The Washington times., 1917-11-19
CHOOSING OF Jury
FOR DE SAULLES
!. TRIAL IS BEGUN
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The short trip from the jail to the court
room was made through the Tunnel of
Sighs." an underground passage.
Mid. meek. and gentle, slowly blink
ing her great dark eyes. Mrs. De saulles
seemed the very opposite Of the tiger
woman" who killed her former husband
on the night Of August because he
would not give up her child There were
many empty seats in the court room
when the trial started. Admission was
by card only. and many were turned
away. Chilean relatives Of Mrs. De
Saulles occupied seats inside the court
railing. It was noticed that the woman
on trial gave most OF her attention to
Judge Manning. watching him narrowly.
She ignored all those sitting around her
attorney, Henry Uterhart and Defense
Counsel Smith,
Eye-Witnesses to Appear.
Prosecutor Weeks declared that he
would present a plain cast OF MUIR
der with eye witnesses to the shoot
ing. When he said this Mrs. De
saulles gazed at him sadly for q mo-
ment, then dropped her. eyes, and
pressed her hand to her forehead
wearily. Defense counsel outlined
their pleas OF temporary insanity and
declared they would produce alienists
in support OF It
There were $50 Jurors in the special
panel.
Mclaughlin. the nrst, is an Insur-
ance agent. The others are farmers
and retired business men of Aiineola,
and were neighborS OF the slain man.
There was a sprInkling OF farm
laborers. Judging by the time con-
sumed in the examination OF Jurors
no evidence can be introduced until
tomorrow afternoon
Mother Love L. Plea
Mother love will play q leading
part in the trial. There will be no
plea Of unwritten law or "justifica-
ton"
Instead the defense will plead that
driven to the verGs o. temporary in
sanity when her child was denied her,
Mrs. De Saulles shot and killed the
man who kept ha- five-year-old boy
from her.
She was not responsible for her act
at the time. II will be claimed. The
same inEtinct that causes the Jungle
mother to fight for her young over
powered the beautiful, cultured Chill
Cdh HOuAaAAt anu CalAlg
and Yale football star who had fol-
lowed her half around the world to
win her, paid with his life.
Nine. ErraburiE VergRrA, of Sant-
ago, Chile, mother OF Mrs. De Saulles,
was IN court when her daughter was
called to trial She had Travelled the
thousands OF miles from South Amer
lea to aid the beautiful girl, who left
her home and country to be the bride
OF the dashing young American she
killed.
In another part Of the room, icIly
ignoring Mrs. De Saulles. sat the rel
AtivsB of the murdered man. They
we're dressed In deep mourning.
Crime Not Denied.
There IL no denial that Mrs. De
saulles fred ave shots at her former
husband as he stood with his back
to her after having scorned her, fiat
ly refusing to give up the little boy.
Jack, five. in response TO her demand.
FIouted by the man in the presence
OF his relatives, refused possession Of
her child. believing the man was pol
soning its mind against her-she
fought
The defense. according to plans.
will not drag into the case De
Saulles' private life. which led to the
separation. Temporary lapse OF re-
sponsibility Is the plea The PROSE-
cutIon believes IL has q dead open
and shut case" They will show that
Mrs. De saulles, with her maid. de-
liberately took a revolver and mo-
tored to her husbands country place
The Box-wtth the intention OF
killing him II there Is 4 conviction
for nrst-degrse murder. the electric
chair In the p6naity