The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-23
EYE WITNESSES
TELL OF CRIME
Testimony in Case, of Mrs. De
Saulles, Charged With De-
liberate Murder of Her
Husband. a
FRIEND WARD ON STAND
Court Room Packed With Women
Who Eagerly Watch All the
Z Proceedings Of
Trial.
FRIEND WARD ON STAND
[By Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff
Correspondents

! [By Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff
Correspondent
MINEOLA, l.. l., Nov. 23.-Marshall
Ward, close friend of John l.. DeSaul-
les, tod the Jury in Mrs. Blanca De
Sanlles' trial today how she killed her
husband when he refused to give up
their child, Jack.
Ward was the first eye witness to
the actual shooting. A little dapper
man, he stepped briskly to the stand
and without glance at the little Chil-
can girl who sat at the foot Of the
lawyers table on trial for her life.
Defense Counsel Uterhart was ready
for gruelling cross examination OF
Ward. Julius Hademek, the DeSaul-
lies family valet, has testified he did
not see Ward In the living room of
The Box-DeSaulles' country house
when he dashed in just after the five
shots rang out and the dying man
staggered to the porch. Therefore
Uterhart wants to know how Ward
saw the killing, when he was not in the
room immediately after DeSaulles had
been shot. The little Nassau county
court room was gloomy today as the
fight for Mrs. DeSau1les' life was re-
sumed. It raired steadily and the
lights were on around Justice Man
ning's bench, giving the scene the ap-
pearance OF q stage setting. The room
was crowded. Handsomely gowncd
women arr, ed early and therc was a
line of anlomcbiles parked neac the
court rccse.
Bianca-as she Is Known to all foi.
lowers of the trial-looked wan, fra1l
and severely, plainly dressed, IN tne
midst of the throng. She ,gazed nst-
lessly at her own white hand as the
sisters Of the dead man, attired IN
deem mourning, took their places
where they could watch her face as
! the prosecution fought to send her to
! the death house.
| Renewed threats Of violence asainst
Justice Manning IL Mrs. DeSaulies
| should be convicted, resulted In adol-
tional precaution being taken to pro-
| tect the Justice today. Two court Oh
/ ticers met him at the railway station
and. escorted him to the courtroom.
| Attorney Uterhart, for the defense
expects to be able to make his opening
statement this afternoon. Whetner
! Mrs. DeSaulles will be called to the
/ stand today depends on the speed o!
the state in presenting its case, out IL
/, has been previously announced that
she will testify in her own defense.
Describing the shooting in detail
Ward said he met the victim OF tne
| tragedy the day Of the killing at luncn'
/ con In New York at which LMoley
Field Malone, former collector OF the
mort OF New York was present.
! IT accompanied DeSaulles and his
/ father to The Box that evening and
we had dinner there" Ward said. Al
terward we went into the living room
and played the phonograph. mrs
Degener took little Jack upstairs.
Mrs. Errazuriz, mother OF Mrs; De M
Saulles, leaned forward as Ward talk
ed She wore heavy veil and peer
ed through it with a terrified express
sion.
i "Mrs. DeSaulles stepped into the
living room,' Ward continued JacF
walked toward her and held out MS