New-York tribune., 1921-03-19
Mrs. Stillnnan's
Alimony Plea
Set for Mar. 23
Motion Will Be Argued in
Open Session at White
Plains; Flo Lawlor Real
Name of Mrs. F. III. Leeds
Sang in Newark Cabaret
Is Daughter of Plumber and
Often Visited Familywhen
She Became Prosperous

Florence Helen Lawlor, with WHOM,
James A. Stillman, president of the Ma
tional City Bank, is accused of m;scon-
duct by his wife in her answer to his
olVorce suit, is the daughter of James
Aawior' VINO has tiny plumbing shop
at 900 Sixth Avenue and lives three
flights up at 1866 Amsterdam Avenre
In Mrs. Stillman's answer the vonno.
woman is referred to as Florence n
Leeds, under which name she occupied
an apartment at Sd East Eighty-sixth
Street, where Mr.. Stillman is alleged to
nave visited her as "Mr. Leeds"
AS Flo Lawlor she used to ride with
the 1ceman, play dollhouse in the area
way and coast down the Amsterdam
Avenue hill with other children of tha
nelghborhood. Then she grew up sud
denly and became cabaret singer and
later show girl. and the neighborhood.
still calling her Flo, saw her on)v
when she fitted back to the home
three flights up on Amsterdam Avenue
coming sometimes in taxicab and
sometimes in motor car. ALWAYS
luxurious in it's appointments and of
the latest model.
On such occasions children ahan-
doned the iceman, the dolls in the
areaway and the coasting on the Hi
to stand gaping at the curb while Flo.
nestled IN costly furs, ran up the three
flights OF stairs with a bewitching
swlshing of silk.
Date Set for Hearing
Interest in the Stillman case CEN
tered Yesterday about this woman. who
mas suddenly melted from view. There
were other developments, however.
John +. Brennan, of Yonkers, and a
representative of Wickersham. Cad
w,.lader & Taft, Mrs. Stillman's attor-
neys, appeared before Justice Nor
schauser in the Supreme Court at
White Plains and asked that a definite
Gate be set for hearing on their mo-
tion to bring Mr.. Stillman into court
for examination as to his income and
resources, with view to demanding
that Mrs. Stillman's temporary ali
mony be increased from 100000 to
$l20,000 year and that $4,000 be al
lowed her for counsel fees.
II had telephone message last
a. - y AoAA dtcoAAcyS III CuS case, S6lO
Justice Morschauser. "I told them I
would rather have the hearing in open
court, and therefore l have directed
that the hearing be held here"
"When I appeared before you the
last time," said Mr.. Brennan, II asked
that the hearing be adjourned indefi-
nitely, and now ask your honor to
set some morning definitely when the
motion can be heard"
Justice Morschauser set Wednesday
morning, date which Mr. Brennan said
was satisfactory to him, and as his
appearance in court obviously was the
result Of a conference between counsel
for both sides it was to be inferred
that Mr.. Stillman's attorneys were pre-
pared to be in court on that day. Jus
tice Morschauser announced that in
view of the setting of the definite date
he would hold no hearing in the case
to-day at Poughkeepsie, as had been
rumored.
In spite of the appearance of Mrs.
Stillman's attorneys and the apparent
understanding they had reached with
their opponents as to the date for the
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