Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-21
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton Charged With the Murder
 of Her Husband by Poisoning
EVIDENCES OF ARSENIC FOUND IN STOMACH
Authorities Have Thus Far Been Unable Discover Where
 and by Whom Fatal Dose Was Obtained Home Life of
 Pair Had Not Always Been Happy-Mrs. Eaton Has
 Lately Become Friendly With Her Divorced Husband.

a daughter of George Harrison of Alexandria, Va Mrs. Ainsworth later
 worth, an employe of the senate at Washington, and she and the admiral I were married in 1907.
 Their courtship was described by tho admiral in a statement which he madG
 during a brief encouragement from his wife four years ago. He eaid: T met Mrs. Ainsworth in Chicago | and at that time thought sne was a l widow. At that time. however. she was not totally divorced from her husband. It was not until just before
 my marriage that I learned she had a husband. Then she told me that heC husband was alive and that she had just obtained a divorce from him on the grounds of drunkenness and de- sertion.
 Supposed Her Husband Was Dead. During the tiIne that I paid atten- tion to her, knowing her straitened circumstances, and thinking that her husband was dead, helped toward the support of herself and children, giving
 her money, though at the time did not know for what purpose she was
 using it. Later, after the marriage, | learned inadvertently that I had been paying for the divorce proceedings which she had instituted against her husband
 T married her because I had said I
 would, and was too much of a gentle man to withdraw my promise. She has always been a good wife.
 T knew that money was given to Ainsw orth, but never with my consent , except once; then I paid his fare t9 Cleveland to get rid of him" Adopted a Child. After their marriage the Ea4oha came to Brookiine. Soon afterwards the admiral met with financial Fe@ verses and in his last days led an Nn- pretentdous life on poultry farm in Norwel1.
 His principal income was from his allowance as a retired naval officer, which amounted to $4.000 a year. It Is understood that his estate is repre- 1 sented largely by a life insurance poll 1 icy for $6,00o.
 Disappointed that a cniId had net been born to them the admiral abour two years after his second marriage secretly adopted an infant which he proclaimed as his own. The deception was successful for a time. but the baby died when few months old
 Mrs. Eaton declared that the infaot had been poisoned and an examination
 of the stomach was made. No poison
 was found, but as result of her
 charge Mfrs Eaton wa6 estranged from
 her husband for a brief period.
 First Husband Called on Her.
 Then they were reconcdled and again
 lived together. With them at that
 time lived the two daughters of Mrs
 Eaton by her earlier marriage. June and Dorothy. The former is now the
 wife or EIAIph F. Reyes or Boston.
 Ainsworth, Mrs. Eaton's first hus-
 band, renewed friendly relations with
 the family and was an occasional Vis-
 itor at the home. There were ocoa- sional differences and Mrs. Eaton stated that her husband was much in-
 terested in drugs and their effect upon persons and devoted much of his time to strange experiments.
 Naval Flag Over AdmiraI's Grave.
 The blue and starred flag of the Kearsarge Association of Naval Vet erans of Boston will wave over the grave of the admiral at Dracut. The association made known today thelr regret that no naval honors had been accorded the dead officer and am nounced that they would mark hts resting place with their colors.