The New York herald., 1921-06-16
MRS. LEEDS BLAMED
BY MRS. STiLLMAN
Former Chorus Girl Broke Up
Home, Says Bankers Wife
After Hearing.
TALKS OF FLATTERY
Believes Men of Money Crave
1t and Thus Gain Ger
tain Popularity.
TALKS OF FLATTERY

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PoUGn KEEPsIE, June 15.-Mrs. Anne
Urquhart Potter stillman. in a talk
with reporters tonight. accused Mrs.
FLORENCE H. Leeds. the former Chicken
of the Century Girl" chorus. with being
the one who broke up her home. The
bankers wife referred to Mrs. Leeds as
hypnotist and nesmerist who prac-
tised her charms on the banker and ther
urged him to start the suit
Il know Mr.. Stillman is at the bottom
OF all this" she said, "but she is the one
who instigated 1t. She influenced Still
man and reshaped his mind in many
ways. You know, she is one OF these
women who believes in hypnottsm and
mesmerism and ghosts and carries rae-
bits feet for luck and all that"
Mrs. Stilman was noticeabfy fatigued
by her attendance at the hearing. which
lasted more than seven hours. She ad-
United that the appearance of her sister,
in-law. Mrs. Percy A Rockefeller. as
witness was a surprise.
1T is all very interesting" she con-
tinued. "Yes. / was completely sur
prised to see Mrs. Rockefeller, out one
must be prepared for anything IN case
like this. But she had poor time OF IT,
seeing me there, and not a pleasant time
either.
Mrs. Rockefeller started out with one
idea and when Mr.. Mack got through
with her she did not know where she
was nor what she was doing nor where
she liyed--nor even names OF her chii-
dren.
'Mr. Mack was wonderful When he
started out with his questions it was
truly remarkable. Mr.. Rand. with all
hi.u reputation as a cross-examiner, can
ne yer touch Mr. Mack.
.They could not hurt me. They could
only try. and they did try to prove
thin gs that could not and never can be
prov cd They Of course did not get
very far 1t was not very merry Tor
those witnesses there to-day.
''Pm tired after this day in room
where men must smoke tobacco and
Ahew gum and where the windows
must be closed and where Mr.. Rand
must walk up and down like this
Mrs. stillman paced the Mack porch
with heis arms thrust forward and her
elbows hack to demonstrate her re-
marks. Turning again to the subject OF
her husbemd she said:
Even now / would like him to make
a success of himself. Nobody Is all
ROO0, nODt3Qy lS I'LL
could hav.s been. made very good IL he
had been brought up differently by his
father. ,the fault was that he was
brought up in an atmosphere Of old
fashioned eecretiveness that prevailed
in a home that was without affection
and love Of family
Mr.. Stil4bman would never have beer
so pupular with the ladies IL he were
not SO wealthy. They provided the nat
terry that a man does not get in his owr
home. WIVES never natter their hus.
bands. The men come home and heal
what their fsgults are, but men of money
want to be dattered. and that is why
they are so popular with a certain class
of women"
Relative to her plans for the future
Mrs Stillman. said:
MY personal plans do not depend or
this lawsuit. Really. l cannot see how
this case wolhld affect my future in any
way 1t would not injure me even IL
lost. since / feel that I am right. It's
like tennis. If you are beaten in one
game you rnaye be the victor in an.
other