The New York herald., 1922-09-30
MRS. SIILLMAN Wins
REFEREES DECISION,
baby IS LEGITIMATE
Witnesses Against Woman
Are Discredited in
the Report.
DISCREPANCIES Barred
Banker Will Appeal From
Ruling to Appellate
Division.
CASE HAS COST S1,OOo.OOO
Baby Will Share in Two
Trust Funds Totaling
S37,OOO,OOO.

Anne y. Stillman has been exon
Grated of the charges brought by her
husband, James A. Stillman, and the
legitimacy of her son Guy has been
established through the filing yester-
day of the findings of Daniel ]. Glea-
House in Carmel, N. Y.
Besides denying Stillmans plea for
divorce and branding as unreliable
the testimony of the various Canadian
woodsmen who testified to his wife's
relationship with Fred Beauvais, the
decree in freeing the boy from the
taint of illegitimacy allows him to par
ticipate in the $10,O0O,O00 trust fund
bequeathed by the late James Stillman,
father OF the present plaintiff, and in
addition thereto gives him access to
his share Of another trust fund of s27,-
100000 to be divided at the death Of
his father
That Stillman will fight the referees
decision with all the power and money
at his command was indicated yesterday
by his lawyers and also by the judgment
Of those who have become familiar with
the bankers tactics throughout the long
litigation. William r.. Rand and Outer
bridge Horsey OF counsel for Stillman
we're the first on hand yesterday when
Referee Gleason's findings were given
out at his office in Poughkeepsie, and
their attitude Indicated a readiness to
battle the decision when the next legal
step is made.
To File Motion for Guy.
This will come next Saturday, when
John a. Mack, guardian of Guy Still
man, will file motion in the Supreme
Court at Poughkeepsie for confirmation
of the referees decision. Should this be
affirmed by Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser the Stillman attorneys will
appeal TO the Appellate Division in
Brooklyn for review of the case. which
will probably prolong the ultimate de-
cision for about year.
One who has come in close contact
with Stilman since the original papers
were filed in September. 1920. said yes
terday:
gets thing in his mind 1t becomes an
obsession. and he hangs on to the bitter
end
According to the same authority Mrs.
Stillman, on the other hand, will be con-
tent TO let the case drop and will not
follow through with plea for divorce
unless forced to do so for financial rea-
sons. The temporary alimony that she
Is drawing terminates with the conclu-
sion of the suit. and she will have TO
depend upon her husband for an allow
ance.
An indication OF the attitude of the
Stillman attorneys was furnished by
Col. Rand when asked IL the decision
would be fought He had just finished
reading the Gleason decision and glarc-
ing up from the document he snapped:
You don't think we've been waiting
around here two months for nothing. do
your"
Report Is Just I'm Time.
Referee Gleason just slipped under the
wire two days before the time limit set
for a report on his findings. the court
having decided they must be in the
office or the Clerk of Putnam county
before October /. For the last few
weeks the Stillman attorneys had been
communicating constantly with Pough-
keepsie, in daily expectation OF the de-
cree.
The termination OF this phase OF the
famous case, which attracted nationwide
interest and involved the expenditure OF
almost a million dollars. came as quietly
and automatically as II had begun.
Referee Gleason motored over from Mil
lerton and pulled UP in front OF the old
colonial Court House In Carmel, on The
shores OF Lake Gienida. few minutes
after 10 O'Clock and handed his report
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