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BASTMAN'S TRIAL BEGINS
The Harvard Instructor to Answer
the Charge of Murder.

Accused of killing His Brother-In-
Law, Richard Grogan-The Defend
ant Son-in-Lavv of the Late AIvan
Clark. the Famous Lens Maker.
BOSTON, April 22.-What VIII prob
ably prove to be one Of the most nota-
bic murder trials ever held in Massa-
chusetts began this morning safore a
jury in the Superior Court of East
Cambridge. Charles r. Eastman.
Harvard University instructor. is
charged with killing his brother-in-Iaw,
Richard GTOgan, jT., by shooting.
Grogan was shot on the afternoon of
July 4, 1890. Eastman had always been
one Of the most popular men in the cir
cles in which he moved in Cambridge.
The man whom he is accused of mur-
dering was a Harvard man and popu-
lar. They married sisters and were
sons-in-law of the late Alvan Clark. the
famous lens-makeT.
There are many strange features con-
nected with the case that has attract
ed attention to il from all over the
country. The defendant asserts that
Eastman was first arraIgned in the Dis
trict Court before Judge Almy. who
could ind no evidence upon which to
hold him. He was rearrested nearly
four months after the fatal shot was
fired.
a special panel of 200 jurors has been
drawn for trial. all of the towns and
cities Of Middlesex county with the
exception of Cambridge being repre-
sented- Mr. Justice GaskiII and Mr..
Justice Aiken are upon the bench.
On July +, 1890, the two men were to-
gether ali the morning, shooting OF
frecrackers- The two families dfned
together at noon. In the afternoon the
two men attended some swimming
races and later returned to the back
yard TO continue their sport They be-
gan target practice. There were four
revelvers and breakdown rife. The
fatal shot was fred al about $50
o'clock Just before his death, Grogan
made accusing statements in single SEN
tences- Eastman admitted the shooting
and said IT was entirely accidental. He
was arrested that night about II o'clock
day. pleaded not guilty. and was held
without bail He appeared on July IT
for a hearing The State put in eleven
witnesses and brief arguments were
made.
At noon the following day Judge AInny
Eastman, stating at length
that he did not find cause to hold the
defendant for the grams jury Eastman
continued his duties at the University
until August .. after which he started
of to enjoy his vacation. Later he was
notified by his counsel that he was de-
sired in the East, and he returned to
Cambridge
During this time new evidence and
the evidence presented at the hearing
in the District Court were taken by the
district attorney. Eastman went be-
fore the grand jury of AIiddIesex. county
in October and on the 26th of that
month he-was indicted for murder He
was returned 10 the Cambridge jail,
where he has since remained
The Eastman and Grogan families
a double house on the Clark
estate. and in the adjoining residence
Nv ec Xxx ieliS9- LlISiAeI WlooW, AFTER the
shooting on July 4 of last year. Grogan
is said to have declared TO neighbors:
He murdered me-
1t is alleged that there was a family
dispute over the Alvan Clark property
but that it had been amieabIy adjusted
and that general friendliness prevailed
when the tragedy occurred. There are
some, however, who declare that East
man was bitter toward Grogan because
the latter had taken the lens makers
business as his Wife's share OF the es-
tate ard was successfully pursuing IT.
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