Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1922, Page 5

~~ STILLMAN DENIED DIVORCE BY COURT, CHILD a sCoutnuea fram Fags Sue posed upon him by law” had rough: by a number of witnesses to prove @ ‘that his relations with Mrs. Stillman between Christmas of 1917 and March of\1918 (Guy was born in No Yember 1915) precluded thé possibility that he could have been the father. “It is claimed by the plaintiff," the period from Christmas of 1917 to March of 1918 the plaintiff was never at the home of the adult defendant at Pleasantville and there was no meeting at any other place which ywould have naturally permitted the ‘urual intercourse between a husband and wife. “To meet this proof, evidence has been offered on behalf of the adult de- fendnt that on January 6 and Janu ‘ary 27 of 1998, the plaintiff and de- fendant were together at his resi dence, ‘“Mondanne, Pleasantville, N. ¥,, and between the 12th and 26th of the adult defendant with stayed at the St. Regis ew York City and on one or two occasions the plaintiff was observed taking the elevator which led to bh partments, and the plain. ant answered a telephone call to th ‘adult defendant's apartments, It further appears without contradiction that during all this period the rela tions between the plaintiff and de fendant were most harmonious and pleasant, no proof being offered claimed that at that. time the tiff and defendant were not carrying on their usua! marital relations, and in October previous, tt is established thet the plaintiff and defendant oc cupied a room together at Lake Dawson, Qtiebec at which time the plaintiff expressed the greatest pleasure at occupying a room wish his wife, in fact it also clearly ap: pears that after the birth of the infant Guy the plaintiff and adult de endant were often together, at which times the plaintiff played the Victrola for the benefit of the defendant and ‘the said infant and their relations were apparetly most happy and ‘pleasant “On the question of access, the testimony of the witness Clawson (H. Phelps Clawson, son of a wealthy Buffalo, N, ¥., manufacturer and a friend of the Stillman children) strengthened by letters written by bim setting forth the fact of the pres: ence of the plaintiff at Mondanne, are ‘ost convincing. “The evidcace on the part of the plaintiff as to non-access is not sat- isfactory ts not satisfying and does nvince me. failed to over- come the presumption, of legitimacy ant) I therefore find the defendant, Guy Stillman, to be the legitimate child of the plaintif¢ and the adult detendant. While the plaintiff's own, miscon- duct preciudes the granting of any relief to him in this setion and wht the aduJt defendant aaks-for mo af- firmative reilef put sets up the mis- conduct -6f the plaintiff as a defense. only, thé plaintiff asks for, an ad judicaiion that the adult defendant is guilty of the charges against her and for a finding to that effet here- in. “The testimony acduced by the plaintiff in support of these charges, uncontradicted and unexplained, are sufficient to justify him in belleving her guilty of the chizges made against her. A careful examination however, of all the testimony has ‘shaken my faith and belief in the T testimony of the witnesses called in the plaintiff's behalf. “tt is claimed that there is ev! denee tenting to establish misconduct between the adult defendant and one Frecbrick Beauvais, a half-bred In- dian guide, commencing at Lake Wyagamack, Quebec, in December of 1916 and continuing down until the carly part of the year 1920, and wit- hetses are called whose testimony the plcintiff claims establishes the H migeonducts: ee tout Notember 25, 1917, and dur- ing the wéek preceding the said date the adult, defendant and the said Reaurais ocupied a room together tn the Blackburn cottage at Grande Anse, Quebec. “In the summer of 1918 the adult lived defendant find Beauvets 5 alone and togetheM#in the Blackburn cottage at Grande Anse. “In the latter part of June or the fore part of July, 1919, the adult de- fendént 2nd the ‘said Beauvais slept together in “Beauvais” room at Grande Anse, Quebec, and the said adult de- ndant’s clothing was kept in Beau- ais’ room. the salir “In September of 1918. : said adult defendant Beauvais’ and encet lept together in her room white cottage at Grande Anse, and thet at various times in the blue cot: tage at Pleasantville and in the main residence there, and said | Beauvais and the adult defendant were guilty of acts of misconduct. “The defendant not only offers evi- dence tending to show the truth and falsity of the evidence of adultry on the part of the plaintiff, but also tend! ing to show that the agents of the plaintitt offered inducements. of money, position, and to purchase clothes for witnesses if they would testify as to some misconduct between the adult defendant and the core spondent, Beauvais, December of 1916 the defendant did not stay at the cot- tage on the Little Lake Wyagamack Quebec, but that on such occasion the adult ¢efendant had taken the train from Little Lake Wyagamack to the big club on Big Lake Wyagamack, where ehe was stopping at the time. HARGES AGAINST ‘OMAN DISCOUNTED. ‘The testimony as to the occupancy of Blackburn house in the summer of 1918 and as to the defendant end the ro-respondent siceping together in une or July of 1919, and in Septem- ber of that year deserves careful strut- iny. The witness Grénon testified that on 15 different mornings He peeped through the keyhole of the door of Beauvais’ room and saw Beauvais and the defendant sleeping together. It 1s conceded by all parties that at the time mentioned the defendant was at the white cottage mentioned by Gren- on, three nights only, and t HELD LEGITIMATE rith the testimony of Grenon and Page, to the effect that they also { guarded the window of the room while jthey were standing on a scaffolding, j When the greater weight of evidence shows that at that time no scaffolding existed and the fact that an observa tion made through the keyhole would disclove ohty the foot ef the bed, to gether with the participation of Gren jon and Ferd.nand Page with La Fon taine in a room on the second floor of the Hotel Windsor at La Touque in a | conference in which «arrangements were being made for the payment of money to Page and Grenon for tysti fying, destroys all confidence in their testimony and in the testimony of the witness, Page, as to the aiult defend ant and the co-resffondent occupying a | room together in September of the year 1919. ° + * “Upen the whole ca: sald the conclusion of thereport, “I do not find either sufficient or substantial ot upon which to base any finding of adultery on the part of the defendant and the plaintiff has failed sub |stantiate his charges by the H weight of evidence “To summarize, I find for the fendant as against the plaintiff, es! lishing that the charges against t adult defendant are )ot substant ated, that the infant defendant is legitimate 4nd th>t the defense setting forth the conduct on the part of the plaintiff ig not only substantiated, but is con ceded, and that plaintiff's complaint should be missed, Dated Pough keepsie, N. ¥., Sept “DANIEL J er | }3a ASON, “Referee.” STILLMAN CASE WITH PARALLEL. NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—The 8 man 4Givorce case, in which the prin. cipals accused one another of teing the parents of illegitimate children, has been in many without par allel in the history of domestic rup- tures in American high soclety | James A. Stillman, who instituted the court proceedings, was president of the National city bank New York. the son of a former head of that institution and a noted muiti-miliion. } aire. He charged his wife, the former Fifi Potter, a famous beauty, of in-| fidelity, saying she was guilty of mis conduct from 1916 through 1919 with| Fred Beauvais, an Indian guide at their summer camp. near Three Riv- ers, Quebec. Mr. Stillman declared Beauvais was the father of Guy Stlll- man, born to Mrs. Stillman in Nov ber, 1919. | This charge was denied by Mrs." Stillman, In ‘retsliation she accused er husband of misconduct with three women. One of those named. was Fiorence H. Leeds, a former Broad- way show girl. The other two were ‘dentified as “Helen” and “Clara.” Mrs. Stillman asserted her husban@,) seas the father of twa children Sor s. Leeds. “the daughter ofa New! York plumber. One infant died’ nt birth. The: other,’ Jay Ward Leeds, horn in September, 1919, is living and Mrs, Stiilman said her husband. had “urnished the mother with luxurious | homes in New York and on Long -Isl-| and, and that he lved with her and} her child in these. places. posing un:! der the name of “Franklyn Harold Leeds.” When Mr. Stillman was quizzed by his wife's atiorneys during a hearing in their case last summé, he refused to answer any questions based on his ‘Heged: misconduct with Mrs. Leeds ‘s Invariable reply was “T refuse to answer on the ground that it might tend to, incriminate. me.’ | In their interrogations his. wife's’ lawyers asked whether the banker and Mrs. Leeds had held gay drinking Parties in cafes of Manhattan and that they, had sipped champagne from golden cups aboard his yacht, the Modesty."" ‘Other qtestions concern- ed allegations. that- Mr, Stillman and the former Broadway show girl often remained aboard the yacht all night, and that they had been on outings to-! gether at Atlantic City and Miami, Fla. Witnesses for Mr; Suman tol of seeing his wife and Fred Beauvais in rooms at the Canadian camp and in a hotel a few miles way. Servants testified that they were often together coupled ; to the. baby, Guy, inscribing of them “I hope Guy will alway .| Mrs. Sillman to start pro Special Price On Ruud Copper Coil Tank Water Heaters The world’s best double-coil Water Heater. ONLY Order a Ruud now and en- joy real hot water service. Casper Gas A Appliance Co. Tne. 119 E. FIRST—PH. 1500 Pocantico Hille, near ohn D. Rockefeller. in one love nis mother.” and in the other “I hope Guy will some day know his father.” A nurse who birth M: Was present at the of Guy Stillman testified that Stillman directed her to send @ m to Beauvals in Canada, say-| ing “Little Biack Bear has arrived.” Later, witnesses for Mra. Stillman ex piaine! that she had agreed before the birth of Guy $0 send notices to several friends and to her children which would say “little white bear” if the newborn bave was a girl and “little black bear” should the child be a boy Mr. Stillman presented as evidence letters offered as having been written to Mrs. Stillmamt by Beauvais, Pur. ported copies of these contained ‘many smourous phrases and references to Guy. French Canadian witnesses brought down from the province of Quebec Were reported to have told of ing through keyholes and windows at Mrs. Stillman and Beauvais in the months preceding Guy's birth Startling testimony given by Tor. Hugh L. Russell, an osteapath of Buf- was tater ruled out of the case d, and written in a “moment of hysteria” before Guy's birth, also was rejected by the court as priv Stillmans attorneys { their client did no’ ife during the year preceding the | birth of Guy Stillman, and one of the witnesses called to ald in this evidence was Mrs. Perey A. Rockefeller, the banker's sister and niece of the fouhd er of th eRockefeller fortune No domestic scandal ever created, perhaps, greater public interest than the Still; Mr. Stillman filed his complaint in y, 1920, in the little village of Car mel. Y., and it lay hilden there u known to but fe There were ru blings of discord in the Stillman fam ily, however, during the fall and win r of 1920, and these were echoed: in nes. On the morning of March 11, 1921, the story broke Into newspaper, and from that time on thourands of éolumns of type were de voted to the case. There ‘had been a hearing in Decom ber, 1820, but outsiders did f it. Subsequent hearjngs al conducted in private, but the nature of the testimony into the ears of reporters. weeks after the case became publ known the directors of the Nations City bank announced that Stillman had resigned as president Mr. Iman’s avowed purpose in fnetitut.ng the suit was to prove Guy Iman illegitimate. If his paternity could have been tested by silo ving eedinge. the banker, his. attorneys, intimates would have been willing to be the “te-| fendant. "ending outcome of the cise Mri Stillman was awarded ailmon: $90,000 year, one of the largest ony grants ever made in this «tut. 1 She allowed 335.000 counsoy foes | And $12,500 for expeuses, NEW YORK, Sépt. 29.—Cornelius J. Sullivan, counsel for James A, Still man, declined today to comment on the report of Referee Daniel. J. Glea-| son, filed “in Carmel; recommending Read on the first page how to go to the America next, Monday night and ste the “Gray Dawn" free of charge. 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