The New York herald., 1921-06-18
DOCTOR UNDER FIRE
HELPS DEFENCE And
baby GUY STILLMAN
Diary Shows Banker and
Wife Were Together
Early in 1918.
SOME ENTRIES ERASED
Way Open to Strike From
Record Alleged Admis-
sion of Parentage.
BLACK BEAR ARRIVED
Nurse Tells of Wire to Beau
vais After Child's Birth
Next Hearing June %.
BLACK BEAR ARRIVED

Next hearing June 20.
Special Despatch to THE New YonK HERALD.
PoUGHKEEPsE. June ia ply
sician's diary, placed in evidence to-
day at the hearing in the James A..
| Stillman divorce suit before Referee
Daniel =. Gleason, probably will go a
long way In clearing up the parentage
of Guy Stillman. Entries in it show
| that the banker and Mrs. Anne Urqu-
hart Potter Stillman were treated
twice during January 1918. by DR..
Hugh L. Russell, Buffalo osteopath, at
Mondanne, the Stillman estate at
Pleasantville. This evidence, it is
held. might justify the assumption
that James A. Stillman was the father
of Guy, who was born in November
following.
AS Mrs. Stillman left the Pough-
keepsie Trust Company Building this
Afternoon she said: This has been
wonderful day."
Her statement aptly summed up the
doings of the day because both she
and Baby Guy scored heavily in the
testimony that was spread on the
record. Aside from introduction of
the diary as evidence. the way was
opened by her lawyers for the strik-
ing out of the testimony given by DR..
Russell on May last when he stated
Mrs. Stillman told him in April, 1918,
that Fred K. Beauvais. the Indian
guide named as correspondent, was the
father of her unborn child. This al
legged conversation took place in the
Iroquois Hotel, Buffalo.
Called to the Hospital.
| DR.. Russell was on the witness stand
for more than five and half hours. the
greater part of which time was con-
sumcd in oss-cxamination by John Il.
Mack for the baby Guy. and by John
F. Brennan of Yonkers for Mrs. Still
man.
| In his direct examination, conducted
by William Rand, Jr., OF counsel for Mr..
Stillman. DR.. Russell completed his tes-
timony relative to incidents that oc-
Cured in the Canadian woods and up
to the time when Guy was born.
The osteopath was asked whether he
had been summoned to the Woman's
Hospital in West 109th street, New
York. during November. 1918. DR.. Rus
sell said he had and that 10 the best of
his recollection it was on either No
vember or s. He was not sure which
day it was. Guy was born at A. M.
November z.
DIR. Russell said Mr.. Stillman was in
the room when he arrived. but that the
banker at no time during his presence
asked any questions about Baby Guy
or even tried to look at the infant. Un-
der the questioning of Mr.. Rand the
osteopath explained he had treated Mrs.
Stillman on that occasion.
what did Mrs. Stillman say to you in
reference to the baby?" Mr.. Rand asked
the witness.
This brought Mr.. Mack TO his feet
The guardian begged leave of Mr..
Gleason to question DR.. Russell to see
whether the conversation Mr.. Rand was
trying to bring out had not been a priv
ilegei communication.
Rand withdraws Question.
Mr. Mack Intercepted the witness
and had him admit he treated Mrs.
Stillman for both mental and physical
ailments. The examination was con-
tinucd until the noon recess. when Mr..
Gleason directed the stenographer TO
read over the osteopath's testimony. DR..
Russell said 1t was correct. Mr.. Gleason
then announced he would ask the Ste
nographer to read the minutes over
again during the recess 40 he would be
prepared to rule upon IL when the law
yers returned from lunch.
Referee Gleason announced at the be-
ginning Of the afternoon session he was
not at all satisfied that DR.. Russell
should be allowed to answer Mr.. Rand's
question. The latter withdrew the ques-
ton.
1t was ,pn this move by Mr. Still
mans lawyers that Mr.. Mack and Mr..
Brennan moved later in the afternoon
that the testimony of DR.. Russell or
May I. relative to the oonvorsation with
Mrs. Stillman In the Buffalo Hotel. be
stricken from the records ou the ground
that It also was a privileged communica-
ton AIR. Gleason said that in view OF
the testimony of to-day he would take
the motion under advisement, and re-
next hearing will be held
DR.. Rus ieli's testimony Of May was
admitted as evidence by Mr.. Gleason
only after the osteopath had explained
IL had been impaired to him as friend.
and that IL was Information he did not
have to know in order to diagnose the
ailmot OF Mrs. Stillman. 1t Is reliably
reported that IL Judge ID. ]. Kcnefick OF
Buffalo. the osteopath's counsel. had
ot rtp0
Russell would have been advised not to
reveal the alleged conversation with the
bankers wife.
Under cross-examlnation by Mr.. Bren-
nan and Mr.. Mack the osteopath prove
10 be hard witness. Instead OF an
swering questions he had tendency to
deliver long drawn out addresses. Mr..
Brennan called on him to stop his long
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