The Washington times., 1921-06-18
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fore Russell amazed the country D.
his testimony
NURSE STORY CRUx.

his testimony.
NURSE STORY CRUx.
A point that may prove TO b the
crux of the entire case developed In
the testimony OF Mrs. Mary Olive Gil
iigan. a trained nurse. She said James
A. StilIman visited his wife In the
Woman's Hospital both before and art
er the birth Of Guy. sending or bring
ing flowers and other gifts Thus
James "A. Stillman. by the testimony
of his own witness. 10 revealed N
having no apparent doubt at the time
Of Guys birth that he was the father
OF the infant
The stiliman lawyers. confronted
by the possibility of an immediate rul-
ing on the admissibility of new testi-
mony from DIR. Russell regarding the
paternity of Guy. suddenly withdrew
the vital questions. Referee Gleason
announced that no would decide
whether the osteopath's entire testt-
mony should be thrown out on June
IS, when the hearings will be re-
sumed. "a
Substantial evidence was admitted
TO show that Stillman visited his
wife frequently in the hospital be-
fore and after the birth of Guy and
| that he could have been the father
of Guy.
On the witness stand, with his
diary appointment hook In his hand
month by month DR.. Russell WAS go
ing through his ledger for 1917. Mr..
Mack was cross-examining.
Did you md anything in DecDm-
Der, Door"
Mr.. Sullivan interposed:
Doctor. IL you please, Mr.. Mack"
Certainly. Mr.. Sullivan. In defer
enoe to you. Doctor. hop over into
the next year. into the 1918 book"
DR.. Russell turned the pages slowly.
BOOK SHOWS ERAsUREs.
The book showed under date of
Sunday, January 6. 1914, at Mon
danne. P1easantviIie, N. T., the names,
James A. stiilman. Mrs. James A.
stiliman. Alexander Stiliman. and
FRED Beauvais. each on q sepaate
line.
Then Mack called attention to two
lines from which names had appar-
emily been erased. and asked the wit
meas to explain them. DR.. Russell
said that he could not do so nor would
he tell how. when. why or where the
erasures had been affected.
Under date of January n, Sunday,
OF the same year, the record showed
the names of James A. StilIman, Mrs.
Stillman, Alexander Stillman, frankie
Beauvais and Frederick Beauvais.
each on a separate line, and were ali
names OF patients treated In the
book.
Under the name of Frederick Beau
vsis there was another erasure, and
Mack, after studying II carefully,
showed IL to the witness under a
strong light and demanded:
Look closely and tell me whether
there is not an indication of a capital
''P'' on that liner
The doctor looked closely as di-
rected, then remarked coolly:
Il see no sign of IT."
Pressed closely, the physician ad-
mitted that he had treated the Still
man family twenty or thirty times.
William A. Rand. of the StiIiman star.
then took the faltering physician in
hand and drew him more closely to
the question of Guys birth, saying,
Were you called to the Woman's
Hospital at the birth of Guy Still
many
Dr. Russell responded promptly:
yes: I got there either on the
seventh or eighth of November, 1918"
NEVER SAW srILLMAN.
o.-was Mr.. stillman therer
A.-No.
o.-Did you ever see him there
with the baby Guy?
A.-No.
o-Did you ever hear him ask
about the baby?
A-No.
Odd you treat Mrs stiilman as
physician7
Ayes.
Then Rand asked the question.
which suddenly tensed the atmosphere
OF the whole proceedings.
Odd Mrs. Stillman speak to you
of the baby. Guy7
Ayes.
Mack was on his feet like a fash.
as Rand continued:
What did she say to you about
the babyY'
Mack's objection shut OF the
physicians reply, and the babes
guardian obtained the referees per-
mission to cross-examine to show
that anything Mrs. Stillman might
have said about Guy to DIR. Russell at
that time was the confidential com
munication CT patient to a
physician.
Mack forced from DR.. Russell that
he was then treating Mrs. stillman
for physical as well as mental ills.
The situation was developing along
much the same lines as when DIR.
Russell had uttered the so-cailed
confession of the mother to him and
had given the opinion that he did not
believe II WAS privileged com
munica tion.
In his early testimony DR.. Russell
said he was called to Canada by Mrs.
stillman on September 25, 1919. when
she was at the Grand Anse Camp with
a party Of friends. After he went
there, he said he found the place -un
down and neglected. Later the doc
tor said he visited st. GATHERINGS. the
countysseat with Mrs. Stillman and
Beauvais. and found there that the
guide had taken an option on tho
camp site In the name Of himself AMI
Mrs. stiIlman. The option had Iap,ed.
DR.. Russell said he got a quit claiu
on the land from Beauvais, the,
visited Stillman's lawyer in Montreal
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