The Washington times., 1921-03-24
GAVE RATTLE:
TO fl0'S' BABY
Mrs. StilIman Accuses Husband
Of Making Gift to Mrs.
Leeds Son. ~
(contnued from First Pase.)

(contnued from First Pase.)
as co-defendant because there wss
no other way of determining the lille.
gttimacy of the child"
The banker took the step that has
brought so much notoriety upon hins-
self and his beautiful wife. and has
dragged from it's dark closet the dis
NAL Stillman family skeleton. be-
cause he felt It his duty to hi0
fathers memory and to his family
and to his children"
He waited "a le ng time" even then
because he refused ito credit such "a
incredible thing" 80.
JAMMED INTO RECORD.
Mr.. Nichou simply jammed these
charges into the public record over
the protests Of John f. Brennan. e
counsel for Mrs. stillman, and de-
spite the suggestion of Judge, Mors-
chauser that the question before the
court merely WIS the amount Of alf-
mony to be decided and ''the 5usti-
fication of the case on the part ~
the plaintiff and then the poxitien ef
the defendant In that respAoxsNx-4s~F
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acted as mouthpiecs. Il wzs acoeU&41Tl
by most In the thronged cOurtrO66-i
tnat the voice was that Of Mr.. Still
man. The charges and explanations
stated by the distinguished lawyer
were looked upon as forming the. nrst
public statement by Mr.. Stillman Of
his side of the case.
As this statement was made through
counsel. 1t had all the force and dig
nifty that an impersonal announcement
may have. As II was made in q court
of record, 1t automatically becane
public property.
CHALLENGED ny BRENNAN.
But it didn't 20 unchallenged.
Not only Mr.. Brennan and Louis
Levy, OF the f1rm Of Stanchheid Z
Levy. challenged Mr.. Nicolls state
ments for the accused wife and
mother, but John e. Mack, Of Pough-
keepsie. former district attorney. Of
Dutchess county. and guardian al
litem for little Guy, by appointment
by the court, rose to defend his client
He said:
THE evidence given before the ref
cree up to the present time does not
show any other person but James A.
Stillman In the father of this infant.
The only evidence ofeled BY the plain
tin was ruled out by the referee"
Mr.. Mack. as the stenographic re-
port reveals, added:
II want to make 1t. clear here that
mp t. the present moment either By
affidavit or testimony. there IL moth
Ing in the record that impugns the
legitimacy of this child"
GUY MAIN FIGURE.
Justice Morchaussr himself called
attention to the fact that Guy really
II the aIl-important figure in the saw
age divorce duel between the society
matron and her banker husband.
Mr.. Brennan made sarcastic refer.
ences to the witnesses from near the
Stillman hunting lodge. St. Illmana
Three Rivers. Quebec. He said he
wished to find out who these people
were that were captured in the wilds
of Canada" Mr.. Nicoll said they were
"IriQuois."
THE Iroquois or some other warlixs
people; don't know who they are"
was Mr.. Brennan's rejoinder to this
definition of the witnesses VINO have
attacked Mrs. Stillman's chastity.
EARNED sssey eysoe IN. lsss.
Justice Morschauser said he would
have no difficulty In fixing temporary
alimony and counsel fees. and that hs
would 60 over the documents and ar
guments next Saturday. Accordingly.
papers were submitted to him by both
sides.
Mr.. Stillman submitted that his nst
income last year was $536,000. In
1919 it was $224.O00. Mr.. Nicoll ex-
planned this difference by saying that
Mr.. Stillman had suffered losses "as
most men in, New York; did in the
year 1920. These losses were, under
the law. deducted from the ,EToss in
como and charged to capital account,
as between husband and wife.
The courtroom in the westche ester
county courthouse in White Plains
was thronged to capacity. Women,
young and old. came early and whilsA
away the time of waiting With their
knitting. - h-l>
1t was apparent. that tha public i'm,
pression and hope was that eithQ
Mr.. or Mrs Stiltman, ar both, wossll
come to court 1t may k~sstateQ thak-
there In no present outlook that cSthsg
ever VIII disclpse themselves TO The
public gaze at any open court 1rocee0-
ings. II either testiaes eit win Be -
fore the referee, Daniel L .Kleasoa.
Surrogate OF Dutchess County. Iwhs
can hold his secret sessions apywhsrs
he chooses I
COUNSEL 70 uErosINe.
The array OF COUNSEL w,s most inD-
posing. For Mr.. Stinman there were
Mr.. Nicoll. Cornelius J. SalrlvAn, ana
Outerbridge Horsey, of tho Arm oS
Nicoli. Aanabie. Fuller q sullivan, ana
Edward J. Quinn ,,e
For Mrs. 'Stillman. there wore Mr..
Brennan. Louis Levy, Of the firm ee
StAnchfeid & Levy George Coggfn
and John Collins.
For little Guy there was Mr.. Mack.
Eqe Rollers. To I