The Washington times., 1921-03-28
INDIANS WILL
ACCUSE 'F|F|'
StiIIman to Bring Six lroquois
As Witnesses Against His
Wife's Character.
BY MARGERY REX.

By MARGERY REX.
NEW YORK, March 28.-From
the Land of the Sky-blue Water have
! come six witnesses" to testify
against the character Of the wife
of a Wall Street banker.
Six witnesses" from the tribe Of
the "Five Nations!"
ONCE RULED AMERICA.
Five Nations" as the far famed
America, from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific, in a state of terror. s't
| Simple days in America, years OF
pioneers, OF wars and explorations. of
trail blazing and nation building.
I But the redman paid court to the
paleface. Races and tribes intermar-
ried. French and English beat back
the sons Of the. arrow makers onto
reservations. r-ss
Gitche Manitou the Mighty has given
away to the white mans God-and
| some of his lesser gods.
And the Mighty in this day and in
our city have given way to the
Flighty--he nee The Stillman case.
! In his desire to free himself from
ma rital bonds James A. Stillman. pres
ident OF the National City Bank, has
openly accused his wife, 'Fifi" Potter
Stillman, of taking an Indian lover,
and has charged her son Guy with
illegitimacy.
| WILL SWEAR AGAINST WIFE
| To bear out his charges the banker
| is said to have brought from the
North Woods a half dozen Indians
who are expected to swear away his
wife's honor.
| The legal battle will be a fierce one
on both sides. *.
| Credibility OF witnesses will be
questioned, and every effort will be
made by counsel for both plaintiff
md defendant to discredit testimony.
Imposing lists of legal talent will
be arrayed on each side in the Still
nan fight.
The banker millionaire will not
reed to spare expenses to defend
himself and to blacken the character
| Of the woman who bears his name.
What of the credibility of the
half-breed witnesses brought to New
Yor city from the wilds at the
bankers expense?
''Iroquois." Delaney Nicoll. one o.
the bankers advisers describes them.
Whether or not the lawyer was
pleased to be facetious is not known.
|
! Is an interesting one. In any case.
TERRORIzED OTHER TRIBES.
The Iroquois. or the Five Ma,
tions." made up OF the Mohawk,
Oneida. Onondaga, Cayuga and Sen
eca tribes. once roamed about North
America. bold marauders, terrorizing
other tribes and races.
I'VE OF the long house" and "real
| laf Of nd
phrases that expressed the tribes
opinion OF itself. known as a
naughty and imperious people, the
Iroquois, when they ruled another
nation, settled all domestic diff
6culties and were anxious to have a
state of tranquility maintained.
They also prescribed the future
conduct of warning families within
tribes, according to Parkman, the
historian.
Iroquois language Is rich in besuti-
in delicate illusions" according to
| the same authority.
After the coming into the tribe OF
the Tuscarora nation the Iroduois
were called by some the "Six Nations
but the earlier name is better known.
That the mixed descendants OF this
once mighty tribe have lessened in
ferocity is evident when they can be
coaXed to come to so-called civiliza-
tion to testify against white
woman's character.
Hiawatha sang:
'Tn the thickets and the meadows
"Piped the bluebird. the Owaissa-''
| And James A. Stillman. metropoli-
tan banker, will seek to prove that
his wife, in company with Fred Beau
vais. guide of the wilds. found the
bluebird OF happiness in those woods
where hide the heron, the wild goose
and the loon.
"Cleared the tangled pathway for her.
Bent aside the swinging branches
HER ACTION "NOT UNUSUAL,
Sophisticated residents of the North
! where Mrs. Stillman passed periods
of rest and recreation declare there is
nothing unusual about a woman ac-
cepting the company and protection
OF a guide through the Businesses OF
their forests.
"All the travelling winds went with
them
"O'er the meadow, through the for
est
But what story will the ro-stillman
witnesses relate, what opinions will
those simple and perhaps. therefore.
unduly suspicious halfbreeds tell?
Here and there in the song of Hia-
watha is a bit of philosophy beauti-
| fully expressed.
From the sky the sun benignant
Looked upon them through the
| branches
Saying to them. % my children.
Love is sunshine, hate Is shadow.
Life is checkered shade and sun
| shine.
| Rule by love, o Hiawatha""
SOUGHT "LOyE- IN CITIES.
While Mrs. Stillman was seeking
rest in the quiet places, Stillman, II Is
alleged, sought 'lovc" in the cities.
And he set about by legal means to
free himself while still living, in an
other home than the usual Stillman
residence under the name NJ .Eranl L.