The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
INSANITY PLEA SEEN
Efforts May Be Made to
Have Her Removed to
Hospital.
BOY Is STILL HIDDEN
Grandfather Claims Right to
Him-He Answers
Charges.

Blanca De Saulles late yesterday after !
noon on her third day In the Mineola |
jail that consultation Of three physi- |
clans was called to determine what must
be done for her. For more than two
hours two specialists In company with
DR.. Guy b. Cleghorn, the Jail physician,
conducted an examination Of her physical
and mental state. reporting. according
to Mrs. De Saulless attorney, Henry A.
Uterhart. that she was in very serious
condition.
II is apparent that an attempt will
be made to have the young Chilean
beauty who shot and killed her husband.
John s, De Saulles, In his home in Hemp
stead Plains on Friday evening COM
mitted to a hospital during the two
months wait before the trial can be
begun. A further statement made by
her attorney as coming from the physi-
clans tended to show that her present
condition Is not the result Of the last
three tragic days but rather of long
standing illness, Of which this reported
bi breakdown Is but the elimination. She
also told of a sunstroke that she had
received four years ago and declared
that on Tuesday and Wednesday OF last
desperate headaches-all OF which, II
may be assumed will be used during
the trial to prove that the shooting was
the result of insanity.
Battle over Roy.
The hrst skirmishes OF what is certain
to be q hard battle over both the imme-
dtateT and permanent possession OF the
little four-and- -half-year-old boy who
was the innocent cause OF the tragedy
we're started yesterday. While the
mother stunned and shocked almost to
speechlessness by the growing realiza-
ton Of what she had done, asked in piti-
ful tones for her boy, the bowed and
white haired father of the murdered
man swore that he only was the legal
and moral guardian of the child and
that nOae other should have him.
Late last night the boys exact where
shouts remained in mystery, One report
that seemed well founded had the lad
safely settled in the home of Mrs. q.
Maurice Heckscher, sister of De Saulles.
IN Briarcliff Manor. This, however, was
absolutely denied early in the afternoon
by Mrs August Heckscher. the mother OF
G. Maurice Heckscher and distant
cousin Of the slain man.
In an interview with reporters Mr..
Cterhart declared that more important
matters in the case had kept him 80
busy that he had not been able to find
time to make any investigation as to
where the child had Teen hidden or what
steps he would take to force the De
saues family to turn the boy over for
81 least stated periods to his mother.
horher's Right 10 Son..
'"rhe Supreme Court of the State
awarded the custody of the child to
the father and mother" he said. The
fact that the mother Is charged with
homicide might at first blush seem to
mitigate against her obtaining posses
sion Of the boy at this time. but please
remember that the law holds a person
innocent until he or she has been proved
guilty Mrs. De Saulles Is the sole sur
yvins parent and the child must go
10 her
TO spirit the child into another State
and hold him there against the order
Of the court would be at the very least
case OF contempt of court and might
he considered even case of Kidnapping
Mrs De Saulles. Is absolutely breaking
her heart to see the little fellow and to
get her arms around hlm-and 1 am
going to see that she Is not denied. IL
there is anything finer or more sacred
than mothers love 1t is passion that
has been kept hidden from me- And
right at this time when she Is at the
very point Of collapse II is actually in
human to keep this boy. who Is the one
ray Of light that can penetrate her
broken heart, away from her. To-mor-
row ! shall begin a search that will
put the little chap in her arms. where
he belongs"
The story of her husbands alleged In
hdeIity and the wrecking OF her marital
life that Mrs. DE Saulles told her lawyer
m Sunday afternoon and which he In
Turn gave to the newspaper men brought
out an immediate and vigorous defence
from not only the dead mans family
bai from SCORES OF his friends. Mr.. Do
eauiles, they SaiG, was the kndest OF
fathers, the most considerate OF hus'
eands and the most loyal OF all friends
Most OF the story OF his life on Broad
way, his reported affairs with Other
Women and his alleged cruelty to hii
~ite they branded as absolute false
hoods
Statement by Elder De saulles.
From the aged ex-confeeerate Major
Ar De saulles's father. came the fol
owing signed statement In regard to th'
Narssa made by Mrs. De 9aulles
1T is a matter OF great grief to mi
nat Mrs, De saulles, having taken tn
uie Of my son. now chooses to heal
ualumniea upon him. Those calumnie
VIII do no permanent harm, for tn
whole truth is certain eventually to com
out ! know my son as he WAS and a
ie" fathers can Thank God. other
Nnow him as did. and hold his memor!
sIeen and clean IN their hearts
H's faults he had In common wit
many other good men, but very fey
sould Justly claim to equal him In hi
splehdors and his fnenesses. Jack wa
man every inch OF him. The TRACED.
h,s going has broken my heart
"seply resent the campaign Of unjus
Auach hat seems planned.
"ARTHuR q. DE sAULLEan
-Early in the afternoon a vIsh wa
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