The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-18
TO ESTABLISH THE
PATERNITY OF SON
Attorneys Ger sslll1sn strive 20 Prove
That Boy 10 illsaitiuate.
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POUGfIKEEPSfE. y. Y. June H.
Attorneys for Jas. A. Stiliman strove
today 10 prove the bankers claim that
Guy stillnan is iliegitimate. but be-
fore the cross examination Of one OF
their principal witnesses had closed Il
was brought out for the first timC
that Mr. SiiIlman and the wife he is
suing for divorce lived together under
the same roof on two Sundays within
the period considered important in es-
tablishing the paternity Of Mrs. Still-
mans thirfy~ons months old son.
Her counsel appeared pleased that
the proceedings Of the day had result
ed IN making possible the elimination
OF the entire testimony ~ Dr. Hugh
L. Russell. osteopath q Buffalo. II
was he who testified that Mrs. still
man told him before the birth OF Guy
that Fred Beauvais. the part Indian
guide" employed By Mr.. Stillman, was
the chlld's father
On the ground that these statements
were made by AIRS. Stlllman while IN
der treatment and were therefore priv
ileged "a between patient and doctor,
her lawyers asked that the entire .es-
out. Referee Gleason took the matter
under adviscment and promised a.
give his decision June %. when hear
ings are resumed here.
Mary Olive Gilligau. the nurse who
attended AIRS. Stillman at the birth Of
Guy November Z. 1915. testified that
the bankers wife directed her on that
day 70 telegraph Beauvais a message
saying Little black bear has arrive /. "
she added that Mrs. St!llman also had
asked her at the same time 20 locate
Mr. Stilman and request him to visit
her.
The banker. who the witness said
had no. gone to the hospital with has
wife on the day before Guys birth
subsequently called several times. but
so far a. the witness could recoliect
he never was with the new born Guy
nor did he ever speak OF The baby. ItI
was learned tonight that Mrs. still
man has told her attorneys that dur
ing the summer OF 1913 while she and
her children were near Grande Anse
Quebec. where Beauvals was employed
at their camp. II was agreed that when
the expected infant arrived messages
and 10 the guide. should the baby be
a girl, the message would ray White
bear has arrived" * a boy Black
bear has arrived"
This It was understood. hto defense
expects 10 establish later IN the case
Or. Russell was cross-examined
from II o'clock this morning until the
hearing adjourned after 80 O'Clock
this afternoon. From a diary in which
ne kept the list 81 his patients. he
read. IL was said the record for Ian
uary s. 1918. showing that on that day
he had treated Mr.. Stiilman. his wife
Alexander Stillman and Frankie Beau
vais. Fred's nephew at Mondanne. the
bankers estate near PleaHantvilIe IN
the Poeantico Hills. Two lines had
been erased from the entry for the
day. it was said.
The dairy also recorded. ia was as
serted. that DR. Russell treated Mr.
Stillman and hts wife. their son, Al
eEauder. and Fred Beauvais nj Mon
dsHne three weeks later. A line also
wss erased from this entry. John r.
Mack. guardian ad Item for Guy Stil-
man. asked tho witness II the name
scratched out bad not been that Of II.
Phelps Ciawson. 81 Buffalo lie could
not recollect The date IN question
Jan. -. I9is-was "a TO have been
the sunday on VIII IA Mr.. Clawson
later viii testify that he YEAS guest
at the stillman estate and that both
husband and wife were there. This -
the date which Mrs. Stlllman's law
yers have selected. Il was said. e
make their strongest stand for estah-
fishing Guy stiilman's legitimacy Dr
Russell recounted his visit 20 Mrs
Sullman on the day II Guys bir'h
and said he had treated her for bo.h
mental and physical ailments
He also was with Mrs Stillman and
Beauyais IN Canada during the fan q.
1919. lie helped straighten out SOME
legal tangles affecting Stiliman prop
erty there. They found the camp 20
run down vcondition. and on tie
way back to Grande Ansa. the osteo-
path declared Il was said, both he and
Mrs, Stillfnan criticised Beauvais sor
negligence IN caring for the properly.
Beauva!s was angry when they
reached the camp 'and he put on a
deerskin suit. attached a large revolt
yer 70 his belt and Rauntered off fo