New-York tribune., 1921-06-18
Diary Contradicts Former
Testilnony;Pl
cier With Wife Months
Before the Birth of GUY
Wire to Beauvais
Told About BABY
Little Black Bear Has Ar
rived'' Sent by Order
Of Mother, Nurse Saws
From a Sta fl Cor,eanondcnt

FouIHkEEPSIE, N. Y, June IT,
BY the production of his memorands,r
book, which was admitted as evidence
at to-day's hearing of the divorce suit
OF james A. Stillman before Daniel r.
Gleason, referee, Hugh L. RUSSELL the
buffalo osteopath whose previous testi-
mony was considered the most damao-
ing blow dealt at the defense. contra
dicted his former statements.
he was obliged to read entries which
showed that Mr.. Stillman was at Pleas
antvllle with his wife on January q
end February "a, 1918, nine months be-
fore the birth of Guy, who is code
fcndant in the divorce suit. The an.
tries, which showed evidence of eras-
ures, indicated that Russell attended
MRS. Stillman, James A. stillnlan, Alsx-
ahder Stlllman, frankie Beauvais and
fred Beauvais at Mondanne, the pleas-
ansvllie estate, on both those dates
Russell was on the stand from, II
O., Q clocs In the aorning until $3.50 in
ene alternooh. He proved to be dis
culslve and contradictory witness, and
vas reouked by counsel for the defenss.
Tor making stump speeches" Ere
quent conferences with Mr.. stiIlmo ~
ana his counsel, Cornelius !. Sullivan
were admitted by Russell. His testi,
mony to-day was such that it was CON
sidered sered likely that all his previous tes-
llmony Will be stricken out. Rafare,
Danlel Gleason has the que Hion undsr
consideration and will give his decisi,n
When the hearings are resumed on
June 28. NA'eo on
wired Beauvais of Guys Birth
: oH Hsetting the triumph for Mrs. Still
mon IN this part of the days proceed
lngs was the testimony of Marv Oliye
Gllllgan, the nurse who atter ded her
az the Woman's Hospital when G,,w yua
porn. She swore that on the dav of
the child's birth the finamier's wifa
instructed u her to send a telegram to
rfed beanvals at Grand Piles, Quebec.
eontalnlng the announcements:
The little black benr has arrived"
me deIense contends that during the
summer before Guys birth it was ar
ranged that Buddy" Stinman. Fred
Beauvais and others should be notified
IN this way of the birth Of the child:
that II 1T was boy the reference would
De nlack bear and if q girl "white
bear The nurse also testified that
James a. Stlllman visited his wife at
the hospital after the birth of Guv and
brought her. gifts, but that he showed
no interest in the child and never asked
to see it.
1t was clear that the days events were
to Mrs: .Stillmans liking. She pro
nounced 1t wonderful day" She ap-
peared in court wearing a new scarlet
STRAW oh cEo
!" would strike terror into the heart
OF DR.. Russell, if he had any heart"
The testimony of Miss Gilligan was
TO the effect that she was engaged by
Or. Warren Hildreth, of the Woman's
n hospital, to care for Mrs. Stillman he
fore the birth of Guy on November 2.
1913. Around Christmas, 1918. she
went with her patient to 27O Park Ave
nue. and remained there until January
g. 1919. Mr.. Stillman visited his wife
every day at the hospital, although he
never asked for the child OR saw Guy,
TO the best OF her knowledge, said Miss
Gilligan. At 270 Park Avenue she and
Guy occupied the room between the
bedrooms of Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman and
she never saw him with the baby nor
dld she hear him refer to it, she said.
Guy was born at a. m. on November
q, and the following forenoon the
nurse was called to the bedside and
asked to send the telegram to Beau
vais, according to her testimony. She
was also instructed to notify Mr.. .Still-I
man to come and visit his wife.
Gave Wife Painting in 1918
Under cross-examination Miss Gilli-
gan said that on Christmas Day, 1918,
James Stillman gave his wife q paint
ing entitled Spring" by Maxfield
Parrish. \
When Russell, looking dappsr and
seemingly we'll satisfied with himself |
took the stand he testified that he was
called to Canada on September 25, 1919, |
by the Stillmans. When he arrived at |
Grand Anse he found the place run |
down and in state, of general dis
order. Because of this Mrs. Stillman |
asked him to give the place survey
and look up the. title. On October 8, |
1919, Russell went to the county seat,
which was st. GATHERINGS, with Mrs. |
Stillman and Beauvais. He said that |
upon arriving there he found the In
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