The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-29
MRS. STILLMAN
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one of them "I hope Guy will always
love his mother" and in the other Il
hope Guy will some day know his f;AS
ther."
A nurse who was present at the
birth of Guy Sfllman testified that
Mrs. Stillman directed her to send a
telegram to BeauYais in Canada, say
ing Little Black Bear has Arrived"
Later witnesses for Mrs. Stillman ex-
planned that she had agreed before
the birth of Guy to send notices to
several friends and to her children
which would say little white bear" if
the newborn babe was girl and
little black bear" should the child
be boy.
Mr.. Stillman presented as evidence
letters offered as having been written
to Mrs. Stillman by Beauvais. Pur-
ported copies of these contained many
amoOrous- phrases and references to
Guy.
"Kcyhole" Evidence.
French Canadian witnesses brought
down from the province of Quebec
were reported to have told of peeping
thru keyholes and windows at Mrs
Stillman and Beauvais in the months
preceding Guys birth.
Startling testimony given by DR.
Hugh L. Russell, an osteopath of
Buffalo, was later ruled out of the
case as privileged between a physician
and patient. A letter presented as
being confession by Mrs. Stillman
to her husband, and written in a
moment of hysteria" before Guy
birth. also was rejected by the court
as privileged.
Mr.. Stillman's attorneys tried to
show that their client did not live
with his wife during the year preced-
ing the birth of Guy Stillman, and
one of the witnesses called to aid in
this evidence was Mrs. Percy a.
Rockefeller, the bankers sister, and
niece of the founder of the Rookie
Teller fortune.
mo domestic scandal--ever created.
perhaps, greater public interest than
| the Stillman case.
Mr.. StNlman filed his complaint in
July, 1920. in the little village of Car
| mel, N. Y, and it lay hidden there I'M
known to but few. There were
rumblings of discord in the Stillman
| family, however, during the fall and
winter of 1920, and these were echoed
in society magazines. On the morn
| ing of March IL, 1921, the story broke
on thousands of columns of type were
devoted to the case.
Resigned as President.
| There had been a hearing in De-
| eember, 1920, but outsiders did not
know 1t. Subsequent hearings also
were conducted in private, but &C
| counts of the nature of the testimony
| percolated into the ears of reporters
| A few weeks after the case became
publicly known the directors of the
National City bank announced that
Stillman had resigned as president.
Mr.. Stillman's avowed purpose in
irstituting the suit was to prove Guy
Stillman illegitimate. If his pater-
nifty could have been Vested by allow
ing Mrs. Stillman to start proceedings
the banker, his attorneys intimated
would have been willing to be the de-
fendentA
Pending outcome of the case Mrs
Stillman was awarded alimony OF
$4,000 a year, one or the largest ALI
mony grants ever made in this state
She was allowed $4,000 counsel fees
and 1880 for expenses.
| Cost Is Heavy.
Altogether Mr.. Stillman was be,
lieved to have spent rar in excess Of
100000 in his divorce litigation. The
amount turned over to Mrs. Stillman'.
counsel for alimony. fees and ex
penses approached 100000.
| Mrs. Stillman. in the final stages o,
the case. charged that some of tbs
Canadians. who swore they saw hel
/ misbehaving with Beauvais had beer
bribed to give such testimony. Sh.
commended that others were tempted
with money and promises OF a goot