Arizona republican., 1921-03-24
AffQdipitS Ir1 Stillf71Q11 DipOrce Case Question
 Paternity Of Children
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WHITE PLAINS, N. T., March 23.- Paternity of two children Guy Still man, aged 2S months. and Jay Leeds, three months older, is questioned in affidavits filed with Supreme Court Justice Morschauer today after pre- liminary arguments by counsel in the divorce suit brought by James A. Stillman, president of the National City bank. against his wife, the former Tiff Potter.
 Delancey Nicoll, counsel for the bank president. arguing on the defendants motion for $10.000 month alimony and counsel fees of $75,0O0, charged Mrs. Stillman had taken 'as her lover an Indian guide by whom she had an infant son.. The child in question is Guy Stillman. A denial to this charge was made by the society woman's counsel, who filed affidavits.
 Setting up an affirmative answer to the bankers suit, counsel for the wife filed additional affidavits bring H. Leeds" a former chorus girl, and l that of her child, Jay, alleged to have been born out of wedlock and whose father is said to have been the bank president.
 l Neither Mir. nor Mrs. Stillman were l in court today
 1 The next open court development is
 
 Justice Morschauer announced he would file affidavits presented by both sides today and replies thereto, which must be submitted to him before Sat urday. He will also temporarily fiN alimony and counsel fees for Mrs Stillman.
 Plans of the defense to bring MT Stillman into court to be questioned about his income were dropped wher the bankers counsel admitted MT Stillman's net income for 1920 was S530. 900 and that he was willing to al low his wife enough alimony to live 'in reasonable luxury
 | Guy StiIlman was born Nov. IS. 1918 Fred Beauvais. an Indian guide, for merly employed at tse Stillman sum Inner camp At Three Rivers. Quebec, i. mentioned by the banker as the child: father. Mfr sr1d Mrs. Stillman are re ported to h1ore separated in March Ile20 and the divorce action was start ed the following July.
 Reference is reported to have beer made in the bankers affidayits t/ ; letter, alleged to have been written t' ! him by his wife in 1918, a few months prior to Guys birth. in which the nam of Beauvais is mentioned This lette lis said to form the basis for tn bankers charges.
 Counsel for the wife win seek t prove through affidavits filed ana tn ,testimony of witnesses that MT. Still man and "F'ranlSiyn Harold Leeds" de scribed as the husband of Mrs. Flor ence H. Leeds, are the same man am that the child, Jay, is the result of thi union.
 Counsel for the financier told tn court that his divorce suit was starte because if was impossible otherwise | ! establish the alleged illegitimacy Guy. The wedding of MT. and Mrs. Still , man here on June 3, 1901, was one ( , the gala social events of the seasor , They have three children, two boy , and a girl. in addition to Guy. , When court opened so many spec I tators crowded into the room tha , deputy sheriffs had to be stationed 2
 the doors to prevent entrance Of an
 more. Many persons stood on the win
 dow sills.
 The lawyers plunged into the ques
 ton of NIT. Stillman's income, whic
 was sinally admitted by one of his law
 vers to have been $536, 900 in 192
 Counsel for the defendant had elaine \ ii amounted to $S0o,000 or $1,000,0OO. ; In making his charges against MT
 StilInlan-the former Tiff Potter : MT Nicoll said that his client had "rt l fused to credit for a long time an thought which might have occurre , after she may have implicated herself s "Now, Mrs. Stillnhan makes charge I agairst him., he continued. Clear
 she is entitled to a proper allowance
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