New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Woman on Trial for Muir
der Injured in Motor
Accident
X-Ray to Show Her
Skull Still Broken
Attorney Uterhart Relates
Love of Slain Man for
Broadway
TSt1f CorTespOndencel


MINEOLA, Long Island. Nov. %
The peoples case against Blanca De
Saulles met an answer this afternoon,
which consisted chiefly Of a smashing
nresentment of the case of Blanca De
Saulles against the man she killed.
Along with this a startlingly new and
important question was raised on the
roint of mental responsibility. In MS
opeDing address Henry A. Uterhart, lead
ing counsel for the defence, revealed TOT
the first time what he and his medical
oxperts have known for months-that
definite physical conditions exist which
in themselves explain why and how the
mind of the defendant, under Stress
should have gone blank.
Thrown From Motor
Asa child Mrs. De Saulles had a fall.
Her head struck an andiron. Two
Years ago. in motor accident in Chile,
she was thrown on her head. To-day
,bere is p depressed area" IN her
skull. The defence, Mr.. Uterhart prom
,sed. will introduce X-ray photographs
70 show that the break is still I'M
united.
Undebatable symptoms have been
found. further, of what the mediesi
profession knows as hypothyrosis' a
disorder within the thyroid gland when
affects the nerve centres and the BRAIN
Then there was the sunstroke. Ever
s;,co she suffered it in 1913 Mrs. De
Ssulles is asserted to have had recu'-
ro,+ headaches and to have been usu-
oil, spsceotible TO the effects Of neat
And the Jury was reminded that inc
week in which Blanca De Saulles's mihu
.,yent blank"-as Uterhart put twas
tho hottest week of last summer
Rut 81 was not these Affections when
NJ Ir+erbart put stress on so much as
H. storv of Blanca De Saulless TO-
nance. marriage, disiliusionment' az
80 and bitter loneliness. he tolu
90 nor life as she will tell OF IL "heh
ste takes the stand al the next session
~ court Monday morning; OF her pro
.octed girlhood; of the advent OF hei
49, nr;nce. handsome Jack De Saul
i,s. of the impetuous woolng, the Weu,
H.. IN PARIS. the walkings IN tnat
,'oydeyland 10 which Prince JACK
opcred the door. ,odor-
..anJ;ng that no attack should be MADE
,,nor ne character Of the late Johh
Tpncer De Saulles. To a certain eX-
t.7t such an agreement may De III
force. BY virtue of il Uterhart may re-
train from calling as witnesses women
Who knew the Jack De Sauiles whose
nIsvcround and workshop was Broad
way. n,.
Rut when he sat down after making
.te address which opened the hght ior
Ina frail clients life the picture OF the
ne Saulles that fingered with the jury
us NOT a pleasant one; and, moreover
no rad promised that the full testl-
r,orv taken at the suit IN which MIS-
he Saulles won her divorce last year
,bould be read into the record:
In advance of the reading Mr.. Utter
bsrt touched here and there on the OF
Foncos nroved in the divorce proceed
;ncs. but broadly, as they WORKED 70
hresk the heart and spirit OF the
chilean girl wife and threatened to en-
,,,,lf her child. He told how on visits 70
g father little Jack De Saulles had
49, the net of beautiful ladies, whose
amiabilitv outvied their grandeur, now
- mad returned 10 his mother with
stor;es Of the kindness OF one whom
big lack De Saulles had taught him TO
IN "IIiss Joe" and OF the amazing
;oc,,laritv OF a new friend, whose han
was Of the brightest gold and VINO
liked 20 be known as the Thousand
The beginning Of little Jacks &C
ouaintance with "Miss joe was the
inject Of one Of the sorry anecdotes
which we're included in Mr.. Cterharts
narrative. On one Easter Sunday MRS
De Saulles turned the boy over to ms
father. A stroll in Central Park was
on the programme.
"Our Only Sweetheart
No, long after the two had left there
came a reminder Of them. 1t was
Great bououet. Written on card at
tached 20 IL were the words: ITO oul
one and only sweetheart From BIZ
Jack and Little jack
There was a thoughtful act of thu
old Prince Jack. But little Jack spoiled
Z all later on.
DADDY poked the lion with his sticl
and ! yelled" he said. in relating thu
story Of his trip through the menag
rie. according 20 Mr. Uterhart. "An'
Oh. how daddy and Miss Joe did laugh
There was a wide variety OF char
acter in the story Mr. Uterhart had Z
recount. For low. say, Miss Mooney
little Jacks "Boobie"-the nurse whom
big Jack De Saulies hired out Of tn
employ Of his estranged wife ant
through whom, the defence will seek .
show. he tried % wean the boy from
his mother. And for high. certainly
His Grace the Duke Of Manchester
The fashionable crowd in the court
room again the last inch Of seatinl
space and breathing space was filed -
reacted with gasp AZ mention Of IN
magic name Of Manchester
IN dealing with his grace Mr. Uter
hart was not always respectful, no
even discreet. lie told more than on
story in which the duke touched N
life % Mrs. De Saulles. But that whic
held me high interest had 70 do Wit
he meeting Of two yachts OF Brecz
Point,
De Ssulles on Yacht
One Wss the yacht Of August Heck
scher, The other vas Manchcster'i
with the Heckschcr party was Mr.
De SaullcE Halls we're exchanged. A
The vessels steamed cl0ser tOgethc
Mrs.. De Saullcs studied the party o
the deck % the grcond craft. Wome
predorninatcd women who ran 20 Q,
aYRcration in dress and coiGur,
n.