New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-07
ShlIrnan Eager
For Early Trial
OF Divorce Suit
Banker Said to Have Handed
His Attorneys $3O,833
Check for Alimony and
Wifc's COunsers Fees
Appeal Not Yet Filed
Syracuse Student. Friend
of Beauvais, May Testify
on Talks With the Guide


Nicoll, Anablc. Fuller & Sullivan, at
torneys representing James A. Still
man, president Of the National City
Bank, in his divorce action against
Mrs. Anne Urquhart Potter Stllman,
have until tomorrow to file their notice
of appeal from the alimony decision
of Justice Morschauser in the West
chester County Supreme Court. The
notice was not filed yesterday, and
under the three-day rule will have to
| be filed either to-day at l o'clock or
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock when
the court meets. 1t is believed the ap-
peal will be formally taken tomorrow
morning.
John F. Brennan. Of Yonkers, Of
counsel for Mrs. Stillman. appeared in
the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court In Brooklyn yesterday, and his
presence gave rise to report that the
court had taken up the Stillman ap-
peal, but Mr.. Brennan soon corrected
this. He said ne was there in the an
terests of another client. He was asked
whether he had been served with an
order of appeal.
"They do not have to serve me-" he
said Il should think it would be
served on one Of the members of the
firm of Cadwaiader, Wickersham e.
Taft, attorneys of record for Mrs.
Stillman, ana on the Clerk of Putnam
County,
Plan to Name Other Woman Denied
1t was denied yesterday that attor-
ncys for Mrs. Stillman had decided to
file supplementary answer naming
two women, other than Mrs. Leeds, as
correspondents in the case.
THAT has not been decided yet"
said an authority "There may be a
conference on it later. If anything is
decided upon in this connection it will
be necessary for attorneys to make a
motion to further amend the answer"
Attorneys for Mr.. Stillman were un-
derstood to have in their possession
yesterday Mr.. Stillman's check for
$50, 1898. covering two months ali
mony and onethird of the counsel fees
awarded by Justice Morschauser in his
alimony order This will be paid as
| directed by the court.
Mr.. Stillman's attorneys also were
'N%S NeAN " NC 1Sduy W ~ 10 lrlAI on
the merits of the divorce case as soon
as the appeal from Justice Morschau-
ser's alimony decision is disposed of.
1t was said that they wished to rush
the hearings and that they would op-
pose any effort on the part of Mrs.
Stlllmans counsel to delay hearings in
the case.
Mrs. Stillmans attorneys are known
to be concerned in this matter, owing
to the short time in which they were
forced to prepare their case and ar
range their evidence. They do not
want a date for a hearing in the case
to be set before May IS, when they ex-
rect to be ready for trial.
Syracuse Student May Testify
Considerable interest in the case now
attaches to Spencer II. Lewis, a SYRIA
cuse University student, who came to
New York with his own attorney, Har-
low B. Arson, of Syracuse, to confer
with attorneys for Mr.. Stillman. Lewis
is a friend of Fred Beauvas, named as
correspondent by Mr.. SIllman and
charged with being the father Of twenty
eight-months-old Guy Stillman. Lewis
worked with Beauvais last year at
summer camp, and may be called as a
witness.
1t was authoritatvely denied yester-
day that Mr.. Stillman or any one of
his automobiles had made mysterious
trips to Newport by night.
"Mr. Stillman," it was said, "has
spent many of his evenings with his
attorneys, comforting with them on va
rious matters. He also has lunched
with them repeatedly. He finds this
more convenient than going to the Of
fees of his attorneys, at 61 Broadway.
He has had no occasion to meet any
one mysteriously.
"The friends of the family all feel
keenly for Miss Anne Stil1man. The
enforced publicity Of her parents af-
to herr; and while she has borne up
bravely and is good daughter to both
her parents the family friends have
rushed to console her.
Il do not know whether Mr.. Stilman
has seen his son, James jr, recently or
not, although | do know that Miss
Anne has visited him. | do not think
James lr. has been with his father for
several weeks at least"
In seeking evidence against Mr..
Stillman to produce at the divorce
neys for Mrs. Stillman had had an
Investigation in Europe checking Mr.
Stillman's movements abroad No
definite information could be obtained
as to what the defense expects to es-
tablish by European evidence.
Mrs. Florence Lawlor Leeds, former
chorus girl, named as correspondent
by Mrs. Stillman. came in for the
usual discussion yesterday. Various
news sources speculated as to her
whereabouts. Norwalk, Derby and
Bridgeport, Conn, were named as
places where she had taken up her
residence. Attorneys for both sides
refused to discuss her whereabouts and
referred to the report that she was
in Connecticut. within easy motoring
distance of New York, as mere specu-
lation. Attorneys also refused to say
whether Jay Leeds, the BABY whose
legitimacy is questioned in Mrs. Still
was with his mother or not.