The evening world., 1921-05-25
ST|LLMAN GIVEN
48 HOURS TO MEET
ALL W|FE'S TERMS
"Sign on Dotted Line or Fight
to Finish" Her Message
to Banker.
SHE WON'T GO ABROAD.
Rejects Financial Offer Hing
ing on Exile-HuSband Said
to BE Ready TO Quit.

Mrs. Anne Urquhart S,illnaa Is de-
terinined that within forty-elght
hours her husband, James A. still
man. shall come to her terms in the
matter OF their divorce or face a
fgnt which she is prepared to carry
on TO the bitter end. In hor own
words. as she transmitted thcn by
telephone to her attorneys. Il Is now
. question OF M. Stillman's signing
on the dotted line" or finishing the
case IN the courts. Sae will not con-
slider Mr., Stii!man's stipulation that
she reside abroad sor Ave years or
for any period and no promises OF
money 70. such compliance are to
sway her in The least.
These are the statements 0. per-
sons so close To Mrs. St..lmen that
their accuracy Is beyond Question.
The proposals submitted hy Mr..
Stillman have only augmented his
wife's defiant mood and her attorneys
arc busy to-day reducing to legal
phraseology the terms OF her demands
for the settlement OF tho case.
This matter Has in progress ycs'c,-
day and at the same time n .ae
Offices of Mr.. Stlnchfcld. CHIEF .pun.
sci 20 Mrs. Stiliman, John +. Brenn N
or lonhcr9, an associate counsel, .,s
taking the dcpos!ttons OF a number
OF witnesses as 20 NJ. St,llmal 5
friendship with certain women n m
uptown establishment. II Is rcpor, ii
TO be the Intention OF counsel 10 taxa
these depositIons before Justice Mn,-
schauser and petition that her answ ar
be amended 10 permit the new ma
tcrial TO come before Referee Gleason
TIE published account Of an offer
to Mrs. Stlllman tO enter tho movies
was characterized by her attorncys
as ridiculous to-day.
1t vas said to- day that John
Carver, OF counsel for the National
City Bank, was the first OF Mr.. Sull.
mans friends to go 10 him and urge
that he make every effort 10 have the
suit discontinued. Mr. Carver was
said also TO have expressed the v,evs
OF Stillman's brother Percy
A. Rockefeller, and the iat;cr's father.
william Rockefeller, both director, ,
N the bank.
Mr. Stl!inan IS reported t. have
ocen so impressed ;nlt ne started ne
Sutiat!o2s, although his lawyers ad.
v,sed him, You have Hghtrny
chance. don't quit HIS reply to them
is said to have bean: "No. this thing
can't 80 On. I'm r'ady to quit"
Percy \. Roc .,, to-day denied
that ho or his a.. .ai puythIng to
do with the nat;or. saying:
TITS all rot. cher. is not 4 wor.
OF trutl IN it, It's ME St,itmIns nor
sonul affair ana has no connection
vita the baHk.' Nj. Carver declined
to say anything.
Meanwhile, conferences betwe- n
Mrs. SLillmsn's attorneys continue !
yesterday. There was a meeting a,
the Offices Of Stauchtield & Levy, y ..
100 Broadway, attended by John +.
StanchNeld, John +. Brennan ~
Nonkers and Abel |, Smith u he
firm OF Stanehi!eI & Levy.
Alicr,,"td Nj Staucaueld a1d a
Conference with Nj, StIlNHaa'a IN
tarmed!Ary," who nrst presented his
principals settlement proposition
This man. a fr!taG of Nj. StIlman's
and not connected with his legal
counsel. was told Of Mrs Stlllmln's
ut solute refusal to leave the United
States.
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