The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23
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Mrs. liianca de Saulies today
faced with pale defiance the ia
iher. sister aud best friends Of
thr man she killed and heard
them ,ividly describe In court
how she shot John L.. dc sauiles.
her divorced husband. when he
refused To give up her child.
Confronting these relatives OF tho
dead man sat Mra, ErraKuriz. mother
of Blanca. SHE Viewed the proceed.
inga with an expression of horror
on her face. She was horrifled as
the details % the tragedy were
barred
Father Tells Of Tragedy
Mai Arthur de Saulics. the father.
tottcrinK old Confederate veteran.
told In a quav~rinE soie. how the
Chilean Eiri shot my poor boy 10
death"
Mrs dc Sauliea avoided hts rRxe.
and as he proo~~d~d he seemed TO
grow more reHcntfnl. raising hls
voice 10 dcnouncc her
Mrs q. Eaulles preserved her mask
% deadly calm oven when the littie
kei.platcd revolver with which
she killed pe saullea was exhibited
Telephone. Ills Cousin
After her arrest. Sheriff seaman
testified shs ,elrphoned 90 Capt
Philip LydiR. cousin of the dead
man. saying 10 him
Il am in the courthouse ai Hemp
stead shot lack because he would
not civ. mo my baby
The desensr fafa IRE suvrra;ion for
an insanity plea.
Several stats wiineSse. admitted
that nianra was very pale and acted
~. both before and after DE sauller
was shot
Thru sheriff SEAMAN. Utsrhar;
brought out that Mrs, de- saullea
laughed inaansly after her arrest
and that Nhe said of the iaii. This
looks Ike a koo.' as seaman rcmov.
"a a clothes rope In her part ~ tho
prison. for fear she would commit
suicide.
The state closed It's case shortly
after .. m.
Friend Tells Story
Marshall ward. close friend %
John de sauiien. told tho jury. In
Mrs de Saulles murder trial today.
ho,S she killed her husband when he
refused to give up their child. Jack.
aged 8.
ward was IN. first eyewitness 20
the actual shooting 4 little dapp@r
man. as stepped briskly TO the stand.
and without glance at the little
Chilean giri who sat az The foot OF
tho lawyers table. on trial for her
life
Julian Hadcmek. the DE saulles
family valet. has testified he
dld not sec Ward in the living
room 81 the Box DE Saulles' country
house-when he dashed in just after
the five shots rang out and tho dy'
Ing man staggered 90 the porch.
Therefore Uterhar, wants 10 know
how ward saw tho killing when he
was not in the room.
Blanca. as she II known to all fol.
lowers Of the trial looked wan. frnil
and severely plainly dressed In tho
midst Of the throng She gazcd list.
lcaaly at her own white hands as the
.t-,a.. ., ,,o ae,d man attircd In
slH''tS VI Wv
deep mourhihs' V'oN u'i p''''''
whore they couIa "alch hcr nc NS
the prosecution loush' 10 Se"u n'i 10
the chalr.
''"se' "'''"
Attorney terhart' TOT inc uei'hse'
expects 10 "e hhlc 70 thah' nj"
opening statement TINS hi'erhoon
whether Mrs. DC SauileS WIN pe eau
eu 10 t"s sunni 'o'''s 'eI''''S I'D.,. ~ w i.
speed OF the stht" IN presenting IA
case, but II mas be"n previously an
nounced that Ahe WIN tes'fg ;" ""'
own defense.
l)escriblng tne shootlne' N"ru
said ne met the Nictlfh OF the Tragedy
the day OF the kililnE ht iuhch'on
In New YORK at which quincy rleid
Malone FORMER collector OF the fort
OF New YORK was present
Went TO the bok
u accompanied De Saulies ana ms
tather 10 Inc BOX tflht "Nen'hs' "nu
we had dinner there. Nhrd snld.
"Afterward we went INTO the hViiH
room ana played the phoh"graph'