The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-22
SHE PUT ACID
IN HIS TEA CUP
Mrs. Eaton is Charged With
Using More Deadly Drug
on Husband, to Kill
Him.
COURT ROOM CROWDED
Doctor Tells of Admiral Speaking to
Him Of Poison Having crept
into the House
held

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COURT HOUSE, PLYMOUTH, Mass.
Oct. 22.-When the trial of Jennie
May Eaton for the murder of Rear Adj
miral Joseph G. Eaton was resumed
today 1t was thought likely that the
prosecution would close it case this
afternoon and that the trial may be
completed within a week.
The court room was crowded today
with spectators eager to get glimpse
of Mrs. June Keyes, daughter of the
accused woman, who. il she appears at
all now, will take the stand as a de-
Tense witness.
John A. Scott, state officer OF
Braiatree who figured prominent in
the original case, told of his work.
Through Scott, the prosecution seem
ed intent on pushing the question OF
Mrs Eatons sanity to the front Scott
said he had been present when Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs Baton's mother told
Jennie" not to talk too much. Her re-
ply, as recounted by Scott, was: Eyes.
If | do they will send me to the crazy
house and don't want to do that. I'd
rather go to Jail than to the insane
mouse, where there are monkeys hop
ping about on the bars
The witness said Mrs. Eaton told
him of two insurance policies on the
admirals life; of an income Of about
$3.50 month and said that the home
was wcsth about $1,000.
The mysterious fypawritten docu-
ment, alleged to have disappeared
from the Eaton home, was the will OF
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, the prisoner.
according to State Officer Scott He
said 1t bequeathed I'll her property and
money to her daughter June. 1t was
not dated. Defense Attorney MaSse OBJ
jected to the disclosure of the CON
tents OF the paper, when Scott said he
had read it while searching the house,
but the evidence was finally admitted.
Mrs. Eaton told Scott the reporters
and photographers used her shameful
ly, he said, crying at one time, Il am
mad now.
Scott admitted the failure OF the
state police to trace the purchase of
the poison which killed the admiral.
The officer said he and Condor
searched the Eaton premises for elev-
en- hours for poison.
In our search through the house,
the witness said, Mrs. Eaton acted
strangely. She frequently picked UP
some object and exclaimed: here 1t LIS
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 cross examination by Attorney
Morse, the witness said the defendant
apparently made no attempt to conceal
anything.
Officer John T. Conaon, of Rockland
corroborated Officer Scott's testimony
and the next witness was DR.. Chas. H.
Colgate, Jr., of Rockland. II first met
Mrs. Eaton IN my office on September
j, 1908" he said She called at my
Office and complained of the admiral's
unnatural passions and wanted some
thing to put in his tea to eradicate 1t.
i prescribed small dose OF nitri3
acid. She said he had always been OF
this passionate nature even while on
ship board. On October 9 she came
again and said the medicine gave was
showing results | gave her more and
at her request gave her instructions
how to get it without coming to my
office.
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