The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
Ends Spectacular Romance of
Rich Chilean Heiress.
Divorce Followed by Shooting
Over Possession of Child.
tim GLAD | Did IT," SHE SAYS
Goes to Summer Home and De-
mands Her 4-Year Son.
Refused, She Draws Revolver
From Handbag and Fires.

New York, Aug. A mothers
love, hot anger of Latin blood when
scorned, wealth and romance. were
mingled today in the tragedy of the
killing of John Longer de Saulles, for
mer Yale football captain by his beau
tiful wife, Chilean heiress.
Il killed him and 1 am glad 1 did it.
He had refused to give me my child"
This was the statement of Mrs
Blanca de Saulles. charged with MUIR
der. as she talked with Deputy Sher-
iff Thorn in the Nassau county Jail
early today
In the meantime, little John, jr, 4
years old, was just awakening in his
crib at the De Saulles' home. The
innocent cause of one of the most
gripping tragedies in years, the child
asked for his father soon after open
ing his eyes this morning. He was
told he had gone away.
Quarrel Over Child.
1t was at the summer home of De
Saulles in Hampstead, L. L, last night
that the romance of the dashing young
athlete, and the beautiful Chilean girl
came to its end. Mrs. De Saulles had
motored over from her home in quiet
Roslyn to demand her child from its
father.
De saulles refused. There was a
quarrel
Then this is the only way" the
drew a revolver from handbag. She
fired. De Saulles dropped at the first
shot, struck in the 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 fled from the
porch, hiding in a hedge near the
house.
Rush Him to Hospital.
De Saulles's father and sister hur--
ried from the house at the sound OF
the shots. They stumbled over the
dying man. Physicians and the sher-
| if were summoned. De Saulles was
rushed to the Nassau hospital where
he died. Deputy Sheriff Thorn found
Mrs. De Saulles crouching in the
hedge. Her automobile was still in
front of the house. She entered Il
with the officer and was driven away.
Mrs De Saulles was first arraigned
on an assault charge. Then cams
word that her former husband wa
dead. The charge was changed "a
murder. The woman, whose beauty
has dazzIed Valparaiso. Paris and
New York, did not finch.
1T am glad I did it-glad," she said
Mrs. De SaulIes spent the rest OF
the night in the custody of the jail
matron. Susanna Monteau, the maid
was held in $1,000 bail as a material
witness.
No Legal Right to Boy.
Arthur D. De Saulles. father of the
dead man, Mrs. R. Degner, his sister
and Marshal Ward. a friend, were
near by " .en the shooting occurred
They agreed that it was evident thai
Mrs. De SauIles was greatly excited
her former husband was calm and hs
demonstrated with the woman and
told her that the legal agreement tina
had beer entered Into precluded .hel
taking the boy. They will be called
at the coroner's inquest.
Captain of Yale Team, 1901.
Jack De Saulles, is a dame tina
still brings a thrill at Yale. He wa
one of the greatest quarterbacks tina
ever piloted an Eli team. He wa
captain of the varsity in 1901.
In 1911 he went to Chile. represent
ing the South American Concession
syndicate. There he met Senorti;
Blanca Errazuriz She was only 1
years old. She had snappy blacl
eyes, a face as delicately chiseled a
the work of a sculptor and wavini
black hair.
The Errazuriz family went to Paris
De Saulles followed. Soonl afterwar'
the engagement of the beautiful Chill
can girl and the dashing young Amer
: lean was announced and they wer
) married in December, 1911 in Paris
Woman Now Only 2S.
Mrs. De Saulles is now only %. D
Saulles, who was 80, described her a
the loveliest girl in the world an
worthy of the efforts of q hero to wir
The first intimation of discord cam
in 1916 when Mrs. De Saulles file
suit for divorce. She named Joa
SAWYER, the dancer, as correspondent
The decree was granted. Then cam
a struggle for custody of the chile
Mrs. De SaulIes was grantd $500
month alimony so long as she did nc
! again marry She sought complet
possession of little John Jr., and per
. mission to take him to London an
! Valparaiso.
The court ordered the child mus
not be taken from the co-I-try durin
, the course of the war while there wa
danger of travel at sea- De Saulle
was granted custody of the child fiv
: months of the yeal and the mothe
seven months.
= Claimed Child August 4.
Mrs. De Saulles claimed the DO
: should have been turned over to he
on the first of August 1t vas to pres
the claim that she called at the HON
of her former husband las night.
An examination of De S3ulles' bod
today showed one bullet entered h
back another his arm and thir
pierced his wrist. Two other buIle
lthat were fired had not been locate
early today.