The New York herald., 1921-06-20
BUD STILLMAN DOES
NOT BELIEVE He HAS
A FATHER ANY MORE
Agrees With Mother Also
in Opinion That His Sire
Is Not Mentally Fit.
MAKES BITTER ATTACK
Couldn't Stand Proposal to
Divorce and Expatriate
Mother.
MAKES BITTER ATTACK
SISTER IS DENOUNCED TOO
Declares Anne Was Influ-
cnced by Fear of Losing Posi-
ton and That Sort of Bunk

JaineS Stilirnan, eldest son OF the
former head of the National City
Bank who is suing Mrs. Anne U. Still
man for divorce, gave his first inter-
view to reporters yesterday and de-
clared that he agreed with his mother
that his father is not "menatlly fit"
He further declared that he had re-
fused to shake hands with the elder
Stillman, and that he considered his
father downright mean" because of
the attitude he has taken toward his
wife,
ITS sort of hard to say it, the
boy remarked, but I don't believe that
l have father any more"
Young Stillman was rather bitter
toward his father and declared several
times that he would always bear a
grudge against the former banker for
the manner in which he has acted
since the suit was filed and the
lengths to which he has gone to prove
the boys mother guilty of wrongdoing
He indicated also that he resented
deeply the attitude taken by his sis
ter. Miss Anne Stillman, who is visiting
friends of her father and who appears
to lean more toward her father Ian the
Stillmans' marital troubles than to-
ward her mother.
Can't Cnderstand Sister.
II don't know much about girls" the
boy said yesterday. land can't under
stand my sister. We've always been
pretty close until this thing came along.
but now Tn sort OF sorry for sis. I saw
her once about a month ago. and I told
her thers Vas no truth in the charges
against mother, but she didn't want to
psy any attsntion to me. know that
she is thinking OF her position and all
that sort Sf bunk but mother Is very
much sadder' d by her attitude"
Young Sti.rnan talked In his study in
the apartment occupied by his mother on
the ninth floor of the building In e1o
Fifth avenue. where Mrs. Stillman has
been living since she separated from her
husband and left the Stillman homo in
270 Park avenue. II was In this last
named house last January. Just before
the end OF the Christmas holidays, that
the family conference occurred at which
young Stllltnsn broke with his father
and refused to shake hands with him.
THAT was the last time that either
mother or I have seen my father" he
said.
The boy eaid that even at this tims
his father talked of sending Mrs. Still
man away and discussed plans for what
Mrs. Stillman has called her expatria-
ton. According to the boy. his father
told him and his sister Anne that he
intended to get divorce, that II would
be kept secret and that he was doing Il
for the sake of the children.
Angle That Boy Couldn't See.
II didn't get that at ALL" said young
Stillman. II couldn't understand that
angle of it.
II went into the living room. Anne
was already there and soon father came
in. He shook hands with Anne and then
he put out his hand to me. but / re-
fused to take II. Tea was served, with
father talking all the time about what
ne was going TO do. with the divorce
in secret and for the benefit of US chill
dren
"one night last fall saw father with
another woman. don't know who she
was, but told father about It during
this conference and finally he had to
admit It. But he said he had only gone
out with other women to such harmless
things as tea parties.
Two or three times that afternoon
father said ne loved mother and the
children. The last time he said IL lost
my temper. but mother made me be
quiet"
Young Stillman said that the confer
ence ended when his father demanded
that even II the troubles were com
promised Mrs. Stillnnan must leave the
United States
Mother said to him." said tho boy.
well. Jimmy. you've threatened terri
bic things. You've told me what Is going
TO happen TO me. But your oldest son
won't shake hands with you
Son md Fnther Far Apart.
Once" young Stillman went on, my
father and I were pretty close to each
other. but no longer. am sorry to say
that cannot recognize the man who Is
seeking TO ruin my mother az my father.
cut away from him the moment I
found out what he intended 20 do TO my
mother. and we are further away than
ever 7 can't ever look upon him as my
father again.
They say that what's in father
comes out In the son, but Il will never
come out in me. ] hope. Those who re-
epect me tell me that I am totally un-
like my father"
In speaking OF his sister young still
man said tlnt the thought his fathers
sister. Mrs. Percy Rockefeller. had been
using her influence with Miss Stlllman
to turn her against her mother. lie said
also that he believed the same sort OF
thing had L1tn going on at the school
she has been attending.
SO far as the allegations affecting
Baby Guy Stillman are concerned. the
Stlllman divorce suit may come 10 q
sudden end next week after the former
banker has completed the presentation
or his evidence. IL became known las.
night that at that time John j.. Mack.
guardian for the child whose p rentage
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