The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
WANTS time
ON ALIM0NY
PAYMENTS
Stillman Claims He Can
not Pay Wife $62,500
Within 8 Days.

White Plains. N. Y. April A.
Justice Morschauser in supreme
court here today signed an order
directing that payment Of alimony
and counsel fees in the divorce
proceedings brought by James A.
Stillman, New York banker, against
Mrs. Anne c. Stillman, be made
within so days, and that mean
while referee hearings in the case
be stayed.
The order provides that no fur
ther hearings >be held before the
referee until Mr.. Stillman has paid
to his wife $4,000 alimony for
March and April; counsel fees of
s35,00O and $12,500 for expenses.
The entire amount is to be paid in
80 days.
Counsel for Mr.. Stillman an
nounced that an appeal would be
taken to the supreme court in
Brooklyn today against Justice
F. Morschauser's decision last week
in expunging from the records the
letters said to have been written
&, by Mrs. Stillman and the Indian
guide.
| The letter from Mrs. Stillman to
her husband was barred from the
proceedings on the ground that it
was confidential between man and
wife," and, therefore, privileged.
Letters alleged to have been writ
ten by the guide were barred on
the ground that they were pre-
sented with an affidavit by Mr..
Stillman, who was not qualified to
testify in the case. The court in
dicated that the Beauvais letter
would be admissible il presented
with af1idavits by someone else
than the plaintiff.
| Counsel for both sides agreed
that sealed papers in the case, in
cluding letters said to have been
written to Mrs. Stillman by Fred
Beauvais. Indian guide, named as
correspondent, and the alleged
confession letter" of Mrs. Still
man to her husband, should not be
opened when they are filed in the
Putnam county court house at
Carmel.
White Plains, N. Y, April A.
Counsel for James A. Stillman,
New York banker, today began
+, their fight against the decision OF
Supreme Court Justice Nor
schauser, barring from the divorce
proceedings brought by Mr.. Still
man, certain letters said to have
been written by and to his wife.
These included the so-called "con-
fession letter" Mrs. az Stillman is
said to have written to her hus-
band and letters alleged to have
been written to her by Fred Beau
vais, Indian guide named as CO.
> respondent.
i The bankers attorneys in appear
} ing here today before Justice
'tMorschauser also opposed an order
served on them by the defense last
. Saturday seeking to make effective
} Immediately the courts award OF
100000 year alimony, with coun-
sci fees and expenses.
Referring to the court order on
! aHmony and counsel fees, John F.
, Brennan of Yonkers, Of the counsel
for Mrs. Stillman, said:
I'VE want a settlement Of this
order Immediately, whether there is
an objection to it or not"
Outerbridge Horsey, representing
the plaintiff, objected to serving OF
the papers without notice last Sat
urday afternoon. Saturday after
noon, he said, was considered by
New York attorneys dies non."
Objects to Order.
He objected also to the order on
! the ground that it does not con-
form to the courts award. The de-
fense, he said, wanted payment
within three days of $62,500. Mr.
Stillman, he added, was ready tc
, pay within that time $4,000, ol
two months alimony, but desired
the remaining $47,5O0 to be spread
over installments, the first not tc
begin before 10 days.
: The richest man in the world
, could not raise such sum within
' such short time," he said.
Attorneys for Mr.. Stillman also
!. attacked efforts by the defense tt
I have the court stay further hear
ings before the referee in the cast
until May II, next. A provision
to this effect was contained in thu
order served on Saturday and to
day was attacked as an attempt t.
drag in by the ears" a stay O
proceedings.
II Refers to Letters.
y Horsey then attacked the barring
of certain letters from the case
Turning to Justice Morschauser. h
said:
1 There is nothing to warrant tina
S ruling in your opinion or to justif!
r it in law"
At this point the court asked op
e posing counsel to confer on the all
|, mony order.
i Il am going to send for thes'
e papers" the justice said. "Yo,
a have the right to examine them. l
s you want to break the seals hav'
placed on them or make an appeal
|, which automatically makes then
public, that's your right, but it ais,
/. is your responsibility"