Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-21
Said He Was Tricked.

riage were described by the admiral in
statement which he made during a brief
arrangement from his wife four years
ago. when he said:
II met Mrs Ainsworth in Chicago. ana
at that time thought she was widow,
but in fact she was not actually divorced
from her husband. 1t was not until just
before my marriage that I learned she
had a husband. Then she told me that
her husband was alive and that she had
Just obtained a divorce from him on the
grounds of drunkenness and desertion,
."During the time that l paid attention
to her, knowing her straiteaed circum-
stances and thinking that her husband
was dead, 1 helped toward the support
Of herself and children. giving her money
though at the time I did not know for
what purpose she was using it.
. Paid for Divorce, He Charged.
Later, after the marriage, I learned
inadvertently that l had been paying
for the divorce proceedings which she had
instituted against her husband.
81 married her because I had said l
would, and was too much of a gentleman
to withdraw my promise. She has always
been good wife
II knew that money was given to
Ainsworth. but never with my consent
except once, when l paid his fare to
Cleveland 10 get Itu OI HILL
Disappointed that child had not been
born to them, the admiral, about two
years after his SECOND marriage, secretly
adopted an infant which he proclaimed as
for time, but the baby died when a.
few months old. Mrs. Eaton declared
that the infant had been poisoned and
an examination Of the stomach was made.
No poison was found, but as a result OF
her charge Mrs. Eaton was estranged
from her husband for brief period
Then they were reconciled and again
lived together.
Had Two Daughters.
With them at that time lived the two
daughters of Mrs. Eaton by her earlier
marriage. June and Dorothy. The for
mer is now the wife bf Ralph p Keyes
of Boston
1t is said that Ainsworth, Mrs Eaton's
first husband, renewed friendly relations
with the family and was an occasional
visitor at the home. 1t was about this
time that Mrs. Eaton said that her hus-
band was much interested in drugs and
their effect upon persons, and devoted
much of his time to strange experiments
After their marriage the Eatons went
to BroOkline. Soon afterward the rear
admiral met with financial reverses and
in his last days led an unpretentious life
on poultry farm in Norwell. His prin-
Ctpal income was from MS allowance as
a retired naval officer. which amounted
to $4,000 year 1t is understood that his
estate Is represented largely by a life
insurance policy of 5000.
Hint at Second Arrest.
The hint from official sources last night
that second arrest might be made in
wolves the purchase of the arsenic in
pure white powder form that was found
in the digestive organs. it was learned
today Thus far the police have been
unable to discover where the poison was
obtained or who bought 1t.
Today State Detective Scott and Deputy
Sheriff Condor went to the Eaton home
i'm Norweu and remained some time with
Mrs Eaton's mother and her two daugh-
ters Dorothy and Mrs. June Reyes. Mrs
| Harrison and Dorothy made their home
with the admiral.
1t is understood that the will of the ad.
miral will not be offered for probate until
the investigation of his death is cleared
I'D.