The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
MRS. EATON TELLS
HER LIFE STORY
Woman Accused of Killing Hus-
band Chief Witness in Her
Own Defense.
CRosS.ExAMINATIoN MONDAY
Cool and Calm While Relating
Events Preceding Death of
the Admiral.
Especial to Tho Timos-Dispatch.I

tSpecial to Tho Tfmos-Oispatch-1
Plymouth. Mass. October 25.-Mrs
Jennie May Eaton to-day became the
chief witness in her own defense in her
trial for tho murder Of her husband,
Rcar-Admiral Joseph G. Eaton. AL
though on the stand for seven hours.
Mrs. Eaton was cool and calm while
telling the story OF her life and the
events preceding tho death OF her hus-
band. The defendant had not finished
her testimony when court adjourned
this afternoon and on Monday she will
face tho greatest ordeal of the trial.
whom she is subjected to cross cxami-
nation by tho counsel for the State
The significance OF much OF the
prosecutions testimony. including
rambling letters written by tho de-
PENDANT and the witness, who alleged
Mrs. Eaton was Unreasonably Jealous
and eXcitable. became apparent to-day,
when three nlicniSts, employed by tho
prosecution, observed Mrs. Eaton every
moment she was on the witness stand.
1t now appears that tho testimony
which did not seem germane was cal
culated to aid the prosecution In prov
ing Mrs. Eaton insane. If not guilty Of
the murder charge.
Born in Virginia.
Mrs. Eaton said she was thirty-nino
years old, and was born in Alexandria.
Va, She attended school In Washing
ton and Georgetown, Va, until she was
sixteen years old. She then became n
telegraph operator In the United States
Land Office. She married Daniel Henry
.Ainsworth in Washington when she
was twenty years old. on July g 1894
Ainsworth was chief clerk for the In
tcrstate Commerce Commission. Her
daughter. June. was born the June fol-
lowing her marriage. Mrs. Eaton said
she left Ainsworth because he drank
TO excess. and could not hold n posi-
ton.
,
band" said the witness, "he sought
me to sell books and we travelled
| through the West doing this work.
Later returned to Washington and
canvasscd. When we nnally separated
entered the George Washington Hos
pital and became n nurse.
"One of the first cases had was
! nurse to Admiral Eaton's wife. who
died. AL that time ] saw Mr.. Eaton
Intoxicated on many occasions. In
fact. he was In such 4 condition that
he was unable to attend his wife's flu
neral. After Mrs Eaton died left the
! home but later returned as his house
keeper.
Tho admiral proposed marriage to
me several times. but I hadn't accept
ed him. We moved to Holt. Mass,
one summer. The admiral and ! were
married at the Park street Church.
!
nancial condition. but did know that no
was drinking too much.
Moves to Furm.
| I'VE were living in Hrooklino then,
but the admiral drank SO much that l
determined to get him away from the
/ city clubs, and so we bought the farm
Mt Assinippi, and 1t was through my
/ efforts we moved there and stocked tho
! place.
! For the first few weeks In the
| country the admiral was in lad shape.
| and ] was afraid he would die I sue
ceedcd in ltssening his drinks to two
doubt If no was ever drunk enough to
his drinks, the admiral was taxing
various kinds OF medicines. which /
am sure were drugs. because on taking
! them he would stagger about and some
/ times become so blind he would run
into objects. At other times the drugs
would affect him so that he would have
to lie down for hours
The day our beautiful little adopted
| baby, whose name was Earl McQuarrie
ITurtz, died, was bathing in the ocean
and on coming out of the water. | saw
the admiral staggering out of the
house. He was not intoxicated, but
under the influence of some drug.
went into the house and found the baby
crying. ] picked him up. and he be-
came violently i'll. ! rushed for a doe
tor. and remember I said, I viii give
YOU 81 900 to save the child. But he
died. soon left the admiral, and will,
my daughters. Juno and Dorothy
moved TO Weymouth.
Afraid of the Admiral.
Every day I was away from him the