Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-27
MRS. DE SAULLES BEGINS
STORY OF BROKEN LIFE
Photograph of Another Wom-
an Who Loved Husband
Shown in Court

] the mUrOer OF ner former nuSDdnOs JONI
Longer De Saulles. one-time Yale foot
ball star and clubman. Mrs. De Saulles,
has begun 10 tell in her own way a
/ dramatic story OF indignities and perse-
| cutfons Doubts that Mrs. De Saulles
would be able to bear up under the or
| deal were raised following the visit of
her physician TO the Jail last night. when
L was said she had steadily lost strength
since her trial began.
Mrs. De Saulles. her attorneys say
l will tell the story OF her life, briefly
! sketching the first sixteen years prior
! to her marriage TO De Saulles in Paris
I in 1912, following with details of the
/ Indifferent attitude Of her husband.
which. Il is claimed. eventually led to
| the divorce
Instances of De Ssulles' alleged I'M
/ faithfulness, as recorded in the divorce
proceedings. which will be introduced
/ in evidence, will also constitute a part
! of the witness testimony, her attorneys
have Indicated.
An agreement effected between the
parents subsequent TO the divorce hear
/ ing whereby custody OF their son, John
| I. De Saulles, Jr.. was TO be divided
between them, the husbands alleged vio-
Iation Of this agreement, and lastly the
tragedy on the night of August when
/ Mrs. De Saulles fred the revolver shots
/ in her former husbands Long Island
hc-ne will also be parts of her story.
The crowd was dense that court
attendants, witnesses and others con-
nected with the trial had to be conduct
ed through an underground passageway
to the trial chamber.
Most of those gaining admission were
women. A long line Of automobiles eX-
| tended in front of the courthouse. Every
train stopping at the little county seat
town. especially those from New York,
/ brought persons hopefm of getting
within ear shot of the court proceed
| ings.
| ACCOMPANIED by her mother, Mrs.
/ Blanca ErraZuriz, her sister, Miss
/ Amalia Errazuriz, and brother William,
Mrs. De Saulles walked brdskly into
the courtroom, smiled a greeting TO her
attorneys and nodded to the jury as
she took her seat at the side OF Mrs.
Phineas Seaman. wife of the county
sheriff.
she seemed even more pale than dur
ing the preceding days of the trial, but
the same compOsure marked her at
titude.
I A moment later Justice Manning took
the bench the roll of the jury was call
ed and Mrs. De Saulles Immediately
took the witness stand.
Mrs. De Saulles testified in early
4 childhood she fell while playing in her
/ home. striking her head against a fire
I place. Next the defendant, in reply to
/ questions. told OF her meeting with De
| Saulles at a race meeting near Santi-
ago. Chile in 1911. of his subsequent
| visits to her mothers home, Vina Del
/ Mar. 1.-THE vineyard by the sea-" near
/ Santiago; Of their brief courtship and
marriage I'm. December of the same year,
! in Paris.
Mrs. De SaulIes said she inherited Sc
curities worth 100000 from her father.
/ who died when she was child, and
| that shortly after her marriage she
/ gave these to De Saulles.
] What did he say to you when you
| gave him these securities" asked At
| torney Uterhart.
1 He said, Why that's nothing; it's
absurd to call YOU an heiress, replied
| Mrs De Saulles.
] The witness then told of her return
! to the United States with De Saulle
/ and of his buying her revolver while
/ they were residing at Larchmont, y.
V. She said her husband told her that
/ since she would be alone at home a
| treat mart of the time il would be best
/ for her to have the revolver for her
protection.
! Mrs. De Saulles identified the weapon.
1.-The same che previously introduced as an
| exhibit by the prosecution. as the re-
| volyer with which De Saulles was shot
| Continuing her story. she said they next
went to South Bethlehem, Pa, where her
husbands parents, Major and Mrs. Ar
thur r. De SauIles, resided, and where
her sor, John L. De Saulles, Jr., was
born.
Were you happy there?" Mrs. De
! SaulIes was asked.
TT wasn't very nice" was the an
swer.
The witness then told of an incident
which occurred during brief resi-
| dence in Washington.
II cont want you to mention the
| name" said Uterhart. but tell s
how A photograph of De Saulles showed
| Won in Washington was inscribed"
J ITO lack. with love from --,
/ answered Mrs. De Saulles.
! Mrs De Saulles' testimony was in
I terspersed by the reading of several
letters by her attorney, which she said
. she wrote her husband from Bethle-
hem. ..
please don't disappoint US again."
1 sC,oue Tuesday without fall ''Toodles
and send all the love in the. world"
| where phrases occurring in these mis-
! siyes. They were signed Your devoted
/ wife. Dada's Girl"
One of these letters. written June H.
! 1918. said:
4 Darling Dada: l know you Will eN-
cuse me for writing in pencil. but some
how II seems cooler to do so than use
ink. hope that you are feeling better.
I Drecious and that you have not tired
y vo-,rself too much. The heat here today
! ard Yesterday has been appalling. Mrs.
Johnston sent her car for me. I missed
YOU very much. l feel so lonely now |
don't know what to do. Could you find
ont from some one of some cool little
lplace with no 'squitos and nice drives.
where I could take you in a buggy?
Darling I don't wish to complain De-
cause you are already having such a
hard time. but precious. I'm afraid this
! heat will really make me sick, and Dada,
dear. I'm doing my best
Take care OF yourself darling and
may God grant you success.
Love and a kiss.
Your devoted wife.
"DADAS GIRL"
Before coming to court today Mrs
De Saulles put in her orders for full