The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-23
Amazing Tale of Fears
That She Would Be
Murdered.
SOUGHT ARREST
OF HER HUSBAND
Detective Relates Story She Told
When She Besought His Aid
in Protecting Her Life
Against Designs of Rear
Admiral = Sympathy
Turning to Woman.

Boston, March ga new witness
has been discovered in the case Of Mrs
Jennie Eaton. accused, Of tho murder
by poisoning OF her husband, Rear
Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton, L. S. ". re-
tired. whose testimony is an amazing
tale OF the fears Of Mrs. Eaton that her
husband would poison her.
This new witness is Charles f.
Nordstrom. assistant manager OF To-
cal detective agency. Nordstrom to-
night told of Mrs Eaton's plans to
shadow her husband TO prove poison
plot. He told of an interview with
Mrs. Eaton. In which she declared that
the admiral had mysterious chest in
the house filled with queer poisons.
which had been collected during his
stay with the American feet In India
fie said she tried TO engage him to
shadow her husband and obtain evi-
dence for his arrest on the ground that
the admiral was trying TO poison his
family.
Mrs. Eaton. Reasons.
Mrs. Eaton gave him the following
reasons Why she desired the assist
ance of detective:
That Admiral Eaton was trying to
POISON her and the whole Eaton FAM
lily.
That ne learned OF many strange
poisons while on a sea voyage to India
and kept supply in a locked chest.
That he often had bottles containing
food
That Mrs. Eaton Was awakened one
night 10 find blood trickhng down her
arm and that the admiral told her
he had pricked her with needle con
taining poison from the Far East.
That while Admiral Eaton was at
the Panama Canal men died like rats
and that It was her belief that the
admiral gave the men poison.
There is a question how long Ad-
miral Eaton had been dead before DIR.
Joseph Frame. the family physician.
and Medical Examiner Gilman Osgood
arrived at the Eaton house at 1880 on
Sunday morning. March 5. Deat1,
might have taken place from ten to
twenty hours before. Rigor mortts
had set in. The State has yet 10 de-
termine whether the poison was ad-
ministered in one dose or several
No chemists report has so far been
received as 10 the quantity OF arsenic
in the admiral's stomach Nor Is IL
known whether or not the admiral
used arsenic himself
Mrs. Eaton passed the day very
quietly in the cell at the Plymouth
County Jail. She read books a large
part OF the day and appeared cheer
full.
Sentiment Turns TO Her.
Sentiment in Assinlppi Is turning to-
wards Mrs. Eaton. Her daughter. Mrs
June Keyes. visited Rockland to-day y.
In brief interview, she declared: My
mother is innocent. 1t is outrageous
the way the police have treated us.
They should have examined the ad-
mirsil's brain 20 see If no was not in
sane, we'll to examine his stom-
ach for traces of poison.
Another highly important witness
discovered tonight Is Rosckland
medical student, who was questioned
not long ago by Mrs. Eaton regarding
chemical analysis in death by poison
The young mans name is withheld at
present.
Mrs. Eaton. it is said. learned that
the young man was studying under
Professor Whitney, the Harvard eX
pert on poisons, and questioned him
regarding Professor Whitneys ability
TO detect the presence of poison after
death.
William \. Morse, WHO was counsel
for Clarence V. r. Rcheson, electro
cuted for the murder of Avis Linnell
has been engaged 60 act as one OF Mrs
E,aton's counsel, with Francis J..
Georgian. This fact was learned ex-
ciuSiVely tonight