New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-28


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your ma:d, Suzanne Montcau, don't
you?'
81 think heard Of i, later" said
Mrs. De Saulles.
30 you recall taking your revolver
with you on the night that you went
over to The Box" was the first ques-
tion of fresh. series dealing with the
shooting.
"Yes, do"
"Why did you decide to take it with
you?" asked Weeks.
Because was going practically
alone and | thought that needed the
protection" responded the witness.
"But you were taking your maid. Su-
same; your dog and the driver, James
Donner?"
81 didn't feel that they were any pro-
lection TO me-" said Mrs De Saulles.
Don't you remember that when you
walked into The Box you had your hand
in your sweater pocket, on that re-
volver, and that De Saulles held out his
hand TO you. and that you wouldn't ac-
cept it?" asked the prosecutor.
No Recollection of Shooting
al don't recall anything OF the sort. "
The prosecutor then reverted to the
fact that De Saulles had baen shot IN
the back, asking several questions
about her knowledge OF this. Mrs. De
Saulles said that the first tint she had
heard that this was the case was waen
Marshall Ward testified in ,he prelim
mary proceedings in Justice Joncs's
court, Mineola.
Don't you recall having said that
YOU had shot your husband and that
you hoped he would die ?? asked the
LAWYER. Don't you recall that you
asked that question while being taken
to Jail on the night of the shooting!
mo, don't"
30 YOU recall telephoning to Cap
tain Philip Lydig at the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel on the night of the shooting -
mo. I don't know that | did, said
Mrs. De Saulles.
Tie prosecutor then brought out the
fac. that. while in the supposed dazed
state described = Mrs. De Saullcs, she
lad communicated with Frederic i.
Coudert, at Oyster Bay, asking him TO
call on her at the Jail, that he lad
called and that she had selected, at his
recommendation, the attorney who now
represents her-Henry A. Uterhart.
"And you don't recall seeing Mr..
Coudert at all ?" he asked
"Why, | know him, but don't re-
call seeing him az that time" said
Mrs. De Saulles.
"Dc you recall saying that the jail
looked like zoo?"
mo" said Mrs. De Saulles. 81
cccollect that il was very nice Jail. "
Neither could she recall that large
coil Of rope had been removed from
hor cell when she entered it-<uor n
grcwsomc Joke that had been passed AZ
thc time the rope was removed.
Have you ever before been 80 for
gctful that your mind is blank as
TO an entire day." asked TIE prose
cutor.
Had Lapses of Memory
Mrs. De Saulles thought for a few
moments, then said that she didn't
think she had had an entire days
lapse of memory before, but that she
had on several occasions started TO go
TO places and suddenly found herself
wandering aimlessly in the street, hav-
ing forgotten her destination. She at
tributed this forget;uluess to the IN
jury to her head resulting from her
childhood fall and later automobile
accident in New Yor.
When the prosecutor tried 10 fix "A
date for the return of Mrs. De
Saulles's returning consciousness by
questioning her about the first visit
of her lawyer, she said that she did
not recall it at all She concluded by
saying that she could not recall any
first visit of her lawyer at all-that
she recalled having seen him for the
first time on August 10, which is nine
days after he was retained at her sug-
gestion.
District Attorney Weeks then Of
fered in evidence the letters from
which he had been Questioning Mrs.
De Saulles earlier IN the dag.
The Sunshine" Letter
In the Sunshine" letter. written
from the Cadogan Hotel, London. she
said:
81 am playing in the sunshine. for.
getful of everything save the joy OF
living; ] feel so young and cheerful
and ! have such a wonderful feeling
in my heart that at the slightest sign
Of WEAKNESS, or should any clouds
disturb my sunshine. ! have you TO go
back 10 and your stronL arms to hold
me. Oh Dinky, il will be such won.
derful homecoming for me, ard I'm 50
glad came away, because I've learned
to appreciate you and your goodness
shall be 50 glad to settle down ia
our little home. and won. We be happy
in it! Dinky, it will De too wonderful!
"You wrote an awfully sweet letter
TO auntie. but 1t has upset me fright
fully 20 think you are worried about
me; don't you trust me any more
You seem TO be afraid suddenly that
some one will run away with me
Jack. II you don't believe me loyal, at
least give me the credit OF having II
very good head on my shoulders and n
good insight into characters. | am cI-