Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02

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Mrs. peSaulles cry all the time was
with them"
ATTENDED MANY TIIEATER
AND DINNER PARTIES
She told OF many theater and dinner
parties which, che said, Mrs. DcSaulles
attended. escorted by her husband.
The witness said Mrs. DeSaulles never
complained to her of having severe
headaches or periods OF nervous ex-
hnustion.
Countess Otto II. Salu. q cousin OF
John L. DeSaulles, testified that when
she visited Mrs. DcSaulles in Jail just
after the shooting. Mrs DeSaulles eau
toned her to be careful what she
said-"that there might be dicta-
graphs" about the jail.
ITS awfully nice for you to come
to visit n murderess," the countess
said Mrs. DeSaulies told her.
At 1850 o'clock Charles l. Wood. of
counsel for the prosecution. began
reading the States Hypothetical qucs-
ton. DR.. Isham Harris, superintendent
Of the Brooklyn state Hospital. was
on the witness stand while the inter-
rogation was read.
1t required twenty-eiSht minutes to
read tho question. DR.. Harris an
swered that he believed the defendant
knew the nature and quality OF the
act.'' that she knew it was wrong"
and that she was mentally sound when
She shot her former husband"
DR. Charles W. Pilgrim, chairman OF
the New York State Hospital commits
sion. was next called to answer the
question. His answers were Identical.
He admitted no had had no observa-
tion OF the defendant except during
her appearance In court.
Both sides then rested. Justice Man
ming said it appeared certain the case
would be submitted to the jury by to-
night.
He recessed court until ! o'clock.
STATES CASE STARTS
WITH LIE. SAYS UTERHART
Early IN his summinY-up address at
tho afternoon session, Uterhart indi-
Gated that testimony Of Julius Hade-
mex, DeSaulles's valet, would be en-
phasised to show that the defendant
went to The Box" in the hope OF gain
ing possession OF her son. and not to
shoot DeSaulles. Hademek testified
DeSaulles was standing at his side, and
told him to tell Mrs. DeSaulles he was
out-that he would no, be back for an
hour-when tho defendant telephoned
to THE Box" TO inquire about her son,
the attorney pointed out. THAT starts
the State's case with lIs," he shouted.
After quoting exteusivel.' from Hade-
mek's testimony, Uterhart said the fact
that Mrs. DeSaulles called y. Stewart
Iglehardt. an old friend Of her family,
and asked him to accompany her cl
the night OF the tragedy was proof
positive that She started the trip with
no Idea OF committing . crime.
In explanation OF Mrs DeSauiIcs
having the revolver when she went 10
the home, Cterhart satd il was natural
that she should take something along
for her protection on such q lonely
errand. She said DeSaulles had given
thc revolver 10 her years ago. and ad-
rised her 10 keep il with her, as she
would be alone muck of the time.
The attorney then told OF Mrs. De-
Sau!les's love for her husband. quoting
at length from letters In which she
addressed DeSaulics in arcctions, &c
terms.
The attorney accounted for a rather
Aippant note in some of these letters
written shortly before she obtained A
divorce dccree--by saying: This little
woman was trying TO initiate the
Broadway gadabout - the kind OF
woman she had noticed attracted her
husbands attentions. She was trying
to make herself into the sort her hus-
band admired--in the despa iring hope
that she could hold his love-"
Her warm. loving heart, in contras,
with his cold. calculating selfish ma
ture. caused this little woman to be-
love that she was always to blame
when anything went wrong" said
Cterhart. This statement apparently
was made to Offset the effect OF a let
ter written by Mrs. DeSaulles 70 her
husband, in which she said: 1T was
all my fault" and that she was sorry
she had not been able to make him
good wife. This was written when.
the defendant claims. she was being