The sun., 1917-08-10
LITTLE JACK
VISITS MOTHER
IN NASSAU JAIL
Mrs. De Saulles Smiles. for
First Time Since Tragedy
When Son Calls.
BIDS HER COME HOME
Marshall Ward Gives Detailed
Story of the Murder as
Inquest Is Begun.

For the Rrst time since the night of
the tragic shooting Of his father, almost
a week ago, little Jack De Saulles late
Yesterday afternoon saw his mother.
For half an hour he was permitted to be
with her in the Sheriff's apartment of
the Mineola Jail. At the end OF the
period the barred doors opened and he
vas led to waiting automobile and
sped back to the home of c. Maurice
Heckscher at westbury, where he has
been cared for since the tragedy.
1t was about 4 80 when long black
touring car drew up IN front of the long,
low. ivy covered stone jail, and the boy
with his hand in that Of Ernest B. Tracy,
close family friend, whom he has
known all the four and a half years Of
his life, climbed out OF the motor and
hurried up the steps. 1t was only the
question of a second or two until Sheriff
Seaman had unlocked the steel door anc
swung 1t open. Rushing ahead OF Mr.
Tracy, the boy ran down the corridor, his
shriil voice demanding: Where is my
mother?"
4 Smile on Her Lips.
At the top of the stairs leading up to
the sherift's private apartments the door
opened and the boys mother looked
down at the boy for whom she has been
pleading and begging every hour of her
confinement. 1t was only a matter Of a
second until he had scampered up the
short stairs and was In the arms that
were outstretched for him.
He Is big boy and she Is a frail
woman. but holding him tight to her
heart she carried him back into the room
and to the big easy chair that Matron
Seaman, the Sheriff's wife, had given
her And then for the first time in the
long, terrible days that have snailed by
since she was brought there a smile
flashed on her lips and the shadow was
driven from her eyes.
When are you coming home, moth
err the little fellow insisted upon ask
ing time and again. And when the
woman whose love for him had led her
down such grievous paths would change
the subject and try to have him tell of
his dogs and playthings he would insist
again that she answer him.
Il want you TO come to the garden
with me so we can see the flowers that
we planted" he begged. And l want
you to read to me again and tell me
me stories about the boys and girls in
south America like you used to. Can't
YOU come home pretty soon, mother"
More Good Than Physicians.
And about all the mother could do
Nac to whisper for him to be a good
hoy, and that some day there would be
stories and books and flower gardens
again. For all the questions II was a
wonderful half hour. and did her more
good than a dozen physicians could pos
siby have accomplished.
Only two or three hours before the
hoy had entered his mothers cell room
II had been brought out at the inquest
cid in the Court House less than 100
Yards away that the fathers first
t1ought and words after he had been
siot by his former wife and while he
iy dying were. Where is the boy?"
N Assured that the little fellow was
Nafe, he turned to his friend, Marshall
N Ward, who was frantically trying to
rive him some aid in his suffering. and
whispered: Don't let her get at me
esain." 1t was several seconds before
. he spoke again. and then he said Did
you send for the police?"
The testimony of Mr.. Ward, upon
4 which the formal charge will be based
followed almost word for word the story
told by him to SUN reporter and
printed yesterday. He explained how
Major De Saulles, Mrs. Degener, little
Jack and himself had constituted his
friends dinner guests and recalled that
after the meal had been finished about
8:l5 o'clock. the party had adjourned tC
the drawing ROOM The aged Major hat
lain down on the couch and his sor
was standing near the foot talking Il
him when, unannounced. Mrs De Sauilei
entered the house.
Nothing ELSE TO Do"
Hearing her voice, Mr. Ward testified
Jack, Sr, had crossed the room anC
when she stepped through the open doc
mad greeted her in frank, friendly
tone.
Il want to get Jackie" she said. j,
ITS impossible" the boys fathe
answered, This is my month and yol
can't have him. Don't let's talk abou
any more" With gesture o
hnality ne turned away.
Then there is nothing else to do" tn
woman spoke and began firing.
Earlier In The inquest hearing Dr. II
NJ Warner had testified that Ave bullets
IN all struck the former Yale football
star One had grazed the little finger o
ns left hand, another had smashed III
oone in the same finger, a third ha
ourled itself in the left arm two inches
oelow the elbow, another had lodged II
me neShy part uf The arm between tn
II fhouider and elboE and the firth an
Hortal bullet had entered the back
passed slightly upward, severlng tn
renal artery and the left lobe OF the live
ana nhedded Itself Just to the left @
.3e seventh rib. lodging in the anterio
SOdominal wall Death was due {
nelnorrhagc, the patient suffering tn
fed
~ an Interview previous 10 the In
q1''t l'r. Warner said 1t was his per
,onai belief that the first bullet Are
,aH entered tho back and had been th
fatal one.
'ue 10 the fact that when called II
"' We Saulles's maid, Suzanne Mar
q ,'n, VINO had accompanied her mlstreS
=" me BOX on the night OF the shootin
anu ls held under 81 900 bail as a ms
r''' ".'"es, d'd not appear, the II
v4e*' was continued until to-day, whe
ule maids deposition will he taken. A
,'lhey terhart later Ia the evening al
"'uheed that IN company with the sci
'ah' ne had been visiting his client
,'t Jaw and that II had been arrange
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