The Washington times., 1921-03-20
FLO AIMED TO
SUCCEED. 'F|F|'
Mrs. Leeds Expected to Become
Acknowledged Wife of
Banker "Jimmie."
HE PLANNED FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. StiIIman Got information
for Her Counter Suit From
Her Friends.

NEW YORK, March 20. Mrs.
James A. Stillman, acting as her own
detective, ferreted out large part of
the evidence upon which is based
her amended answer to her hus-
bands suit for divorce, it was
learned today.
FRIENDS INFORM WIFE.
Details of the bank presidents liai-
son with Mrs. Florence Helena Leeds,
former chicken" on the Century roof,
of his now famous pseudonym, Leeds
Of the Secret Service" and many other
features OF the amended answer.
which 10 about to be filed. were learn
ed by Mrs Stillman from friends q
nan closely connected with ths dos
cehse1 in the suit explained,
Mrs. Stillman did not find II neces-
sary, he said. to disguise herself In
her Investigations; she did not find II
necessary to haunt Delmonico's and
the various Broadway cabarets TO un-
cover evidence of her husbands al
legged escapades; instead, she carried
her case to her own and her husbands
friends, laid her cards on the table.
and appealed to them for information.
She got 1t.
But this distasteful work was un-
dertaken only after her lawyers Had
convinced her that II was necessary
to protect the interests OF her child
rem. the informant said.
PROTECTED HER nABY.
Little Guy Stillman. tweny-eight
months old, whose legitimacy is un-
der attack in the husbands suit,
would have been barred from his
share in the trust fund, estimated at
from six to seven million dollars, es-
tablished by his grandfathsx.,, lanes
A. Stillman, IL the case VI r nof de-
Tended. the attorneys urged.
And Mrs Stillman. slim and beau
tiful, watched little Guy playing In
the nursery, riding his hobby-horse
ton, or playing with his ''Choo-
Choo" train. She smiled dutifuiiy at
Guys childish joys and came to the
decision that no stone should be left
upturned to protect the baby's in
terests.
That Stillman anticipated marrying
Mrs. Leeds "as soon as he can get
matters strsightened out" aud that
be was madly infatuated with the
chorus girl. was alleged today BY
stage women to whom she eonAded
her affairs.
CALLED BANkER .JIMMIE.,
They said she referred to the
banker as Jimmie" and that she
looked forward with unconeealed en-.
thusiasm to the time when she would
come before the public as the ac-
knowledged wife OF the nnancier, re-
placing the beautiful former "Fif"
Potter. who. according to Stillmans
Al n ~,,l a
an unworthy wife and disloysl
mother. 'rt
1t was we'll known to a select num.
ber Of Flo" Leeds girl friends that
she was the mother of a child, AMI
some believed the baldheaded banker
sometimes called Cold JIM" was the
father of the infant From such gos.
sip tho rumor spread until IL reached
the ears of Mrs. Stillman and her law
yers.
Mrs. Stillman's popularity among
her friends seems to have been in
creased by the AFFAIR.
II have read much in the news
papers about. the vivacity, charm and
beauty of Mrs. StilIman when she was
a debutante and a BRIDE" said one OF
her friends today. "And there have
been stories printed of her sparkling
activities as young matron.
TYPICAL HOUSEWIFE.
Mrs. Stillman. strange as IL may
seem. Is a home woman: she really Is
a typical housewife and mother. Her
personality Is very pleasant. Hei
lightly auburn hair IL bobbed. Her
figure retains all OF its youth ful
grace. Her face Is animated. Her
eyes are clear and expressive. She IL
one whom anyone might describe as
supremely delightful. as a wife, 4
mother. a home-maker, and q home
seeker.
she Is known among her friends
for her sympathy and her willingness
to serve. 1t ID true that after her
husband brought his suit against her
many servants came forward of their
own volition' and offered to tetsify
for her"
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