Evening star., 1917-11-28
DE ESAULLES TRAGIC
SHOOTING .RETOLD
French Maid and Sister OF
Widow Give Versions Of
''the Box" Tragedy.
NURSE CAUSE OF DISPUTE

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John L. De Saulles home at the time
Of his death, were retold in court to-
day when Mrs. Blanca De saulles, the
Chilian heiress. continued her tight for
freedom on the charge of killing her
husband on the night of August last.
Suzanne Monteau. Mrs. De Saulles'
French maid. and Miss Amalfa Erraz-
uriz, a sister Of Mrs. De saulles. were
| the principal witnesses.
The maid related the circumstances
which led to the shooting, while Miss
| Errazuriz described with Mrs. De
might be discharged. The maid denied
Mrs. De Saulles said she was glad she
| shot her husband.
Claim Loss of Memory.
Other witnesses were heard to sub
stantiate the contention that Jack De-
Saulles widow was temporarily unbal-
anced when the shooting occurred. MRS.
De Saulles, on the stand. asserted the
first she knew that her husband had
been shot was when the family phy-
sician informed her.
According to the attorneys of the ac-
cused woman, the battle to save MRS.
De Saulles will be fought largely
through alienists and specialists. The
fact that the prosecution will comoat
the testimony with similar specialists
indicates the trial will be lengthy.
Received Phone Call.
D. Stewart Iglehardt. a member of an
importing firm, was the first witness
called today. He said he and his wife
had been acquainted with Mrs. De Saul
les family for some years and had vis-
tied the Errazuriz home in Chile.
oil INV Ia
call from Mrs. De Saulles early the
night Of the tragedy. She said she was
terribly worried" because "Jack," her
| BY De SauIles and asked him to go with
her to the box in an endeaver to get
him.
The witness said he refused because
| the service she required was "a deli
| cate matter"
Miss Amaiia Errazuriz, Mrs. De Saul
les sister, the next witness, corroborat-
| ed the defendants story that she suher- =
ed a fall when q child in which she
struck her head against the fireplace
and was severely injured.
Hurt In Auto Ride.
In reference to an automobile ac-
cident in which Mrs. De Saulles claims
she sustained another injury to her
head, the witness said her sister was
confined to bed for four or ave days
following the occurrence; This hap
pened during a visit to Chile after her
marriage Miss Errazuriz also gave
testimony, In support of the defendents 9
claim that De Saulles sought to alien
ate his sons affection for his mother
through q nurse whom he engaged for
the boy.
with the revolver with which Mrs.
De Saulles shot her husband the wit
ness demonstrated the manner in which
a. S~b hA A1fhnuRh
equipped with a safety device, Miss
Errazuriz said the pressure of the hand
on the grip of the revolver was suffi-
cient to release the catch
that two movements of the hand are
necessary to discharge the revolver.
and that this would indicate that Mrs.
De Saulles was not mentally irrespon-
sible when she fred the hve shots at
her husband.
Came After Her Son.
Suzanne Monteau. Mrs. De Saulles'
maid, who accompanied her on the au-
tomobile trip from her home to The
Box just before the tragedy. was the
next witness Her French accent and
| the judge and jury to understand.
when Mrs De Saulles entered the
living room she said she came to take
jack" declared the witness. He made
her such an awful face she continued.
"He said, You can't have him now or
never" The witness was SO affected
| that it required fully a minute for her
| to regain her self-possession and con-
tinue the tale.
"Then what happened? asked Justice
Manning when Miss Moneau hesitated
"She shot him. sobbed the witness, ap-
parently overcome by her recollection Of
| On crosa.examination. District Attornev
Weeks seemingly confused the witness in
reference to details Of the shooting. There
were discrepancies In her answers to
those she said ehe made when a deposi-
ton was taken from her few days after
August 3. Parts OF this deposition were
read by Weeks. apparently to indicate
| Didn't Gloat Over Shot.
the n shooting . % Tm s sisd ! did @ ii; 'a o hops
he dies?" asked Weeks.
That is not so." snapped the witness.
-Four hours Of searching cross -examina-
ton by District Attorney Charles L.
Weeks yesterday failed to move Mrs.
Blanca De Saulles from the story re-
iteratjng her version of the tragedy of
the night of August at De Saulles Long
ate and were frequently made after
pauses in which she seemed to be giving
them consideration or striving to freshen
her recollection.
Once, when his questioning had been
proceeding in a rather tedious vein for
some minutes, the district attorney veered
Unexpectedly and, in an abrupt tone,
asked:
when did you first know you had shot
your husband"
"Why-Dr. Wight told me-"
3! 'Did he tell you you had shot him
| In the back" was the next question
| II don't remember" the witness an
swered, after pause.
There was a reversion to this poin,
some minutes later, when the prose
when did you first know that you,
husband was shot in the back-he was
| wasn't he?"
was he?" questioned Mrs De sauiles
| in return.
.Tm asking you" urged Weeks.
| why 1t was in court last week.
when l heard Marshall Ward testify
said the defendant finally.
| Marshall Ward was an intimate
friend of De Saulles and was called by
the prosecution as a witness last week
Mrs. De Saulles' examination com.
pleted. her attorney. Henry A Utter
hart, last night declared the introduc-
tion of expert testimony in support OF
his clients claim of mental derange.
ment at the time of the shooting would
be adduced through alienists. x-ray