Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-12
WIFE IS UNSHAKEN'
IN ST|LLMAN CAS-
'Evades Traps During ssv.,.
criIIing on Stand In Il
Divorce Case N
"HysTERICAL" LETTER u,.

LII lcN UP
Pousi,keepsie. May 1o.--Pacin, :.
the first time, cross.examination =, .
her relations with Fred Beauva,. u
Canadian guide, Mrs. Anne Z. sNn
man spent four hours on the v,,,...
stand here yesterday in the ofices :
Referee Daniel J. Gleason. .I~l
The day did not 60 particular,v n
with her. She made no admI,,,..
tending TO strengthen the contention :
her husband, former president Of a.
National City Bank, that her baby On,
was fathered By Beauvais and NOT i,
Stillman. On the contrary. the In.
preston she sought TO give concernl,.
the French. Indian was that he ".
merely faithful servant "a
Colonel William J. Rand did NJ
finish his questioning Of Mrs. Stillm,,
yesterday. lie will resume his exam.
ination today. and perhaps his qus,.
tioning may 60 until Monday.
The most important move Of tod,
was an attempt by Rand. who repr,.
sents Stillman. to introduce into syi.
dcnce n letter written by Mrs Stillml,
TO her husband in 1913. when she real.
ized she was to become n mother.
Iiysterical' Letter Up
This nissive is always referred to !,
thc defense as "the hysterical letter.
meaning she was not quite mentslly
well when she penned it.. and BY M
husbands attorneys as 1.-THE coniesaa3
letter" intimating she wrote in tAb
document an admission that the pross
pectivc father was Fred Mt
Jimmy
The letter. known rs Exhibit AL
in the case. was held by Justice Nor.
schauser last summer to be inadmissibs
That ruling, however, does not blua
Rcferee Gleason. If he secs fit, he my
admit il. M
The letter was introduced late thh
afternoon by Rand. He handed Il b
Mrs. Stillman and asked. us that d
your handwriting?' "a
Before she could reply. her lawyer
objected, and Referee Gleason sustaind
them, declaring he would render q d.
cision today.
Witness Cnworried
Mrs. Stillman was at no time wol.
ricd or nervous, according to outward
indications. by the possibility Of thh
letter becoming public, or BY any Of th
questions asked Of her. She sat quietk
in her chair from 10 80 until ). with
an hour for luncheon. answering Inter.
rogation in q. low, clear voice. Sk
wore black sports suit, with shoH
skirt, and small hat Of the same cols
covered her bobbcd, black. hair. Hs
son. "Bud.'i was in the room part Of II
time. XII
The first witness Of the day gave t. |
timony in Mrs. Stillmans favor, Tht
was Better Kuhn, Poughkeepsl
jeweler. Much had been made by Mn
Stillman's lawyer of the fact she pee.
sessed q broad gold ring bearing 4
initials "F. b." which might indict4
Fred Beauvais had given it TO her. HI
Kuhn swore "F. b." did not meaf
Fred Beauvais, but Tafmcr Brothes
jewelry firm Of Montreal. Tile RIM
was worth about So.
II never wore it," laughed Mrs. Still |
man. at was one Of those rings men
used TO wear about their necktics 70 |
keep them in place" .,|
When Colonel Rand took charge .!
Mrs. Stlllman for cross examination
led her through a long narration OF noH
she came to meet Beauvais. lie Wy
introduced as q guide by MI, lnalh
a friend Of James Stillman. Mr.; ~
mis- being head Of the st. Maurice Gan
and Fishing Club. Of Montreal. she e!
plained, he was engaged because ne Wy
an expert woodsman and might teaca
the craft to young Bud, her son.
"You paid him. didn't you: asfS
Rand.
"Ycs. one usually pays ones sen
ants, doesn't one!" 1t developed ten
Reauvais got first SO day and ID"
s. day.
Denies Night at Camp
Canadian witnesses at an ea'lls
hearing testified Mrs. Stillman an a
Beauvais visited together place calI
IIaight's Camp on Lake Nagamacc' iI
spent the night there. although !"
necessarily together. -,
"I did not spend the night there NV
neither did Fred" she swore: u exam
incd some work being done for me I"
then went on.
The most embarrassing part OF
explanation cam. when shc was as!s
about q visit to DR.. Hugh a. RussH,, ~,
a Buffalo osteopath. In April, T.s
Itusscl is the man who IL said 10 ""
violated medical ethics by swearing
told him during a consultation sne v
expecting maternity and that suIu
was not the man involved. This teI
mony subsequently was thrown out, "
she was asked yesterday about that W.
She consulted Russell. she said,
cause she was tagged out, ana, IT.
consulting him, had taken trip 70 D"
ton, then had gone to Providence ~
had motored about the country !"
day, seeing no one and taking "
one. a., t.. ~
why did you do this?' she "
asked. ...s.
~ wanted sunshine and air. tO''
fore I took the trip she said. p,s.h
"When you returned to .%n.S nTa.S
didn't Doctor Russell say to you ,,nT anL
God. you're safely back. and dlom
say. 4 hope you come to no marin
asked Rand. =, or,.
~ do not recall his having sala ,%.,. sw
thing like that" Mrs. Stiliman AM ans|u "A,
ed. She denied she had conSuliIeu coni'lIIe nj, i,
other physician during this ht''e w