The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
GLADIKILLEDHIM,
HEIRESS SAYS OF
HERSLA|N SPOUSE


struck in the back. -Four more shots
rang out, and the man who had fol-
lowed the beautiful woman over two
continents to win her lay dying at her
feet
Mrs. De saulles was accompanied
by her maid. =.
The fact that Nfs. De .saulles car
ried a new revolver when che called
on her divorced husband Will weigh
heavily against her in the trial for
murder she must face. the authorities
declared. The police held II establishes
a deliberate intent against De Saulles.
A searching hunt was on todayeto as
certain how the weapon was obtained.
Mrs. De Saulles' friends, shocked by |
the tragedy. believed to be-tsmporaily |
deranged. Always high etrung. they |
felt she had brooded over the dnhappy !
| ending of her romance. and what shc |
had always maintained was the inju5- !
tice OF the court decree which separ-
ated them. until she was carried away. |
! The divorce mandate 10 said to have !
brought her the alternative OF sacri- |
hcIng her child, II she returned to |
Chile. or OF sacrificing her parents in
that country IL she remained here to |
be near the boy. The decree also pro-
vided that when little John was eight
I years old his father should have alb |
solute charge of his education. and
the period when the boy should be in
his mothers care was reduced from
seven months. as at present. to three
Mrs. De Saulles had frequently COM
mented bitterly on the fact that
whereas she had obtained the divorce
and proved misconduct by her hus-
band. he. nevertheless. had been VIC
torious in all efforts to keep the boy 1
in the United States.
Maintains Perfect Calm.
| Mrs. De Saulles was hrst orTaigned
on an assault charge. Then came
word that her former husband was
dead. The charge WAS changed to
murder The woman whose beauty /
has dazzled Valparaiso, Paris. and
New York did not finch.
"I am glad did i'll am lslaG." she
said.
Mrs. De sauIles spent the rest Of
the night in the custody OF the Jail
matron. Susannah MonteAu. the
maid, was held in 81 900 bail - ma
terial witness
De, SauHes Is a name that stii1
brings a thrill at Yale. He was one
Z OF the greatest quarterbacks that ever
piloted an Eli team. He was captain
Of the varsity in 1901. In 1911 he
went to Chile. representing the South
American concessions syndicate. There
he met Senorita Banca Errazuriz. She
was only Il years old. She had snap
ping black eyes, a face as delicately
chiseled as the work of q sculptor,
( and waving black hair. De Saulles
/ fell in love with her.
Her father was a millionaire Of
Valparaiso. Her mother was known
as the star of Santiago"
The Errazuriz went TO Paris. De
Saulles followed. Soon afterw ard the
engagement OF the Chilean Ki.I and
the dashinE young American vas an
nounced, ana they we're marrtedfn De-
cember, 1911. in Pasis.
Is Only u Years Old.
Mrs. De SaulIes is now only twenty
three. De SauIles. who was thirty
eight. described her as the loveIiest
girl in the world and worthy oil the
efforts OF a hero to win.
The first intimation OF discord came
in 1916. when Mrs. D. Saulles filed
suit for divorce.
She named Joan Sawyer. the
dancer, as correspondent. The decree
was granted. Then came a struggle
for custody OF the child. Mrs. De
.
alimony so long as she did not again
marry. She sought complete posses
sion OF little John, jr-, and permission
to take him to London and Valpa-
raise. The court ordered the child
must not be taken from the country
| during the course OF the war. while
there was danger Of travel at sea.
! The father was granted custody of
the child five months and the mother
seven months.
An examination OF De SauIles' body
showed 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.
Calls Friend In New York.
After arranging for counsel today,
Mrs. De SauIIes called the telephone
number Murray Hill 1900 In New
York. This number is the Ritz Carl
ton Hotel At the hotel 1t was stated
there was no knowledge OF whom
she talked to.
I'm in jail for shooting jack" Mrs.
De Saulles Is declared to have said
during this telephone conversation.
Asked why she shot her husband,
she replied: Because he would not
give me my baby"
My God" was the exclams ton in
reply.
THAT sort of talk makes me tired"
Mrs. De Saulles is reported to have
answered. That is what everyone I
says when l tell them"
II developed today that Mrs. De
Saulles did not drive to The Box"
the home of her former husband In
her own car. but hired d taxicab
driven by James Hamilton.
According to Hamilton, Mrs. De
Saulles told him to stop a qusrter OF
a mile from the house.
Leon NJ. Prince. who represented
her in her legal battles against the
football star. hurried to the Mineola
Jail from New York this morning.
Mrs. De .Saulles sent out word that
she did not care to talk to him about
the shooting at this time. but ask ed
him to look after her financial affairs
The inquest is. tentatively set for
Monday. The autopsy was performed
by DIR. Henry Warner.
After a conference with Attorney
Uterhart. her lawyer. Mrs. De SauIles
waived preliminary hearing and was
held for the grand jury today She
occupies a cell in the same row where
I