Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-30
STIlLMAN DEN|ED DIVORCE
BABY GUY DECL AIRED HIS CHILD
HAS RIGHT TO SHARE MILLIONS

that his relations with Mrs. Stillman
between Christmas of 1917 and
March Of 1918, Guy was born in
November, 1879 precluded the pos
sibility that he could have been the
father.
1T is claimed by the plaintiff" the
report continued, that during the
period from Christmas of 1917 to
March Of 1913, the plaintiff was never
at the home of the adult defendant at
Pleasantvillc and that there was no
meeting at any other place which
would have naturally permitted the
| usual intercourse between a husband
and wife.
''To meet this proof, evidence has
been offered on behalf of the adult
defendant that on January 9th and
January 9th, of 1918, the plaintiff
| and defendant were together at his
residence, "Mondannc," Pleasantville,
| \. Y, and between the 18th and the
10Th of February, the adult defend
| ant with her family stayed at the st.
Regis hotel in New York City and
on one or two occasions the plaintiff
| which led to her apartments, and the
| plaintiff answered q telephone call
| TO the adult defendants apartments.
, 1t further appears, without contra
| dction, that during all this period.
! the relations between the plaintiff
! and defendant were most harmonious
; and pleasant, no proof being offered
| or claimed that at that time the
| plaintiff and defendant were not
carrying on their usual marital rcia-
| tons, and in October previous, il is
| established that the plaintiff and de
| PENDANT occupied room together at
Lake Dawson. Quebec. In fact, it
also clearly appears that after the
birth of the infant Guy, the plaintiff
and adult defendant were often to-
| gcthcr.
ION the question of access. the
testimony of the witness, Clawson.
Oh. Phelps Clawson, son Of a wealthy
i Buffalo manufacturer and a friend
| of the children), strengthened by the
| letters written by him setting forth
| the fact of the presence OF the plain
! tiff at Mondanne arc most convinc-
| ing.
/ THE evidence on the part of the
| p!aintff as to nOn-acccSS is not sat
| isfactory, is not satisfying and does
not convince me.
| "Tle plaintiff has failed to over
! come the presumption of legitimacy
| and / therefore find the-defcndant
| GnY Stillman to hc tho legitimate
child Of the plaintiff and the adult
| defendant"
| While the plaintiffs own mis-
| conduct precludcs the granting OF
any relief to him in this action. ana
! while the adult defendant asks for
! no affirmative relief. but sets up the
J misconduct Of the plaintiff as Il de-
| fence only, the plaintiff asks for an
| adjudication that the adult defend
I, ant is guilty of the charges against
I her ana for "a finding to that effect
herein.
The testimony adduCcd bv the
! piaihtIif IN support Of these charges,
I uncontradicted and uncXpaincd. is
: sufficient to Justify him in believing
, HcF guilty OF the charges made
against her. a careful examination.
! however, Of all the testimony. has
/ shaken my faith ANA belief in thc
/ testimony OF the witnesses called in
the plaintiffs behalf.
] III is claimed that there is cyi-
! dcncc tending to establish misc0n-
! duct between the adult and one. Fred
! erick EcauraiS. half breed Indian
! s"ldr, commencing at Lake Wyaga-
: mack, Qu"j &c, in December OF 1916
! and continuing down until the carly
/ part of the year 1920. and witnesses
/ are called whose testimony. the
! plaintiff claims, establishes the fol-
! lowing misconducts:
I About Nov -. 1917, and during
| the week preceding the said date. Tho
i defendant and the said Beauvais occu-
| pled room together in the Blackburn
; cottage at Grande Anse Quebec.
/ In the summer of 1918 the adult
defendant ana said Reauyais lived
alone and together in the Blackburn
cottage at Grandc Ansc.
! I'm the latter part of June or the
( fore part of July. 1919 the adult do
! PENDANT and the said Roauvais slept
. together in Reauvais room at Grande
Anse, Que, and the said adult defend
ants clothing was kept in Bcauvais'
room.
! In September Of 1919 the said Beau
Eais and said adult defendant SLEPT to-
gcthcr in her room in the White cot
tage at Grando Anse and that at va
rious times IN the Blue cottage at
l1eaSantNille and in the main resi-
d'ncc there the said Bcauvais and the
adult defendant were guilty of acts of
misconduct.
The defendant not only offers evil
! dcnce tending to establish the untruth
and faisity of the evidence of adultery
F.; on the part Of the plaintiff. but also
. 'endlng to show that the agents of
4 the plaintiff offered inducements of
money. position and to purchase
I clothes for witnesses If they would
( '"stify as to some misconduct between
the adult defendant and the corespon-
dent Bcauvais and evidence is offered
on the part of adult defendant to show
that in December of 1916 the defendant
did not stay at the Little Club on Lit
lie Lake Nyagamack, Quebec, but that
| on such occasion the adult defendant
had taken the train from Little Lake
Wyagamack to the big club on Big
q. Lake Wyaeamack, where she was stop
ping at the time
The testimony OF the witness
Adams to the effect that in November
of 1917 he had creased a roller shade