The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-23
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ing loud, indecent language and being
drunk in Rectors, New York.
Il was arrested for fighting in Rec
tors and jailed because L couldn't pay
a fine of &c." Ward protested.
De SauIles' Sister Testifies.
Mrs. Carolyne Degener, De Saulles
sister, described the tragedy. She
swept by Blanca, ignoring her as she
walked to the stand and kept her
eyes averted from the former wife of
her brother.
Il was coming down stairs with lit
tie Jack" she said. MY hand in his.
I saw Blanca come in. She said she
wanted to see Mr. De Saulles and 1
called him. AS he entered the living
room she said I want my boy
then heard shots in such rapid sue
cession I couldn't count them I
think there were four. 1 said, What
have you done?' She replied, I'm
sorry, but it had to be done. Send for
the police"
Old and feeble, Major Arthur De
Saulles, father of the slain man, was
next called. He described Blanca en-
tering the room and her demand for
little Jack.
My son said she couldn't have him.
He turned away. She said, If I
she fired three or four shots. My
poor boy staggered and fell. We
picked him up and put him on a
couch"
Lay Foundation for Insanity.
The defense laid the foundations to-
day for an insanity plea. Several
state witnesses admitted that Blanca
was very pale and acted i'll, both be
fore and after De Saulles was shot.
Thru Sheriff Seaman, Uterhart
brought out that Mrs. De SaulIes
laughed insaneIy after her arrest. that
she said of the jail, This looks like a
ZOO" as Seaman removed a clothes
rope from her part of the prison for
fear she would commit suicide. A
certificate from DIR. Guy Cleghorne
saying>>Mrs. De Saulles's mental con-
dition was such that she should not
be confined in a cell was introduced
by Uterhart. In opposition to this the
state emphasized that Mrs. De Saulles
knew what she was doing when she
telephoned Captain Lydig for bail
No session of court will be held Sat
urday and it was uncertain early this
would take the stand in her own de-
Tense late today or Monday.
Gloomy, Rainy Day.
The little Nassau county court room
was gloomy today as the fight for
Mrs. De Saulles's life was resumed. It
rained steadily and the lights were
on around Justice ManningS bench
giving the scene the appearance of a
stage setting. The room was crowded
Handsomely gowned women arrived
early, and there was a line of auto
mobiles parked near the court house
Bianca-as she is Known to all fol-
lowers of the trial-looked wan, frail
and severely, plainly dressed, in the
midst of the throng. She gazed list
lessly at her own white hands as the
sisters of the dead man, attired in
deep mourning, took their places
where they could watch her face as
the prosecution fought to send her to
the death house.
Valet Saw Shooting.
The Austrian valet, Hademek, had
been summoned to testify in behalf of
the prosecution and Henry A. Utter
hart, one of the defendants attorneys,
asked him in oss-eXamination:
when you told Mrs. de Saulles that
her husband was not at home, what
did she ask you over the telephone
that night?"
"she asked if Jack was there"
Hademek answered.
And by Jack you inferred that she
meant her song" the witness was
asked.
Yes" he replied.
On previous questioning, Hademek
had testified that on the night of the
tragedy, Mrs. de Saulles had called her
former husbands home and inquired
WnelnGE ne was there. ne valet SdlQ
that at de Saulles's direction he told
her his master was at the Meadow
brook Country club and would be back
in one hour. Notwithstanding the fact
that de Saulles was standing at his
side at the time.
What was the first question Mrs.
de Saulles asked when she entered her
former husbands home that night %
was another question asked Hademek
by the defense.
''She wanted to know the meaning
of Jack being kept away from her so
long" the valet replied.
And what was the last you heard
her say to him before you heard the
five shots?" asked Uterhart
She said. I want him was Hade-
mek's answer.
what did De Saulles say to that -
was the next question.
He said, No, no. the witness re-
piled.
Then you heard the shots?'