Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-04

| followed the beautiful girl standing ov.
er him over two continents to win her,
lay dying at her feet.
Mrs. De Saulles was accompanied by
her maid. They fled from the porch,
hiding in hedge near the house.
De Saulles father and sister hurried
from the house at the sound of the
shots. They stumbled over the dying
man. Physicians and the sheriff were
summoned. De Saulles was rushed to
the Nassau hospital where he died. De-
putty Sheriff Thorn found Mrs. De
Saulles crouching in the hedge Her au-
tomobile was still in front Of the house.
She entered it with the officer and was
driven away.
Mrs. De Saulles was first arraigned
on an assault charge, then came word
that her former husband was dead. The
charge was changed to murder.
The woman whose beauty has daz-
zled Valparaiso, Paris and New York
did not finch.
81 am glad I did--glad, - she said.
Mrs. De Saulles spent the rest of the
night in the custody of the Jail matron
Susanna Monteau, the maid, was held
in $1,000 bail as a material witness.
| Was Fine Athlete.
Arthur d. De Saulles, father of the
dead man, Mrs. R. Denger, his sister
and Marshall Ward, friend, were
nearby when the shooting occurred
They agreed that though it was evident
| Mrs. De Saulles was greatly excited
her former husband was calm and cool
and he demonstrated with the impassion
ed woman and told her that the lega
agreement that had been entered into
1 rrecluded her taking the boy. They vii
be called at the coroner's inquest.
"Jack" De Saulles is a name that
still brings thrill at Yale. He was one
of the greatest quarterbacks that even
piloted an Eli team. He was captain OF
the varsity in 1901.
| In 1911 he went to Chile, represent
ing the South American Concessions
| Syndicate. There he met Senorita Bian-
ca Errazuriz. She was only II years
old. She had swapping black eyes, face
as delicately chiseled as the work of a
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" so great was her beauty
in her youth, and the daughter was re-
garded even fairer
Married Six Years.
The Errazuriz family went to Paris.
De Saulles followed. Soon afterward
the engagement of the beautiful Chile-
an girl and the dashing young Ameri-
can was announced and they were mar
ried in December, 1911, in Paris
De Saulles, who was 3S, described her
as the lovliest girl in the world.
The first intimation of discord came
in 1916, when Mrs. De Saulles filed
suit for divorce. She named Joan, Saw
decree was granted.
Mrs. De Saulles was granted $500 a
month alimony so long as she did not
again marry. She sought complete pos
session of little John, Jr., and pcrmis-
sion to take him to London and Val
paraiso.
The court ordered the child must not
he taken from the country during the
course of the war while there was dan
ger of travel at sea. De Saulles was
granted custody of the child five
months of the year and the mother sew
en- months.
Mrs. De Saulles claimed the boy
should have been turned over to her on
the first Of August. 1t was to press the
claim that she called at the home of her
former husband.
An examination of De Saulles body
showed one bullet entered his back,
another his arm and third pierced
his wrist Two other bullets that were
fired had not been located early to-
day.