New-York tribune., 1913-10-23
10OPO|SONED BY EATON,
W|F:E'S ALLEGED CHARGE
Victims Men on His Own Ship,
She Is Said to Have Told
Daughter.
ADMIRAL PLANNED TOUR
Three Days After This Was
Known He Died from a
Dose of Arsenic
State Rests.

Plymouth Mass. Oct 22.-The testi'
mony on which the prosecution expects
to convict Mrs Jennie May Eaton OF
the murder of her husband, Rear Ad-
miral Joseph c. Eaton. was practically
ended to-day when the Government
rested It's case.
The last witness, Ralph =. keyes'
husband Of Mrs Eaton's oldest daugh-
ter. June. testified that he once heard
Mrs. Eaton tell his wife that the Ad-
miral had put away more than 100 men
on his ship at one time by means OF
poison.
Keyes said that the particular conver-
sation referred TO took place on the
night of Wednesday, March D. three
days before the death of the Admiral
According to the witness. Mrs. taton
came to his home in Medford to see
June on that Wednesday and as the lat-
ter had left for Assinippi to visit her
mother. Mrs Eaton remained In Med
ford until June returned home that
night.
In the conversation which enSued be-
tween the mother and daughter, keyes
testified that ne heard June say she had
Just had a talk with the Admiral In AS
sinippi and that he told her he was GO
ing TO Europe soon. June also SAID ac-
cording to her husbands testimony, tha'
the Admiral asked her whether she
cared 81 her mother and her husband
were put out Of the way.
"IlI Look After Him." Wife Said
IN have to 20 down and look after
him" was Mrs Eaton's comment In re-
ply to Junes story. as Keyes heard II.
Keyes testified that Mrs. Eaton went
TO Aysinippi the next morning. The
Admiral died or tho following Saturday
morning. The prosecution contends
that the first dose Of poison was given
TO the Admiral on Thursday
Further evidence as to Mrs. Eaton ;
alleged fear of the Admirals poisoning
her was given by Keyes. He said Mrs
Eaton declared that the Admiral pune
tured her arm with hypodermic needles
while she slept and that one Of her front
teeth was loose because the Admiral had
injected something into her jaw.
In REORGANIZATION Keyes said that
he had heard Mrs. Eaton make such re-
marks as these frequently and not
merely on the one occasion mentioned.
lust before the Admirals death.
AZ the close OF the testimony, the
prosecution put I'm several exhibits.
among them the viii OF Admiral Eaton
This gives the bulk OF his property TO
Mrs. Eaton In the event of her death.
everything is to go 20 her younger
daughter. Dorothy. with the exception OF
o bequest Of $1,000 to June keyes
Mrs. Eaton's Will Found.
\ typewritten paper found in the
home of Admiral Eaton a few days after
his death was described as the Will OF
the widow. bv state officer John II.
Scott. Under the terms Of the document
all property was hequeathed to Mrs.
Eatons elder daughter, Mrs. June
Krycs.
The police investigation Of Admiral
Eaton's death was the subject Of most
OF scott's testimony. on his first visit
to the Eaton home. on March 10, Mrs.
Eaton told him that she could not see
the necessity OF an Investigation as the
doctors had pronounced death due 10
natural causes.
She also .said that the Admiral used
both opium and morphine, and that she
had pawncd her Jewels to pay his bills,
although she knew he was trying to
poison her.
Scott. under discrimination. said
that Mrs. Eaton showed no disposition
TO conceal anything. lie was unable in
a search of the drug stores In the victn-
ity or I'm Boston, Washington George
town. -. C.. and Alexandria, Va, 10 hnd
any ono that had ever sold her poison.