Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-23
PROSECUTIONS ARMOR
PUnCTURED BY ATTORNEY
Mrs. DcSaulies'S Lawyer Proves by
Valet That Client Gave Reason
Over Telephone for Visit.
WARD ABSENT AT SHOOTING
Witness Makes Unqualified State
mcnt That Husbands Friend Was
Not in Reconsideration Prisoner
SMILES When Points Arc Scored.
ny IL. :. nUSHMonI:.

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: through the agency OF shrcwd cross
/ examination OF Julius Hsd.mcA vale, OF
I DcSaullcs, made two dist!nc; and tell.
ing punctureS W the prosecutions
armor to-day, lie proved Through the
States witness. thai M-s DeSaulles an
I nounccd, over me telephone that she
Z was coming 10 The Ron - set little
< Jack" whereas the state j. seeking
To prove she visited her divorced hus
bands home with The deliberate inten-
3 ;ion OF numbering him.
He also secured from H.d,,mck ;he
i unqualified statement that Marshall L.
Ward. friend az DeSauiles. was not
in the livins-rocm n The BON dur
1 Ing the shooting. uterhart said Wnrd
! Testified positively -: the coroncrs in
: quest that he Was in the room ana
& Ward is expected SO 10 swear to-mor-
4 row, when he is to hc the first witness.
I Mrs. DeSaulles appeared fully 10 APP
preciate the Importance Of the victory
won by her lawyer with respect 10 the
{ telephone conversation. She bright
/ ened visihy. AS the jurors hled out al
most Immediately afterwards TO he
locked up for the night. she glanced
interested al the face OF each of the
twelve men. Apparently she was seek
ing to discern from each expression the
impression the incident had made upon
4 his mind. AS she Ia leave the
room smile. the third TO tighten her
wan face during the day. expressed TO
her counsel her sympathy with his
3 very evident eSultation.
j PARTICULAR STRESS PLACED
d on AGREEMENT ABOUT rHII.D
Z District Attorney Charles Il. Weeks
began his opening address when court
SI convened for the afternoon session the
d last two jul rs having pecu selected
4 late in The morning. lie spoke for half
Z an hour, without interruption by the
y defense. lie dwell, but briefly upon
Z the marriage OF DcSaullcs and Miss
& Errazuriz in Paris in l?li. Of the birth
s of little Jack the innocent cause Of
the tragedy, on Christmas. 1912. in
q Bethlehem. ia. of the divorce OF Jacks
& parents. and tic agreement regarding
Il his custody More particular stress
was laid upon the latter agreement that
q the child should be with his mother in
3 May and July. and win. his father III
" June and August
s. Tho distric, attorney dwclt with src-
& cial emphasis upon the telephone con-
& vcrsatiun between Mrs. DcSaullcS and
f iiuiamek the valet. on August :" lie
~ rhsN prove, ne Sdtt, Nndt Sn" NlSlltu
The Eox' with the deliberate -intcn-
zion OF staying her husband. lie men
toned several matters TO sustain the
IS states claim that she was entirely
sane. such as her adnionitinn Ia her
a$ taxi driver TO care for h"r little dog
a lie made IL clear ihrt tn" prosecution
tN intends to feature the Tact that De-
Saules was shot in the back
81 During the examination OF Doctors
* Harry N Warner and Smith A. toomhs,
Is relative TO the findings OF IN" autopsy.
Airs. DeSaulles dropped in her seat
81 Her eyes never once left her hands.
NJ which lay folded in hcr lap She cvi-
dcnced no interest in the testimony Of
Is George 4. Fairfield an engineer. who
produced large drawings Or 9TH" Eox."
a showing its Noor plans. and the APP
S. proaches and surroundings
uTERHAI,T INDICATES IE
s WILL BATTLE I'oR ESERN I\,u
.E Mr. Uterhar, indicated clearly. both
.& by his objections during the examine
b, lion of Or. coombs and his subsequent
.# cross examination tnai he meant TO
concede nothing ana hsI; "tery inch
of the way 20 save ms beautiful client
from the electric chair. lie questioned
rs DIR. Coombs sharply upon MS alleged
habit OF chang nls diagnoses. re-
t# serving the rlsnt a further cross-eI-
5g animation regsrdiuE q case in which
5s& the witness denied recollection Of nav
~ In, .barrcI MS diao,,s.s
@ Raymond ;. Hamilton. from whom
wa Mrs. DcSaulles hired ,axi TO carry
her to The Box on August 3 tcsti-
~,
ls$ CHS LOT lhe g" COMP "'h' :
A because IL was no irnmediaieH 'of'h'
sf coming
* James J. Donnai. The taxi chauffeur.
H told The jury Mrs DcSaJ ues promise
re across III. plains from her home IN
Eoslv, and - d~r.. a., ~ esid mo
~
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ana 10 await n'i '''u'H "n"n sue ana
susanna h@F fi'H,h maid l"it ia" car
II heard FIVE explosion httie Later
said Tonne After some time. Sheriff
Scaman's ca. stopped 1 side The taxi
Mrs. DcSaulles and he, maid were in
the sht,jf.s car ~ba ,o,d 80 TAX.
y s1z 6ood SO ot ro, 1 d,i,. >,