El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-17
NEW EVIDENCE MAY BE
EATON TRIAL FEATURE
AdmiraFs Daughter Tells of Incidents
Leading to His Sudden Illness;
She is state Witness.


Plymouth, Mass, Oct. IA hint at
! evidence not yet received was given by
the state at the continuation of the
trial for murder of Mrs. Jennie May
Eaton today
This had to do with a typewritten
document alleged to have disappeared
from the Eaton home after the death
OF rear admiral Eaton. Dorothy Aims
worth, the younger of Mrs Eaton's two
daughters by an earlier marriage, was
asked by district attorney Barker what
she knew of such a paper. The defence
objected, whereupOn the district attor-
ney called on Mrs. EatOn's attorneys to
produce the document.
Daughter Tesfifies Against Mother.
Mrs Jennie May Eaton. on trial for
the murder of her husband. rear admt-
raj Joseph Giles Eaton. L. S. N. (re-
tired, heard her IS year old daughter.
Dorothy Virginia AinSWOrth, support
the contention of the prosecution that
she was unreasOnably jealous towards
of district attorney Barker. Dorothy
testified that her mother was easily
angered and had continual hallucina-
tons that the admiral was trying to
poison the family.
Dorothy. an attractive girl. spent two
hours on the witness stand.
In the early part of the session, as
sistant district attorney Fred Kalesman
outlined the case for the prosecution,
claiming Jealousy as a motive for the
Dorothy's story substantiated the
prosecutions contentious on several
points.
In questioning Dorothy. the district
attorney was unable to secure any
declaration that Mrs Eaton had ex-
elusive opportunity to place poison in
the admiraIS cup.
While her daughter was testifying
Mrs Eaton sat quietly in her chair. but
occasionally leaned forward and caught
smiled back at her mother but these
incidents appeared to upset her and she
seemed to find difficulty in answering
the district attorneys questions.
Accused Admiral of Flirting.
Dorothy said Mrs. Eaton had dis
charged more than half a dozen maids
with whom she accused the admiral of
flirting. The names of other women of
whom Mrs. Eaton had Apparently been
Jealous were mentioned by the witness.
The admiral. she went on. always de-
med the charges of filtration, treat
ing them as Joke. while Mrs. Eaton
seemed easily provoked on the subject.
The day before the admiraIS death
Dorothy said that she and the admiral
had tea but that Mrs Eaton did not
She thought the admiral prepared the
beverage, but she was not sure. They
also had pork for supper. It was this
pork which Mrs Eaton claimed had
caused her husbands Illness
Later the admiral complained of nau-
sea and had to leave the room. That
night. Dorothy went on, her mother told
her she must go right TO bed. Dorothy
said she had lessons to do. but her
mOUher insisted
When Dorothy came home from
school the next day. she testified, she
found the admiral in his room in a
semi conscious condition. She started
to get him a hot water bottle. but her
mother objected. saying that she had
done all that could be done. After
supper. Dorothy said Mrs Eaton told
her she could sit up only an hour
and must be in bed by o'clock Mrs.
Eaton slept with Dorothy that night
locking the door behind her as she en-
tered Later Dorothy was awakened.
she said. by her grandmother. Mrs Vir-
ginia Harrison, knocking on the door
and calling:
Come quick, Jennie, The admiral
has fallen out OF bed
Mrs. Eaton and Dorothy rushed to
the admirarS room. and found him on
the floor partly conscious. Mrs Eaton
stayed with the admiral while Dorothy
returned to bed. She was aroused later
by her mother. who cried:
oh. Dorothy, think the admiral is
deadt"
Dorothy then told about teIephoning
for the doctor and the undertaken
Her mother. she said. kept on moaning:
"Oh, what shall we dO2"
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