New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-23

matter of routine. George A. Fairfleld,
civil engineer, of Garden City, identi
/ fed plans of The Box and the surround
/ ing grounds, which he had prepared on
a large scale for the prosecution. Will
/ lam II. Pickering, a photographer. said
that pictures he had made as state ex-
hibits were of the locations plotted in
| the maps.
Preliminary medical testimony was
next taken. DR.. Harry NJ. Warner and
DR.. Smith A. Coombes, Of Hampstead.
who made the autopsy, agreed that
four bullets had struck De Saulles. One
went through the little finger of his
left hand and grazed the ring finger,
another struck him in the left arm, Just
below the elbow; another in the upper
left arm; the fourth entered his back
an inch and half to the left of his
spinal column, passed through his body
and lodged just under the skin near the
seventh rib. Two of the bullets, which
had been preserved in evidence, were
identified.
Had all these bullets been fired at
De Saulles's back" the prosecutor
asked DR.. Warner.
Fired at Back
"They were," the physician replied,
as Uterhart was rising to interpose an
objection. The objection was sus-
tanned, and in a long series of ques-
tions, which the defence peppered with
further objections, Weeks failed to es-
tablish his point.
Raymond Hamilton, who runs a
garage at Roslyn, was the next wit
ness.
"Are you acquainted with this de-
PENDANT, Mrs. Blanca De Saulles?" the
District Attorney asked.
"Not personally" replied Hamilton.
81 am acquainted with her by tele-
phone"
Did you get call from her on the
evening of August last?'
81 got three"
AT what time was the first call
made"
About 7:15 in the evening
/ Q.-And the others-when were
/ they? A.-One at about 1880 and the
third between 7:45 and o'clock.
/ Q.-What were the conversations
| A.-When she first called Mrs. De
/ Saulles said she wanted taxi sent
( to her home at once. The second time
/ she complained it hadn't arrived. I'm
/ not sure if it was Mrs. De Saulles that
called the third time. Somebody said
the taxi hadn't got there yet.
Odd you send a taxicab 10 Mrs.
/ De Saulles's home, The Crossways
Ayes; sent ore in charge If James
| Bonner
Bonner was the next witness. Mrs.
/ De Saulles and Suzanne Monteau. her
maid, were waiting outside The Cross
/ chine. he testified. They had with them
/ Mrs De Saulles's dog
"She seemed angry because ! was
late" he said, referring to Mrs. De
Saulles.
Q.-What did she say? A.-She
/ asked me if | knew the Ladenburg es-
tate con which The Box is one of the
properties), and wanted TO know il !
| could find the short cut to it across the
plains. She said she'd direct me. |
was TO 90 as fast az could. She said
that If got there on time she'd give
me a dollar tip.
/ Q.-Where did you stop? A.-On a
drive about 200 feet away from the
house. couldn't see the house itself
just the lights.
Q.-And then what did Mrs. De
| Saulles do or say? A.-She and the
maid got out and told me to take care
of the dog They started away across
/ the lawn toward the house.
Bonner, rising to illustrate and put
/ ting his right hand to his coat pocket,
| said that Mrs. De Saulles was "hold-
ing her hand about there" as he
watched her out of sight But it is
the contention of the defence that il
was in the left pocket of her sweater
that the defendant carried the revolver
which Jack DE Saulles had given to
her and taught her to use.
Hadamek, the valet, was called to
the stand after Bonner had been ex-
cused. His. even on direct examna-
ton, was by far the most interesting
story Of the shooting which the state
/ is likely to bring out.
lie had passed through the big mo-
ment Of his placid life the lay figure
which he is by profession. 1t was
his business TO be surprised by moth
ing. Apparently, he hadn't been. Even
aften "the master" had tumbled TO tn,
floor, fatally wounded, Mrs. De Saulles
had still been the madame" to him.
II was an unfortunate thing, not to
be too greatly deprecated But. having
happened, II was fact that could
make no change in the etiquette of
/ the gentleman's gentleman. He had
been surprised into inquiring, MADAM,
what have you done" but after that
/ his balance returned.
/ Hadnmek hesitated when he was
asked his name. lie had been Jules
for good many years. IL was strug-
gle 10 confess TO julius.
What is your business?" the prose
cutor asked.
81 am valet TO Charles De Saullcs,'
replied Jules Julius, whose English