New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18


to her mother and the latter assisted her.
at the same time smiling and patting her
daughters Cheeks. Then the girl told
OF friction In the home and Of Mrs
Eatons attempts to have her husband
committed to an insane asylum.
Mrs Eaton questioned the admirals
sanity because she alleged he dabtled in
dangerous drugs. The admiral, the Wit
ness said. always treated his wife WELL
even when he was somewhat intoxicat-
ed" She told of visits TO the home by
Daniel II. Ainsworth. OF Chicago from
whom her mother was divorced Few
months before she married the admiral
and of trips made by the defendant 10
Chicago and Washington.
According to the witness June sided
with her mother in the family quarreis
and had much influence over Mrs Eaton.
The defendant. she said. at times taunied
the admiral with being a lunatic, and he
jokingly referred to their home as the
"lunatic asylum"
The state asked several questions in
tended to establish the improbability that
the admiral committed suicide, and drew
planned TO go to a Smoker" at Rock
land on the Tuesday which followed his
death.
Put Medicine in Admirafs Cup.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Morse. Dorothy
said that for some time previous to her
stepfathers death Mrs. Eaton had been
in the habit Of placing medicine In her
husbands cup at every meal. The ad-
miral detected the doses and complained,
whereupon Mrs. Eaton said that she
would not give him medicine in that way
again.
on redirect examination the witness
could not place the incidents described
within the two years preceding the ad-
miral's death.
Replying TO a question by the court,
the witness said that on the night before
his death and while he was suffering the
admiral exclaimed Doctor! Doctor
Mrs. Eaton asked her husband II it
would be all right to wait until morning
for a physician. The admiral she said,
answered weakly, "Yes."
In cross-examinng Mrs. Harrison Will
lam A. Morse, counsel for the defence,
succeeded in introducing a statement
which Mrs Harrison said Admiral Eaton
had made 10 her when she demonstrated
with him for his objections to June's
presence in the household. According
TO her testimony the admiral said TO her.
We'll. one day I made a - fool OF
myself"
Mrs. Harrison testified that Admiral
and Mrs Eaton Quarrelled on the Mol
day preceding his death.
Mrs. Eaton Was Very Jealous.
Mrs. Harrison admitted that Mrs
Eaton was very Jealous Of the admiral
at times. She said that she spoke TO
Mrs. Eaton about it and received the an
swer that the admiral lowered his Dig
! nifty by his attitude toward strange
women
| Regarding Mrs Eatons statements
| that the admiral was insane. Mrs Hai-
| rison testified that her daughter wanted
| him examined and that she had a nurse
come to observe him. Mrs. Eaton also
wrote to her mother In Virginia that
she thought the admiral insane and In
timated that she feared him. MANY
/ times. said Mrs. Harrison she hearu
June and her mother express FEARS Oh
! poisoning
| Mrs Harrison added that the admiral
was very kind throughout these accnSa-
lions Of June and Mrs. Eaton. but that
/ nevertheless he seemed 70 teel paoiy
! about il.
| On cross-examination by ATTORNEY
Morse, Mrs Harrison said the adrnirai
was very fond OF his wife