The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-04-05
STILLMAN TO PAY
ALIMONY DUE And
FEES IN 50 DAYS
Further Proceedings in
Divorce Suit Are Stayed
Pending settlement.
INSTALMENTS FIXED
Court Makes It Clear AL
Letters Remain Part OF
the Records.
NECESSARY FOR APPEAL
Sealed Papers Are Transferred
to Carmel, Where Banker
Started the Action.


I had pleaded yesterday that "even the
!. richest man" should not be compelled
to pay his wife $35 900 in counsel fees,
$4,000 for legal expenses and $4,000
in overdue almony in one lump sum
on three days notice, Supreme Court
Justice Morschauser signed an order
allowing the president Of the National
City Bank thirty days in which to
complete these payments. but directed
that until he has completed them he
shall be stayed from proceeding fur
ther with hearings upon his suit for
divorce.
Before signing the order Justice
Morschauser upset the hopes OF Mrs
Anne U. Stillman's attorneys that a
| letter she is alleged to have written TO
| her husband, and which has been re-
| ferred to as "hysterical," as well as
seven letters said to have been written
to her by Ferd Beauvais, Canadian
guide, might be eXpunged from the
record.
Although III rendering his decision last
I alimony and counsel fees. upon which
| yesterdays order was based, Justice
Morschauser had stated that he had not
taken the letters into consideration. he
made 1t plain yesterday that he consid-
cred them pertinent as part of the record
OF the proceedings, and that they should
remain a part Of such record.
Letters Part of Record.
In the face OF repeated arguments by
John r. Brennan and Arthur J. Leve OF
counsel for Mrs Stillman for the ex-
punging of these letters. he refused to
alter his decision. He told them he con-
sidered the letter written by Mrs. still
man TO be .nadmissible as evidence, but
that, nevertheless. It pertained to the
case and should form q part Of the rec
ord on appeal. The Beauvais letters. lie
said. he would have taken into consi1-
Grafton as evidence mad they been placed
before him on the aff1davit of any other
person than Mr.. Stillnlaa. HIS ruling
against them was based solely upon tue
fact that Mir Stillrnan was incompetent
lnder the law TO testify against his wife.
but they, too. remained iuseparable from
the record.
Under Justice Aiorschauser's order Mr..
Stilman was directed 10 pay his wife
SIS, 600 alimony within three days. This
Is alimony for MARCEL and April at the
rate OF $500 per month, the figure de-
cided upon BY the Justice Friday. He
must pay the counsel fees and expenses,
totalling s47.50o, in three instalments
OF So. SSs.33.
The first of the instalmerts was or
dered paid within three days. Mr.. Still
man was allowed ten days In which to
pay tho second instalment and thirty
DAYS in which to make the third pay
ment The original suggestion of Outer
bridge Horsey, his attorney. to the court
was that he be allowed sixty days in
which to complete the payments. but
Mr.. Horsey greed with Mr.. Brennan TO
the thirty day period
pnpers Sent TO Carmel.
The order permits filing Of Mrs.
Stillnlan's amended answer il which
she makes counter charges against her
husband. It directs that all papers upon
the motion for alimony remain sealed
until one OF the attorneys shall break
the seal The papers were removed
from White Plains. where yesterdays
argument took place, to Carmel. in
Duchess county. where the original
papers in the divorce action are filed.
Cornelius J. Sullivan of counsel for
Mr.. Stillman. said that notice OF appeal
from Justice Morschauser's order VIII
be filed with the clerk OF the Appellate
Division in Brooklyn almost Immediately
upon receipt OF the copy Of the order
which Mrs. Stillman's attorneys must
serve uDon her husbands counsel. This
probably means tic filing OF notice OF
appeal this afternoon.
The order contained the names Of per-
sons who had submitted affidavits IN
support Of Mrs Stillmans application
and the list included Sophie Bartkoff.
former maid TO Mrs. Florence Lawlor
Leeds who Is named in Mrs. Stillman's
counter charges Frank A. Ivens. su-
perintendent Of the apartment house at
Sc East JsiGhty-fourth street, where the
Leeds girl lived and where Mr.. Still
man is alleged TO have posed as Mr..
Leeds: Estelle Klec, Frances Fiala.
Evelyn Puttledge. Walter J. Ruttledge.
William G. Groves, Claude II. Grove.
Victor Booanegra, Antonio Scazzarave.
Joseph r. Kennedy, James A. Mcmahon
and several attorneys
The signing OF the order was preceded
BIZ an argument begun by Mr.. Horsey.
who protested against q proposal by Mr..
Brennan that $4,000 In alimony. counsel
fees and expenses should be paid within
three days THE richest man can hard
III be expected TO do this" he said. Jus
tice NorschsuSer interrupted to tell him
that he would be allowed reasonable time
IN which Co pay, but that his client must
be stayed from proceeding until he had