Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-04
ST|LLMAN FIGHTS FOR
ADMISSION OF LETTERS
Contests Barring Of Alleged Con-
fession Of Wife and Epistles
From Indian Guide.


Ry Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
White Plains. n. Y. April A..--'us-
tic, Norschauser in Supreme Court
here today singed an order direotins
that payment OF alimony and counsei
foes i'm the divorce proceedings brought
bv James A. Stillman. New York bank
en- against Mrs Anne u. Stillman pe
made within thirty days and that mean
while referee hearings in the case De
stayed.
White Plains. y. Y, April 4.-Coun-
sci for James \. Stillman, New hork
banker today began their fight aEainst
the decision Of Supreme Court Justce
AIorschauser barring from the divorce
proceedings brought by Mr.. Stiiimah
certain letters said TO have been WIFI
ten by and to his wife
These included the so-called COMES
stop letter" Mrs. Stilman is said to have
written her husband and letters aiieseu
10 have been written her by terd
Beauvais. Indian guide, named as CO.
respondent.
The bankers attorneys in appearing
herr TODAY before Justice Morschauser
also opposed an order served on them
by the defense last Saturday seeking
~ mske effectively the courts award
Of $4,000 year alimony with counsei
fees and expenses.
There is nothing to warrant that rul-
ing in your opinion or to justify 1t In
law"
At this point the court asked op-
posing counsel to confer on the alimony
order.
Il am going to send for the papers,
sid the Justice. You have the right
49,, x-s,,, IN hrpal x
The seals | have placed on them or
make an appeal. which automatically
makes them public. that is your right
but n also is YOUR responsibility.
Continuing he said TO counsel for the
plaintiff:
4 want 10 express the opinion that if
1.ou wish the seals on affidavits and let
ters broken IL VIII be for only one pur-
POSE to make them public
This Mr.. Horsey denied.
The bankers counsel informed the
court he was somewhat disconcerted by
rho amount Of the alimony awarded
Mrs. Stillman.
Il did not expect that from what was
shown to be Mr.. Stillmans income,
said Justice Morschauser.
Here MIR. Brennan broke in again:
What we want is stay of referee $
hearings until we get the alimony ana
counsel fees" he said.
That's right commented the court.
Tho lawyers then left the court room
"a confer or the order.
Referring TO the court order on
alimony and counsel fees, John F. Bren-
nan OF Yonkers. of counsel for Mrs
Stinman said.
we want a settlement Of this order
immediately, whether there is an OBJ
lection TO il or not.
outerbridge Horsey, representing the
plaintiff. then arose and objected 70
serving OF the papers without notice
last Saturday afternoon. He said sat
ur,isv afternoon was considered by New
York attorneys dies non."
He Objected also TO the order on the
ground that II did not conform to the
courts award. The defense, he said
wanted payment within three days OF
So 500. Mr.. Stillman. he added, was
ready 10 pay withiR that time $4,000
Tor two months alimony but desired the
remaining s47,5o0 TO be spread over in
Stallnents, the first not to begin before
ten days.
The richest man in the world could
not raise such sum within such a
short time" he said.
Attorneys for Mr.. Sullman also at
tackled efforts by the defense TO have
the court stay further hearinks before
the referee in the case until May IL. 4
provision 70 this effort was contained
IN the order served Saturday and today
was attacked as an attempt 10 "drag
IN hv the ears" stay of proceedings.
TTorsey then opened up on the barring
Of certain letters from the case. Turn
ing TO Justice Morschauser he said:
counsel for both sides agreed tina
scaled papers in the case. including
letters said 10 have been written TO Mrs
stiIlman by Fred Beauvais. IndiaI
guide. named as correspondent and th'
ALLEGED confession letter" of Mrs. Still
man 10 her husband, should not be op'
ened when they are filed in the Putnam
County court house at Carmel.
The order provides that no furthel
hearings be held before the referee un'
iii Mr. Stillman has paid TO his wif'
$4,000 alimony for March and April
counsel fees of $4,000. and s12.500 fol
expenses. The entire amount is TO b'
paid in thirty days.
Council for Mr.. Stillman announced
that an appeal would be taken 10 th'
supreme Court in Brooklyn today
against Justice Morsehauser's decision
last week in expunging from the recort
the letters said TO have been writer
bv Mrs. Stillman and the Indian guide
The letter from Mrs. Stillman to hel
husband was barred from the proceed
iugs on the ground that il was con
rdential between man and wife anC
therefore privileged. Letters alleged Z
have been written by the guide wer'
barred on the ground that they wer'
presented with an affidavit by Mr.. Still
man. who was not qualified to testify
IN the case. The court indica ted tina
The Beauvais lettt would be admissible
- presented with affidavits by someon'
else than the plaintiff.
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