El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
SAYS ADMIRAL
WAS CRAZED
W|THDRUGS
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, on
Witness Stand, Tells
Stor yof Married Life.
AFRAID TO LIVE IN
HOUSE WITH HIM
Mass, Oct 25.-Mrs.
Jennie May Eaton today became the

nLYMOUTH, Mass, Oct. 25.-Mrs
Jennie May Eaton today became the
chief witness in her own defence in
her trial for the murder of her husband,
rear admiral Joseph G. Eaton. Al
though on the stand seven hours, Mrs
Eaton was cool and calm while
telling the story or her life and
the events preceding the death of
her husband. The defendant had not
finished her testimony when court ad-
iourned this Afternoon, and Monday she
will face the greatest ordeal OF the
trial when she is subjected to cross
examination by counsel for the state.
The significance of much of the pros
ecution's testimony, including ramb-
ling letters written by the defendant
and OF a witness who alleged Mrs.
Eaton was unreasonably jealous and
excitable, became apparent today when
three alienists employed by the pros
ecution observed Mrs. Eaton every mo-
ment she was on the witness stand
1t now appears that the 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.
Tells of Early Life.
Mrs Eaton said she was 80 years
old and was born in Alexandria, Vir-
GINA. She attended school in Wash
ington and Georgetown, Va, until she
was 16 years old She then became a
telegraph operator in the United States
land office. She married Daniel Henry
Ainswoorth. in Washington, when she
was 20. on July 20. 1894 Ainsworth
was chief clerk in the Interstate Com
merce commission. Her daughter,
June. was born the June following
her marriage Mrs. Eaton said she left
Ainsworth because he drank to excess
and could not hold a position.
Before l finally left my first hus-
band, said the witness. he taught
through the west doing this work
Later l returned to Washington and
canvassed. When we finally separated
entered the George Washington hos
pital and became a nurse.
Says Admiral Drunk When Wife Was
Buried.
"One of the first cases I had was
as nurse to admiral Eaton's wife who
died At that time I saw Mr.. Eaton
intoxicated on many occasions, In
fact he was in such a condition that
he was unable to attend his Wife's fun
eraL After Mrs. Eaton died I left the
keeper
The admiral proposed marriage to
me several times, but 1 had not ac-
cepted him. We moved to Hull, Mass,
one summer. The admiral and I were
married at the Park street church.
Brookline. 1 knew nothing of his con-
dition, but did know that he was drink
ing too much.
but the admiral drank so much that
determined to get him away from the
city clubs, so we bought the farm in
Assinippi and it was through nv eff
forts we moved there and stocked the
place.
Cuts Down Drinks to Two Daily.
For the first few weeks in the coun-
try the admiral was in bad shape and
l was afraid he would die. 7 succeeded
in lessening his drinks to two a day
ana Tor nearly two years I doubt if he
ever drank enough to sta eyer But
while l was reducing his drinks. the
admiral was taking various kind Of
medicines, which am sure were drugs
because after 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.
Adopted Baby Dies.
The day our beautiful little adopted |
baby, whose name was Earl McQuarrie /
Hearts, died. was bathing in the ocean |
and on coming out of the water 1 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 I'D and he !
became violently i'll. I called a doctor |
and remember l said: 7 will give Won /
$1,000 to save the child but he died |
I then left the admiral and with my
daughters, June and Dorothy, moved to |
Weymouth.
Every day I was awav from him
the admiral wrote me love letters. tell !
ing me how lonely he was and how
much he loved me. I was very fond
of him. but 1 was afraid to live in the |
same house with him"
The letters were then introduced |