Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-30
STILLMAN IS.
CUY'SFAThER.
JUDGE SAYS.
IN RULING
Dy Asseeisi~d Pres

~ fr-@e" t@t~~t t'Ne
CARMEL. n. T.. Sept. ?9.--Iames 4.
stiIlman. multimillionairc banker Of
New York. today lost his fight 10 III.
yorce Mrs. Anne 4. siillman and dis.
own Baby GiIv Stillman and was him.
self found guilty OF the charge he made
against his wifc--thc parcntaee OF an
illegitimatc child
Mr. Stillman. II was indicated tonight.
has not given up the fight. Ills lawyers
would not say whether they would ap
peal from the findings OF the referee
should these he upheld by n supreme
court Justice. but they were reported 10
have made q move which seemingly
makes clear that they have not conccd.
ed defeat
Uras announced by John u. Mack.
guardian ad litem for Guy Stillman that
NJ roughkccpsie week from tomorrow
he would ask Justice Morschauscn 10
confirm referee Gleason's findings. As
f""n M this announcement was given
out II was learned that the plaintiff
Will seek 10 have the matter placed bc
Tore supreme court Justice Tompklns
instead OF Justice Morschauser on the
same date.
Most OF the open court hearings In
fhe case have In the past been In the
hands OF Justice Morschnuscr. lie was
the one who granted Mrs. Stillman
alimony OF $4,000 a year and Il was
Justice Morschauscr who granted over
protest the shifting OF the trial 10 Mon.
'reai last spring. There Mrs. suliman
presented some OF her most damaging
evidence.
The report of the ease. filed here this
morning by Daniel J. Gleason, the ref.
cree. gave 20 Mrs. Stiilman n complete
victory In her defense ~ her own honor
and the good name of Guy. her 3.ycar.
old son, Sha MA. aiza victorious In the
counter attack she wnscd against Mr..
stiilman. The referee upheld her accu.
sa'ion that the banker had lived with
Former broadway show Girl. Fiorcnc.
IT, leeds. IN the manner OF husband ana
wife and that he had acknowledged him,
sclf the father Of two children born 10
Mrs Leeds
Mr.. Gleason ruled that Mr.. stlllman
had not proved his allegation that Mrs
s'illman had violated her marriage vows
IN her conduct with Fred Bcauvals. half.
breed Indian guide formerly cmpioycd
by the siillnlans at their summer camp
IN Canada. lie also found Guy stIllman
to be the legitimate son ~ Mr.. and urs
Stillman. The banker In impugning the
legitimacy Of little Guy IN November.
1918. had charged that Bcauvals was the
baby's father.
As n result of ,oday's victory, Guy
s'ulinan retains hts right 10 share With
his two older brothers and his sis,or
IN the fs.0oo.0o0 trust fund established
Tor them by their grandfather, the lat.
.'sines stilinan. and IN u settlement
s:'.ooV.ooo fund 10 bc distributed when
James A. stiilman dies.
the referee not only found Guy gan.
f>fnan not 10 lc the son of Bcauys,s. hut
said he did no; discover either Sufficlep,
of substantial proof on which 10 base
any finding Of adultery on the part OF
Mrs Stiilinan.
Mr. Stillman failed TO overcome the
presumption ~ legitimacy one Of the
'ffF"N w wv ttNs fut Ttnurt
SAID The evidence presented by IN.
plaintiff TO show there had been no con.
,nsal relations between himself and
Mrs stillman In the years preceding
.'ny's birth was held by the referee TO
oc unconvincing and unsatisfactory.
Mr Stillmans own misconduct was In
nsen sufficient 10 preclude his obtain.
ing divorce. the report Indicated. Mrs.
S'ii'man did not ask for a divorce.
" clearly appeared without contra.
dct'on. Mr.. Gleason found. that since
~ least as early as 1918 and ever since
even while the divorce trial was IN
progress. the plalntIff has been intl
mate With woman not his wife. known
ss Florence II. Leeds"
IT clearly appears" said the rcpor,
THAT Mr. Stiilman has supportcd ana
maintained her as his wife. that during
that period she has given birth 20 two
eniidrcn who have been recognized by
hin "s his children; that he has supplied
"er with motor cars and jcwciry. supcr.
.iscd her hank account and has horne
the same relations with her ss n MAJ.
ordinarily DOES TO his own wife"