The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-23
Mrs. Jennie Eaton Told a
Witness He Had Killed
100 Men on His Ship
SO TESTIFIED
RALPH p. KEYES
Prosecution Rested It's Case
in Trial for Murder of
Rear Admiral Eaton

plymouth, MASS, DcL- Zo.--EFlutHee
with which the prosecution expects to
convict Mrs. Jennie May Eaton OF the
murder of her husband, Rear Admiral
Joseph G. Eaton, was practically con
cluded yesterday, when the government
rested its case.
Ralph P. Reyes, husband of Mrs. Eat
on's oldest daughter, June, testified he
once heard Mrs. Eaton tell his wife that
the admiral had put away more than
100 men on his ship at one time by
poison; that at his home March 5, three
DAYS before the admiral's DEATH when
Mrs. Eaton was visiting there, he heard
| his wife tell Mrs. Eaton that the adj
miral asked her whether she cared if
her mother and husband We're put out
of the way.
"Ill have to go down and look after
him." was Mrs. Eaton's reply. Mrs.
Eaton went home the next morning.
The prosecution contends the first dose
of poison was given the admiral on
March 6.
The admiral's will was put into the
case, showing his property was left to
his wife, or in the event of her death,
to Mrs. Eaton's daughter, Dorothy,
with the exception of $1,000 left to Mrs.
Keyes.
John II. Scott, state officer, OF Brain
tree, who figured prominently in the
original inquiry into the ease, admitted
the failure of the state police to trace
the purchase of the poison which killed
the admiral. He said he had searched
under the names of ,Ainswortl, Keyes,
Wallngford and Eaton, his search lead
ing him to Washington and into Nir-
ginia without results. Officers Condor
and Sherlock aided in this search.
The witness said he and Condor
searced the Eaton premises for eleven
hours for poison.
'In our search through the house.
strangely. She frequently picked up
some object and exclaimed: Here it is
now We had to warn her to be care.
full, for twice she nearly tipped the
corpse from the stretcher by brushing
against it."
On eross-examination by Attorney
Morse the witness said the defendant
apparently made no attempt to conceal
anything
Policeman John T. Condor Of Rock
land corrohorated Officer SCOTS testi-
mony, and the next witness was DR..
Charles II. Colgate, ir., OF Rockland.
81 first met Mrs. Eaton in my office
in September OF 1905" he said. "She
of the admiral's actions and |
wanted something to put in his tea to
quiet him. | prescribed a small dose
of nitric acid.
ION Oct. 0 she came again, and said |
the medicine l gave was showing re-
suits. / gave her more, and at her re-
quest gave her instructions how to get |
it without coming to my office.
During the following February she
called again, and, as on preceding visits,
told Of the admiraPs insanity She also
brought preserves. to the office which
| could not analyze as | wanted On
April IL, 1908, at her request, ! called
on the admiral The admiral said, My
wife has the idea that poison has crept
into our little household but it is all
A mistake ] left convinced that his
mind was all right"
DIR. Colgate said further that Mrs.
Eaton visited his Office once with her
adopted child and endeavored to make
him believe the child was her own.
District Attorney Barker than offered
, letter from Mrs. Eaton to DIR. Colgate,
Us follows:
Mrs. Eaton's Rambling Letter.
'Assinippi, Mass, Saturday (At homel,
MY Dear Colgate; You win pardon
me if | say never was treated so
-udely in my life as at your house this
afternoon.
Il have been treated with the great
st courtesy by such physicians as Drs.
Ford, Thompson of Washington, D. c.,
Fremont Smith and Taber Johnson, all
IF Washington, d. G. In Boston DR..
Lawrence Mason, who is an old and
valuable friend and many Others of ma
,ional reputation.
II came to you for advice, for it is