The New York herald., 1921-04-07
SERVANT ADMITS
D'ENOUEMENT AT
STILLMAN PARTY
BlTnder Said to Have Re-
yealed Leeds as the Bank
President.
FORGOT INSTRUCTIONS
Counsel for Bankers Wife
tn Introduce Episode in
the Records.
EVICTION REPORT DENIED
Search Now Being Made for
Servant at POcontico Hills
Home May Lead to Ireland.

Two OF the most interesting stories
thai Mrs. Anne Urquhart Potter Still
mans lawyers propose telling when
the taking Of testimony in the Still
man case is resumed will be those re-
Iating to the blunder OF servant at
Rest Court, Stony Brook l.. l., and
Of the situation Mr. Stillman found
himself in when he sought to maintain
three domestic establishments stimuli
taneously.
These stories. reduced to mere skeie-
tons. were told yesterday by an au
thority ON the case. At the same time
Cornelius j. Sullivan, one of Mr.. Still
mans lawyers, was denying that his
client ever had been told by Mr.. and
Court, to vacate that place. Incidental
iy Mr.. Sullivan said that he had not
yet served notice of appeal from Jus
tice Morschauser's decision Of last
week
The newest chapter in the Rest Court
story is that Florence Leeds was given
to rather gay parties in the Stony Brook
place and that generally Mr.. Stillman
was present At first great care was
exercised in the choice of guests. They
We're selected for their discretion and
from class Of persons who either did
not know Mr.. Stilman as Mr.. Stillman
on who didn't care one way or the other
and would not talk. However, Mr.. Still
man was always referred to by servants
and guests alike as Mr.. Leeds. according
20 the story.
BIunder Of n servant.
But the success OF the parties was so
complete that less care was observed.
There was a. new servant and unexpected
guests arrived. One servant, suffering a
lapse OF forgetfulness. chose a moment
when the drawing room was filled with
guests to address Mr.. Leeds as Mr.. Still
man. 1t is reported that one OF the
guests. being overcome by curiosity,
asked the servant about 1t and the latter
s said to have replied that 1t was a
lsmentable slip OF the tongue inasmuch
AZ he had been instructed to forget the
name Of James A. StiG.aan and substi-
unte therefor the name Of Franklin II.
Leeds.
The charm was broken, for a large
part OF New York city seemed to know
all about II In day or SO. Some Of the
servants from Rest Court are expected
to testify for Mrs. Stillman. Some have
made affidavits, others are being sought.
The other story told yesterday is that
Mr.. Stillmans troubles multiplied about
1917. when he Is alleged to have main
tained his own home with Mrs. Stillman
IN Pocantico Hills, the apartment at 81
East Eighty-sixth street, where he is
alleged to have lived with Florence
Leeds as Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Harold
Leeds. and another establishment.
II Is the young woman who presided
over this last establishment who is to
be designated as one OF the two expected
additions to the name of Florence Law
Tor Leeds. Persons who profess to
know the details say she Is young
woman of undeniable .pulcritude. 1t Is
said that she Immediately preceded Miss
Leeds IN the bankers esteem. Also Il ID
declared that this young woman and Mr..
Stillman became estranged when the
banker refused TO agree with her upon
the subject OF Miss Leeds.
search for Former Servant.
Mrs. Stllman's lawyers propose to
Introduce aff!davits from servants and
others 10 support this particular story.
The other mysterious woman IN the
case in described as person moving
upon the fringe OF society
Mrs. Stillman's lawyers are searching
the country for woman servant who
is accused of having been placed by
the banker in the Pocantico Hills house
for the purpose of nscertaining whether
Mrs. Stillman and Ferd Beauvais were
in communication. 1t Is alleged that
she intercepted seven OF Beauvais's let
ters to Mrs. Stillman and that these
were the letters rejected by Justice
Morschauser as improved.
Thus far detectives have travelled as
far as California in the quest for this
woman They now talk of trying Ire
land. One report Is that she may be
IN the employ OF the family OF a noble
man in England Only one detective
will make the transatlantic trip how
ever. Another highly desired witness
is said TO be one Alexander Calender
who vas Mrs. Stlllman's chauffeur at
one time. What Calender IL supposed
10 know about the affair Is not ex-
planned.
u may be necessary to call Bernard
Kelly, now railroad employee, az n
witness. Kelly Is said TO have been
superintendent OF the Stillman place in
Pocantico Hills until he and Ferd Beau
vais disagreed. Beauvas then instruct
ing the Stillman boys In woodcrar,.
was charged by Mr.. Kelly with usurp-
ing some Of the latters authority. Kelly
resigned.