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? FOR CHILD
PnECEDE;.D SHOT
witnesses lescrine Shooting OF
lack De sau|Ies by Former
Wife When at Trial
for Murder.
STATE WITNESS DlSAGREES
Sister of lead Man Contradicts
Testimony Of Others-Mrs
De Saules to Testify
Next Monday.
STATE WITNESS DIsAGREES

Mineola, N. Y. Nov pa jai.
physicians opinion that it would be UNI
wise to confine Mrs. Blanca De Saulles
in a cell because of her "eXtreme nerN-
BUSINESS and mental condition. together
with statements by county authorities
that her conduct was unusual after the
tragedy were features of the testimony
at this mornings session of her trial
here on a charge of numbering her d.
vorced husband, John l.. De Saulles,
club man n Yale athlete, on the night
of August 3.
defense as strong su~bstantiation OF
their claim that Mrs. De SaulleS was
mentally irresponsible at the time or
the shooting, which resulted from a
controversy over he custody OF their
Az -yeaT-old son.
The prosecution closed the direct
presentation of its case with the intro
duction Of letters exchanged between
Mrs. DE Saulles and her former nus
band relative to the custody of their
son.
Mineola, N. Y. Nov. 24.-Through
Marshal Ward, dinner guest at the De
Saulles home the evening Of August 3
last, when the former Yale football star
was killed. the prosecution today IN the
trial of Mrs. Bianca DeSaulles for the
murder of her husband offered the flrst
eye witness evidence of the shooting.
The submission of testimony on behalf
of the prosecution was expected to be
completed before the close of he after
noon session and there was a p%ossibili-
ty that Mrs. DeSaulles would begin her
story of the events OF the night of the
tragedy before adjournment for the day.
Tolls Of Shooting.
When Ward took the stand he told
of a dinner at the De Sauiles home,
the Box" near Westbury, l. H., on
the evening of the tragedy.
AS Mrs. De Saulles entered the liv-
ing room of the home a few minutes
before the shooting. Ward testified. De
Saulles arose from a couch and eX-
tending his hand, greeted her with the
words: How are you. Blanquita?"
This was a nickname De Saulles fire.
q~uently used in addressing his wife.
Other questions brought from Ward
were admissions that Mrs. De Saulles
made inquiry Immediately after enter
ing the room for little Jack, her son.
She said she had come to take the
boy with her. Ward testified.
A conversation ensued, the witness
continued in which both parties con
tended they We're legally entitled to
custody OF the boy during August.
Ward said he heard De Saulles make
POSlllNe eluSdlS " SIclu CuSlDuy Ol
the youngster. whereupon he declared
Mrs. De Saulles said:
Then there is only one thing to do"
Then l saw the flash OF shots from
Mrs. De Saulles' revolver said the
fitness.
What did you do?' he was asked.
AS soon as l could collect myself,
| rushed over to Mrs. De Saulles and
grasped her arm" he answered.
What did she say?" was the next
question.
She said: 1T had to be DONE" re-
piled Ward.
Mrs. Carolina Degener, a sister OF
John l.. De Saulles, who was at her
brothers home when the shooting &C.
Cured. testified that Mrs. De Saulles
SAID she wished to speak with her hus-
band when she entered tie home.
Il was coming down the stairs with
little Jack, who was going to say good
night to his father and grandfather"
said Mrs. Degener. Il was four steps
from the bottom when Mrs. De Saulles
entered. We spoke to each other and
she said she wished to talk to her hus-
band"
This was in contradiction with the
testimony Of other witnesses who de-
clared the defendants first inquiry on
entering the home was about her son.
Constable Leonard Thorne, who ar
rested Mrs. De SaulIes an hour after
the shooting, testified she exclaimed,
MY God! My Cod" when told her
former husband had died.
Maj. Arthur De Saulles, of South
Bethlehem, Pa, father of the dead man,
testified that Mrs. De Saulles said,
Then take that as she fired the
revolver shots. A controversy over
possession of the boy had Immediately
preceded this remark, he said. This
terminated when De Saulles turned
away from her saying, TT was no use
to discuss the matter any further"
Sheriff Seaman testified hi he re-
ceived a note from the Jail physician
the morning after the shooting, advis-
ing him not to confine Mrs. De Saulles
in a cell because of her extreme nery-
BUSINESS"
Since she has been in Jail has Mrs.
De Saulles ever asked for her boy?,
asked Uterhart.
Many times replied Seaman. The
witness said Mrs. De Saulles was VERY
pale" after the shooting. He added thar
her calmness in consideration of the
circumstances greatly surprised him.
julius HademeN, the Austrian valet
of DeSaulles, admitted on the witness
stand in supreme court that it was
hope Of regaining possession Of her
young son that took Mrs. Blanca De
Saulles to the home of her divorced
husband the night she is charged with
having murdered the former Yale ath,
lete.