Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-05
PRINTING LETTERS
Up TO ST|LLMAN
Justice Warns Bankers Law
yers Move Would Be on Their
5 Responsibility
GETS TIME FOR PAYMENT

ticc Morsrhausor in Supreme Court
here yesterday signrd an ordor directing
that payment NJ alimOny and counsel
fees in tho divorce proceedings brought
hv James A. Stil'man. New York
banker. against Mrs. Anne I. Stillman
hc made within thirty days and that
meanwhile referee hearings in the case
he stayed.
Counsel Tor both sides agreed that
scaled papers in tho case. including lot
tors said to have hocn written to Mrs
Stillman Nv Fred Rnavvais. Indian
guide. named ny 90 respondent. and the
alleged "cOnCpsSiOn letter Of Mrs
Stilman to her husba nd should not he
opened whom they are hlcd in the Put
nam county courthoiSc at CarmpI
During tho discussion as n thc pos =.
sibility Of making public the sealed aC.
hdsvits. Justice MorSchauSer said 10 I'll"
oppostng counsel:
"1f thc plaintlff wants 20 print them.
he's going 10 print them. Judges nr"
not running tn" newspapers rhcs arc
running tho court.
ThPr" no rs" in discussing now
tho right Of tho plaintiff to print any
of these exhibits. The matter contained
tF not ScandalOuS II II pertains TO the
case.
You r.n,lomcn know what harpons
70 lawyers when they print matter hat
NAV ho lihelous
Hearings Await Payment
The order provides that no further
hearings he held before tho referee un-
I'll Mr., Stillman had paid TO his wife
SlI, 900 a,imOny for March and April
counsel foes of S%S. 600. and $12 900
for pXDonso> The entire amount is
TO he paid IN thirty duy>
Counsel tor Mr. Stlllman announced
thar an apneal would hc taken 10 the
supreme Court in Brooklyn against
Justic" MorSrhau>er decision Inst
""ek in "hpunging from the records the
letters Snid 20 hav" been written by
Mrs. Stillmau and the Indian guide
Tho letter from Mrs Stillmnn to her
husband was barred from the proceed
ings on tho ground that it was cont
dontinl h"two"n man and wife. aud
'h"refor" priri'NC"d. Letters alleged to
have ho"n written by the guide wer"
barred On the ground that they were
presented with an AFFIDAVIT by Mr..
Stl,lman. who was not qualified to tcs.
tify IN IN" cnss The court indivntpd
that 'he ReauvaIs letter would he adj
nissible If presented with afidavitS by
somN on" 'ISp than III" paDnliT.
The order sol forth that Mrs. Sui.
man. in her amended answer 10 her
husbands complaint. rharging that he
had hn"u In-inatC with Mrs. Florence
II. ln"dS And was The father Of thirty
months .old Ia, l.crds. had presented
th" afhdnvi'e "t twoIv" persons. These
names we're regarded aS follows: Frank
A. ivens Soph- Erickson Bratkoff
Ha"nHn Johnson. William {. Groves
Evelyr RntIedge. Walter ! RutIodgr.
iNomd' n. Grove. Victor Bocamegoa
AntouNo Scoz7avag". Joseph + Ken.
nodl. lanes 4. McAIanon and Estelle
Eles.
Bankers Attorneys Attack Stay
Attorneys for MIR. Srlllmau also nt
N, kNd efforts hS thp defense tn have
III" c"ur' stay further hearings before
To- rnf"reo in the case until Nav -
4 provision 10 this effect was contained
in IGc order served Saturday and was
ai'dcnod as an attempt ~ drag IN b,
II" ears stay Of proceedings
Ii"rs"r tH"n Opened M on rhc bar
ring Of certain jotlorS from the raS.,
Turning to Justic" Morschauscr. h"
said
There is nothing to warrant thai
rul'nS ~ c"ur opinion "r IT, justH, il in
law.
A. 'hjs p,inr the court asked oppo,-
ing counsel to confer on tho alimony
order
II am going to send for N" papers
sad the uS'ir" y on nave the right
to evan nc them. II ,nu want 10 hrpal
the seas have placed IN them or max.
an appeal. which automatically makes
them public. lnnl : Your right. but Il
ale" is your responsibility
Continuing. he said to counsei for the
riRiN'jn.
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