The New York herald., 1921-12-02
BEAUVAIS Piles UP
DEFENCE EVIDENCE
Guide Gives Documents and
Photographs to Mrs. Still
mans Lawyers.
GATHERED IN WOODS
- 1--.
lAffidavits From Natives At
tack Stories Told by the
Bankers Witnesses. q
AIMS AT THE PEPPERS
Fear Expressed Many May
BE Kept Away by Heavy
Canadian Shows.

MONTREAL, Dec. 1.-Forecasts that
Fred * Beauvais would be promi-
nent figure in the Canadian end of the
defence of Mrs. Ammo Urquhart Potter
Stillman We're borne out in part to-
day when the former guide, named as
correspondent by the banker. turned
over to John +. Brennan and John L.
Mack, attorneys for Mrs. Stillnlan and
Baby Guy Stillman, mass OF photo
graphs and affidavits he gathered dur
ing the summer and autumn in the
North Woods.
Chagrined over the linking OF his
name with that of Mrs. Stillnan in
the divorce allegations Beauvais up-
dertooil the trip into the north largely
on his own initiative. He detached
himself from all other work. and,
armed with a camera, set out TO prove
the charges Of James A. Stiilman have
no foundation in fact. That he has
obtained information both startling
and Of great value is conceded by the
|! defence. 1t is reported to be refuta-
ton of a large part of the testimony
Of witnesses called by the bankers
lawyers from Grandeanse, where the
summer home Of he Stillmans is sit
uated.
Beaurais walked into the Windsor
Hotel this morning before the lawyers
were out of bed. His appearance was
contradiction of the descriptions sup
piled by witnesses at the earlier hear
ings in the suit. A dapper young man.
dressed in neat brown suit and over
coat and wearing fawn colored spats.
greeted the attorneys. rather than
backwoodsman. Beauvais could pass
easily as travelling salesman.
stories of Peppers Denied.
Thirty affidavits and an armful Of
photographs we're turned over to Mr..
Mack and Mr.. Brennan at breakfast.
Nest Of the statements were OF persons
f'Awng In. the Grandeanse who were In
tinatey acquainted with Mrs. Stillman
and her four children. The photographs
were of the Stillmaa homestead. taken
from every possible angle. both inside
and outside.
These affidavits are said to contradict
the sworn statements Of Harry Gren-
nan, painter, and Ferdinand Page. O.
carpenter, both of Grandeanse, at the
first hearing in the divorce suit last
year. Grennan and Page svore they
were working on a scaffold outside the
house in July, 1919 and happened to
loolz into Mrs. Stillman's bedroom
through window. They said Beauvais
was in the room with the bankers wife.
Witnesses located by Beauvais. who
will be called to testify before the spe-
clal commission. which has not Yet been
appointed. will swear there was no scaf-
folding on the Stillman home during the
time specified by Grennan and Page or
for many weeks before. They also will
state that Miss Anne Stillman. the
bankers eldest daughter. was In
Grandeanse all during that month and
occupied a room separated from that OF
her mother by only a thin portiere.
Beauvais declined 10 discuss the dl-
vorce suit with reporters. He said
merely that he had pledged himself TO
aid the defence in every way possible,
but would not say whether he proposes
taking the stand before the commission.
The former guide asserted he stood
ready to go any place necessary IN
Canada 10 bring In witnesses that might
aid Mrs. Stillman's defence.
Fear snow May Stop witnesses.
while ordinarily would be willing 20
discuss tho case" he said. 'I cannot do
so at the present time. j have been re-
uuested to defer any comment until all
Of the witnesses have been heard. Mr..
Mack and Mr.. Brennan have all the IN
formation have been able to obtain.
tff ~ n N
have said many times before, and that
~ that the charges against Mrs. Stillrnan
are absolutely false"
From tho hotel Beauvais went with
the lawyers 10 the Office cf prominent
Canadian attorney who will conduct the
examination Of witnesses before The com
nission for tho defence. Five OF the wit
nesses rounded up by Beauvais wero
questioned later at the county court
house. They corroborated what the
guide had previously told Mr.. Mack and
VT Brennan. The afIldavits are iIi
French.
While the defence does not expect %.
call more than forty witnesses II is
thought likely that the proceedings be-
fore the commission may tako more than
week because both the direct and crosse
examinations will be conducted In French
through interpreters.
.Tno investigation made oy Beauvais
- considered so complete that a trip 20
Grandeanse Mr.. Mack and Mr.. Brennan
had contemplated has been abandoned
The lawyers are most exercised now oyer
ways and means OF getting the witnesses
DOWN IL this city for the beariags IN
event of bad weather. The province now
is covered with three finch blanket OF
snow. The severe Canadian storms
Usually begin about the second week IN
December. when, IL is expected, the COM
mission Svfli aif