New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
EATON COUNSEL TO
FIGHT SANITY TEST
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tive, as the prisoner stood 10 lose an
income Of 1919 month by the ad-
mirars death, and the way they are
keeping I'D the investigation makes me
think they are shy on evidence thti
they find ont where that poison came
from and who bought it, Mrs. Eaton Is
simply taking a vacation at the county
| jail"
Mrs Eaton spent comfortable
night. She went to bed early ana Slept
all night. This morning she arose atc
two eggs, with a glass of milk, and an
nounced herself ready for the day.
Yesterday she spent most OF her tiine
writing letters and talking to her coun-
sell
| While State officer Scott and Deputy
Sheriff Condor were going over ne
Eaton home at Assinippi with line
| toothcd comb for evidence TO be USED
before the grand jury, the drug stores
Of Boston and its suburbs were being
searched again.
| Making public the fact that Admiral
Eaton died from dose of arsenic Is
looked upon by all of the investigators
except District Attorney Barker AS nee
essary to clearing up the mystery mat
apparently still surrounds the case.
The deputy sheriffs of Plymouth
County. who have been serving sum-
monses To those who are 10 appear be-
fore the special grand jury on Monday
have finished their work. Among the
witnesses summoned are June AIMS
worth Keyes, Dorothy V. Ainsworth,
daughters of Mrs. Eaton by her first
husband: Mrs. George Harrison, mother
of Mrs. Eaton, and James Thorn. Il
nurseryman of bingham, with whom
the admiral quarrelled over attentions
paid to June. now Mrs. Keyes.
Thorn. who is sixty years old. admits
| he quarrelled with Admiral Eaton over
| his frequent visits TO the Eaton home.
Thorn said he knew the admiral did not
like 10 have him call there or TO have
him seen with June. He said that re-
sentiment led the admiral 10 assault
him in the Eaton home. Mrs. Eaton
came between the admiral and Thorn
and asked the latter TO leave the house.
the nurseyman said. Later Thorn met
Admiral Eaton on the road and asked
| him If he had "A gun with him.
IF the admiral had made a move
| that day ! would have punched his
head on" said Thorn.
Thorn says that Mrs. Eaton told him
she once found "A pellet containing a
drug in the admiral's bed and that she
was so afraid it might be poison she
burned II.
Says June Feared Admiral.
He says June had cause to fear the
admiral and he believes that the add
miral acted toward her I'm such "A way
that she was justified in fearing him.
Mr.. Thorn said:
My name has been mentioned in
this case like many others. But thus
far no one outside the family has
stepped out Of the ranks 10 speak in
the familys behalf. I'm getting along
in the sixties. but I'll look anybody
straight in the eye.
AT one time Mrs. Eaton told me the
neighbors remarked that | was too
much In June's company. told her |
liked her as grandfather would like
her. June reciprocated the feeling. But
if II was 10 make trouble II must stop.
June was then fifteen or sixteen.
"She said she feared To eat at home
believing the admiral might poison her
During the time the couple were sepa-
rated and Mrs. Eaton and June We're
living In Weymouth. | called on the
latter The admiral had Just left. Mrs.
Eaton was making up the bed he had
slept in.
"She found pellet in the bedding as
large as a small pea. She said II was
one of several kinds the admiral car
ried around with him. She said she
was sure il was poison. suggested
that she burn II. and she did So June
took the sugar bowl and salt cellar off
the table and cmpticd them in the
back yard. She then threw dirt over
their contents
Mrs Keyes said to-day that the ad-
miraTs brain should have been eN-
| amincd ut the autopsy as well as the
contents Of his stomach.
| The BRAIN OF Aufnlrdi r'dtoH M"ui'
have shown on a poStmostem cXamiua-
| ton that he was insane said Mrs.
| Kevcs why didn't they do that as
well as look for traces OF poisoning y
| n IS an outrage the way we have been
| treated II seems 10 mo IL was just as
important TO md out the state of the
admiral's mind as II was To prosecute
his family. Ever since the admiral was
stunned by standing too close 10 one OF
| the big guns on his ship when 1t was
( fired he had been queer.