Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-25
EATON DEFENCE.
Continued from Page One.)

Mrs. Eaton's fondness for her hus-
band was testified to by Judge George
w. Kelley of Rockland. the family at
torney. Mrs. Eaton told me that she
would not allow anyone To harm a
hair Of the admirars heard" Judge
Kelley said. Mrs Eaton had told him
many times that she loved her hus-
band, although she did not always
speak of him in affectionate terms.
The admiral once said to Judge KEEL
ley:
4 have n remarkable wife who has
been of great help to me- but has one
obsessien, her daughter June"
According to Judge Kelley. Admiral
Eatons estate is about $500 in debt.
Judge Kelley on cross exa mination,
said he acted as Mrs. Eaton's friend
rather than counsel. More than two
years ago he had attempted to have
her examined as To her sanity.
The court had ruled as inadmissa bic
a portion Of document called dec
laration of trust" which Juge Kel-
lev said, was the result of his advice
to Mrs. Eaton that some paper" be
drawn up. On March 10. Mrs. Eaton
made an assignment to Judge Kelley
for the benefit of her children.
Judge Kelley said that he had spent
1862 out of the proceeds from the
Navy Mutual Aid Association for the
exrences of the family since that time.
On redirect examination the judge
testified that Admiral Eaton had asked
HIM 70 care FOR Mrs. Eaton after the
admirafs DEATH He had no knowledge
that The admiral used drugs.
Dr. Jacob w. Brown, formerly
Boston physician, but now serving a
jail sentence for Illegal practices. tes
titled that in 1910 he prescribed prep
aration containing arsenic for Admit
raj Eaton on the officers request for a.
medicine that would rectify a physical
impairment. The prescription called for
1900 pills, each containing loo of
grain of arsenic.
Later the admiral brought some of
Che pills to DIR. Brown, saying that a
child had died from eeating one OF
them Another time the admiral show
ed the witness some capsules. which,
| he said. contained arsenic and which
| he used to kill dogs.
Miss Mary NJ. Simmons, Brookline
school principal. testified regarding
visit of Admiral Eaton to her school ae-
| companied by two girls, whom he intro
| duced as June and Dorothy, my two
motherless daughters" The admiral was
| intoxicated, Miss Simmons said.
| Lieut. II. s. Reyes. L. S. ~, testified
| that he had seen Admiral Eaton, as a
| captain of the battleship Massachusetts,
| intoxicated. The captain spent one en-
tire night on deck holding a rail. The
| witness was excused without cross-ex-
| animation.
| Patrick F. Ford. a Rockland violin
teacher. testified that from observations
made during visits to the Eaton house
"it was to all appearances happy
/ home"
| The next witness, DIR. Benjamin i.
Blanchard of Brookline, told of attend
ing the admiral in 1906 when he was
| suffering from nausea due to excessive
| drinking. On cross-examination the wit
| ness said that at the request of Mrs.
| Eaton he had prescribed medicine to be
| administered to her husband without his
| knowledge. The defendant told him that
| the admiral dabbled in poisons and said
that she feared for her life
When DR.. Blanchard had finished his
testimony, Attorney William A. Morse,
chief counsel for the defence, conferred
for few minutes with his client and
then had a 10-minutes conversation with
Chief Justice Aiken, at the conclusion of
which court was adjourned until tomor-
row.
Mrs. Eaton will testify, tomorrow, and
the remaining witnesses for the defence
will be heard, Monday