The sun., 1917-11-27
She Describes Events Pre-
ceding Shooting as if
in Trance.
SOUGHT NO QUARREL
Defendant Wanted to Get
Boy Without Husband
Knowing 1t.
BUT is SURPRISED BY HIM
Frightful Pain in Head At
tackled Her and Her Mind
Was Blank.

Yor nearly five hours yesterday Blanca
b saulles told her story as her lawyer
would have her tell 1t. He led and she
fsilowed. as II her hand were in his and
~ were a child. Through her girlhood
h Chic and the English convent she was
guided-throush her marriage and It's
Ghspters from the idyl to the eatas-
trophe. And there the guidance ceased.
Her story passed her twenty-third
birthday and through the spring and
sor,urng summer until it paused at Fri
tsy August 8. this year. AS the page Of
the morning OF that day was turned the
presiding Justice in the Mineola court
room asked her with extreme gcntleness
II she could not so on alone without hint
or prompting.
She had Just said she was too tired to
continue. The Justice wished to spare
hse. yet II 1t could bc done without add
Ing TO the strain that she had borne all
day he wished to have the jury hear the
completion OF the narrative so that she
could sleep with the knowledge that this
part Of the orc III was ended.
"If 1t isn't too long" the Justice
suggested.
"It is quite a story offered Henry A.
Utsrhart, the chief defender.
Mods Her Acquiescence.
1T won't be II you let her tell It
herself" Justice Manning replied. II
think" as he looked over at the
witness again and appraised her de-
meanor-"she had better complete II
4 she can Sir Uterhart smiled at his
client. She sat mot!onless. as she had
cone ALI day. except that a faint nod at
tested her acquiescence. 1t was then
that she said:
"Where shall Begin.
Her counsel took her back three days
70 August l and asked her II she re-
inembered that day and that the boy
Jack had gone from her at Roslyn to
visit his father In Westbury.
Yes" she replied. II was much upset
because the cook, Ellen. had put ice
Town his back to keep him cool.
And do You remember August 3, and
that woman came over to your home?"
Yes, n woman did not know came
FOR the baby. ] said | could not let
the baby go with somebody he did not
SNOW
Mr.. Uterhart sat down. and more
memories flushed her mind.
II called up New York to speak to
Hr. de Saulles. He was not in. i left
message to have him call me. which
ie did later. ! told him that a woman
.ad come for the baby. He said l
should have let him go with her. said
10. I would not allow the baby to go
Then he was not there, because Ellen
had put ice down his back. He said 1t
vas not my AFFAIR what was done at
the Box. He said, What Of it; the boy
is strong enough to stand pneumonia
Il flxed the toys and played with the
baby until Ellen came and said Mr.. de
saulles was at the Box and wanted him
said all right, but do not put ice down
MS back"
Court Room Waits In silence.
Mrs. de Saulles paused. as she had
cone SO many times before. as IL gath-
erlnz threads of thought together. The
court room was as silent as the frozen
countryside at midnight. For long time
me witness said nothing, and no one
helped her to speak. At length she went
on.
Il waited and waited. think ! must
have laid down. The maid told me din
her was ready: 7 said I would walt
Until the baby got back and have dinner
with him at o'clock. ] waited. ! was
swfully worried. l called up the Box.
but the wire was busy. Then the tele-
phone rang and / answered 1t. ! think
was Julius Uhe de Sauiles valeD. ]
asked him Where IL the baby?' He said
he was being put to bed. Then I was
swfully excited, asked to speak to Mr..
de Saulles. Julius said he had gone to
me club TO dine. ] told him to bring the
boy over to me quickly. He said he
couldn't do that, l made up my mind i
would 20 aud fetch the baby. 80 1 did"
Again i, was as II Mrs, de- Saulles
thought she had finished. Her eyes were
vide open, hut her expression was trance
IKE NJ. Uterhart. thinking to get her
back TO the track Of tho recital, began,
When you----" but was cut Of by JUS
uce Manning who said:
Please do not interrupt her"
with defercntial gesture toward the
Justice Mr.. Uterhart asked Mrs. de
esu!!es II she recalled telephoning her
friend u, Stewart Iglehardt.
Oh yes" she said. II told him they
were keeping the boy and was worried
about him.
Were you worried" the Judge in-
CURED.
YES"
i told Mr. Igelhardt that was goins
70 get the boy and ] wanted him to &C
with me-. He said II was too delicate q
matter for me to come-lere. lie offered
70 tend his car, and | do not remember
much OF what he said"
Pauses TO Grip Herself.
Once more she stopped. her voice trail
ne on and her eyes falling, II did no
s'em that she had forgotten the story
out as II she had to pause periodically
grip herself anew although no sigr
VI mental struggle WAS visible.
enc remembered then. when Mr. Utter
"stt Said quiet word. how she haG
ca'ed the garage in Roslyn and wal
Ns'ng IN the road in front Of her HON,
"heh the car. after delay. came, ant
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