The Washington times., 1921-06-17
GUYS PARENTAGE
STILL Chief ISSUE
|NST|LLMAN SUIT

tcontinusd from First Pa~A)
Mary Kelly's statement Kelly hal tes-
titled previously he did not know
where Mary Kelly was. and at the
moment she was In court with him.
RECOGNIZES WRITING.
Under the questioning of Col Will
liam Rand. of the bankers counsel.
Mary Kelly testified that she recog-
nized the handwriting of Beauvais on
the insoies of a pair of moccastns pre-
sented to Guy. as referred to In one
Of the so-ca1led ~Beauvxis letters
published. but not yet admitted. In
one moccasin she said was written:
81 hope Guy will always be good TO
his mother" On the insois Of the
other. she said, was Inscribed: II hope
Guy will some day know his father"
Mrs Irene Kelly, wife OF Bernard
Kelly. the former estate superin-
tendent, and herself former maid to
Mrs. Stfllman. also was witness
She testified that she saw Beauvais
once take breakfast to Mrs. StiIiman
in her bedchamber. She told of him
playing the photograph and reading
to her az she reclined In bed. Pre-
vious testimony by her has been dig
crcditd.
1t was disclosed today that az
part of Mrs Stlfman's defense her
counsel will show that Percy A.
Rockefeller, brother-in-law of StiIl-
man. had telegraphed to DR.. Hugh
L. Russell, Buffalo osteopath, for
Dr. Russell to see Rockefeller before
testifying previously. The osteopath
WIN he appeared as a witness, re-
vealed statements he accredited to
Mrs. Sti1lman in such a manner as
to cause amusement and widespread
criticism of him In professional cir
cles.
The testimony OF Mary Kelly, piv-
citing on the ''Beauvais letter." prob
ably was the outstanding feature of
the days hearing from the legal
aspects of the case. II was said
that In view of her contradiction of
Bernard Kelly's statement, on which
this letter became Exhibit b and was
admitted, that the missive may even
be excluded from the record
HAD LOST THEIR JOBS
Mary Kelly said she recalled tho
communication she had shown to
Kelly because "Beauvais had written
something about rolled oats and ba-
con-
Mary Kelly said that Mrs. StiIIman
always left her wedding ring In her
jewel box and sometimes wore a plain
gold band inscribed "F. r."
Irene Kelly admitted that she and
her husband were no friends of Mrs.
Stillman since the day they lost their
Jobs at PleasantviIIe, for which the
witness seemed to blame his wife. She
testified, however that StiIlnlan had
visited the estate nearly every week
end during 1919, the year following
the birth of Baby Guy.
MRS helly's testimony gave the i'm
preston that the banker and his wife
were far from being estranged then.
aithough other witnesses have de-
clarcd In direct testimony that Sill
innate.
Under REORGANIZATION by Mr..
Mack. Irene Kelly admitted that as
regards the incident of Beauvais being
in Mrs. Stillman's bedroom, that fire.
quently her children and intimate
friends were In the room on just such
occasions
Through Margaret McDonough, an
other FORMER maid in the Pleasant
vhie home, the Stiflman lawyers
sought to show that intimacy cx-
listed between Mrs. Stfliman and the
guide The McDonough woman SAID
that once between January rs and
February 8, 1919. she had seen Mrs.
stillman walk out Of the bathroom
In a kimona and noted that her bed
had not been occupied that night.
while Beauvais' bed, across which his
bahamas were thrown. had been oc-
cupied-
THRoNGs GATHER.
But Mack hit hard at this state
ment, forcing the witness to admit
that the door OF Mrs Stillman's room
was quite open. that Mrs suliman
was not at all disconnected at being
observed by her, and that anyone in
me household might have observed
the condition OF both beds
Special policemen were assigned 70
the entrance OF the Trust Company
ounding In which the hearings arr
IN Progress to keep PACK tia throaxs