Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
PLANS TO Defend
MRS. DE SAULLES
Theory Advanced That Insan-
lily Led to Killing of Di-
vorced Husband.
WORRIED OVER HER SON
N the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 4.-Belief that
Mrs. Blanca De Saulles was temporarily
insane when she shot and killed her
former husband, John Longer De Saulles,
famous Yale foot ball player, at his
Long Island home last night, was ex-
pressed today by Henry A. Uterhart,
counsel for Mrs. De Saulles. Fear that
1fr. De Saulles would insist upon keep
ing their four-year-old SON longer than
he is said to have agreed. was assigned
by Mr.. Uterhart as the cause OF the
mothers dementfa.
ment under which custody Of the child
alternated each month. Mr.. Uterhart
said Mr.. De Saulles kept his son from
June / to July s, six days over the
agreed period, and on that account he
agreed that the boy should remain with
gust s.
Desiring. however. to have the child
at his home during a visit of his
parents and other relatives yesterday.
Mr.. De Saulles sent for the boy. with
the request that he be permitted to
spend the afternoon at his home. the
attorney said.
Failed to Return Boy.
The mother granted the request with
the understanding that the child was
to be returned in the evening, Mr..
Uterhart said Mrs. de Saulles told
him. When o'clock came and the
boy had not been returned. Mr..
Uterhart believes. the mother brood
ed over this fact until she became tenn
porarily demented."
Statements made today to the dis
trict attorney are said to have con-
tanned assertions that Mrs. de Saulles
drove to the home of her former hus-
band several times during the last
week but did not go in. Officials re-
gard this as strange. as they say she
had the child in her custody during
that time, and there was no apparent
reason for her to visit his fathers
home.
Tho funeral Of Mr.. de Saulles will
be held at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from Grace NJ E. Church in this city,
and burial will be in Greenwood ceme-
terry in Brooklyn.
Miss Susanna Monteau, Mrs. de Saulles'
maid. who accompanied her mistress to
the de Saulles' home last nightf was re-
leaser from custody late today as a ma
tsrtal witness. on bail Of $1,000.
Cool and Possessed.
Despite the seriousness of her situa-
ton, Mrs. de Saulles, according to the
prison officials, remained remarkably
cool and self-possessed today. and
showed no indications Of remorse.
She formally notified District Attor-
ney Weeks that she had retained Utter
hart & Graham as her counsel Henry
A. Uterhart, q member of the firm that
defended Mrs. Florence Carman, who
was acquitted of a charge Of murder
at Mineoia several years ago, arrived
At the Mineola prison and went into a
lengthy conference with his client.
Leon II. Prince, an attorney who rep
resented Mrs de Saulles in civil lftiga-
tion. including her divorce action and
her fight for the possession of her boy,
Also called at the Jail today to consult
her.
Prince secuted the idea that Mrs. de
SAulles went to her husbands home
last night with the intention to shoot
him. He explained her carrying a re-
volver by the fact that she was going
on long and lonely ride at night, and
wanted the weapon for protection.
District Attorney Weeks and Sheriff
Seaman went to the scene of the STAY
ing today to go over the ground and
question persons in the house. From
the Jail last night Mrs. de Saulles call
ID up somebody in New York on the
telephone, according to Sheriff Seaman.
and held q conversation which he said
on her part was in a light vein. After
she had said that she had shot de Saul
les because he would not give me back
my baby" the voice at the other end
Of the wire exclaimed My God. My
Godp
AOh. people make me tired saying
Ny God.." the sheriff quoted her as
SoytnH.