Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-27
THE EASTMAN TRIAL.
Government Tries s, verai Witnesses But Nor .
Show Motive for Murder.

Cambridge. April 26.-Scvcral scores
Of spectators had very little to interest
them at the trial Of Charles r. East
man, the Harvard instructor, charged
with the murder of his brothcr-i in law,
Richard Grogan. Jr., today. The gov
eminent produced several witnesses.
only three OF whom could shed any
light on the affair. while not one could
show any motive on Eastman's part.
\ physician described Eastman's Illus
tration while making his statement to
the police, Of how the two men stood
when the shot was fired.
Karl A. Lundin. Jr.. an cmployc Of
the Clark lens factory. and who knew
both Eastman and Grogan. was the
first witness. He said that he saw the
cartridges and rcvolvcrs on the day
before the fatality and on the night Of
July he vert out into the garden and
hen yard and personally located the
rnvolvcrs and cartridges in their posi-
lions after the shooting had occurred.
He pointed out To the jury on the map
of the grounds their various positions.
Mr.. Lunoin said that he did not To-
cate the rcvolvers until a second visit
to the yard and then Mt tn" request of
some men whom he did not know. At
this second visit he was accompanied
hy q friend ana stakcd out the rcvoiv-
crs lying on the ground and marked
ont with a pencil the weapon lyina on
the steps. Mr.. Lundin also said that he
had gcou Eastman and Grogan practic-
ing with fhr rcroivcrs. both in the yard
and In the lens factory. and that tn"
day before the shooting he saw East
man ,how the cartridges 10 GroEan.
Some three months after tho shooting
~ fact on the dag Eastman was IN
littcd Luniin met Eastman ana ~ the
Eaters request went again To the
Clark yard and pointed out where he
bad located the different weapons. Al
that time Eastman told the witness
tilat H. expected 1" he indicted. In
fact. 10 could not see how the grand
Jury could DO otherwise.
Two minor witnesses took ~ the
time ~ the morning session until hnif
M hour icfnrc adjournment These
two. young man named n!cwitt. who
2, conrauied Mr. Luudin INTO the yard
on his eccnnd yis.t and Edward Chase.
another visitor To the yard. pra' tic:-l-
L. substantiated I.uudin's testimony az
Ia the stalking out of the rerolvrr9.
The last witness. ana practically the
most <ntcrrztinE one of the morning
session was Police Officer Rove nf TT"
Cambridge police force. VINO was thv
arst police. official u appear upon the
scene after the shooting occurred. This
was about 80 in tn" evening. Mr.
Rowe said hc first viewed Gr"gan
body in the Clark house and then vert
over and interviewed Eastman. The
latter said thai h. wished 70 make
statement but Il" refused 10 say any
thing untt the chief of police arrived
upon the scene.
Until tine chief arrived. Rove went
out into the yard and after finding that
Lundin had located the position Of the
firearms and marked them. he gather
Ell up all the pistols and took them
over to Eastman's house. Ey this time
the chief Of police had arrived and IN
the presence OF his VII. Eastman be
gan his statement lie said that he
had been WITH Grogan once or twice
during the day had dincd with him
and with the rest OF the family and to-
gcther they had gone to the swimming
races.
After coming back. later in the af
ternoon. the two fired of some IRE
crackers Then they went down into
the hen yard ana loaded all the guns.
Each cf them fired three shots from
the ii-ccl ihrc revolver when Groga1
complained that the range was not
long enough and So they went into the
hen yard. Here three more shots were
fired ami again GrogAn complained Of
the noise and stuffed his handkerchief
in his ears. a few more shots we"C fired.
in fact all the Centcr-firc cartridges
were used. Eastman said he then
took up the old RIM revolver and
finding il somewhat rusty. started t.
fix the cylinder. As he did So. the
weapon went off and at the time Gro
gan's pistol went off. too.
Eastman said that he saw GroEan
fall on his knee and then Jump t" lis
feet coming towards him with such an
expression on his face that he grabbed
the muzzlc Of the revolver which Gro
gan had in his hand. Eastman said
there was a struggle ana tirogan stag
cercd out Of tn" hrnyard Eastman
said he never left GroEan after he was
shot ana did everything he could to
help MIN.
The feature OF the opening az the al
ternonn session was the appearance of
District Attorney Weir Of Lowell. for
the first time since tie opcning Of the
case He looked thin END pale.
Before the police officer. Rowe, was
placed upon the stand to continue his;
testimony Of the morning. Prof. T.. s.
Wood took the stand. He identified a
bullet shown him as the one taken
from Grcg&n's body. by permission OF