not come. [ am heart
broken.
"F'red has come into my life. It
might have been different had you but
shown me the attention / was entitled
to and come home when 1 appealed to
you. h.
81 have been laboring under mental
strain for many days and I cannot tell
you all | have suffered. :"
The letter was written seven months
before the birth of Guy, at O time
when, Russell has testified, Mrs. Still
man visited physician in Boston,
after calling on him in Buffalo. She
later again visited Russell, according
to his testimony.
It was this supposed letter, in which
woman poured out her heart, that
caused MIR. Stillman to declare the
honor of his family necessitated his
bringing action for divorce and clear
ing the issue Of Guys birth, according
to his friends.
Court Curious About Letters
Justice Morschauser, before whom
in Supreme Court De Lancey Nicoll.
attorney for Stillman, made charges
in open court that Mrs. Stillman had
submitted to the embraces of an
Indian guide" was reported yesterday
to be looking for the person who had
released the so-called Beauvais letters
to the newspapers.
Justice Morschauser said In court at
White Plains:
"These letters have been sealed by
me and any one who makes them public
will be dealt with by me-"
detectives have been employed to ap-