The evening world., 1921-03-31
.LIMONY DECREE
IN STILLMAN CASE
READY TOMORROW
Justice MOrSchauSer TO Cover
All Papers Filed to Date in
Making Decision.
NEW PROOF FOR WIFE.
Hotel Register Said to
Show Family Together in
February, 1913.

Justice Morschauser arranged to-
day for the filing of his decision on
alimony and counsel fee in the still
man divorce case Tomorrow morn
ing in the Supreme Court at White
Plains. The decision win be sent TO
Charles Decker, clerk OF the court
aud will be accompanied by the
various affidavits which contain the
letters submitted by James A. still
mIn in support OF the justice OF his
charges against his wife and the
counter afr davit OF Mrs. Stillman in
her affirmative defense" setting up
that the relations OF her husband
with Mrs. Florence II. Leeds dis
qualify him from obtaining a divorce,
Tho affidavits will not be made
public by Clerk Decker. though he
will make the decision OF the Justice
a public record Immediately on ITS
receipt. The affidavits, by direction OF
Justice Morschauser, win be taken
by Mr.. Decker to Carmel, the county
original papers IN the case. Their
publication there depends upon the
discretion OF the Justice after taking
the wishes Of all parties in the suit
under consideration.
Justice MOrschauser has gone INTO
the case thoroughly, and the opinion
to be filed tomorrow will consist OF
about fifteen typewrittcn pages deal
ing with all the petitions, afidavits,
letters and amendments before him
There are Indications of mobili-
zation here in New York within a
few days OF most Of those in
volved in the case-members OF the
family, lawyers and lesser lights.
Mrs. Stllman is said TO have left
Lakewood on Monday. but a report
that she was doing detective work
could not be verified. Florence Leeds
is expected in New York at any time,
il she is not already here, and Ferd
Beauvais is reported coming from
Canada,
Formal announcement was mate by
attorneys for Mrs. Stllman to-day in
admitting that one OF their strongest
arguments in proof or the legitimacy
OF Guy Stillman, as was published in
The Evening World March p. was
based on the record furnished % the
register Of tho Hotel St, Regis Tor the
month OF February, 1918. The register
shows that Mr.. and Mrs. StEman
were at the hotel together in the
same suite for eighteen days. II also
shows, as was told by The Evening
World, that Mr.. Stillman was on such
good terms then with Fred Beauvais,
afterward named as the wreckcr Of
the marriage, that Beauvais was at
the same hotel for seventeen days as
the guest OF the Stillmans. lie was
known 10 the hotel management as
tutor or instructor OF the Stillman
children. Since the publication in
The Evening World the lawyers have
gained possession Of the register for
the purpose Of photographing the
entries as evidence ia their case.
Mr.. Mack has Il. Phelps Clawson
OF Buffalo TO testify thai Mr.. and
Mrs. Stllman we're living together at
Pocantico Hlls in January. 1915
With the hotel register to show tlat
they were uving together in Febru-
ary also. ne win be able % present d
strong case ln favor Of he legitimacy
| Of the child.
{ The evidence or tue note register
and the testimony Of Mr. Clawson
Iwu b. AN importan, bccaus Of the
provision of the law that the plaintiff.
! l. such "a cast must prove that he
could not possibly have been the
J father of the chlid