New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-01
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"Aad we couldi not even have a ten
is court at Mondanne!"
Wien the mourning session began
Doiorei Rand held up copies of The
forming newspapers before the ref
sc. He pointed to the questions
40 a1iswersSin yesterdays proceedings.
Word toryword. A transcript of the
estimony.' lle declared.
The only nuestSans which Mr.. Still.
Tan answered out of 400 put to him i,
Ae eonrse of the day were these:
Qs--'Did. you givss Mrs. Stillnaan any
sescsts during 1918 and 1872 A.
Eess
Gave Ring After Guys Birth
( Q--Did you give ruby ring on No
snshsr IL, 1919, seven days after the
firth Of Guy? A.--Yes.
QsHow much did you pay fer this
aby ting? Al think about $4,000.
Q,-7-Did you give Mrs. Stillman a
aftAfnr Christmas. 1910, more than a
harafter the birth of Guy? A.-Yes.
CIV hat was it? A platinum
Esacelet studded with diamonds. valued
h $1,000.
Q-Did you give Mrs. Stillman, in
els, picture entitled Sleeping
seauty, (which cost $4,000? Ayes.
Q-Did you ever talk over this case
18th Mrs. Percy A. Rockefeller? A.
les, several times.
Q--Did you discuss Florence Fl.
seeds with her? Al refuse to answer
N the ground that it might tend to
acrinainate, me.
4 Silent AboutB Second Child
The major part of the cross eaxmina-
wa RAJ M a raA oil L.
sonship of Mrs. Leeds and Jay to the
sanker- He was asked directly about
20 trust fund of S150,oo0 for each of
lem and, refused to answer on the
suaI grounds. He was closely cues
ioned as to the alleged still birth Of
child to Mrs. Leeds in the Sloane
Laternity Hospital in 1919. When asked
he was the father of Jay Ward
eeds, he WINGED and refused to an
gern He received in similar fashion
aestSHns as to whether or not jaw
sllea him Daddy"
In building UP his case Mr.. Mack
salts rlthlessly with the fnancier. He
aged him with searching interroga-
ons about reported visits with Mrs.
eeds ito Cleveland Villa, Miami; ga
asst Eghty-s Street, Rest Court.
tony Brook, L. l.; the Plaza Hotel, and
lips. together on the Modesty. Mr..
lack asked the banker if he had sup
orted Mrs. Leeds at the Plaza, if he
Iaveljher money from time to time, if
3e was the father of the dead child as
sell as of Jay Ward Leeds, if he had
salked with Mrs. Leeds about bringing
n action against his wife if he had
yer Kissed and Rugged the ex-chorus
lirl on board his yacht, If they had had
shampagne and cocktails together. if
Ie had served her with coffee and rolls.
he had posed as Mr., Leeds of the
lecreG Service.
To these and all otheraquestions Mr..
tilinan was silent.
One Response to Many Questions
To all of the following questions
Ir. Stillrnan gave the non~committal
iesponse:
4 II refuse to answer on the ground
hat it might tend to incriminate me"
l. How long have you known Florence
II. Leeds?
/ Where did you meet her?
[ What was her oceupation7
s Has she any occupation now?
/ Where is she? =
4 Did you recently create a trust fund
hf Sa5o,000 for her benefit.
4 Did you recently create trust fund
nj Sl50, 900 for the benefit of Jaw Leeds.
her child?
/ Where does Mrs. Leeds bank?
4 WAC bought the cars she owns?
/ Have you given her moneys from
Pine to time for her support?
DID you give her money by cash or
! Who is the father of Jay Leeds, if
sied7
Who was the father of the second,
IF you know?
Were you present when the first
rhlfd was baptized?
Where was he baptized?
Who gave the information as to his
PARENTS to the doctor?
Asked About Wedding Ring
Did Mrs. Anne Urquhart Stillman re-
BURN to you her diamond studded we'd
ding ring?
Did you go to Miami, Fla. in 1920?
Were you there in 1921?
Was Florence H. Leeds there when
you were in 1920 and 1921?
Did you ever visit Mrs. Leeds at
Stony Brook in 1918?
Who arranged to rent the place AZ
Stony Brook known as Rest Court?
Did Florence Lawlor, alias Leeds, live
lat the Plaza Hotel in 1920 and 1921?
Were you at the Sloane Maternity
Hospital in 1919 when Florence Fl.
I.awlor, alias Leeds, gave birth to a.
ichiId?
Did Jay Leeds call you Daddy"
Do you know Isabelle Armstrong?
Was she a nurse in your employ
from October, 1917, to September,
1878?
Where is she now?
Have you been paying her wages
Since January, 1921?
Dld you pay her carfare from
Did you in the early part of 1921
send certain messages to Florida?
Were they in code?
Did you not use a code in sending
10 telegram where the figures 1 to &c
|corresponded with the letters of the
alphabet?
Did you In any of these letters warn
the lady in Florida not to see re-
porters?
We're you ever in the secret service.
Leeds, of the Secret Service"
Did you ever state that you. were in
the secret service and that you were
Leeds, of the secret service?
l,o you know Mary J. Farney?
Did she attend Mrs. Leeds at the