The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09
Marshall Ward, in Whose
Arms Victim Died, De-
Scribes Tragedy
FEW WORDS IN DISPUTE
Former Wife Hid Revolver in
Sweatcr-BOy Doesn't
Know Father Is Dead.

after he had been shot by his former
WIFE Mrs Blanca De Saulles described
the tragedy yesterday TO a reporter for
THE SuN. Mr. Ward was a friend and
Yale classmate Of the dead man and
had refused to comment on the case
until after the funeral
II realize" said Mr. Ward, that the
sympathy Of the public is largely with
Mrs. De Saulles. rfer attorney has been
adroIt in creating the first impression
Of the affair. But we are going to de-
fend Jacks memory. He was no L1o-
thario. He was as clean and straight
and honest a fellow as ever lived. OF
course, to defend her they must throw
mud at him.
TO my nina 1t was the coolest, most
determlnedly premeditated murder ever
committed II seems coincidence that
she now occupies the same cell in
M!neola Jail that Mrs. Carman occupied
and has engaged the same law firm to
defend her that Mrs. Carman had.
1T may seem another coincidence
that she attended nearly every session
Of Mrs Carman's trial. She undoubt-
edly got there an idea of how woman
may commit murder and be made =
heroine"
Mr.. Ward minutely described the
scene and the acting of the tragedy.
He will never forget. he says, the con-
yersation that led to the shooting.
Description of the Scene.
The room in which 1t happened" he
said extends the length of the house
and is as wide as almost half OF II. IL
is more than twenty feet long and Is
perhaps fifteen feet wide. There is a
wide door entering 1t from the narrow
hall on the right hand side OF the nall
as you go in from the front porch door.
A hall rack where we put our hats golt
clubs and things stands in this hail.
Beyond the wide door of the reception
room and in the hall are the stairs
Entering the~Feception room through
the hall door, you see directly opposite
two wide French windows OF the room.
They open out on the porch, which runs
across the front and around on the side
OF the house to the rear. Standing out
from the wall near the rear one OF these
French windows is a big couch. Across
from the couch and also standing out
from the wall is the baby grand piano.
On the same side of the room between
the piano and the door from the hall Is
great fireplace with mantel.
Last Friday night Major DE Saulles,
Jacks father. was reclining on this
couch Jack lay half reclining on the
side OF II near the wall by his fathers
feet / was sitting on n stool just a
few feet from the foot OF the couch. We
were laughing and talking
Little Jack, over the possession OF
whom Jack and Blanca had frequently
Quarrelled had been taken upstairs by
Mrs Caroline Degener. He had his bath
Gld was in his little pajamas.
Heard Mrs. De sau1Ies's Voice.
Presently as we were there in the re.
ception 70 M talking we heard the voice
Of Mrs DE GSaulles. She had entered by
the front screen door without any one
hearing her. At the time Mrs. DeSeneI
was coming down stairs with little Jack
the boy being in front of her. We heard
Mrs De Saulles speak to Mrs. Degener
Jack De Saulles then got up from the
couch and went to the door. He held
out his hand to greet her. saying, How
are you, Blanquita?'
Mrs De Saulles did not offer heI
hand. She held both hands In the pock'
cts Of her sweater coat, pulled around
slightly in front of her
81 want to take little Jackie home,
che said. At that instant she spied me
standing with one arm resting on tho
corner Of the mantel nearest the door
She turned toward me and said very
coolly, How are you. Marshall?' l spoke
10 her and would have left the room haC
been able to get past her. Not want
Ing to listen to any family quarrels.
went over and stood by the piano.
Jack De Saulles. answering her. said
I'm not going to argue with you, Blan
onta It's my month to have the boy
and that's all there is to it,
His Gesture of Finally.
Whenever Jack De Saulles was argu
ing some point and regarded what HI
mad said as final, his gesture would enc
the argument. This gesture was lik'
this he would bring his hands, palmi
outward, up in front OF his chest anC
swing them slantwise down TO his sides
and while they were thus outspread III
would turn around and walk away. Tha
gesture showed YOU that he regarded
what you had said as absurd or pre-
fosterous. He would nearly Away
swing around and walk away. his bacl
toward YOU, That'was his gesture whel
ne sad, It's my month TO have the bo,
and that's all there is to it.
As he took his first step away from
her Mrs De Saulles said Then there
only one thing to do And | saw tn
revolver flash She held 1t down by he
side, her hand near her pocket TIL
na't-the lower part of the spine. II
iurched forward, staggering toward tn
French window opposite. Three othe
bhots followed in quick succession.
! was standing against the piano
was 80 stunned | could not move, and
wasn't until the four shots had bee
hred that got to her side, catching he
arm and turning the revolver the othe
way.
Wanted POlIce Summoned.
II had to be done she said Ca
me police, and | turned away from he
ana ran to the phone TO summon a doc
or My first thought was TO get SON
9he there right away to attend to Jacl
d not think he WIS any more tina
summed. In fact didn't realize II WI
as herious as II was until after we &,
70 the Mineola Hospital. and the phys
clsn told me he could not 1--we fftcc
mlhutes | had carried his pajamas an
changes OF clothing to the hosp "a
shlhklnE he probably would be thei
ior week or two and then be baC
with us"
hr' Ward said that the boy, little JAG
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