New Britain herald., 1917-11-28
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"BLANQUITA."
 The Maids Story.
 Susanne Monteau, a maid, next tes- tif1ed. The maids French accent and excited manner on the stand made it difficult for her story to be heard by the jurors and Justice Manning. She was frequently interrupted.
 When Mrs. DeSaulles entered the living room she said she came to take Jack," declared the witness. "He made her such an awful face" she continued.
 "He said you can't have him now or never"
 The witness was SO affected that 1t required fully minute for her to re- gain her elf-possession and continue the tale.
 II was standing right by Mrs. De- Sau1les and could see everyth1ng,' she went on finally. 'He was facing her. saw Mrs. DeSaulles get awfully white"
 ''Then what happened?" asked Jus tlce Manning, when Miss Monteau hes- itated again.
 "She shot him." sobbed the witness, apparently overcome by her recollec- tion of the tragedy.
 The defendants sister said when re- turning from these visits with his father, the boy told her number of times of gay parties gwen at "The BoX.' DeSaulles' home.
 With the revolver with which Mrs. DeSaulles' shot her husband, the wit ness then demonstrated the manner i1 which it might be discharged. Miss Errazuriz said the pressure Of the hand on the grip of the revolver was sufficient to release the safety catch and only one movement was necessary to fire it.
 District Attorney Weeks maintains that two movements of the hand are necessary and that this would indicate Mrs. DeSaulles was not mentally ir- responsible when she shot her hus- band.
 Mrs. Errazuriz said revolvers are commonly carried by women in Chile.
 The witness said her mother, who retired from the courtroom during Mrs. DeSaulles' cross examination yesterday WAS very ill.," This was regarded as an indication that Mrs. Errazuriz will not testify today as was expected.
 On cross examination District At torney Weeks seemingly confused the witness in reference to details of the shooting. There were discrepancies in her answers to Weeks questions when compared with those she said she made when a deposition was taken from her few days after August 3. Parts of the deposition were read by Weeks apparently to indicate these differences.
 At the time of the previous Ques- tioning, Miss Monteau said Mrs. De Saulles shot three times "and De Saulles did not move" whereupon sht fired twice more. Another part of thu deposition read quoted the maid a. i saving Mrs. DcSaulles put her righ hand into her left hand pocket, talk ing out the revolver and pointing i slowly "in her former husbands al rection."
 In answer to MT. Weeks questions in cross examination she had jus made statements which contradictec | those quoted from the deposition. Didn't Mrs. DeSaulles say just aft CT the shooting, I'm glad I did it; i hope he dies asked Weeks.
 That is not so," snapped the wit ness.
 Miss Monteau declared she had n' recollection of seeing district Attorne. Weeks in the Nassau county jail th' day following the shooting. Sh' maintained she had no memory o conversations with persons on tha day relative to securing ball. The maid was held as a materia witness in s1,Oo0 bail. it had pre- viously been brought out in the trial