The New York herald., 1922-02-25
STILLMAN LETTERS
In STOLEN SLIPPER
Beatrice Keller, Actress, Says
That Vanished Furs Also
Were His Gift.
SUES HIS WIFE FOR $11, 900
Once Famous Fencing Girl
Ayers She Got Witnesses
for Divorce Action.

The arrest of man and two women
in connection with the robbery of a fur
cape and muff valued at $1,000 from
the apartment Of Mrs. Beatrice Keller.
once famous as Anna Held. fencing
GIRL" disclosed yesterday another rami-
fication of the Stillman case.
Mrs. Keller. who lives at 336 West
Ninety-fiftn street, alleges that the furs
were given to her by James Stillman as
a Christmas present in 1919. and that
pair of gray suede slippers which were
also stolen contained letters from Mr..
Stillman. The letters were stuffed into
the toes of the slippers for safe-keeping.
Mrs. Keller says. and although she
does not actually charge an Interior mo-
tive in the theft she thinks 1t Is Pc
culiar that the robbers selected this par
ticular pair out of an assortment of
twenty or thirty which were kept locked
In a closet.
Mrs. Stillman and her lawyers have
been named defendants In a suit which
Mrs. Keller has begun to recover APP
proximately $1,000 which she says she
spent in collecting witnesses against
James Stillman In the divorce action.
According to Rufus NJ Overlander,
structons to Mrs. Keller about parties
and named persons who were to be
present.
Several of the letters she said were
written while Mr.. Stillman was out of
town and some were dispatched from his
private yacht.
Mrs. Keller obtained five witnesses
in all. Mr.. Overlapder said, and their
transportation. living expenses and
other costs were paid out of her own
money. Mrs. Stilman's lawyers have
reimbursed Mrs. Keller, according to
Mr.. Overlander. to the extent of 5000,
but he sail he was prepared to show
in bill of particulars that this was
only a small part of the actual expense
incurred. Mrs. Keller. he SAID, worked
on the case for nearly nine months
The robbery in the Keller apartment
occurred on February 2. and two days
ago the police arrested Ernest Denker
and his wife Florence of 191 West
Ninety-seventh street, and Louise Wied-
man, 16 years old, of 1920 Boston road.
after they had called at the apartment
to return the furs and get the 5000
reward which Mrs. Keller advertised.
. They we're held by Magistrate Frothing-
ham in the West Side Court yesterday
in bail of $500 for a hearing on
March 3.
Notice of appeal from the decision of
Justice Morschauser In Supreme Court
granting to Mrs. Anne Urquhart Potter
Stillman q commission to take testimony
at Montreal on March 13 has been served
on John F.. Brennan, chief counsel for
the defense. and John e. Mack of
Poughkeepsie, guardian for Guy Still
man. Whether the appeal will put off
the Canadian hearings is uncertain. 1t
will be argued before the Appellate d.
vision in Brooklyn on March 6.
A speedy decision would permit the
lawyers to adjourn to Canada within the
week, but If the Appellate Division fol-
lows its usual procedure and takes a
week the Canadian hearings cannot go
on. Both Mr.. Brennan and Mr.. Mack
have emphasized several times that the
Montreal hearings must be held before
the ice begins to break on the St Maui
rice River or they will not be able to
round up their witnesses. This usually
begins late in March.