Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-18
FOR
| ST|LLMAN MEET
WITH A SETBACK
Entire Testimony of DR..
Hugh /. Russell, OSteo-
path of Buffalo, May Be
Thrown Out.
tBy The Associated Press,)


.Poughkeepsle, N. Y, June IL
Attorneys for James A. Stillman
stroye today to prove the bank
er's claim that. Guy Stllman. is IL
legitimate, but before the cross
examination Of one of their prin-
cfpal witnesses. was closed, 1t was
brought for the first time that Mr..
Stillman and the wife he is suing
for divorce, lived together under
the same roof on two Sundays
Nwithin the period considered i'm
portant in establishing the paternl-
ty of Mr.. Stillman's thrty-one.
months-old son.
Her counsel appeared pleased
that the proceedings of the day
had resulted in making possible
the elimination Of the entire tes-
timony of DR.. Hugh L. Russell, the
osteopath of Buffalo. 1t was he
who testified that Mrs. Stillman
told him before. the brit hof Guy,
that Fred Beauvais the part In
dian guide, employed by Mr.. Still
man was the childs father.
On the ground that these state
ments were made by Mrs. Stillman
while under treatment and were
therefore privileged as between a
patient and doctor, her lawyers
asked that the entire testimony be
stricken out. Referee Gleason took
the matter under advisement I'M
til Tune 2S, when hearings are re-
eumed here.
Photographed Beauvais.
tho nurse
who attended Mrs. Stillman at the
birth of Guy on November Z, 1872
testified that the bankers WE Ill
rected her to telegraph Beauvais a
message saying:
little black bear has arrived
N She added that Mrs. Stillmarl
also asked her at the same time 10
locate Mr.. Stillman and request
|Aaim to visit her. ,
The banker, who, the witness
/ said, had not gone to the hospital
+ with his wife on the day before
GUYS birth, subsequently called
several times but so far as the Wit
ness could recollect, he never was
with the new born Guy, nor did
he ever speak of the baby.
What the Message Meant.
1t was learned tonight that Mrs
stillman has told her attorneys
that during the summer of 1918
while she and her children were
near Grand Anse, Quebec, where
Beauyais. was employed, it was
agreed that when the expected IN
faint arrived, messages would DC
sent to all of the children and tc
the guide. Should the baby be
girl the message would say;
white bear has arrived ana II
boy, "Black bear has arrived
This, 1t was understood. the de
Tense expects to establish later IL
the case.
DR.. Russell was cross examined
from IL o'clock this morning unit
the hearing adjourned after 5;3'
This afternoon. From a diary II
which he kept the list of his pa
tents, he read, it was said, tn
record for January 81. 1918. show
Nsing that on that day he treated Mr.
Stillnan and his wife. their sol
Alexander and Fred Beauvais a
Mondanne.
A line was erased from this en-
try. John E. Mack, guardian az
iitum for Guy Stillman. asked tn
witness If the name scratched gu
had not been that Of H. Phelp
Clawson of Buffalo. He could no
recollect. The date in question
was said to have been the Sundaa!
on which Mr.. Clawson later VII
testify that he was a guest at tn
Stillman estate and that both hus
band and wife were there. This !
the date which Mrs. Stillman's law
yers have selected, it was said. t
make their strongest stand 70
establishing Guy Stillman's leglti
macy.
Beauvais Was Angry.
DR.. Russell recounted his visit I
Mrs. .Stillman on the day OF Guy
birth.
He also was with Mrs. Stillma'
and Beauvais in Canada during tn
fall of 1919. They found the cam
in a rundown condition and on tn
way back to Grande Anse. the este
3 opath declared, it was said. tina
both he and Mrs. Stillman crltl
cized Beauvais for negligence Il
for the property.
Beauvais was angry when the
reached the camp and sauntere'
off to the woods.