| Show Y EVENING APRIL 12 1923 Florence Leeds Renounces Religion When Denounced For Part in Stillman Case I I Former Chorus Beauty Decla Declares es She Has Been Pilloried and Held Up to Scorn by Pastor By WEBB MILLER Copyright 1923 by U U. U P. P PARIS April 12 Florence Florence Leeds broke her long silence and told to today today today to- to day her story of the Stillman caseI caseI caseI case I only did what I believe any really human woman would have done she said For that I have been pilloried and held up to scorn as a terrible terr example I WIly Why even even the minister of ot my myown own church pilloried me from the I pulpit Look at me Can you believe the terrible things they have said about me mo are true But I must bear my ray crossWhy cross Why cant can't we human beings live under Christs Christ's principle Let him that Is without sin among you cast t the e first stone DEDICATES LIFE TO SON In this exclusive interview with the United Press the former chorus beauty who was named as in the tho famous Stillman Still- Still man divorce case declared she would dedi dedicate ate the rest of ot her life ute to the upbringing of her son All I want is a quiet chance to live Uve my own life life to to live for for formy my ray boy she said Her whole attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude was one of pleading for an opportunity begin again to be spared public condemnation so BO that her son may have a a. fair chance and not be pointed out as Flo i Leeds' Leeds boy Mrs Leeds is in Paris on her return from a midwinter r cruise to to the Mediterranean She traveled traveled trav tray in most luxurious style surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by every evidence of ot great wealth but throughout she preserved d an incognito under the name o of Mrs Kevah Lincoln She said she did not intend to participate In any of tho the gaieties of P Paris LIVES LIKE HERMIT For or h two o years she he said eaid I 1 have been living like a hermit ermit not c caring to go out for tor fear tear of ot p pub pub- b- b lid ty When she received ved th the United I Press correspondent Mrs Leeds I was dr dressed v very ry quietly in fawn- fawn I color colored d tailor made suit It is Understood un understood understood Un- Un un- un I that she Intends to re remain remain remain re- re main in Paris for the time being I and that James A. A Stillman the millionaire lre banker who was al alleged alleged alleged al- al I In the divorce cise case to have used the name Mr Leeds will I visit h her r here laterI later I am now tr trying ing to live down the name that has been me me meshe she said I took my mothers mother's maid maiden n name to avoid publicity I It ItIs Itis i is my plan to return to the United States to live Uve for my boy I SECRET ECRET LOCKED IN HEA HEART T. T Nobody except myself knows the ilien real s story of the Stillman m C case L LI I have it locked in my heart and maybe some day J will tell my boyI boy I h have ve suffered uttered sufficiently for what people ca call l my sins and for forthe forthe forthe the sins of others and I have al almost almost almost al- al most lost faith fajth In human nature After Arter my own minister de denounced denounced denounced de- de me roe I renounced the re re- re ligion I believe th that t wh what t is in ones one's soul is the only thing that I have done what my heart dictated When she was asked about the Stillman case and about Stillman himself she said If things had turned out differently differently differently dif dif- dif dif- we would would- She hesitated a moment and then resumed Well that's obvious but now I want to forget as much as I can although my life Ufe is blasted and scarred |
