Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-28
mrs. EATON'S STORY
| Of HUSBANDS LIFE
Under Characterization She
Continues Narrative Of His
Illness and Death.
C0NTRADICTS PARTS OF
DAUGHTERS TESTIMONY
Widow Of Rear Admiral Witness in
Her Own Behalf in Trial
for Murder.

PLYMOUTH. Mass, October 2s.-Mrs.
Jennie May Eaton returned to the wit
ness stand this morning for another
day of cross-examination.
The cross examination gradually
brought Mrs. Eatons story to the week
OF her husbands death. Wednesday,
March 8. two days before the admiral
died. Mrs. Eaton went to the lded-
ford home of her daughter, Mrs. June
Keyes. and at the same time Mrs
Keyes visited the Eaton home at AS
sinippi. June returned to Medford
while her mother was there and told
Mrs Eaton of her visit.
81 found the admiral charming and
might easily have fallen in love with
him." was Mrs. Eaton's version of Junes
remarks about Admiral Eaton
Under continued interrogationS Mrs.
Eaton admitted that she understood June
to tell her that 1t was the admirals In
tentiOn to put her husband, Mr.. keyeS,
out OF the way. She might have under
stood June to say that the admiral said
way, also.
Charges Remark to Drug.
Were you excited at this?" the dis
trict attorney asked.
thought hat he was only under the in
fiuence of a drug"
The illness and death of the admiral
were described by Mrs. Eaton. who con-
tradicted portions Of the testimony of her
daughter Dorothy.
District Attorney Barker tried repeated
ly to make Mrs. Eaton remember having
ordered Dorothy to retire early on the
two nights before Admiral Eaton died.
Mrs Eaton finally said that she might
have done SO.
but don't admit it." she added.
Mrs. Eaton denied having written or
dictated the document found by State
Officer John III. Scott in typewriter at
the Eaton home soon after the admiral
death, which purported to be her will
She concluded her testimony at noon.
after having been on the stand fifteen
hours, nine hours Of which were spent In
cross-examination.
The last witness for the defense, DR..
Arthur E. Austin, q Boston physician and
chemist, said that 1t was his opinion that
the poison found In the admirars stom-
ach after death must have been taken d.
rectly after the noon meal Wednesday.
March 5. and that there was no evidence
that q second dose was taken.
Previous testimony. by both govern
ment and defense witnesses. indicated
that Mrs Eaton was In Medford on that
day.
Cross Completed.
The cross-examination OF Mrs. Eaton
was completed when court adjourned last
night.
The witness showed signs of fatigue.
She answered questions readily, however.
Much Of the examination had to do with
numerous letters written by the de-
PENDANT Regarding one OF these, writ
ten in 1909 the witness said:
1.-THE admirals brain was full Of drugs.
He was almost childish at times. and
should have been operated upon. If he
had been he would be alive today.
Mrs. Eaton repeatedly contradicted tes-
timony given by witnesses for the p. ose-
cution, including that of her daughter
Dorothy, who had said that her mother
gave the admiral medicine in his tea and
other beverages.
Mrs Eaton admitted that she had
bought this medicine on two occasions
Once she said she told the admiral about
1t and gave it to him with his knowledge
but the other time she did not use 1t.
Could Not Deceive Admiral.
IT never could have deceived Admiral
Eaton So expert was no In medicines
that he would have detected it imme-
diately." she said.
Some Of the medicine she got for the
admiral he liked so well that he ate 1T
Explaining a phrase in one of her let
ters, which referred to the "rottenness
OF the navy" Mrs. Eaton said she be-
eyed the admiraPs mental condition