The New York herald., 1921-06-16
STlLLMANS SISTER
/ ON STAND TOPROVE
| LITTLE GUY NOT HIS
Mrs. P. A. Rockefeller Says
He Lived at Fathers Home
From Jan. to April, 1918.
CORROBORATED BY SIX
Admits on Exalnina-
tiOn His Absence on One
Week End in February.
BANKERS WIFE CHEERED
Guardian of Child Insists on
Questioning Plaintiff at
Hearing June %.
BANKERS WIFE CHEERED

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Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HEsALr
PoUoHKEEPsrE. June 15.-Mrs. Percy
A. Rockefeller, sister Of James A. Still
man, former head of the National City
Bank, was one of seven witnesses
called by the bankers attorneys to-
day in an effort to prove Mr.. Stillman
Is not the father Of Baby Guy Still
man, at the resumption Of the hear
ings before Referee Daniel J. Gleason.
She and the other witnesses, the latter
formerly servants In the home of the
late James Stillman, were shaken badly
on cross-examination by Mrs. Still
mans lawyers.
One of the outstanding incidents of
the hearing was the insistence Of John
E. Mack. guardian for the baby. that
he be granted the right to cross-ex-
on Cornelius j. Sullivan, chief counsel
for Mr.. Stillman, that he wished to
cal. the banker to the stand and the
lawyer agreed to produce his client on
the hearings will be taken on Friday.
Main street in front Of the Pough-
keepsie Trust Company Building, where
the hearing was held, was crowded
with curious persons throughout the
day. They watched for the arrival
and departure Of Mrs. Stillman. which
on each occasion was attended by an
outburst Of cheers. Mrs. Stillman was
costume" which is bright coIored and
is well named A bandanna silk neck
piece that she wore attracted consider
able attention, as well BIS a heavy
chased silver gtrdle Of squares and
links that she wore around her waist.
BesieEed by Well Wishers.
When a recess was taken at IL 80
o'clock, Mrs. Stillnan literally was be-
sieged by well wishers as she made her
way around the corner to where her
automobile stood. Her machine darted
off toward the home OF Mr.. Mack in
Arlington amid cheering, tho clicking Of
cameras and the cranking of movie ma
chimes. It was day Poughkeepsie
never will forget.
The hearings will be resumed at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning and will be
continued on Friday. Then an ad-
journrnent will be taken until June 2S.
Mrs. .Stillman's lawyers want to hold
hearings next week. but IT was found
impossible to do so because Mr.. Sullivan
has legal matters to attend to in Lex
ington. KY, which would make IT Inn
possible for him to be present.
Mrs. Rockefeller was on the stand for
nearly an hour. She sat within ten feet
of Mrs Anne Urouhart Potter stillman,
her sister-in-law. but at no timo did the
women's eyes meet, nor did word pass
between them. The bankers sister be-
came so nervous as result of the cross
examination she was subjected to by Mr..
Mack and John r. Brennan, chief coun-
sci for Mrs Stillman. that she wept be-
fore leaving the ofice Of Mr.. Gleason,
where the hearing was held.
Under the guidance OF William Rand,
Jr.. of counsel for Mr.. Stiilman. Mrs.
Rockefeller testified that to the best or
her recollection the banker lived con-
tinuousIy at 9 East Seventy-second
street. the home Of the late Mr.. Stillman.
from January 1 to April !. 1918. IT
was during this period that the elder
Stillrnan was confined TO his bed with
the illness that resulted in his death.
c,uv stillrnan was born the following
November.
Confused on Dates.
Mrs. Rockefeller said she knew her
brother was there continuously, because
she saw him come in every night. On
cross-examination she admitted tna'
soon after her father died, on March TO-
1918. her brother took UP his residence
at 27o Park avenue. She also admitted
abe was absent from the Seventy-second
..ree. house on, two or three occasions
during the three months period and tnat
on one of these she visited her home IN
Greenwich for several days.
II was OH thc matter Of dates that
Mrs. Rockefeii.,~ became confused. sne
said her brother was at her tathe.
home from December !, 1917 ana l.en
DESPITE her preVloub teothios
he was continuously there. admittea ne
was absent one week end during fep-
ruary. Mrs. Rockefeller atuiouoed her
connictfng statements 70 lapse OF
memory.
Asked II she were not vitality inter-
ested IN the outcome OF the divorce SUIT.
particularly as ~ affects Mrs. stillmsn
and her baby. Mrs. Rockefeller said; !
would be only human TO have en- N.
terest."
Mrs. Rockefeller was preceded on tns
stand by DR.. Warren Hildreth. a spe-
cialist at the woman's Hospital. Am
sterdam avenue and I09th street. VINO
attended at the birth of Guy. The
physician told of the appearance OF Mr.
stiilman ut the hospital two or thrco
times while Mrs. Stillman was there.
pr. Hildrcth described Mr.. stillman
attitude toward the new born baby as
extremely affectionate. He was ths
normal father" the physician said.
Mrs. Helen D. Hunt. formerly house
keeper for the late Mr.. stillman. fol-
lowed Mrs. Rockefeller on the stand
Her testimony was along the same lines
as that Of the bankers sister---to the