New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-28
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that she was calling her husband the
most manly, ideal, lovable and alto
getner adorable" of men during the
very days she now says were made
nightmares by her discovery Of his re-
lations with other women
The third had TO do with the most
intimate relations of the couple. The
prosecuting attorney charged that Mrs.
De Saulles had not actually been a
wife to her husband during the four
wears following the birth of their son.
Mrs. De Saulles finally admitted that
she had made such a statement TO a
woman friend, but said that her state
ment had been made only 70 silence a
feminine tongue-that it was not true.
District Attorney Weeks showed that
he, too, could make use of the letters
that had passed between the husband
and wife when he produced a sheaf of
them 20 support his various contentious.
One, written by De Saulles during one
of the numerous periods during which
he was separated from his wife, told OF
conditions under which he desired her
to return to his roof.
Ultimatum by De Saulles
"Not only have you refused to live
with me for the last four years, but
you seem to glory in the fact" wrote De
Saulles. "You have now reached the
end of your tether with me. | have
taken this house on Long Island (the
Box because it was the one you liked
the best and because | thought that
you might be willing to come back and
be a real wife 10 me. But if you do
you will have TO turn over new leaf.
There fwas just suggestion of a con-
:emptous wrinkiing of Mrs. De SaulleG'
nose when this letter was read.
"Yes, remember that letter.
! thought it very rude and disrespect-
full she said.
The lawyer then produced letter in
tended to show that Mrs. De Saulles
did not feel that responsibility fol
their domestic troubles should rest en-.
tirely on the broad shoulders of her
husband. This letter had ben written
on board the United Fruit Company's
I steamer Calamares, at time when the
wife was sailing to Chile after what
she termed ''mora! separation" from
her husband.
Sorry She Made Him Unhappy
Ia il she said:
Dear Jack: Just before leaving
want TO tell you that am really sorr!
for having made you so unhappy, anC
| want you to please forgive me, auC
realize that if | hurt you it was al
ways unconsciously. / know, though
that no excuse makes it any better;
hurt is hurt.
But | want you to know that hav,
always been fond Of you and admired
you as a man among men, and nothing
will ever change that. That | was no
able 70 make you a good wife will eve
be a regret to me and source Of re
proach. Circumstances and peopl
change so much, that who knows, tina
some day, if you wanted still, we nigh
still be happy.
However, | feel that you do not lik
me, and will never want to see m,
again, and though Justly deserve it, i
uoes hurt, because, as ! say. | am yer!
fond of you, and shall always be tire
mendously interested in all your doings
and hope from the bottom of my hear
that you will find the happiness wihcl
is your due. As long as | have Toodi
/ shalt make a good mother TO him, an,
make him look forward TO the time h,
VIII Stc JOu dBdilis DLh.NQ OllA.
"Did you really think you were I,
blame, as you said in this letter :?
asked Attorney Weeks.
81 always tried TO take the blame TO
everything that went wrong between
u.s." said Mrs De Saulies.
Did you then think, as you sal,
yesterday. that that was the end o
your married life?"
Yes; that is, morally" was the hest
tatingly enunciatcd reply.
81 am now going TO be frank witt
YOU My duty demands that ask thi
question" continued the prosecutor
Didn't that mean that you did not ex
pect TO be wife in fact TO De Saulle
again."
81 didn't know what change tim
might make. But thought that il wa
over then morally" repeated Mrs. D.
Saulles.
Says She Was Wife In Fact
Tsu't IL fact that after the brit
Of your little son you did not live will
De Saulles a. q wifc?' persisted thu
interrogator.
mo"
Didn't you tell Mis. Maurice Heck
Ccher that such was the case ?"
Yes" answered Mrs. De Saulle
after some hesitation. but IL WASH
true. ] only told her that because sh,
was always prying into my affairs an,
asking me what thought about certain
things"
] Didn't you say that you didn't car