The evening world., 1913-10-22
Husband of June keyeS Tells of
Plot Talk He Heard Between
Widow and Daughter.
ADMIRAL. DIED. AFTER.
Letters Written by Prisoner tc
Doctor About Eaton Cause
Stir in Court.

PLYMOUTH. Mass. Oct. %. The PROS
ecution rested late to-day in the cas-. of
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Eaton. who IL on trial
here for the murder Of her husband.
Resr.Admlrai Joseph @. Eaton. by poi
son. The Government has consumed
nve DAYS in the presentation OF evil
dence.
Before the state rested Ralph Keyes
son-in-iaw of Mrs. Eaton. testified that
he overheard conversation between
his wife and Mrs. Eaton IN which his
wife said the Admiral mad proposed to
her that they put keyes and Mrs. Eaton
out Of the way and take a trip TO Eu-
rope tosether.
According TO Keyes. his wife went 10
Assinippi to visit her mother on the
same day that Mrs. Eaton went 10 visit
her daughter. and the conversation oc-
CURED at this time. On hearing this
con 'ession from her daughter, Keyes
said Mrs. Eaton Immediately took
train for Assinippi at daybreak and
that evening the Admiral took sick.
later died and was proved to have died
from poisoning.
Letters written by Mrs. Eaton were
introduced In court rather mysterl-
ousiy by the prosecution attorneys, who
claim they will become the crux OF the
entire case. The letters caused such ex-
citement In the court that they over
shadowed the admission by a State Of
ficsr that his search Of three States had
failed to reveal where the poison which
killed the Admiral was purchased.
This admission practically puts II up
to the Government TO prove a thorough
circumstantial cass aeainst the prisoner.
and 1t was stated that the lstters would
strengthen the chain OF circumstantial
evidence.
WRITES TO DOCTOR OF HER
HUSBANDS ocrs.
| A letter written four years ago by
Mrs. Eaton to Or. Charles II. Colgate
j-.. Rockiand physician. was read
into the record during the testimony OF
Or. Colgate. In the letter Mrs. Eaton
complained that the physician had been
rude 10 her. The letter. In part. fol-
lows:
IT came to you for advice. for II 10
the brain OF a world renowned man that
Is going. gave up an elegant home
In Brookline and three houssmaids' so
ciety to bring this poor, deluded mau
out into the country to regain his health,
which ! thought was caused by drink
ing to excess and too much money and
social obligations. &c.
\ After hard. long. earnest. consc!en-
tious work l proved to myself the
trouble is Of deeper origin than whlskey
and wear and tear OF city life. I AN
from a fine old family and a lady &C
customed to the best class OF society al
my life. A woman who has been enter
talned by and entertained the ar!sto
cratic people Of the United states. ant
has always had the reputation OF beini
a Christian woman and a lady by al
that the word lady implies. TO b'
treated In the very uncalled for man
ner Of this afternoon to me IL unpar
donable."
In a postscript to the letter Mrs Eatol
wrote:
please remember IN all this yer,
dreadful affair. which II at times
nightmare to me In all its horriblencs'
that by proving this to be the truth
d, ctically beggar myself and lose hun
dreds, IL not thousands, and 7 will hav
! to face the world alone and w!thou
money or friends (for without none
#, We have few, and possibly lots ~ tai
- and three children. So YOU must see
j is 10 my financial interests to live wit
him II il il possible"
: Another Iet;e: from Mrs. Eaton to ID
:. Colgate. written after the death OF tn
Eators' adopted child. was also !ntrC
!. duced. In this letter Mrs. Eaton wrote
a Il hold you morally responsible fc
. the death OF my boy. Had you exam
. ined the Admiral for his sanity 1t woul
Q have saved the life Of my dear lit
boy"
SECRET PAPER WAS WILL o
: MRS. EATON.
% Dr. Colgate told OF many convers
e. tons with Mrs. Eaton. who had ask
VI him to help her have the Admiral con
!. mtted TO a hospital for the insane. -