The New York herald., 1921-05-22
MRS. STILLMAN wins,
|GETS$90,O0O YEAR;
SON GUY VICTOR TOO
Banker Declared to Have
Made Settlement in Full
Surrender to His Wife
NO BLEMISH ON BABY
Youngsters Rights Secure
in S7,O00,OOO Trust Fund
Grandfather Created.
MINOR DETAILS IN DOUBT
Terms Based Upon Alimony
Award Determined Upon by
Justice Morschauser.
MINOR DETAILS IN DOUBT

James A. Stillman. formerly presi-
dent Of the National City Bank. has
decided to settle his divorce suit out oi
court The banker was reported last
| night as having agreed to acknowl-
edge his paternity Of Guy Stillman. 81
months old, who had become the cen
| trail figure In the suit, and to settle ar
allowance of $4,000 year on Mrs
Anne Urquhart Potter Stillman. Only
minor details regarding the place OF
residence OF the banker and Mrs. Still
man were said to be holding up the
actual signing of the agreement
This means that the divorce suit will
be withdrawn by the banker and thai
an agreement to separate has been OF
will be entered into by Mr.. and Mrs
Stillman. Mrs. Stillman at no time
in which she named Mrs. Florence H
Leeds, the former chicken OF the Cen
tury chorus, were set up as an affirma-
tive defence. Whether Mrs. Stillnan
has agreed to start an action for dl-
vorce herself in some other State or in
France could not be ascertained.
The financial arrangement that the
| banker and his wife are reported to have
entered into is practically In accordance
with that stipulated In March by Su-
| preme Court Justice Morschauser. At
that time the jurist granted to Mrs.
Stillman alimony OF $1,000 a month
pending adjudication Of the suit and
counsel fees amounting to $4,000. with
$4,000 for expenses incidental to her
defence of the suit.
This was the largest amount of all
mony ever granted by an American
court. The next highest award was
$4,000, granted to Mrs. Katherine G.
Gould in her suit against Howard
Gould. Justice Morschauser based the
award on the admission by Mr.. stillman
that his income for 1920 exceeded 1885,
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Rumors Current Some Time.
Rumors that there would be a settle
ment have been current for several
weeks, but the lawyers representing both
Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman have insisted the
suit would be fought TO n finish. 4
series of adjournments OF the date for
the third hearing was said by the law
yers to be OF no significance. but 1t now
develops that they were agreed upon so
tn. negotiations for settlement might be
conducted.
Persons close to Mrs. Stillman's law
khot sl,a ho
settled long ago II It were not necessary
for him TO admit the paternity of o%iy.
Mr. Strlman's lawyers are reported TO
have submitted the conditions for set
tlement to Mrs. Stillmans attorneys two
weeks ago, the principal one OF which
was the waving OF the rights OF the
baby Guy to participate in the 100000
trnst fund established by the young
ster's grandfather.
This was something to which neither
Mrs stillman nor John ID. Mack. who
was appointed guardian nd Item By Su-
premc Court Justice Morschauser. would
agree. Mr.. Mack is understood to have
insisted that no arrangement that would
leave a ol-mish on the name OF Guy
would be agreeable to him. He fs said
TO have told Mr. Stillman's lawyers.
Nicoll. Anable. Fuller 4 Sullivan. that
he would place witnesses on the stand
who would prove positively that the
banker wns the father OF the youngster.
Bsby's Rights Are Preserved.
Mr.. Mack's attitude Is reported TO
have caused TIE banker to decide 70
acknowledge paternity OF the youngster
in order to prevent further proceedings.
Mr.. St!llmans lawyers are said TO have
pointed out to him that there was no
other course IL he wanted to settle, as
neither he nor Mrs. Stillman could en-
ter into any stipulation depriving the
baby OF his right TO participate In the
| trust fund.
A touring car drew UP in front Of the
home OF Mr. Mack in Fulton avenue
| poughkeepsie. Thursday afternoon. and
| a woman. recognized by ,neighbors as
| Mira. Stilinan, stepped out OF II. Sho
ana n boy OF the age Of James a. (Bud) }
| s,iilman. Jr.. were In the home of Guy
stillmans guardian for more than two
| hours. When they left, the automopile
headed for New York.
Mr. Mack was absent from his office
ALI that afternoon and refused TO make
known tho identity OF his visitors. lie
| refused however, 10 deny tnat tney
were Mrs. stillman and her son.
! Mrs. stillman was quoted as having
told Mr.. Mack that the banker had sent
word to her that he had had all he
wanted OF the fight. IL was through
| this same Intermediary. IL Is said, that
Mr.. stillman announced his intention 20
acknowledge the parcntage Of ca,
whom he had made codefendant with
Mrs. stillman In his petition for divorce.
| The stillman divorce suit has been ~
| the courts sinos last September. IL
actually was begun on July ;. iso when
the summons and complaint were served
on Mrs Stillman aboard the steamship
Olympic. The first court appearance
was for tho purpose OF appointing q
| guardian ad Item for the boy. and thnt
was on September ls The first hearin<
before Daniel j. Gleason. the referee.
was held In the rooms OF the New yorE
Par Association on December is.
1t was following this hearing that
Mrs. Stilman decided TO fight back,
friends having told her 70 do so or else
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