The Washington times., 1921-03-19
'F|Fr NAMES
THIRD WOMAN
District Attorney to Probe A.
legged Liaison Between Banker
and Former Chorus Girl.

POUGHKEEPsIE, n. r.. March 10.
"A report that q court order lad
been ISSUED here staying proceed
inss In connection with Mrs. Japses
A. Stilinan's motion for s12O.0OO
aIimesy annually was formally de-
Died here today.
|. NEW YORK, March 19.--The bat.
tie Of lawyers in Americas most
sensational divorce case-the Still
man suit-continued today while the
principals remained silent and OBJ
scured themselves as much as pos
sible in the background.
STAY GRANTED, IS REPORT.
1t was reported. but without con.
hrmation, that a supreme court JUS
tice of the ninth district. had signed
a stay of proceedings in connection
with Mrs. James A. Stillman's mo-
ton for alimony OF 100000 annually
and $4,000 counsel fees. This would
mean that Stillman's lawyers had
moved quickly to prevent his exami-
nation on Mrs. Stillmans charges of
infdelity before the divorce case
comes to trial.
The stay was reported to have been
filed in Putnam county, where Still
man brought suit against his wife.
naming the French Canadian Indian,
Fred Beauvais. as correspondent, and
questioning the paternity of Mrs.
Stillmans two-year-old son, Guy.
The writ upon which the stay was
based~was said to have been return
able today stillman's lawyers have
been making a hard fight against
Mrs. StillNan's alimonys denhds.
which We're characterized as exces-
sive. 1t was declared that Stillman
was already paying his wife $1,000
a month. Attorneys for the wife said
this amount was insufficient for her
needs and was incompatible with the
vast, income of the multi-millionaire
banker.
SWAMI TAKES NOTICE.
The alleged liaison of the rich bank
er and Florence Lawler Leeds, the
former chorus girl. has come under
the official observation of District At
torney Swami. No official action has
been taken, but 1t was admitted that
the district attorneys ONCE is fol-
lowing the developments closely.
1t was said that IL 1t was found
that any illegal acts had been COM
mitted in New York county by the
~ ihNiplSS III TIC SCdnudl, lekdl
probably would follow. There is an
old law on the New York statute
books against adultery, but it has
never been enforced. An assistant
district attorney. in discussing this
phase of the case, said
"A person convicted OF violating
this article is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the penltentiary or
county Jail for not more than six
months, or by fine of not more than
$3.50. or by both"
Mrs. Leeds, the former chorus girl
whom Mrs. Stillman named as CO.
respondent in her counter divorce
suit, has been found living in luxury
at Miami Beach. Fla.
INVOLVES HIGH FINANCE.
There has never been a domestic
scandal that so linked up Illicit love
with high finance as the Stillman
case has done.' Wall streets Is thick
with rumors Of all kinds.
One morning newspaper printed a
scathing editorial demanding that
Stillman resign. This newspaper
pointed out the bad influence that
might be exerted II the financier
continued as head of this gigantic
company with assets Of three-quar-
ters of a billion of dollars. '
In addition to the actual money
in the vaults of this bank, 1t con-
trolls millions invested in corpora
tions. 1t controls the National City
Company, and also has powerful
branches in Europe and South Amer
lea. With the exception of ]. p.
Morgan and Company, the National
City Dank is probably the most
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