The Washington times., 1913-03-30
Doctor Who Attended
AdmiraI's First Wife
Gives Mrs. Eaton Praise

MIS-. Eaton, lndlcted for the murder
of her husband. Rear Admiral Eaton,
u. s. N. retired, never showed any
signs of ecccntricity when she at
tended the first wife Of the murdered
naval officer. according to DIR. F. Free
mont Smith, of 1903 Massachusetts
avenue. DR.. Smith obtained the services
of the present Mrs. Eaton to nurse the
first wife of the admiral when she was
stricken with apoplexy. 1t was through
nursing the admirars first wife that
the woman indicted for murder met the
retired naval officer.
Was the first Mrs. Eaton very i'll at
the time the woman now charged with
murder was called in to nurse herr"
DR.. Smith was asked.
Yes. she was confined to her bed with
stroke of apoplexy She was para
lyzed entirely on one side and in an un-
conscious conditions" the physician re-
piled.
How long did she nve?'' the inter-
viewer queried.
Saw No Eccentricities.
About week. She died from the
stroke of apoplexy, never regaininr con-
sciousness from the time she was strick-
en-, said the dictor. This woman
charged with murder today never i'm
pressed me as person with any eccen-
tricities. She was a plain, welI-spoken
woman, and evidently of a respectabIe
family.
The manner in which she wa. taken
into the Eaton household occurred this
way: When Mrs. Eaton was stricken I
deemed 1t necessary that she should
nave a nurse. 1 telephoned to Miss
strubel, at that time head OF the nurses.
training school of the George Washing
ton University. 1t seems that she had
taken an interest in the woman she
sent u.s. mean the one now charged
with murder-for she spoke to me oil
getting a home for the woman. and.
said she certainly hoped the persoJs
sent to the Eaton home to nurse tn
dying wife OF the admiral would maxi
a good impression. 80 r
Seemed Ideal Nurse.
'She came about the second day aft.
Mrs. Eaton had been stricken. To nj
she seemed an ideal nurse. She W.
clean and neat of appearance and We
attentive to her patient When M
Eaton died I signed the death certi
cate I certified her death came abo
through stroke of apoplexy.' E
Would there have been any po:e
bility that she died from poison or d
other cause. doctor?" the tnterviet 5
asked. Ji
Not the slightest. 1t was clearl
case of apoplexy, the patient never
covering consciousness from the
she was stricken" was the reply.
Did you see her every day durint
time she was stricken and her des
Every day and sometimes more
once, if / remember correctly"
Remained As Housekeeper.
How. do you remember. doctor
the nurse act following the death
first Mrs. Eaton?" ~
IF / remember correctly, there
not the slightest action on the pa
the woman to lead anyone to b.
she did anything but her duty tPsses
patient"
Did she leave the Eaton home
the death of Mrs. Eaton?"
Il don't know. but / heard
time that she stayed there to
house for the admiral"
When did you next see her."
Walking with the admiral in
pecticut avenue said DR.. ST.
Then, a short time after, I heard
were married. / believe they tsf.. :.
married in Chicago, but don't know
a certainty. ~.
Asked II the relations of the co:.ple
following the death of the first Mrs.
Eaton created any gossip In navy
circles, Dr. Smith said he thought not:
He declared that he knew the admiral
for years and that he always regarded
him as a fine character.
Admiral Not Poison Expert.
Admiral Eaton was very devoted to
his first wife, said DR.. Smith What
conditions governed his second mar
rage l know not. l never heard OF his
second wife after they left Washing
tom
Did you ever hear that Admiral
Fatop was an expert on poisons?' the
doctor was asked.
That story is absurd" the physician
answered. 1t is true the admiral as
californian made numerous trips all over
the world, but that he was an expert
IN noisons-that is a silly fabrication.
Admiral Eaton was a fine citizen. He
wouldn't have taken an interest-a pc
culiar interest-in sordid things such as
nelson's or death-dealing instruments
excepting such as concerned the defense
of his country in war.