The New York herald., 1921-06-14
READY FOR HEARING
Wife Arrives at POugh-
keepsic and Goes to Home
of Sons Guardian.
GRATEFUL FOR LETTERS
Attorneys Go Over Entire Case
for Sessions Which Will Be
Resumed Tomorrow

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HErMD.
Pouch * kEEPsrE, \. V, June 13.-Mrs
Anne Urquehardt Potter Stillman ar
rived in Poughkeepsie by automobile
tonight prepared to attend the hear
ings of the divorce suit begun by her
husband, James A. Stillman. when
they are resumed before referee here
on Wednesday She went at once to
the home of John e. Mack, guardian
ad Item for Guy Stllman, and al
though she talked to reporters for
some time, she. refused to say any
thing about her case excepting that
she looked forward to the end Of II
with interest, pleasure and hope"
IF did not think ] was right said
Mrs. Stllman, II would not be fighting
this case the way ! am. have nothing
to say about what has been said on
either side I am keeping still and will
wait until the close. when | shall be
willing to talk. In the meantime the
people believe in me. which is clearly
indicated by the hundreds OF letters !
have received
"You don't know how grateful | feel
to all the people who have written to
me in the last few months. never would
be able to answer the letters and l
would like to have it announced through,
the newspapers that 7 appreciate the
kindly interest that has been shown to
me. These letters have come from people
in all stations of life. even some Of them
from poor colored women"
Invited to Join Club.
Mrs, Stllman said that one of the
Nndest OF all the letters she had re-
ceived since her case first became public
came to-day, from Mrs. r. e. Benjamin
Of Alzada. Mont. This letter said:
1--WE are all praying for you and we
rejoice that you have your dear father
with YOU. His love and his protection
will soon bring the bloom to your cheeks
again and joy to your life. We would
like to vote you an honorary member
Of our Little Womens Club out here on
the Montana plains The purpose OF
our organization is mutual service. We
serve the sick and the home where
trouble comes. Last week we beauti-
fed our little cemetery. We have a
small membership fee, but we do not
want money from you. We only want
the honor OF using your name as an
honorary member. We number twenty,
and your name will make us twenty
one and we will then be OF age. BY
our charter we are not allowed TO vote
In member without the permission OF
the person. So will you please drop
us line and let us know IL We may"
Mrs Stillman probably will remain at
the Mack home during the time that the
hearings are In progress here. She said
that l,a- ley In
Carada, while Bud and Miss Anne Still
man are in New York.
The amended answer of Mrs. Stillman
10 her husbands suit will be handed on
Wednesday TO his attorneys. Nico i.
Anable, Fuller & Sullivan. and will cor
tain the names OF only three women a
correspondents The decision TO name but
three was reached to-day at confer
ence Of Mrs. Stllman's lawyers in the
office OF her chief counsel, John +.
Brennan. in Yonkers.
Every phase of the defence was gone
over and it was decideG to confine the
counter allegations, set up as an "af-
firmative defense" to the three women.
The most prominent of these Is Mrs.
Florence H. Leeds. CLARA" the blond
n,asseuse. Is tho second and Helen,
whose entrance into the suit as a CO.
respondent was purely in the rumor
stage until yesterday, Is the third.
Go Over Entire Case.
II took Mr.. Brennan and Abel I.
Smith OF tho firm of Stanchfield d
Levy more than eight hours 10 20 over
all the details OF the case. One OF the
conclusions reached was that there will
by three defences, each of the corespon-
dents composing one. or the three
women named the allegations connect
ins Mrs. Leeds with the banker will be
pressed the hardest. as Mrs. Stilman's
lawyers are said TO have in their pos
session more material regarding this
alleged intimacy than they have rela-
tive to the bankers purported relations
with CLARA" and Helen
Helen according to information in
the possession OF Mrs. Stilman's lawyers
was frequent visitor aboard the Still
man yacht Modcsiy when she lay In the
hudson River off 123d street during
November. 1920. a schedule was so ar
ranged. 1t is said. that Mrs. Leeds and
Helen" never met on the yacht but
.irs. Leeds suspected the second woman
had been aboard at different times. and
Il Il said that on one occasion she went
SO far as to accuse Helen" of the theft
of a wrist watch.
When Mrs. Stillmans defence Is
opened II will DE tho claim of her law
iers that the banker maintained three
establishments aside from the Stillman
home at Pleasantvilc. y. ". during
November. 1920 These VIII include the
East Eighty-sxth street home OF Mrs.
Leeds, quarters In West Forty-nlnth
street apartn ent hotel. where Clara
was stopping. and the yacht Modesty.
where Helen" Is declared TO have lived
the greater part of the month.
a report current to-day. was that
two witnesses from Canada would he
heard tomorrow, and that IL was knowl-
edge of this fact which caused Mrs. still
mans attorneys to obtain the stay from
Justice kcogh so they might have an
opportunity 10 check up on the move
nents of these persons II is known
that detectives employed by Mrs. still
man have been busy in Canada icr the