The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-05-07
Big POINT GAINED
BY STHLMAN BOY
Referee Rules 0ut Honey
letters and Osteopath's
Story Affecting Child.
MORE FERyENT NOTES
Six Alleged to Have Been
Written by Beauyais Tell
i of Love Warnings.
BANKER is BOMBARDED
Deluged With Threatening
Letters and Attacks Over
the Telephone.
MORE FERyENT NOTES
BANKER is BOMBARDED

BY way of reaction to the testimony
OF DIR. Hugh l., Russell of Buffalo at
the Stillman hearing Thursday, law
yers for Mrs Anne Urquhart Potter
Stillman and her infant son, Guy,
achieved a victory and made a de-
cision yesterday
First Of all. John M. Mack, the boys
legal representative, obtained ruling
from Daniel j. Gleason the referee, to
the effect that neither the testimony
OF DIR. Russll nor the disputed Dear
est Honey" letter, alleged TO have been
written by Fred Beauvais to Mrs.
.Stillman, can be admitted into evidence
so far as Guy Stillman Is concerned.
In other words, Mr. Mack explained
the question of Guys parentage may
not be decided one way or the other on
any portion OF the testimony offered by
the osteopath from Buffalo or any word
or sentence contained in the letter. Mr..
Gleason assured Mr.. Mack that the doc
tors story and the letter are to be con-
sidered only as affecting the divorce
James A. Stillman demands from his
wife. And it Is not at all foregone
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Doctors testimony will tilt the scales
the bankers way.
In the second place, Mrs. Stillman's
attorneys, who now are accusing repre-
sentatives OF Mr.. Stillman of various
unpleasant things. such as violating
secrecy agreements and putting forth
copies of the Beauvais letters, decided to
( make a second amendment to Mrs still
mans reply to her husbands charges.
This second amendment VIII be made
soon 1t will name a second woman--a
i rival to Florence Lawlor Leeds-and
win specify that James A. Stillman
maintained this second correspondent In
an apartment in New York during 1917.
1918 and 1919. Furthermore. it will
specify that Mr.. Stillman did not take
the trouble to live in that apartment
under an assumed name. but was known
there as James A. Stillman, of the Ma
tional City Bank.
No intimation of the identity OF the
second correspondent was obtained last
night. But representatives of Mrs.
Stillman declared they now recognized
that the lid was off so far as any further
attempts at seeking conservatism were
concerned and that Mrs. Stillman was
prepared to fire numerous broadsides OF
accusations into her husbands private
life. They add that a multitude OF cor
roboration and proof will accompany
aach attack
Briefly" said one of Mrs. Stillman's
representatives, I'VE have seen by that
which occurred Thursday that any one
not willing to go the limit has no place
in this fight So the lid is lifted and
hereby we hurl it into the river"
"The Beauvais letter and all the tes-
timony Of Or. Russell" said John M
Mack on behalf of Guy Stillman. was
accepted as against Mrs. Stillman and
are excluded as to the boy. Further
more. there is a very grave question OF
DR. Russells testimony remaining on the
record at all or being admitted when
further consideration Is had. The al
legged statements OF mother may not
be held as damaging TO her child"
Mrs Stillman's lawyers were no
angrier yesterday than was Cornelius
r. Sullivan. chief counsel for the
banker Mr.. Sullivan let II be known
that he. too, considered the publication
of the letter unethical and unfortu-
nate. The unhappy reaction OF this let
ter, although it was intended to strength
en- Mr. Stillman's intention that his
wife and Beauvais we're on most friend
" terms. is now recognized by the bank
er's lawyers.
stiIIman Bombarded by Mail.
Despite the fact that he is no longer
occupying an office in the National City
Bank. every mail reaching that institu-
tion Is heavy with letters from men and
women to the banker. Some OF them are
merely condemnatory. Others are OF
threatening character. Some contain
curses And at least fifty times day
the telephone switchboard operator at
The bank is compelled to cell some out
ragged citizen that Mr.. Stillman is not
there. All seem bent upon telling the
banker that he is offensive TO them.
According TO dispatches from Chicago
the Chicago Tribune this morning prints
six letters alleged to have been written
by Fred BeauvaIs TO Mrs. Stillman
The first of these letters was dated
February II. 1919. and evidently was
written to Mrs. stillman from the Beau
vais home. in Quebec. 1t follows IN
part:
my DEAREST HoNEY:
Il just got back here on the farm on
Sunday afternoon. How ! wished
could cook you some of that nice bacon
/ think could manage to get you bacon
over once week from them. | was