The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
MRS. EAfONI'TOOL
OFHERDAUCHTER
SAYS CCUSER
Friction Between Late Admiral
and Step Child viii BE Made
Important Point
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
OUTLINES STRONG CASE
Expects to Prove That Prisoner
Discussed Putting Husband
Out of the Way

COURT HOUSE. PLYMOUTH,
Mass, Oct. 1.-THE jealousy Of Mrs.
Jennie May Eaton, and the influence
OF her daughter. Mrs. June keyes. who
continually struck fire" with Rear
Admiral Joseph G. Eaton. her step
father. were the causes which led To
the alleged poisoning OF the admiral,
according to the outline OF the prose
cution's case against Mrs. Eaton, as
made today by Assistant District At
torney F. G. Kaufman at the opening
of the trial
Kaufman cha. ged that Mrs. Eaton
was unreasonably jealous; that she
accused her husband of poisoning a
boy baby which was adopted into the
household. and later constantly rett'
Grated the charge that the admiral
had tried to poison herself and daugh-
ter In all things, the mother follow
ed the guiding mind Of her daughter.
! katzman declared.
Mrs. Eaton, CAIN, but intent on
every move. leaned forward, eagerly
listened. and when q short recess was
ordered she stepped TO a window anu
hreathed deeply of fresh air.
Kaufman charged that Mrs. Eaton
consulted with doctors, detectives and
nurses. TO get them TO give her some
medicine to put in the admirals tea
June married q young Boston man
and lived with him until February OF
this year" said Kaufman. "On March
| l, 1913, Mrs. Eaton returned from
June's home and made known Junes
desire to separate from her husband
Well show you that June's mother
! said 10 her DO You mind II put your
husband or the admiral out OF the
way?
One night, about this time. they
had for supper some could roast pork
The admiral was In a jOvial mood
Later he suddenly arose and went &c
his room, where he was found to be
in great pain. The admiral did not
leave his room alive"
Following Katzmann's address the
! first witness was to be called.
Among the witnesses present today
were Dorothy Eaton, the younger
daughter OF Mrs. Jennie May Eaton
who, although state witness, declar
ed she would help her mother, and
Mrs. June Reyes, another daughter
O'Clock until s.
L natZu6Hu ucCldIcO tuCIc Wdb lttti'
need to call attention 20 the importance
lof this case to those concerned. TX
this defendant at the bar, the case
lis OF supreme Importance" he said
But to the commonwealth. It is o
equal importance. When. by death
the commonwealth lost one OF II,
right arms II was a great loss. and thu
lperpetrator must be sought with dill
lsence. II the defendant be founc
guilty, she must suffer. The com
lmonwealth raises its head above re
venge. but II must serve warning tt
others
From the time he went to bed u
the time he died. said Kaufman. 'th'
admiral was attended solely by hi
wife. Well show you she wouldn'
let anybody else care for him."
Kaufman described the admiral
death struggle, and the autopsy by DR.
Good, following which Mrs. Eaton 1.
alleged to have said: Doctor, don
know anything about poison. ! neve
studied anything about poisons.'
| Professor Whitney will tenn you
that he found in the stomach OF thu
admiral more than Is grains of white
arsenic" said KAUFMAN. AT no time
did this strange woman show signs o
emotion. She remarked to June. How
nice II will be, you can now pass you
vacation here.' II is said she had
wealthy lover, who was ready for hel
to come to him