The evening world., 1922-05-13
RS. STILLMAN MOST REMARK
ABLE WITNESS.

No6G W. NGSSs
David n. Carvalho. who has studied
the drama of the law courts keenly in
scores of cases in which he has had
vital interest described Mrs. Still
man to-day as 1.-THE most remarkable
witness ever saw in my life"
'It was apparent TO me, when Col.
Rand was asking her questions with
which to establish n basis for the
testimony Leigh was 90 be called TO
give" Mr.. Cnrvalho said. that she
knew what the questions were for.
She met them with a gracious smile.
Col. Rand told her he desired HpeCI-
mems of her handwriting in certain
sentences. A little box of pen points
and an assortment of holders was Of
fered to her.
L like a stub pen,' she said, as
she took the box, very much as though
she had been telling one she liked
cream or lemon in her tea. She
picked the points over. Having one
20 her liking, she fitted 1t to a holder.
Then she smilingly asked for n match
She lighted II and burned the lacquer
coat off the metal of the point, 80 the
ink would flow more evenly. With n
grave courteous smile she looked up
for direction as TO what to write.
''It was breath taking to me. for
the moment, forgot my own part of
the case i'm my admiration of the
woman. Never. in scores of trials.
have ever seen witness do thing
like thatl"
After the hearing was closed, Mrs.
Stillman, who had been in Judge
Mack's Office while Leigh was tcst-
Tying, and had been kept informed
of what he was saying. showed little
more perturbation than when she was
testifying; there was just a percep-
tible fare of Indignation in her glance
and voice.
ut is no surprise TO me-" she said.
Nothing from that side of the case
could surprise me. They fight with
gold. They paid $4,000 for four
worthless scraps of paper. am not
troubled by tho evidence of their
frame-up detectives"
Mrs. Stillman said she had not writ
ten the letters.
Her lawyers did not take the intro
duction of the evidence so cheerfully.
They came out worn looking, though
Judge Mack said: "They closed their
case with q blaze of glory, but II
would hate to pay $4,000 for that
blaze
The extent to which the prediction
of n sensational turn in the case was
fulfilled seemed to have Jared Mr..
Brennan and Mr.. O'Brien. 1t had not
occurred to them that they would be
confronted by a statement that Beau
yCiu xxslar 1aH f.t. l.,
ton of the tens of thousands of dol
lars spent by Mrs. Stillman in collect
ing witnesses hn the Canadian woods.
had turned traitor to chem.
Mrs. Stillman Instructed her coun-
sci to close the case. She said she
was well satisfied with the ascend
ancy of her side of the case, as in
dicated by the knowledge that the
Leigh testimony and the letters were
the strongest material Mr.. Stillmans
lawyers had in reserve.
TENDER POSTSCRIPT TO UN-
PRINTED LETTER.
The exhibits TO the purchase Of
which Leigh testified were numbered
SO, 23, 81 and So. The first was the
postscript of letter which was not
produced.
''P. S.-write me often. love the
brown stamp, and go deep into the
woods and dream and dream for me.
Then get up and make 1t come true.
Don't be sorry for words. Freddie.
dear. We all can be thar and just
think what you have got to thank God
for. 1 do lot before leave this
earth. All the beauty He put into my
soul. Joy and the hope"
The next letter was reported to have
read:
Monday;
Darling Freddie-How love yor
and all the good things you are par
Of; the wonderful blue sea and tbs
waves; everything that Is alive and
everything that is peace. longed TO
you so last night and was so tireC
that took your floating cup to sleeI
with like the children do, and then
went to sleep. am just dead 70
you. ! am just sick OF tho rich
lonely, rotten world. l want TO b.
played with and play with you.
want all tho hard things to melt.
have TO be little harder or | woul
break. ] want so to come TO you to
Gay ana De cOHIOTteu. ] want 10 q
comforted. want to be comforted
When am with you | want to com
fort you, because I am so happy. Bu
to-day am so lonely. | want to fee
your hand and believe you are all tina
have to believe in. want to b
comforted. Somehow ! feel that tn
best do Is so poor"
The next missive alleged to hay
been sent by Mrs. Stillman 10 III
guide was on note paper, with "2I
Park Avenue" which was once Il
Stillman home. The sgnatul
"Awari," II was explained. is India
for ''My heart" The letter was 4
follows:
Dearest Freddie;
"Your last letter OF Nov. : was
great comfort TO me. The other le
ter hurt and worried me lot,
thought you would he In Monday,
that | sent Bud to meet YOU, ali
Kelly, at Harmon for the day trai
! am tired, dear but your last lett
rested me n lot. don't want 10 wri