The Washington times., 1921-07-05
ST|LLMAN'S BILL
FOR LEEDS AFFAIR
TO REACH MILLION
Wife's Lawyers Say Bank Rec
ords and JeweIry Account Will
Prove Their Estimate.

NEW YORK. July 5.-James A.
stillman has spent more than a mil
lion dollars to date in his affair with
Florence H. Leeds. according to one
closely connected with the divorce
tangle OF the banker.
This sum includes two trust funds
OF $3.50. 900 each--one for the former
chorus girl. the other for little Jay
Leeds. tr.-ths informant said.
Listed among the expenditures OF
the banker for the support Of Mrs,
Leeds. Mrs Stillman's counsel place
the following stems:
Two trust funds Of $150,o00.
The sum of 100000. which comes
under the heal Of maintenance" and
, which went for clothes and household
expenses.
100000 for jewelry.
$4,000 for the title to the apart
ment at $50 Park avenue.
S175.0oo to redecorate and furnish
this apartment
Pin money at the rate Of $4,000 a
month since for three years and eight
months, totaling about 100000.
$4,000 for the two automobiles
that Mrs. Leeds owns.
Rentals OF the 'love nest" at
Stony Brook. L. l.. "a East Eighty
sixth street, and at Miami. totaling
S35, 900.
These figures were compiled by the
defense in the Stillman case by Sc
curing bank accounts, sales slips
from jewelry stores, sworn state
ments and uffidavits OF witnesses and
others who have been connected with
the life of James A. StiIlman and
Florence H. Leeds in the three years
and eight months that the banker Is
said to have been intimate with the
former show girl.
A FRUGAL WOMAN.
During the sessions OF the stillman
case in Poughkeepse last week. when
the banker was grilled for three days
about his life with Florence H. Leeds.
he was asked many questions regard
ing the expenditures alleged to have
been made by him in behalf of the
chorus girl.
To each Of these questions he
made one reply: II refuse to answer
on the ground that 1t might tend to
lncriminate me-"
AS a result of this. Mrs. Stillman's
lawyers will subpoena bank records,
checking accounts and jewelry store
accounts.
They also hope to show that the
former Century Roof Chicken
Chorus" girl was not improvident;
that she was thrifty, and that she
now has accounts with one trust
company alone that runs into six
figures.
FALSE RUMORs AT REST.
One closely associated with Mrs
Stillman in her fight against the d.
vorce action brought by her husband
denied yesterday that Mrs. Stiilman
contemplates an action against Mrs.
Leeds for alienation of her husbands
affections. The same authority also
said that no action is contemplated
against James A. Stillman because Of
his refusal to answer the hundreds
of questions shot at him during his
time In the witness chair by John
e. Mack, guardian ad litem for baby
Guy.
AS TO THE CANADIANS.
One close to the stillman case
last night. in commenting on the
testimony given by the Canadian
witnesses of James A. Stillman,
who were imported from Grand
Anse. Grand Piles and other Quebec
towns admitted that their testi-
mony had been very much against
Mrs. stillman and Baby Guy.
with tho case against Baby Guy
gone by the boards through the
exclusion OF that part of the testi-
mony of DR.. Hugh Russell. the
Buffolo' osteopath, relative to the
child, It will be an easy matter TO
shoot to ribbons the Canadian
stuff" said the authority.
The Canadian witnesses have had
a change OF heart and are now
not certain about what they swore
to last December concerning what
they saw from ladders and through
Sits in window curtains and key
holes"
BY defeating this Canadian testi-
mony the defense believes that the
bankers suit will collapse