The New York herald., 1922-01-06

BEAUVAIS PICTURED
With MRS. STILLMAN
They Meet in Hotel Lobby
as Guide Takes Up Long
Chase for Evidence.
GREETING is CORDIAL
Roundup i'm North Woods
Roundup in North Woods
for Quebec Witnesses
Starts at La Iuque.
FIRST STEP is BY TRAIN
Correspondent Plans Long Sled
Journey, Which He Expects
Will Be Successful.

Special Dispatch TO The New York HERALD
THREE RIVERS Quebec, Jan. 5.-Mrs.
Anne Urquhart Potter Stillman and
Fred X. Beauvais met last night in
the lobby of the st. Louis Hotel here.
1t was the first time they had seen
each other since James A. Stillman
began the divorce suit. They shook
hands. after exchanging greetings.
and posed later for a photographer
sitting beside each other. and f1anked
TO the right and left by Philip j.
OBrien, the Yonkers lawyer, and
Mayor Jean Crete of Grandes Piles.
Beauvais heard Mrs. Stillman was
coming to Three Rivers and with
Mayor Crete took the first train out of
Grandes Piles. He was in the lobby
OF the hotel when Mrs. Stillman ar
rived. Walking up to her he said:
Hello, Mrs. Stillman." Hello, Fred
she replied
They then shook hands and stood
talking while Mr.. O'Brien registered for
Mrs. Stillman and himself. Mrs. Still
man was assigned to room No. Sc on the
third floor and Mr.. O'Brien to No. 60.
The lawyer discovered upon going up
stairs that Beauvais's room. No. SO, was
directly opposite his and that Mayor
Crete was in No. 5S.
Camera Man Poses Subjects.
At one end of the third floor hallway
there is large sitting room. 1t was
here that the photographs were taken
The photographer arranged four chairs
at one side of the room and asked Mrs.
Stillman to sit down. She sat In an end
chair. The camera man urged her to
cit further toward the center. and she
moved in one seat. Beauvais, Mayor
Crete and OBrien were standing to one
side while this was going on.
The photographer signaied TO the
three men. O'Brien sat in the end seat
beside Mrs. Stillman and Beauvais
dropped into the other end chair, leaving
seat between him and Mrs. Stillman
for Mayor Crete. "Move over, Fred, so
the Mayor can sit down." the camera
man said. Beauvais. his face somewhat
flushed, glanced toward Mrs. stillman.
but she was looking down the hallway
in the opposite direction.
Move. Fred" he was urged. and
Beauvais slipped into the seat beside the
bankers wife.
Four flashlights were taken In rapid
succession. The smoke filed the hall
way and Mrs. Stillman began TO cough.
Directly above was a skylight, which
has n small ventilating window at one
side. Ordinarily this window can be
reached only by the use of ladder.
Guide Displays strength.
The photographer was figuring how to
reach IL when Beauvais jumped up and
ordered him to stand erect. The former
guide grabbed the cameraman below the
knees and lifted him up above his head
as though he we're a child. Beauvai'
prides himself on his great strength
The ease with which he raised tn,
photographer surprised everybody pres
ent 1t was done without any apparent
effort.
Fred was a good servant" Mrs. Still
man said later to reporters. HE Il
attacked in this suit as we'll as I. ant
there is every reason why he should g,
out and get the witnesses. II is to hi
advantage as well as mine. In clearing
me he also clears himself"
Mrs Stillman plans to leave here to
morrow afternoon for La Tuque. Tha
town Is 1870 miles north as the crow flies
She Is going to La Tuque to see Mayo
Crete and Beauvais start down the s.
Maurice River TO see the witnesses II
that valley. Beauvais has told her tina
the sleighs are waiting to start, an,
assured her that he will get the wit
nesses to Montreal in time for the hear
ings next week. Beauvais in all proba
bility will travel TO la Tudue on tn
same train with Mrs. Stillman.