New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
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stairs, through the basement and out
into the drilling rain. Hatless and
ooatleSs, she smiled and ignored the
warnings Of those who predicted pneu-
moris, while she took a deep draught Of
the air Of freedom.
Arriving at the street before the
courthouse, Mrs. De Saulles was met
by crowd Of well-wishers who sought
to grasp her hard Men and womeT
were driven back by a home guards
man. who waved a rife which he loud.
ly announced as being well loaded.
A few minutes later she had reached
the Jail. kissed Sheriff Scaman's white
hsired wife-her closest friend during
the weeks Of her ordca! bundled uO
her few belongings and was on heT
way to her former home, The Cross
ways.
q Glad She VIII Have Boy
ooh, I'm so glad she cried as she
made her way 70 the taNicab that
,ghirlcd her away TO her first night as
free woman since the killing Of JACK
De Saulles.
'Now / can breathe the free air
again and have my boy. They have
done everything to keep him from me-
but now
She stopped and looked appealingly
at Mr. Jterhart m
she asked.
ooh, III try Tomorrow he laughed.
ayes. Please. please do. I'm so
glad 20 be going home tonight. IL
will seem strange TO wake up any
where but In the jail.'
Her lawyer, however, was more com
municatiye in his words OF satisfac-
ton.
ITS just a good, clean verdict-the
kind that will make her happy in the
possession Of her boy again said Mr.
Uterhart. There being no restrictions
as to insanity. or anything else, Mrs.
De Saulles now becomes the legal guar
dian Of her boy. This IS automatic
and no further action is needed. THIS
is lust what she prayed for, as life
without her son would be worth moth
ing 20 her
81 can't say how soon she will have
the little fellow in her arms again, be
cause ] have obtained no statement
from any Of the De Saulles family on
this point. ! will talk TO George Cor
don Battle, their lawyer. tomorrow,
and hope to know definitely just what
their attitude is then
Almuth Vanaiver. a member of the
Battle firm, was in the courtroom when
the verdict was rendered. but refused
to make any statement concerning the
custody of the boy.
Law Read to Jury
Not the least impressive of this day
OF dramatic climaNes was the reading
of the courts Interpretation Of the law
10 the jury. in which Justice Manning
consumed nearly an hour. The pale
cheeks of the defendant showed their
first trace of color when. as the Judge
solemnly read his final message TO the
twelve men, she leaned forward 10
catch every word he spoke.
. Justice Manning covered every con-
ceivable doubt Of a juror in his inter
nretation of the law. the evidence and
the value of the testimony OF the med
ical experts. which consumed the final
day of the trial. He then thus summed
nm the problem confronting the Jurors:
'If on the one hand. the defendant
did not know the quality of her act
and did not know that il was wrong,
YOU will find her not guilty. H. on
The other hand, she was in possession
of her faculties. and did know mat her
act was wrong, you viii ma her
guilty" .,...
The Judge then classified the various
degrees Of homicide in this way: !,
/. Murder, first degree. the result OF
elaboration and premeditaAoh'
.. Manslaughter, second degree
shaving without deliberation and pre-
meditation.
3. Excusable homicide.
4 Justihable homicide.
He explained, however, that tins
iurv had nothing TO do with the last
Two degrees; that their choice, II
entity Rad TO do with the first two
only Moreover, he added that IN inc
event of n doubt as to the degree OF
guilt the jury must give the defendaht
the benefit of the doubt and choose the
lesser degree. 49,,
he cautioned the jurors against con-
sdering the social sphere OF tne ue
fendaut or the other minor considera-
tions that had crept into the trial;
that the fact that divorce had oeeh
granted 10 her should have no bearing
on The case. and that other irrelevant
matters should be ignored IN the De
liberations by the men who were 70
Mas upon her guilt or innocence.
"Did this woman know the nature
and the quality Of her act at the time
~ the commission of this crimeF ne
asked This is the sole, important
consideration of you gentlemen AT inns
time" :
Immediately after the COnCluSl"n "
the instructions TO the jury. the balIlhS
cleared the Railways and outer CORR
doris Of the courthouse TO prevent com
munication from outsiders, then opened
a way for Mrs De Saulles 70 precede
tbep, from the courtroom. AS the de-
tendant arose from the seat she mas
accounted for nearly two weeks, the
centTe Of interest for the crowds that
have rioted about the doors 70 obtain
a glimpse of her, she came nearer TO
dronping her cloak Of indifference than
az any previous moment OF the near
ing. a, -. hou mouth
az She thrust her hands deep into the
kbaki colored sweater that she wore
on the night of the tragedy and she
howed 10 a woman friend as she pre-
eeded Sheriff Seaman TO the basement
~ the building. A few minutes later
A,torney Uterhart was whispering
words Of comfort into her ear.
Closing Appeals Moderate
The closing appeals Of the opposing
,.,xyers we're characterized by mod
Grafton in their pleas for and against
The accused woman. Attorney Uter-
hart spent slightly more than two
hours in his recital of the various
stages of the domestic tragedy that
led up 70 the shooting in The Box on
the night Of August 3.
"The theory Of generalization in TINS
case has not appeared since the day
that Julius Hademak torpedoed II from
the witness stand here" said Mr.. Uter-
hart. "He. told you how Mira. De
Saullcs, on the night Of August 3, teie-
,koncd ~ Tho Roy and was told that