Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

Mineola. N. Y. Nov. 26.-From the witness stand in supreme court here today, Mrs. Blanca De Saulles told a story upon which may depend her conviction or acquittal of the charge of murdering her husband. John l.. De Saulles. at his Long. Island home, , the night of August 3.
 It was tale in which pathos and humor were mingled. There were moments when the pale, B year old Chilean heiress smiled broadly at a part of her own grim narration and when the spectators who crowded the court room laughed so loudly it was necessary for Justice David F. Man l ring, who is presiding, to rap for or der.
 But the greater part of the story was so deeply pathetic that jurors and spectators we're visibIy affected. It was a story in which scenes were rapidly shifted. The first was lux | urious estate in Chile-Vina del Mar, l the defendant spent her childhood. Then followed a reference to the three years the young woman spent in . 1 convent in England. There was. the acquaintance with De Saulles, fresh | from laurels won as football star at Yale.
 Then the witness told of her brief courtship and the wedding ceremony performed in Paris in 1911.
  From this point the story was one of domestic infelicity, of indifferent neglect" and unfaithfulness on the part of the husband. which eventual l ly led to the divorce court These years of unhappineSs for the defend ant were described as "a horrible nightmare" in one of the several let l ters written by Mrs. De Saulles as read to the court and which inter i spersed her testimony.
 | ha Cli If he ration-Mrs. De Saulles' account of | the tragedy at "The Box" her former husbands home near WestDury, Long Island, the night she failed in her en- son and. in a moment of mental ire sponsibility, according to her claim, fired the revolver shots. No Reference to "Hypothyreosis." There was no reference, throughout the five hour recital, to "hypothyreo- sis," the thyroid condition which her attorneys say was partly responsible ment. Mrs. De Saulles' story told, there remain to be examined several other witnesses behalf of the de- fendant whereupon the way will be cleared for a long battle of aIienists and other medical specialists repre- senting the prosecution and defense which is expected to be waged before the case finally goes to the jury
 
 nected with the trial tonight pre- dicted it will continue well into next week.
 Told Story in Low Tone. Mrs. De Saulles, whose color and lansuid demeanor reflected her three months of Imprisonment, told her story in a tone so low it was neces- sary for Justice Manning to admon- ish her several times to speak louder. Jurors leaned forward with hands io1ry. I o1 oh Ehofr I@1 -S,1,r to catch every word of the testimony Spectators in the back of the court room listened intently although only an occasional sentence was audible to them.
 Accompanying Mrs. De Saul1es in to the trial chamber were her mother Mrs. Blanca Errazuriz. her sister Amalia, and brother William, who came from Chile for the trial
 At the opposite side of the court room were seated Charles A H. De Saulles, a brother of John l.. De SauIles; his sister. Mrs. Caroline De- saulles' former secretary. Near them was Julius Hademell. De Saulles' va let, who testified in behalf of the state last week. Among the specta- tors were many persons prominent in New York and Long Island social cir cles.
 Entered Court Room Smiling.
 When Mrs. De Saulles entered the court room, she smiled in acknowledg- ment of her attorneys greetings and bowed to the jury as she took her seat
 Justice Manning took the bench. the jury roll was called and the defend ant immediately went on the stand
 The witness had finished the first part of her Story-her marriage at the age of 16 and her return to the United States with De Saulles-when her attorney, Henry A. Uterhart. in- terrupted to read several letters bear ing Mrs De Saulles' signatures.
 These missives brimrned with words of affection. They pictured the youthful brides dream of the happi- ness which she thought was to be hers, but an occasional phrase such as please don't disappoint us again." and '-come Tuesday without fair in dicated the neglectful attitude, which Mrs. De Saulles claims he assumed toward her. was asserting itself.
 De Sau1les, fitful trips to London and Paris from where he would cable to his wife to join him there. made the witness. r These summonseS, she said, were followed several times by later mes sages from her husband telling her to remain in the United States-that he was coming back to this country They were invariably received, she said. after she had closed up their home and made all preparations to leave.
 Alleged Infideiities.
 A variety of additional instances of De Saulles' alleged inf1delities and in considerate treatment was told When given securities worth $100,000 which the witness said she inherited from her father, De Saulles told her "it is ab-