The evening world., 1921-03-22
LETTER FROM WIFE
TO Be TRUMP CARD
IN STILLMAN SUIT
Continued from First Page)

imacy is now attacked in the divorce
action.
While the letter, II is said, does not
admit any specific act Of infidelity, It
Is said Mrs. Stillman mentioned Fred
Beauvois. who Is named as CORE
spondent in the bankers divorce suit
admitted a certain regard for him
and pleaded for a square DEAL" urg-
Ing that her husband had been away
from home much and she had been
very lonesome.
At the end of her letter Mrs. Still
man made a pathetic plea for for
giveneBs. She wrote the letter volun-
tarily. Her husband had not become
suspicious and had not accused her
Of misconduct with any one, the per-
son who told Of the letter said. She
thought IT only fair TO put the case
before her husband with her explain
alton.
NO BREAK FOR TWO YEARS
AFTER LETTER.
Mrs. Sullman wrote the letter in
her boudoir in the Stillmans' coun-
try home, Mondanne, at Pocantico
Hills, and mailed 1t to her husband.
who was then in this city. At that
time Beauvais was still employed at
their country estate, having been
taken there to teach woodcraft. to
seventeen year-old James Bud"
Stlllman, after he had spent the
summer OF 1917 at the Stlllmans'
camp at Three Rivers. Que. After
the episode of the letter. the guide
left Mondanne and was employed In
the sporting goods store of Aber-
orombie & Fitch. this city, where he
gave Mrs. Stillman's name as refer
ence and stil continued instructins
the Stillman children week ENDS.
Friends Of Mrs. Stlllman point on
that Mr.. Stillman apparently took NJ
action against his wife after the re
eeipt OF the letter. and seemingly
! granted her request for forgiveness
because he continued TO live witt
: her, and took no legal action agains
her or the boy Guy for two years
He did not break with them unit
! March. 1890. and did not have tn
t summons and complaint in bis di
/, vorce- illegitimAcy action served unit
July s. 1920.
LAWYERS MAY CONTEND III
I coNDoNED oFFENSE.
3 In case the letter is admitted as CVi
Q denoe, lawyers for the defense prob
= ably will contend that Mr.. Sllima
4 condoned the act which his wife cd
Z mitted. The defense says now this
Mr.. Stillman has no more evidenC
J. to-day than he had two years ag
Q which was long before the StlllmaI
g separated and he started the diVor'
- action.
3, The letter win also be used by N
" stillman's lawyers In the attempt
n prove illegitlmacy against Guy Sti
D man. John u. Mack, guardian
o. litem for Guy, is expected TO mai
the same fight to keep II out as Nj
"a Stillmans lawyers will make. Wi
~ regard TO Guy. Mr.. Stillman's laN
r yers are expected to try to prove tn
pc the letter shows that some one beslt
su Mr.. Stillman could have been I
" father OF the boy.
r In this connection, II may be sa
e that Mr.. Stillman's complaint in /
pa divorce action does not specihcal
St charge that Beauvais Is the father
he Guy Sunman. although Mrs. Sti
u, man In her answer does accuse I
nc banker OF being the father Of j.
We Leeds.
20 Information favorable 20 Mrs. Stl
20 man continues TO come TO her side
~ the legal array in letters, anonymo
N and otherwise, A letter received "
terday said Mr.. Stlllman was lInOV