The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-04
De SAALES SHOT
BY DIVORCED WIFE.
Four Bullets Entered Back
of Former Star Football
Player at Yale
COUPLE QUARRELED
OVER THEIR SON
Mother Demanded Custody of Child for
August and the Father Refused =
Victim Was Appointed Minister to
Uruguay by President.

NEW YORK, August John Longer
DeSaulles, famous Yale football captain
and prominent in New York social cir
cles was shot and killed by his wife. Mrs.
Blanca Errazuriz DeSaulles, in his home
at Westbury, L. l., last night about 9
o'clock
Mrs DcSaulles fired four shots from
large calibre revolver into Mr.. DeSaulle' 81
back. He died half an hour later IN the
Mineola hospital.
Mr. DeSaulles married Sonora Erraz-
uriz-V ergara in Paris on December 10,
1911 They were divorced and the decree
permitted Mr. DeSaulles and his former
wife 10 have the custody Of their four
year-old son, Jack, jr, on alternate
months The boy spent June with his
father and in July was with his mother.
Yesterday he was brought to Westbury
for his usual months visit with his faith
or, and in honor of the little boys coming
Mr.. DeSaulIes invited to his home at
Nesthury his sister, Mrs. r. Degner, his
father, Arthur b. DeSaues, and friend,
Marshall Ward
The entire party, including the child,
was sitting on the porch OF the De Sau!les
home shortly before O'Clock. when Mrs.
DeSaullcs drove up in a motor car. She
aighted and entered the grounds. Going
To the porch she asked ler husband to let
her take the boy back with her Mr.
DE Saulles told her he could not consent
to it, that the courts had granted the
right to have the boy on alternate months
and that Jack must remain at the West
bury home
i Mrs De>aules insisted, and despite the
efforts Of Mr. DcSaules and other mem
bels Of the party to calm her she became
slightly hystciical She insisted that the
boy be allowed to leave with her.
| Il can't DO it, said Mr. DeSauIles, Il
/ have right to have him during August.
Then there isn't but one thing lett to
do, cried Mrs DeSaulcs.
/ Before either Mr. DeSaullcs or Mr.,
Ward could reach her Mrs DeSauIes
drew It revolver from her handbag She
fired as Mr. DeSaules, thinking that she
was preparing to leave, TUNED his back
| on hcr The four bullets entered his back
in rapid succession and Mr. DeSaulles fell
against the doorway Of his home Mr.
Ward Immediately summoned physicians
Mr. DcSaules was unconscious when they
arrived
Mr DeSaules, who comes Of a wealthy
South Bethlehem family was graduated
from Yale in 1901 after captaning the
football team and gaining a reputation a
one Of the best quarterbacks that eve
played on a Yale gridnon In 1910 ht
went to Chile as a representative Of tn,
South American Concession company, Al
English concern, on whose behalf IN
helped build railroad through the An
DIES mountains
\ letter OF Introduction to Sonora Yer
gera, reputed to be the wealthiest womal
in the Chilean republic, formed part .
his luggage. At an estate near NalpaIais
Mr.. DeSaulles met the sonora 5 daughter
Blanca, Is and beautiful, who had just rc
turned from IA girls school in Europe Hi
courtship was rapid, and when she wen
to Europe during the same year he 10
lowed After their marriage in Paris the
returned to the United States.
t Soon after his return to New Yor
1, Mr. DeSaulles became associated wit
| his cousin; c. NJ Ilecksher in the reaIt
;. business, with offices at Fifth avenue
1916 his wife brought suit for divorce
naming a popular dancer az correspondent
The decree granted to Mrs. DeSaullt
0 by Justice Pendleton Of the supreme coul
provided that Jack DeSaulles, jr., mu,
y be kept in the United States until the en-
!. of the war, and also that his moth,
could not take him to her home in Chi
: until the seas became safer for travel II
! mother had the custody Of the child n
til he was years old, after which the q
ternate month system was to become t
fective
DcSaules was appointed minister