Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-01

The facts that have developed today in the
L. Cointe.Frost shooting would 70 TO show
that there is more in the story that
yet remains to be explained and accounted
for. just who il most 10 blame is an un-
known quantity and the mystery surround
ing the whole affair does not clear away
at all There are four principals in the affair.
the two men and the two women. and there are
also just four explanations. We're there more
people involved there would probably be more
sides 30 the story. As it is the different ac-
counts Of the affair are Numerically opposed
to each other and it takes a strong imagination
to hsrmonize anyttwo Of them.
Was the who did the shooting Jealous
with cause OF his wife or of the other woman in
the case, or was he insanely jealous of either or
both, with or without cause. or,were he and the
| two VINO were shot the victims OF a big mistake
| all around?
These are few Of the phases that present
| themselves IN the case and go far toward max
ing 1t proper subject for a regular French
defective story. Certain it is that lie Cointe
was insaneiy Jealous. he claims. of his wife,
wniie the Frost faction say IL was on account
OF the blonde art student who plays such
| prominent part in the tragedy and with whom.
they say, he had been on terms Of considerable
intimacy.
WHEN LIE coISrE BOUGHT TIRE PISTOL
1t now turns ont that lie Co.utc summoned
cab on Friday evening and visited a number
OF places IN search Of a weapon. finally pur-
chasing thirty-two-caliber pistol. which he
carried Loaded In his pocket until early Sunday
morning, when he discharged all six bullets
at has wife and at his erstwhile
| friend. In the door between the front
and rear rooms of Miss Estons apartments are
the marks of bullet, which would seem to
| snow that the angry man had fired his weapon
| before he entered the rear room where he
says he found his wife aud his friend
IN a compromising situation. There are
those who say that the Frenchman
| Is irascible, Eighty and insanely
Jealous man, who had been drinking aud who
was suspicious of some one, he knew not whom,
as being too intimate with his wife. aud that he
| shot at the hrst opportunity without stopping
| 70 inquire whether the position in which
| ne found the trio showed that the
man wac the more intimate with
Mrs lie Cointe or with Miss Eaton. There
are certain features in the case that lead to the
opinion that both men were devoted to the
young and unmarried woman and that lie Cointe
was jealous at finding Frost there.
WAS A SHOT INTENDED FOR MISS EAroS7
In an interview at the Emergency Hospital
yesterday Mrs. lie Cointe said that the shot
tired in the front room was intended for Miss
| Eaton, but that she threw up her arm and
| caught the bullet in her right side.
She was preparing for bed she said yester-
day morning when her husband came in. He
| asked for the poker chips, and she inquired i;
he was going to play cards. He said that he
was, and Just then Miss Eaton, who had a room
| across the hail. came in complaining that she
was very i'll. Miss Eaton asked for some
brandy. and Mrs. lie Cointe said she had
| little, and proceeded to get it.
/ Mrs. lie Cointe then accompanied Miss Eaton
| to the latters room across the hall and was
making her comfortable when her husband re-
| turned. Miss Eaton wanted some water and
an alteration occurred about procuring it.
lie Cointe wanted his wife, the latter declares
to go down stairs and get the water, but she re-
fused to go. Then he suddenly drew his pistol
and fred.
This morning lie Cointe and Miss Eaton
were taken TO the Police Court and committed
for trial, the former as the principal and the
latter as the chief witness for the government.
Mise EAroN's SIDE OF THE STORY.
A STAR reporter saw Miss Eaton and heard
her tell her SIDE Of the story. Miss Eaton 10 a
young woman with light hair and blue ewes.
She is not at all beauty and vet she is rather
attractive in her features and manner
AT first she was not anxious to talk, saying
that she did not desire publicity and that she
had already had too much of il, but finally she
said that inasmuch as Mrs lie Cointe had at
tempted to throw all the blame her she
would tell just how the shooting occurred. She
had been slow TO say anything against Mrs. lie
Cointe for the reason tina: they had been very
good friends.
saturday morning" she said. 81 break
tasted with the lie Cointes as generally did
and Mr.. lie Cointe asked Mrs. lie Cointe and
me to go over to Baltimore and spend the day.
We had not made up our MINDS when he came
IN later and scolded his wife because she was IN
her wrapper and not ready 10 go. Frost hea, a
OF the Baltimore trip and said he would 60. too.
A friend OF mine, lady, asked me to spend
the afternoon with her, and finally Mr.. lie
Cointe went off alone Ireturned about AS and
Mr.. Frost and Mrs. lie Cointe were at the
was not well and told them that we had better
all spend the evening in my room and have our
time there.
TWO BOTTLES OF WINE
''We went out for dinner and got lack about
o'clock Then Frost said he would 20 out and
get some wine. He brought back q bottle
of port and one Of champagne. We
spent the evening in my room drinking
and chatting. was not feeling well and part
OF the time was lying down on a sofa in the
front room. The glasses and bottles were on a
stand in the rear room. Frost was lying down
In there and in little while he came out and
said he would go to his room in the other house
to see II everything was all right there.
while he was gone Mrs. lie Cointe came in
and stood looking out Of the window Sud
denly she cried, There's George and bolted
back into her own room. went over there
later and found him there, and / asked for
a little brandy. | told him what was
the matter and asked him if he had
made winning on the races in Baltimore
His wife asked him if he was going to stay home
and he said that he not. but was going TO
sit out the night in q game OF poker. He
wanted to know why We were up SO late
and Mrs. lie Cointe told him because
i was sick. After he went out Mrs. lie Cointe
and went back to my room to finish the cham
payne. which had not yet been opened, as we
thought Frost not coming back again
But he did. and told him that lie Cointe had
been there and he chuckled as though he had
tricked him.
SHE WAS VERY MUCH EXCITED.
Il went back into the front room and was
lying down when Mr.. lie Cointe rushed into the
room. But before he came in Mrs lie Cointe
came in from the rear room. She was en-
deshabille and was standing between the door
and her husband when he ordered her
to 60 into the back room and get him some
water. She said there none there and
| started across the hall to get some out of
their rear room. As 1 was coming out into the
hall heard the shots and sounds Of q struggle
and hurried down stairs for assistance. I
was SO frightened hardly knew what was do
ing but sought refuge in bath tub. Later.
when everything was quiet. I went up