The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-07
Little Boy of Love Tragedy
at Third Home in a
Week.
THE AIRDALE IS LONELY
Sand Pile, Pony and Play
things Are All Desert
ed.
BY FREDERICK M. KERRY.

BY FREDERICK N. KER5Y.
NEW YORK, Aug. IA bright, SER
ious faced boy not yet quite five, light
hair but eyes dark-thats little
Jackie De suulles, central figure in
one Of the most dramatic tragedy OF
mother love the country's court annals
record
A few days ago too many hands
grasped for Jackie. That was his
trouble then. Today all those pa
rental hands do not grasp, but are
bound-by death or the law
The child's eyes are troubled. Their
trouble WAS that both father and
mother reached eagerly for him. Their
trouble IS that now neither reaches
Two-both famed, both rich, both
cultured-fought for the chance to
shower all the tokens Of devotion a
parent thus lowered can give. Today
one is dead and the other in prison.
Once Jackie De Saules' chief
shadow was that he had a father
AND a mother. Now the shadow
is that he has NEITHER-and
may never have.
The accurate bullets with which
Blanca Erruzaris De Saulles, Chilean
beauty and heiress, killed John l..
De Saulles, Yale gridiron hero, sports
man, political leader, successful bus
mess man and society favorite, whom
she had divorced nine months ago.
solved no problem for their son
Jackie.
The boy, who witnessed the tragedy
at his fathers home, 1.-THE Box" IN
the Long Island millionaire colony,
has been spirited away by the fathers
relatives, who fear he may be taken
from them, even though the young
mother is in Mineola jail.
In the few years OF his lie
Jackie De Saulles has never had
a wish denied-and yet he has
never been quite happy.
Since the decree Of divorce granted
Mrs. De Saulles last December, Jackie
has had two homes, two playrooms,
two sets OF goyernesses, two beautiful
yide.spreading lawns, two outdoor
miniature child's paradises
He has had pony, dog, birds, and
other pets. He has had a private
shooting gallery for his boys bows
and arrows. He has had specially
built chuteI the-chutes; a wonderful
seashore sandplle; big swing and a
splendid seesaw.
BUT-Jackie has not been happy
For Jackie knew-although
he did not understand---that
something was wrong.
His father lived at the beautiful
bungalow near the Meadowbrook
Hunt club, while his mother had
rented THE Crossways," near Roslyn,
L. 1.
He had to leave his mothers house
In the big automobile every time he
wanted to visit his father, And when
he was comfortably enjoying the see
saw, the swing and the chute'the.
chutes on his fathers lawn, he had
10 20 back to that other playground
II he wanted to see his mother. And
now Jack has been taken from both
Fairgrounds by Mrs. August Heck
sher Of Huntington, a cousin OF DE
Saulles.
Mrs. De Saulles never was able to
understand why the court had granted
her husband, proved guilty of mis-
conduct with another woman, the
custody Of the child part OF each
year. She feared the fathers wealth
and social and political influence might
eventually take the boy away from
her.
Little Jacks future will probably be
settled by the supreme court. Whether
the mother is convicted or freed, the
court may decide she is not a proper
person to have the child. BY rtskine
all to obtain him, she Is likely tc
lose him completely.
Meanwhile the see-saw and the
chute-the-chutes, the swing and the
shooting gallery, are empty.
The Airedale terrier at his fathers
house is lonesome. And the bic
white bull pup, which his mother
brought with her In the taxicab on
the night Of the shooting, is in the care
Of the black butler at THE Cross
ways" "a,
hair cut straight around the back Just
below the ears, has gone to a ne"
home-the third in week.
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