Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-24
MIND AFFL|CT|ON
WILL BE DEFENSE
Mrs. De Saulles Suffering
From Hypothyreosis and
Fractured Skull.
"BROAOWAY PAST" REVIVED
Wife Accused of Numbering
Husband viii Tell Own
Story Monday.
'BR0ADWAY PAST" REVIVED

MlNEOLA, N. Y. Nov. 23.-"Hy.
pothyreosis.' which he termed an af-
lection OF the thyroid gland and
which eventually produces u state OF
mental infirmity, was today given by
her attorneys as tho disease from
winch Mrs. Blanca de Saulles was suf-
iering when she shot her divorced
husband, John l.. DeSaullcs, at his
Long Island home the night OF Au-
gust 3.
This definition OF tho defendants
alleged temporary loss of accounta-
Dilfty was given by Henry A. Uterhart
In outlining the case he will endeavor
to prove I'm justification OF the chill
can heireSs on trial here charged with
murder The trial began in the SUI
preme court here Monday, and the
prosecution rested at noon today
Fractured Skull Contributory.
Causes contributing TO Mrs. DeSaul-
les impaired mental condition, Mr..
tterhart said he would show are to
be found in a history OF his clients
domestic relations with the former
Yale athlete and clubman. whom she
Shot. fracture of the skull, suf-
fered several years ago left bit Of
bone pressing upon Mrs. DeSaulles'
brain, and this served to aggravate.
her alleged mental allment. he said.
With announcement by the defense
that two alienists would testify, 1t
seemed certain that n long technical
battle would precede the placing OF
the case I'm the hands of the jurors
The trial was resumed with the eX-
animation of several witnesses called
by the prosecution. Their testimony
was finished and the state rested its
case shortly after the noon hour with
the reading into the record of two
letters exchanged by DeSaules and
the defendant. purporting to show
that four and one-half years old John
Ia. DeSaulles. jr.. was legally i'm the
custody OF his father when his
mothers futile effort to regain pos
session of him led to the shooting of
DeSaulles. according to her claim.
Witnesses for the prosecution In
giving their testimony indicated she
went to the place seeking her former
husband This IL established. would
serve to corroborato the states claim
of deliberate and premcditated muir
der.
The defense. On the other hand, at
tempted to prove that Mrs de Saulles
said when she entered the resi-
take him home with me-"
Pale and Calm When Arrested.
Sheriff Seaman and Constable
Thorne. who arrested the defendant
an hour after the shooting, both tes-
tilted that Mrs de Saulles was every
pale" when they took her in custody.
Despite the circumstances. the young
woman was calm-'unusually calm"
the sheriff said--when she was ar
rested
On cross examination Seaman de-
cIared Mrs. de Saulles gave "a peculiar
little laugh" every few moments while
being taken from the Justices court
to the Jail. Her actions 50 alarmed
him, he said, that he sent for n
clotheslne.
Isn't this the zoo?" the sheriff
said Mrs. de Saulles asked as she en-
tered the Jail.
After examining the prisoner the
next morning, Seaman said the Jail
physician. DIR. J. l.. Cleghorn, sent him
q note saying It would be "unwise" to
confine Mrs. de Saulles to "A cell be-
cause OF her extreme nervousness
and mental condition"
Broadway Past Reviewed.
Altho il had been stated previously
that none of the facts brought out
during the hearing of Mrs. de Saulles'
suit for divorce would become public
during the trial. a large part OF At
tcrney Uterharts opening statement
concerned de Saulles' alleged infidel-
tiles.
Among those named by Uterhart in
dc Saulles was Joan Saw
yer, n dancer.
The Duke OF Manchester, whom |
Uterhart styled as de Saulles' "1nsep- !
atable companion" was another men
toned as being associated with the !
husbands so-called broadway past"
"On one occasion, while Mrs. de /
Saulles was out on August Heck
scher's yacht on Long Island sound"
said Uterhart. they came up to n :
Yacht the duke had hired and never
paid for and there. standing on the
luarterdeck was the noble lord and
John T.. de Saulles. surrounded by n
Devy Of Broadway beauties"
The attorney then launched into a /
detailed account of events on the date
1f the shooting. He said that early
he morning of August de Saulles
borrowed their son in anticipation
Df visit to his home by the boys
The. boy was in Mrs. de
saulles' keeping. he declared. by
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