The Washington times., 1922-09-29
ST|LLMAN
IS BEATEN
IN DIVORCE
Judge Holds Son Guy Is Legiti-
mate lssue-Fhi Is
Cleared.
By international News Service.


CARMEL, N. Y, Sept. %
James A. Stillman, former multi
millionaire president of the Ma
tional City Bank of New York,
today lost his .-suit--for divorce
against his wife, Mrs. Anne Urqu-
hart Stillman, when the referee.
Daniel J. Gleason, handed down
decision holding Stillman guilty Of
misconduct with woman and COM
pletely generating Mrs. Stillman
of the charges the plaintiff had
filed against her.
The decision establishes the
legitimacy of Mrs. Stillman's little
son, Guy, which had been attacked
by James A. Stillman.
Banker Named Guide.
The report will be subject TO the
| final decision of Supreme Court JUS
| tiCe MorChauser.
The banker had alleged that Fred
Beauvais. Canadian guide. whom he
named as correspondent, was the
father OF little Guy.
Referee Gleason's report said
! that testimony had shown guilty
relations between Stillman and
| Florence Leeds, former chorus girl
upon Stillman's private yacht Mod
| esty" and at various places in New
York and Florida between 1917 and
1921.
No mention of alimony was made
in the findings.
Previous announcement had heen
made by counsel for both sides
that an appeal would be taken. II
| is believed that Stillman's counsel
will take steps to appeal at once.
Mrs. Stillman Motoring.
Mrs. Stillman was not present. II
! is understood she Is motoring in
| New England. Counsel represent.
| ing Mrs. Stillman and her friends
were jubilant. They said her
! sweeping victory had decisively
| cleared her character OF all the
charges her husband made against
! her.
| The referees report was brought
I from Poughkeepsie TO Carmel at
! 10 o'clock and filed with County
Clerk Edward S. Agor.
In his complaint the banker had
| charged his wife with improper con.
duct with Beauvais at numerous
places in the province of Quebec,
Canada. where he maintained a sum.
mer camp; at hotel in Montreal:
and at other places, including the
| Stillman country estate at Pocantico
| Hills. n. Y, near the estate Of John
d. Rockefeller.
Mrs. Stillman Cleared.
The referee said Mrs. Stillman was
not guilty OF any of these charges.
The plaintiff had introduced let.
ters which he claimed had been writ.
| ten by Beauvais to Mrs. Stillman.
Mrs. Stillman djsClaimed these com.
munications. saying they were
forgeries.
The decision recites that. accord.
ing TO the evidence, the following
is established:
THAT the defendant, Anne Still.
man, did not commit adultery with
one Frederick B. Beauvais and has
not since the first day Of MAY, 1917,
been living or lived In adulterous
intercourse with him at Grand Anse
/ on the st. Maurice river, province OF
quebec, Dominion OF Canada, or at
other places along and in the neigh.
borhood OF the st. Maurice river in
! the Province Of Quebec, Dominion
OF Canada. or at hotels in the city OF
Montreal. Province Of Quebec, DO.
minion OF Canada. or at the home OF
the plaintiff and defendant. Anne 4.
Stillman. at PoCantico Hills, West.
chester county, state of New York.
That the plaintiff James A.
Stllman. committed adultery with
a woman known as Florence H.
Leeds and has ever since the first
day Of October, 1917. been living
| in adulterous intercourse with the