The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
While They Consider
Case, Mrs. Eaton
Awaits Verdict.
HUSBANDS DEATH
LAID AT HER DOOR
Alleged Murderess Is Bitterly
Scored in Closing Argument of
State-Held Up as More
Dangerous Than Rattle
snakc-Four Yer
diets Possible.

Plymouth, Mass. October 2s-';hc
case Of Jennie May Eaton, charged
with tho murder of her husband. Rear
admiral Joscph q; Eaton. was given
10 the Jury shortly after o'clock to
night.
Various exhibits. including bottles
of arsenic and letters written by Airs.
f."t"n, Wy" taken to the jury-r room. 10
be considered hv tho jury, III accord
ahce with The Instructions &c Chicf
Justice Aiken
lhe closing argument for Mrs Iaton
"as made by William 4. Morse tie
ncciarcd there IS no evidence ui.un
which 10 find that this woman com
mittcd the act charged. or tina, eli. ,e
50 tIsahe that shc could commit crime
ana not hc responsible for IT." TN.
!a"ycr said that no witness had seen
admiral and Mrs Eaton other than
happ% ana afcctionatc lie declared
ne could not guess the cause of Ad-
hllrai Eatons death, and he cautioned
the Jurors that they had no riuht to
s"ess "heh the life OF Mrs. Eaton hung
on the rcsul,
District Attorney Aibcr, j. y,,kcr
atter outlining the evidence nr,inet
the accused, asked that ii TN. i,ir,. no
ieNed the defendant Was irrcsnonsihIa
shc be found mot guilty by lcnsor oc
insanity" -
."orc dangerous Than snake
ne - more dangerous than n ,attle
snake, and there is no telling WHOM
she may bite next IL si. l. a,io,', mm"",
her Freedom" he added
Judge Aiken announced that no
jury might go TO suppe. before la
Eihnihs the deliberations In 10
chafGe Judge Aiken said four yrr,ic,v
were possible: 1'"'''S
Not guilty; not guilty By reason ,r
t"san''y' guilty or murder in the trst
degree " ''c scconu
"mdse Aiken explained that verdict
ol not guilty by reason of ine,,,,'.,
carried with II AN order from the con-,
committing the prisoner for life "a ~
insane asylum" - "n
In connection with q .,
murder in the first degree " tha ;,,,,9
s.t'd me jury must he Satisfied ~,
'nGic was deliberate prcnlcditatioD
judge Aiken commented unon ,ho
tact mat the Eaton case is uninue j.,
that the government is III. par,v Gov
tending that the def.ndant 10 'on
sound mind. IL. said il was ,s,.i,,
me ucicnse that claimed Insanity
Maiici"us intent must h.. provad
nut ,,u . motive Is not necessary" added
The charge 10 tho jury followed
bitter dcnunciation OF tn. trst;nn,,'
Barker. '''orhey
After saying AIRS. Eaton was ~
oniN person who had opportunity IN
administer fatal poison doses. the ais.
trict attorney exclaimed: "pnIsa, J..
woinan's weapon"
Led Hin, To Ills Grnye.
Mrs. Eaton" he continued IN
vorced her husband and married. Al
W. az itator Tor his money and when
lhat money was lost playing the STOCK
market she reached a turning not,.
which led the admiral 10 his grave
Alter tracing the testimony down Ia
the night before tho admiral died Mr.
Barker said: -
she locked the poor admiral up in
room alone. Her daughter. Dor
o,hy attempts to administer medi-
20 by Mrs. Eaton. Finally. he cried
OUT ! want a doctor: want n doctor,
ana Mrs. Eaton aaid The doctor 10
coming In the mornirG,' when she knew
me doctor was not coming ut all.
Ihis woman fed her husband poison
ail DAY Friday with his medicine, and
she led him tho poison after he f.ll
out of bed ana she kept feeding IT to
nm up to within eight hours OF tho
time he died"
IT was 7:43 when tho jury returned
iof deliberation after suppor. Mrs.
Eaton had supper III the courtroom.
ana IL was planned To have her remain
there for several hours at least. await
ing q verdict.
Mrs Eaton was still in priyate
room at the courthouse with her conn
sci, William a. Morse and Francis i
Geogan. at a lato hour, Judge Aiken
sent word from his hotel that no was
prepared TO go to the courthouse to
receive the verdict at any hour OF the
night.