Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-03
JACK DEsAULLES BUSHES
INTO HIS MOTHERS ARMS
Regaining Her Son Greater Joy to
Beautiful Chilean Than Acquit-
tai on Charge of Murder.
UTERHART TAKES BOY TO HER
Child Is Delivered TO Attorney Fol.
lowing Consultation Bctwee
George Gordon Battle and De-
Saulles Family.

THE CROSSwAYS. ROSLYN. y. Y,
December Tho door opened early
this afternoon and little Jack DeSaulles
rusned into the room ard into his
mothers arms. To her it was even n
greater JOY than her acquittal last
night on the charge OF having MUIR
dered her divorced husband. John
Longer DeSaulles.
I'm SO glad &c see you" said the
boy. who will be five years old Christ
mas morning.
Nothing can keep us apart again."
Blanca DcSaulles smiled beautifully.
She was mother again. After she
regained some of the composure that
the JOY OF the meeting had robbed her
of. she said:
Jack will never go out OF my Gus
and no court of Justice in the world
would deprive me OF my child"
And in the doorway stood Henry 4.
Uterhart her counsel, and his smile
was nearly as gIad as hers. He had
just brought the boy from New York
in his automobile as the quick answer
to Mrs. DcSaulless sobs last night
after her acquittal that she wanted her
little Jack.
Closely bound with the question OF
the jury's verdict had been the belief
that 1t would perhaps include a pro-
vision making it Impossible for the
little Chilean heiress to regain the Gus
tody of her son.
"NOT GUILTY. VERDICT
CLEARS AWAY ALL DOUBT
But the twelve mems mot guilty"
had cleared away all doubts. When
she told the man who had defended
her that she wanted the boy, he said:
You'll get him soon, don't fear"
This morning Mr.. Cterhart had got
Into communication with George Cor
don Battle. who was consulting with
relatives OF the father concerning the
boys custody. Mr.. Battle told the
lawyer that no decision had been ar
rived at yet. hut that he would inform
him as soon as possible as to tho de-
sire of the dead mans family.
Mrs. G. NJ. Heckscher. cousin of Jack
DeSaulles, had retained the boy after
his fathers death. While the trial was
in progress rumors had come that she
would oppose any measure to take the
boy from her: If necessary. she would
prove that his mother was mentally
uHnt 10 De his guardian.
But soon after the irst talk between
Mr.. Battle and Mr.. Uterhart the latter
received message telling him to come
for the boy.
Without informing Mrs. DeSaulles. he
drove to New York In his car and
brought little Jack back to his mother.
The little woman had just declared
that everything would be perfect If It
wasn't that her son was not with her.
when the door opened and he ran In.
WAS MOST IMPRESSED
BY "NOT GUILTY. VERDICT
The little Chilean heiress apparently
had thrown off the apathetic air which
had characterized her manner through
out the two weeks OF the trial. A
slight color in her cheeks and her
alertness were in contrast with the
palior and lanEuor which marked her
attitude in the courtroom.
Asked what point in the trial i'm
pressed her most. Mrs. DeSaulles re-
piled with a smile: When they said
Not guilty"
Asked how she was able to main
tain her attitude OF complete self
possession throughout the trial. Mrs.
DeSaulles answered that she had been
"schooled in repression"
II remember everything that hap
pened during the trial." she said
Mother and son posed for several
newspaper photographers. and then be-
gan to chat about the time they had
been separated.
Mother. mumby. I love you ten
thousand million times" said the boy
clinging to Mrs. DeSaulles who re-
turned his embraces with ardor She
told him she loved him far more than
that.
Well 1 love you more'n-moren the
whole wide world" said the child
And love you more than the uni
verse" declared the little woman. who
had twice passed through the valley
of the shadow OF death for his sake.
EYES GROW SOFT AS
SHE CAFES AT CHILD
Little Jack was dressed in blue
rompers' and wore proudly on his left
breast deputy shcriff.s badge. pre-
scented to him by Sheriff PhIneas Sea-
man. He appeared jubilant at the re-
union with his mother. and ran about
the house greeting visitors and paus-
ing frequently to give Mrs. DcSaullcs
described as soft during the trial, wer.
never so soft as when she gaZed upon
her son il she would devour him.
so greedy was the mother yearning
they expressed.
According TO Jacks account OF his
departure from the homo OF Mrs. @.
Maurice Heckscher. the parting was
Affecting. lie said she Kissed him and
said. "Good-by. Jack: good-by forever"
Mrs. DeSaullcs appeared worn this
evening when she received newspaper
men in her home. but she was phys
icaly weary only. Her mind was
nright and alert. Whatever the de-
preston from which she suffered the
night Of August 3. when she shot her
former husband. there was no mental
depression evident tonight. She ap-
peared 1ubilhnt. and AZ her responses
TO questions propoundcd by the ncws-
paper men nearly always brought in
JACK. ii was clear that the restoration
! or her little son meant moro to her
than her acquittal.
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