New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
W Workmen on Quebec Es-
tate Say They Saw Wife
of Banker and Beauyais
Asleep in Latter's Room
Evidence Before
Referee Published
Defense Lawyers Charge
All Evidence Favorable
to Her Was Left Out

Some Of the testimony given against
Mrs. Anne Urauhart Potter Stillman BY.
witnesses called in the divorce action
OF James A. Stillman, president of the
National City Bank, came to light ves-
terday. The witnesses were provincial
residents of Quebec Most of them
were French Canadians emploved on
.he otlilman estate, on the St Maurice
kiver, in the Province of Quebec.
None Of the cross examination of
these witnesses, said to be favorable to
Mrs. Stillman, was made public.
There was testimony that Mrs. Still
mans room and that Of Fred Beauvais.
the guide named by Mr.. Stillman as CO.
respondent, were next to each other.
There was testimony, given bv mer
who sod they had view Of Beauvais,s
room from scaffolding on which they
we're working, that feminine underwood
was lying around the guides room and
that Mrs. Stillman and the guide we're
IN the room, apparently asleep.
lhere was testimony that Mrs. Still
man and the guide had been overtalen
by night while on a trip and had occu-
paed rooms in Il French -Canalias.
farmhouse. The woman who owned the
mouse SAID that she watched them as
vlgllantly as the masculine employees
who had peered through keyhole into
Mrs. Stlllman's room at the St Maui
rice lodge and from a scatioldny into
the room Of Beauvais.
She testified that Beauvais saw Mrs.
Stillman to her room and brought ar
tlcles to her after she had entered
the bathroom
The testimony at the referees hear
ing was made public anonymously, and
attorneys for Mrs. Stillman asserted
that it did not constitute an accurate
account OF what took place. They
pointed out that in several instances
the. cross examination of witnesses
nullihed their testimony. 1t was 2
"garbled account" they said, and every
thiSg favorable to Mrs Stillman had
been left out
Delaney Nicoll, Of counsel for Mr.
Stillman, was emphatic in his denia1
that any one on his side of the cas-
gave out the testimony
ut is the most reprehcnsible action
that could be taken or even contem-
plated" he said, "for any one to make
public part of court record or what
purports to be court record. The
person or persons who are guilty OF
obtaining publicity for what purported d
in the court should in some way be
made amenable to the court itself. ANY
lnslnuation that anybody connected
with our clients interests was a party
to making this alleged testimony public
is untrue"
Beauvais Disputes Testimony
Tho fropd of }ho 4
which was foretold by Beauvais him
self in recent interview in Montreal
He said that such testimony as was
given by the men who said they looked
through keyhole into Mrs. Stillman's
room and found the bed unoccupied d
and from scaffolding into his room
was elf-contradictory
He had supervised the building and
! furnishing of the lodge, he said, and
knew that the keyhole of Mrs. Still
mans door did not command a view
of her bed. He also asserted, as if
fully conversant with the testimony
that had been given, that on the day
referred to by the workmen he had
house, so that they might not disturb
Mrs. Stillman with their hammering
and that not man was at work OF a
scaffolding at the end OF the house
where Mrs. Stillman had her room
The testimony was given at the Bar
Association rooms December % last be-
! fore Daniel ]. Gleason, referee in the
case. William Coggill. of Cadwalader
Wickersham & Taft, Mrs. Stillman's
lawyers; outerbridge Horsey, of Nicoll
Anable, Fuller & Sullivan, represent
ing Mr. Stillman, and John 4. Mack
guardian ad litem for Guy Stllman
whose legitimacy the banker questions
were present.
Stillman on Stand
Mr.. Stillman was examined by Mr.
Horsey, OF his own counsel. The ex-
animation proceeded as follows:
Q.--What is your name? A.-James
A. Stillman.
Q.--You are married? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.--Who is your wife? A.-AnAe
Urquhart Stillman.
Q.-When and where were you mar