The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
JEALOUSY MOTIVE
OF CRIME CHARGED
TO MRS. MAY EATON
Prosecution Outlines Case.
Daughter of the Accused
Woman Says Mother
Was Jealous

Plymouth, Mass. october 16.-Mrs
Jennie May Eaton, on trial for the mur-
der of her husband Rear Admiral Jo-
seph Giles Eaton, today heard her To-
year old daughter. Dorothy Virginia
Ainsworth, support the contention of
ably jealous toward her husband. Under
questioning of District Attorney Bar
ker. Dorothy testified that her mother
was easily angered and had continual
hallucinations that the admiral was
trying to poison the family.
Dorothy had not finished her testi-
mony when court adjourned.
Early in today's session Assistant
District Attorney Fred G. Katzmann
outlined the case for the prosecution,
claiming Jealousy as motive for the
alleged crime.
An indication of the probable line of
defense was given in the cross-exam-
ination of Medical Examiner Gilman I.
osgood by Attorney Charles I. Morse.
His questions We're aimed to bring out
the possibility that Admiral Eaton
ght have partaken of the poisin in
accordance with habit. The government
claims the poison was administered by
Mrs. Eaton in tea, coffee and other
beverages at meals. The district at
torney was unable to obtain from the
daughters declartion tina, -nls. ...e.o.l
had exclusive opportunity to place poi
son in the admirafs cup.
While her daughter was testifying
Mrs. Eaton sat quietly in her chair. but
occasionally leaned forward and caught
Dorothy's glance. Dorothy always
smiled back at her mother but these
incidents appeared to upset her.
In beginning his examination of Dorothy
Ainsworth, the district attorney piaceo
emphasis on the relations between her
older sister, Mrs June Keyes, and the
| rest of the household. Dorothy said that
| both June and her mother often had ex-
| pressed the belief that the baby adopted
by the Eatons in 1909. was poisoned by
| the admiral although medical experts
had reported their inability to find any
trace Of poison. Dorothy said Mrs Eaton
| Insisted frequently that the admiral was
insane and that this belief was shared
| by June.
! Mrs Eaton declared that she herself
and June mad been given poison by. the
admiral, Dorothy testified. To bear out
these statements, Mrs. Eaton had shown
the girl marks on her body which she said
| ilttu bccI iiuuc Wy the duiiiiisil , nypO-
| dermic needle.
! Mrs Eaton also told Dorothy, accord
| ing to the testimony, that the admira
had tried TO poison her when he was sick
| and that she was afraid of him. Witness
said her mother often wiped off the plates
before eating, explaining that she Was
afraid the admiral had sprinlxled them
with paison.
| Dorothy said Mrs. Eaton had DISCHARGED
more than half a dozen maids with whom
| she accused the admiral of flirting Names
of other women of whom Mrs. Eaton ap-
parenty had been jealous, were mentioned
| by the witness.
The district attorney questioned the
girl about the supper the night of Thurs
| day, March 6, the Gay before the admiral :
death. Dorothy said she and the ad-
miral had tea, but that Mrs. Eaton did
not She thought the admiral prepared
the beverage. They also had pork for
| supper. 1t was this pork which Mrs. Ea
ton claimed had caused her husbands i'll
| ness.
The admiral seemed to be in a happy
| mood at the supper table. and in the
library. directly afterwards told man,
| jokes and stories. In a little while, how
ever he complained of nausea ana had
to leave the room.
! That night Dorothy Went on, her
mother insisted she must go right to bed
| Admiral Eaton, however finished the
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