New-York tribune., 1921-04-05
Still1nan Must
Pay $62,5QO to
Wife in 80 Days
Three Installments Set by
Court Cover $4,000 Ali
mony, $4,000 Counsel
Fees, $l2,5O0 Expenses
Referee to Fix Trial Date
Also to Name Place; Reputed
Confession and Beauvais
Notes Ignored in Ruling

Referee Daniel J. Gleason was in
structed to fix time and place for the
resumption of the trial of the divorce
suit Of James A. Stllman, president of
the National City Bank, under an order
signed by Justice Morschauser, in Su-
preme Court, White Plains, yesterday
The order also directed the payment of
S62,500, alimony, expenses and coun-
sci fees. to Mrs. Stillman in three in
stallments at ten-day intervals.
This $62, 500 includes $500 month
alimony for March and April, $4,000
counsel fees and $12,50O expenses.
Records in the case, including the
confession" letter. so called. of Mrs.
Anne U. Stillman to her husband, the
seven letters declared to have been
written by Fred Beauvais, Indian
guide to Mrs. Stillman and support
ing atfidavits of both husband and wife
remained sealed and were sent 70 Car
mel, Putnam County, in care of Court
Clerk Decker, to await the setting of
the trial date by the referee.
OtiiiIHdN May Appeal To-day
Nicoll, Anable, Fuller e. Sullivan.
representing Mr.. Stillman, are expected
to file an appeal to-day from the deci-
sion Of Justice Morschauser on the
alimony motion. The attorneys will
set up two contentious, that the coart
erred in not considering exhibits A to
in arriving at his conclusions, and
that the alimony award is excessive.
Exhibit A is the "hysterical" letter,
as it has been termed, of Mrs. Still
man and Exhibits B to II are the re-
puted Beauvais lettersto her.
At the time of filing appeal, Mr..
Stillman's counsel may ask stay
pending ruling of the higher court.
The form of the order signed by
Justice Morschauser was arrived at
only after a lengthy argument between
John f. Brennan and L. Arthur Leve,
representing Mrs. Stillman and Outer
bridge Horsey, speaking for Mr.. Still
man. Justice Morschauser several
times displayed impatience at the fail
ure Of the lawyers to agree on. the
wording of the order. The court said
he regarded it as a simple matter for
in the order. He insisted that the
sealed records in the case should not
be opened unless by counsel for the
purpose Of printing the appeal brief.
He said that if the lawyers opened the
record for any other reason, they
would assume full responsibility. He
intmated that punishment would be
swift and sure for any one who broke
the seals without the direction Of the
lawyers for either side.
While the order made no mention of
witnesses for Mr.. Stillman, it embodied
long list of persons who had sworn
to afidavits in support of Mrs. Still
mans amended answer. Among these
were servants of Mrs. Stillman, in
Guiding Mrs. Estelle Klee, her secre-
tary; Sophie Bartkoff, maid, and
Frank A. Ivans, superintendent of an
apartment house in East Eighty sixth
Street.
Guy Awarded to Mrs. Stillman
Under the order the custody of the
child, Guy Stillman, whose parentage
is denied by Stilman, is awarded tc
Mrs. Stillman. The other children are
left free to choose between their father
and mother.
The order signed by Justice Morsch
! the matter of alimony, counsel fee:
and expenses before him. 1t recite:
! that Mr.. Stillman admitted his net in
come for 1920 to have been 1886, 533.47
1t refers to the supporting affidavts o.
Mrs. Stillman and names the witnesse:
as follows: Estelle Klec, Sophie Bart
kof, Hanna Johnson, Frank A. Ivans
Frances Fiala, Evelyn Rutledge,- Viii
/ liam c. Groves, Walter J. Rutledge