The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
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ll'f HER MATE
Ms De Saulles Del are d
Mentally Unsound by Doctor

MINEoLA N, y. Nov. 3l-Mrs.
Dlsnea De SAslkA was not mentally
sound, did not know 'the nature or
quality 81 the act and did not know
that n vss wrong when she shot her
former hqsband, John L. De Ssulles, at
his long Inland home. according to en-
part testimony today in her behalf.
The oo3nioa was given in response to
. jng Hypothetical question put by at
torneys for the defense,
In reference to the phrasing OF the
Aypothetisal question pat today, II was
pointed 90 that the New York laws pro-
vide no person shall be convicted Of a
crime committed while the defendant
was suffering from such defective
reason - not to know the nature and
quality Of the act or as not 10 know that
Il IVES wrong
Attorneys for the defense began read
Ing this morning the ls,000-word in
terrogstion to the medical experts. The
lengthy hypothetical question began:
Assume, doctor, that Blanca Erraz-
urit De SauIles was born near Santiago,
Chile, April %. i9i4--"
Then Life History.
Continuing, Il tells OF the fall aus
tanned when . child. in which she Is
said to have received severe injuries TO
her head; the three years spent in an
English convent; her meeting De
Ssulies on her return TO Chile, of their
marriage; their marital difficulties
the automobile accident in Chile a few
years ago, In which Mrs. De SauiIss
alleges she received further injuries to
her head: the divorce, and finally, a
resume Of the defense's version OF the
tragedy
The question concludes IN these
words;
Was Defendant Sound1
rAssuming the foregoing facts, and
having In mind your personal examina-
tiop Of the defendant. in your opinion,
was the defendant mentally sound al
the time OF the shooting on Aug, ),
1917 Did the defendant know the ma.
turs and quality Of the act she was
committingi Did the defendant know
that the Get was wrongfS
Al Justice Manning's suggestion, all
the doctors summoned by the defense
aad Prosecution were given seats near
the witness stand, 90 that . repetition
of the long question would not be neces.
sAy. NJ
~ Il Defeated Today.
"A Mrs De Saulles seemed more detected
than a any time SINCE the beginning Of
tire trial, and sat with dcwncsst stare,
apDarently without tslina heed Of wha,
was going On about tkf
Dl uAsdn11 uinAr
Df. Sherman Whit who had beer
called to The Stand. answered all three
of the qucstions,} fespsctNeiy, she va.
sot." -she did not. = and "ske has not
District Attorney Weeks, who had OBJ
jscted to Dr. Wieht's answering the
euestions, then said "Since the ques-
tlon seems TO have been built entirely
from testimony OF witnesses called by
the oGher side. II seems that II will he
lpccesssry for rs to draft an entirely
nev question, based upon statements
from our Witnesses" said Attorney
Weeks.
Aaethsr Question.
Justice Manning agreed that this ap-
pesrsd 70 be the only course to pursue
This may require another day for exam
ination Of experts,
what, in your opinion, was she sui
fcrins frcm'" Dr. Wight was asked b,
the defense.
1T Is my opinion" DR., Wight replied
@shs was suffering from brain pressure
dus to adema produced by series o
psychic shOcks received that night. II
the presence Of lack Of nervous con
troll, due to 4 thyroid condition. and re-
sultlng from an old injury TO the brain,
Her Memory wss BAD.
In answer % cross questioning b,
( District Attorney Weeks. DR., Wigh
said ne believed that no brain pressure
cxisted asA result Of a skull fracture
Nra De Saulies would have been sub
ject to lapses Of memory In considers
, tion Of other causes related in the hypo
thetieal question.
The witness was asked whether h
kntw Of a person having been commit
ted TO an insane asylum because Of hypo
thyreosis,
II.