New-York tribune., 1921-03-24
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ever been returned against the plain
The seventh allegation charges that
YRS. Stiliman gave birth To the child
Guy. and CHARGES that the baby Ii not
1 legitimate issue OF the n,arrtare of
Nr. StiilrnaD and his wife, Anne ur-
auhart rotter Stillman.
Denial Ia faAde in sequence hy Mrs.
Stiliman to each material allegation
and the counter-chargcs are then be-
gun. The supporting affidavits are
made by servants, detectives and
others.
four typewriter pages, but the sup
porting afHdavits are longer. The ex-
act contents of these affidavits was
not revealed last night. One closely
identified with the case, however, said
that they covered alleged acts of In
discretion, charged to have occurred
ct Restcourt and elsewhere.
Alimcny Decision Reserved
Plans OF the defense to examine MI.
Stiilman regarding his income were
dropped when his counsel testified that
his net income for 1920 was $5S6.OO
Therefore the arguments were brief.
but net so brief but that before the
justice had decided to reserve decision
on the slimony question, the LAWYERS
for Mr.. Stillman had an opportunity to
state tue precise nature of the charges
against Mrs. Stiliman.
There was an imposing corna cf
counsel in the Supreme Court chamber
when Justice Morsehauser entered.
The opening skirmish in the legal
battle for divorce was merely 4 half
hours debate, and not very heated
debate. between lawyers, with now and
then a word from John E. Mack. for
meriy District Attorney of Duchess
County, appearing as Guys guardian
id litem.
Representing Mr. Stillman were De-
lancey Nicoll, Cornelius ]. Sullivan and
Onterhr.dge Horssy, OF the frr of
Nicoll Anable, Fuller & Sullivan. For
Mrs Stillman there appeared John r.
Brennan, of the Yonkers firm of Bren~
nan, Curran & Bleaksley: Abraham
Levy, of Stanchfield & Levy. and
George Coggill, of Cadwalder, Wicker
sham & Taft.
Mr.. Brennan opened the arrum ment
by recalling the motion made before
Justice Morschauscr at Poughkeepsie
on March 5. when there developed
difference as to the amount Of Mr..
6t1llnan contended that the income ran
from $780, 900 to an even $1,000 900 =
year. MIR. Stillman sought to show that
it was only 100000. .-s S.
This morning. | am told. said MI.
Brennan, there Is an affidavit herp
which clarifies the atmosphere very
much.
1T is the affidavit of Mr.. corneiiu, y
sullivan, and that document, as un-
derstand it, says that the net income
Tor TINS s. year will be $5O0,000. Am
Mr. Levy smiled and nodded n con
hrmation and then, with an air of
merely wishing to keep the record
600. S''o'-
New If that is so and we accept
that as a fact" continued Mr.. Bren-
nan. why, we have no occasion for anv
exam iination. / think that will give
sufficient light to the court to pass
upon. The ether questions were fully
argued bsfore the court, and as to those
have nothing TO say"
MI. NIcoll rose from his place beside
Mr.. Brennan.
If your honor please,v he began,
MT. sulllvan rendered stipulation
to tas effect that therpl aintiff was able
to pay for alimony ard counsel fees
any ,rch reasonable SUI as your honor
might allow, and he has added to that
stipulation the affidavit referred to by,
Mr.. Brennan, which slows that his in
come for the year 1920 to 1921 would
ibe $3.50, 600" ,
Government Took 100000
Mr.. Nicoll procc eded to explain that
in the year 1919-'20 Mr.. Stillman's in
come had been subject to q Federal tax
of more than s3o0,000, which reduced
his share to $224,000, the figure a&oted
to the justice at the previous appear
ance.
THAT would be the same for the
year 1920 to 1921" continued Mr.. Mic
oil but, as matter of fact, he had
losses, as most men in New York had
during 1920. which may be, under the
law, deducted from gross income.
s. $50 your honor will, in considering
the question pending before you, have
that fact" said Mr.. Nicoll, and there
was about to sit down.
Mrs. Stillman's counsel were relax
ing in their seats and smiling, and
then, abruptly, Mr.. Nicoll began to
speak with greater force, clipping his
words.
Mr.. Stillman's position in this case
rs this he announced sHe believes,
and the evidence already before your
honor proves, that the gentlewoman
whom he married and who was the
father Ca slip of Mr.. Nicoll's tongue)
OF his three children took as her lover
an Indian guide"
Mr.. Brennan jumped to his feet pro-