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one has been declared to be that II |
must he shown beyond all reasonable
doubt that tho husband could not
have been the father OF tho child"
Mr., Stillmann. the report continued,
apparently realizing the burden i'm
posed on him by law" had sought
by number of witnesses TO provo that
his relations with Mrs. Stillman be-
tween Christmas OF 1917 and March OF
1913 (Guy was born In November.
1879 precluded tho possibility that he
could have been the father.
~ is claimed by the plaintiff" the
report continued, that during the
period. from Chrstmas OF 1917. to
March OF 1918, the plaintiff WINS never
at the home OF the adult defendant
at Plcnsantville. and that there was
no meeting Mt any other place which
would have naturally permitted the
usual intercourse between husband
and wife.
"To meet this proof. evidence hns
been offered on behalf OF the adult de-
PENDANT. that on January and jan
uary 81. OF 1918, the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT were together nj his residence,
| Mpn0nnflp, ll'ustnlNlllf. az 1 anu
between the 18th and the 2sth Of Feb
ruary, the adult defendant with her
family stayed Mt the st. Regis Hotel,
In New York city. and on one or two
occasions the plaintiff Yas observed
taking the elevator which led To her
apartments, and the plaintiff answered
a telephone call TO the adult defen-
dant's apartments. 1t further appears
without contradiction that during all
this period the relations between the
Iplnintiff and defendant were most
harmonious and pleasant, no proof be.
ing offered or claimed that Mt that time
, the plaiptiff and defendant were not
carving on their usual marital rela-
lions.
, ION the question of access. the ties
! timo,N of the witness Clawson, (sor
of n wealthy Buffalo. N. Y, manufac
, turer. and "A friend of the Stillman chill
, dren) strengthened by letters writer
1 by him setting forth the fact OF tn
presence of the plaintiff at Mondanne
Y are> most convincing.
q "The evidence on the part or tn
a plaintiff as to non-access Is not satis
n Factory. Ia not satisfying, and does no
convince me.
"The plaintiff has failed to overcom
the presumption of Legitimacy, and
a therefore. find the defendant Guy still
~ man TO be the legitimate child OF tn
= plaintiff and the adult defendant.
n ''I, ia claimed that there is evidenc
: tending TO establish misconduct be
n tween the adult defendant and on
v Frederick Beauvais, half breed In
Ie dian guide. commencing at Lax
J., Wyagarnack, Quebec. In December
10 1916, and continuing down into earl
n part OF the year, 1920. and witnesse
4 are called whose testimony tho plain
tiff claims establishes the followln
,e misconduct:
n About November 81. 1917. and dun
a Ing the week preceding the said dat
T. the adult. defendant and the sal
4" Beauvais occupied room together
< the Blackburn Cottage at GRAND
re .Anse, Quebec.
tn ain the summer of 1918 the adu
m defendant and said Beauvais live
~ alone and together in the Blackburn
I'd Cottage at Grande Anse.
be I'm the latter part of June or Il
fore part of July. 1919. the adult d.
co fendant and the said Beauvais slel
IN together In Beauvais' room Mt Crane
p Anse. Quebec. and the said adult d'
~ PENDANTS clothing was kept In Bea'
to vais' room.
I'm Septembe- OF 1912, the sa
h, Beauva!s and said adult defendai
&c slept together In her room In q
NO White Cottage at G-ande Anse, ar
rs. that at various times in the Blue Co
hs tage at Pleasantville. and in the ma
residence there. the said Beauvais al
)r the adult defendant were guilty
If acts of misconduct.
nc in support OF the above, and
nd tending to show an adulterous d.
ng position on the part Of the adult d
10 PENDANT toward the said Beauvais,
TO- number Of letters and a number
tn, alleged acts and conversations on
as part OF the adult defendant are offer
in evidence
to THE defendant not only offers e
we dence tending to establish the untru
ID and falsity of the evidence Of adulte
nd on the part of the plaintiff. but a
In tending to show that the agents of
"A. plaintiff offered Inducements of mon
ma position and To- purchase clothes
ell witnesses If they would testify az
some misconduct between the adult
ed, PENDANT and the correspondent Be-
IAN vais. and evidence is offered on
part Of the adult defendant to sh
In that in December of 1916 the defends
ar did not stay at the little club on Lii
I'M Lake Wyagamack, Quebec. but {
mo- on such occasion the adult defend
I'M had I'd ken the train from Little l.
Wyagamack to the Big Club on
III Lake Wyagamack, where she
ms stopping at the time"