Evening journal., 1917-08-04
REFUSED child,
WOMAN MURDERS
FORMER HUSBAND
CONTINUED From FIRST Parel

young athlete and the beautiful Chill
can girl came TO It's end. Mrs. De
saulles had motored over from her
home at quiet Roslyn to demand the
child from its father. De saulIes
refused. There was a quarrel.
"Then this is the only way the
mother declared, and with the remark
drew a revolver from a handbag. She
fred De saulles dropped at tho first
sho.. struck in tho back. -Four more
shots rang out and the man who had
followed the beautiful woman stand
ing over him over two continents to
win her. lay dying at her feet
Mrs. De Saulles was accompanied
by her maid. They fed from the
porch. hiding in a hedge near tho
house.
DE Saulles' father and sister hur-
ried from the house at the sound OF
the shots.
They stumbled over the dying man
Phys clans and the sheriff were sum-
moned he Saulies was rushed 10 the
Nassau Hospital where he died
Deputy Sheriff Thorn found Mrs DC
Saulles crouchlng in the hedge. Her
an omobile was still standing in front
or the house She entered IL with
the officer and was driven away.
Mrs. De Saulles was flrst arraigned
on an assault charge Then came
word that her former husband was
dead The charge was changed to
murder. The woman whose beauty
nas daz2led Valparaiso. Paris and
Now York, did not finch.
Il am glad I did it, glad" she said
Mrs. De Saulles spent the rest OF
the night IN the custody OF the Jail
matron. Susanna Montau, tho maid.
was held In $1,000 bail as a material
witness.
Arthur d. DO saullos. father Of the
dead man, Mrs. r. Degner, his sis
ter and Marshall Ward a friend. were
near when the shooting occurred
Mrs. De Saulles was greatly excited,
her former husband was calm and cool
He demonstrated with the impassloned
woman and told her the legal agree
ment between them ppecluded her taxi
ing the boy. They will be called at
the coroners inquest
DE Saullos is a name that Still
brings a thrill at Yale. He was one
of the greatest quarterbacks that ever
pilo,od an lgli team. He was captain
of the varsity In 1901.
In 1871 he went to Chile represent
ing the South American Concessions
Syndicate. There he met Senorta BIZ
anca EVrazuriz. She was only IL years
old She had snappy black eyes. q
face as delcately chiscled rs the work
OF sculptor and waving black hair.
De saulles fell in love with the child.
Her father was a millionaire OF VAL
paradise. Her mother was the STAR
OF Santiago SO great was her beauty
in her youth. and the daughter was re-
garded as even fairer
The llErazurez went TO Paris. De
Saulles followed. Soon afterward the
engagement OF the two was announc-
ed, and they were married in Decem-
ber, 1911 in Paris.
Mrs De Saulls is now only 23.
De Saullea. who was IS, described her
as the Lowell est girl IN the world and
worthy OF the efforts OF nero 10
win.
The first intimation OF discord came
IN 1916 when Mrs. De Saulles filed
suit for divorce. She named Joan
Sawyer the dancer. as correspondent.
The decree was granted. Then
came a struggle for the custody
OF tho child. Mrs. De Saulles was
grated $500 a month alimony so long
as she did not marry again. She sought
complete possess on Of little John,
Jr.. and permission 20 take him TO
London and Valpara 90.
The court ordered the child must
not he taken from the country during
the course Of the war. while there
was danger OF travel at sea. De
Saulles was granted custody OF the
child FIVE months In the year, and the
mother seven months.
Mrs. De Saulles claimed the boy
should have been turned over TO her
1t was to press this claim that she
called at the home OF her former hus-
band last night.
An examination Of De Saulles body
shows one bullet entered his back,
another his arm and a. third-pierced his
wrist.
Two other bullets that were fired had
not been located early today.
The fact that Mrs. De saules carried
new revolver when she called on her
divorced husband will weigh heavily
against her in the trial for murder she
must face. the authorities declared
Police held H. established deliberate
intent against De Saullcs. a searching
hunt was on today TO ascertain how the
weapon was obtained
Mrs. De Saulles' friends, shocked by
the tragedy believed hcr temporarily de-
ranged. ALIVE highs strung they felt
/ She had broodtd over the unhappy eud.
ing Of her romance and what she had
always maintained was the injustice of
the court degree which separated them
, untip she was carried awav.
The divorce mandate she had fire.
quently complained brought her the
alternative OF sacrificing her child. {.
she returned to Chile OF OF saoriic-
ing her parents IN that country II
she remained here TO be near the hoy.
/ The decree also provided that when
little John was eight years old his
! father should have absolute charge of
/ his education and the period when the
I boy had been in his mothers care was
reduced from seven motnhs, rs o.,
present. to three.
Mrs. De lSaulles had frequently CON-
mented bitterly OF the fact that
whereas she had obtained the divorce
and proved misconduct by her hus.
band. he had nevertheless been vic
torious IN all Efforts TO keep the boy
in the United States and thus cut
the mother from all chance Of taking
her shattered romance back TO heI
native land-unless she chose to give
up her child
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