The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-01
JURY TO PASS ON DE SAULLES
 CASE TONIGHT
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Wh4LSL IN. JOIloS, lIi0 JuSI1C0 OL the peace who presided at Mrs. De Saulles' preliminary hearing, was the | first witness recalled to the stand to- day.
 Attorney Weeks drew from Jones a statement that his observation, of Mrs De Saulles following the shooting gave l him the impression that she was ra- tional.
 1 In answer to a question from At torney Uterhart, however, Jones add ed that her calm manner, despite the unusual circumstances" greatly surprised him.
 George H. Hoffmann, keeper of the Mineola jail, reiterated Jones' opin- ion regarding Mrs. De Saulles' sanity ! of action and conversation during her 1 imprisonment.
 Mrs. Anna Mooney the nurse whom John L. De Saulles, Jr., called Bob bie," was the next witness She told of Mrs. De Saulles' presentation to King George and Queen Mary during a visit to England in 1914. An aero plane flight which the defendant took while there, numerous shopping ex- cursions on which the witness said l her mistress bought extravagantly and other details of the De Saulles luxurious mode of life during the time she was employed by the family were related.
 This testimony was evidently in- tended by the prosecution to offset that given by other witnesses who said De Saulles neglected his wife while they were touring in England.
 Mrs. Mooney, according to the wit nesses who have testified in behalf of the defense, was the nurse retained by De Saulles, through whom he is alleged to have tried to alienate his sons affections for the mother.
 Regarding the automobile accident during a visit in Chile in which Mrs. De Saul1es claims she suffered severe injuries to her head, Mrs Mooney said doctor took three stitches in Mrs. De Saulles' chin following the accident and that her mistress at tended a concert the same night.
 The defense maintains that Mrs. De Saulles was confined to bed for sev- eral days following the mishap.
 Mrs. Mooney said she had never seen Mrs De saulles cry "al1 the time I was with them' She told of many theatre and dinner parties which she said Mrs. De Saulles at- tended escorted by her husband.
 The witness said Mrs. DeSaulles never complained to her of having se- were headaches or periods of nervous exhaustion.
 Frederick R. Coudert, widely known international law expert whom the prosecution declares Mrs. DeSaulles called by telephone at his home in Oyster Bay the morning after the shooting, was placed on the stand by the prosecution. He said his &C., of casual nature.
 On MT. Coudert's statement that he would not be able to positively iden- tify Mrs. DeSaulles' voice, Justice Manning ruled out his further exam ination.
 The state maintains that Mrs. De- Saulles called MT. Coudert seeking his advice as an attorney the next morn ing after the tragedy.
 Countess Otto H. Salm, a cousin Of John L. De Saulles, testified that when she visited Mrs. be Saulles in jail just after the shooting Mrs. De Saulles cautioned her to be careful what she said-that there might be dictographs about the jail.
 Its awfully nice for you to come to visit nur1eress,' the countess said Mrs. De saulles told her.
 At 1O:50 o'clock Charles I. Wood of counsel for the prosecution began the Irao of c&n n+n'c 11vrno hot tNoJ question. Dr. Isham Harris, Superin- tai, was on the stand while the lengthy interrogation was read.
 It required 28 minutes to read the question. Dr. Harris answered that he believed the defendant "knew the nature and quality of the act" that !, she ''knew 1t was wrong" and that "she was mentally sound when she shot her former husband. The reason for the part of the ques- ton relative to Mrs. De Saulles' soundness of mind being included, contrary to Attorney Weeks previous statement, was not explained. Dr. Charles W. Pilgrim, chairman of the New York state hospital com mission, was next called to answer } the hypothetical question. His an swers were identical with those made by Dr. Harris.
 Attorney Uterhart drew from pr. | Pilgrim an admission that he had had no observation of the defendant ex- cept during her appearance in court while on trial. The witness said it was impossible to determine from this observation what her mental or } physical condition may have been 7 four months ago. l Dr. Pilgrims examination compEet- ed, District Attorney Weeks an- nounced that the state would rest its case.
 5 Both sides rested at 11:3S a. m. Jus } ttce Manning then said it appeared certain that the case would be sub- = mitted to the jury by tonight. He = recessed the court at this point until > 1 p. m.