Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-14
SERIOUS CRIME.
Dr.. Charles A. Eastman on
Trial at Biddeford.
Charged With the Murder of Miss
Edith S. Mcintyre.
Hearing Promises to Be an Unusually
Long One.

Riddeford, Me, April 12.-The hearing
in the case Of DR.. Chas. a. Eastman
Of Old Orchard, charged with the muir
der of Edith S. McIntye of Boothbay
Harbor who died at DR.. Eastman's
santarium as the result of an alleged
criminal operation, was commenced be-
fore Judge Cleaves to-day in the police
court Twenty witnesses have been
summond for the State and the hearing
promises to he long one.
The court room was crowded.
DIR. Eastman is defended by eX-Mayor
J. O. bradbury of SacO. About ~ wit
nesses for the State are in attendance,
among them 4 number of residents
from Boothbay Harbor, the home Of
Miss Mcintyre.
Carlos G. Heard, counsel for Capt. Al
bert Mcintyre. brother of the dead
girl, is among the interested spectators.
His client is not to be present at this
hearing Only two witnesses We're eX-
amincd this morning.
County Attorney EMERY occupied
about half hour in opening the case.
He told the story of the investigation
~ the case as made by himself ANA
Sheriff FOgg. He also outlined the
movements Of Dr.. Eastman, after thu
investigation was begun.
He argued that DR.. Eastman's flight
from the investigators was an indir;t-
ton Of guilt. He said that after his ar
rest the doctor. though cautioned
against self discrimination. made sew
eral statements Of material interest to
the state in his prosecution. Mr.. Emery
said it would be shown that Miss Nc
mtire al rived at the Old Orchard SAM
tarium March 8; that she was operated
upon April ! and died on the after
noon of that day. That the doctor and
her brother walked five miles to Saco
and procured The services of an under
taker to whom the doctor said that
death was due to accidental taking Of
poison by the patient before arriving
at Old Orchard
The county attorney alleged that in
the performance OF this operation, not
even ordinary care was used, ana it
could be proved that death was duo
to that operation.
Sheriff Fugg was the first witness. He
testified in detail in regard to his inVesti-
CATION and the arrest of DR. Eastman.
lie said that on the train from Boston
to Biddeford the doctor said that 4 GER
tain man. mentioning no names, WAS re
spons!ble for Miss McIntyre's condition.
The doctor further said to him that Miss
Mcintyre came to Old Orchard on the
day indicated by an entry in little rel
book found in his office desk. This little
red book was introduced as evidence ~
the county attorney. 1t is a mcmoran-
dunn. and on the page bearing the datt .
March s, is an entry - he names of
Edith Mcintyre and Capt. Mcintyre"
the amount 500. and the subtraction of
81 from that amount, leaving IL balance
Of sG
The sheriff said that before Dr. East
MIN made this statement he had been
cautioned by the county attorney not To-
say anything that could be used against
him.
The next witness was Albert q. Hill
secretary of the Old Orchard board Of
health. He lives near the sanitarum.
on" day early in March. he saw a
Young woman enter the SantitarunI
About l. days before the death of Miss
Mcintyre the witness saw enter tn" house
mail whom he afterwards found to lac
cant. Mcintyre of Boothhay Harbor. This
man Was seen about the premises for a
number of DAYS. As health officer tn
witness signed the certificate of death
lie made no inquiry about the cauS" "f
death, but read the certificate aud salts
he'd himself that death was not due Il
any Contag iouS disease.
At the beginning Of the afternoon SOS
sion Emily Dewar who was employed a.
nurse in the sanitarium. was examined
She has been under bonds as Il State wit
ness. Her testimony was chiefly of q neg
atvc character. She was at the santa
rum two weeks and was in constant at
tendance on Miss Mcintyre. hut did not
know just what the matter was with her
She understood that it was some binor
difficulty. She saw no druge or mcdiCin,
given her and no operation of any kind
performed
Under crosS-cxamination Mr.. Bradbury
drew out testimony tending to show that
Miss Mcintyre had symptoms of poison
ing. 1t is said to he Il point in the defence
that Miss Mcintyre was suffering from
poisoning due to an accidental taking o
oNlllc acid at her home before coming T.
old Orchard
I'll" hearing will probably occupy three
days.