The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-27
Defendant Recites Story of Chill.
can Life, English Con-
vent, Marriage.

witness stand today MIS-. Blanca DE
Saullcs told a story upon which may
depend her conviction or acquittal of
the charge Of numbering her husband,
John L. DcSaulles.
1T was a tale in which pathOS and
humOr were mingled. There were mo-
ments when the pale, 23-year-old Chill.
can heiress smiled broadly; at part
of her own grim narration and when
the spectators in the court room
laughed so loudly it was necessary
for Justice Manning, who is presiding,
to rap for order.
One of these outbursts occurred
when Mrs. De Saulles told Of austain'
ing an injury to her head in fall
from an automobile in Chile three
years ago. -.
what kind Of car was it?' asked
her attorney. Henry A. Utterhart.
The defendants mOnOsyllabic reply,
naming well known, small sized
American make Of automobile, caused
much laughter.
But the greater part Of the story
was so deeply pathetic that jurors
ana spectators were visibly affected.
jury visibiy Affected.
1t was a recital in which scenes
were rapidly shifted The first was
q luxurious estate in Chile, where the
defendant spent her childhood. Then
followed a reference to the three years
the young woman spent in a convent
in England. There was the return to
her Chilean home and her acquaint-
ance with De Saulles. fresh from lau-
rels won as football star at Yale.
Then the witness told of her brief
courtship- and the wedding in Paris
in 1911.
Married Life Nightmare.
From this point, the story was one
Of dom""ti" infelicitv and of "indiffer-
ont neglect" and the unfaithfulness
on the part or the husband, which
eventually led to The divorce court.
These years of unhappiness for the
defendant were described as a "hor.
rible nightmare" in one OF the several
letters written by Mrs. De Saulles as
read to the court and which inter.
spersed her testimony.
Next came the climax of the nara
tion-Mrs. De Saulles' account of the
tragedy at "The Box" her former hus-
bands home near Westbury, l.. l., the
night She failed in her endeavor to
obtain possession. of her son, and In
moment Of sirresponsi'i lity, accord
ing to her claim, fired The revolver
shots.
There was no reference, throughout
the five hour recital to "hypOthyre.
osis,' the thyroid condition which her
attorneys say was partly responsible
tor her temporary mental derange'
ment. - - -.''A>5s
Battle Of Alienists.
Mrs. De Saulles story having been
told there are to be examined several
other witnesses Oh behalf of the de
PENDANT, and then the way will be
cleared for a long battle of alienists
and other medical specialists repre-
senting the prosecution and defense,
which is expected to be waged before
the case finally goes to the jury. '
Lawyers connected with the trial to.
night predicted it will continue we'll
into next week.
The Tragedy.
Mrs De Saulles, reciting the story
of the tragedy, said:
when De Saulles failed in his
promise to return Jack to me early
that evening" said the witness, 81
determined to 60 to The Box and
get him"
Mrs. Do Saulles then told what she
claimed she could remember of the
five mile automobile trip from her
home to that of her former husband.
when l entered the house, l saw
baby coming down the stairs with
Caroline (Mrs. Degener)," she con-
tinued. 81 wanted to take him and
run. Then julius de Saullcs' valet
arrived. ! think ! asked him, Where
is De Saulles?' Then he appeared
| said, 4 think it is pretty mean OF
yiu to keen baby away from ne. J
don't know what he said. said, J
have come to take him home with.
lie looked at me. He said, You cant
have him--you never can have him.
st",red by Husbands Words.
II think l was stunned then," con
tinuea the witness after long pause
II had frightful pain in my head
There was another silence-fully {
minute in duration. Then the defend
ant added:
II still seem to hear those words
CN0 n
anything more, during an interval Il
which every eye was fixed on the Ii:
tic woman on the witness stand AM
every ear was strained in anticipa
ton of an additional statement, JUS
tice Manning asked:
rs that all you have to say"
THAT is all l remember" came the
scarcely audible reply.
when did your senses rcturn?'
asked the justicea
II don't know. My head was hurt
ing me terribly. | didn't know where
was. but know now it must have
been in Jail. That is all remember
Memory a Shank.
Tho last part of the story came ir
faltering, uncertain manner. as
the speaker was striving vainly t.
recall something. There was seem
ingly intermnable space between tho
words, and her tone lowered until tn
concluding sentence, That is all
remember" was almost whisper,
During brief stay in London an(
later while they were living in. New
York, Mrs De Saulles said her hus
band repeatedly embarrassed her b.