Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-17

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Mrs. Eaton also told Dorothy, ae-
| coriing to the testimony, that the ad-
miral had tried To poison her when
she was sick and that she was afraid
of him. Dorothy said that her mother
often wiped eff the plates before eat
ing, explaining that she was afraid
| the admiral had sprinkled them with
poison.
Dorothy said that Mrs. Eaton had
discharged more than half a dozen
maids with whom she accused the ad-
miral of flirting. The names of other
women whom Mrs. Eaton had appar-
entity been jealous of were mentioned
by Dorothy The admiral, she went
on always denied the charges of fir
tation treating them as a joke. while
Mrs. Eaton, on the ether hand. seemed
easily provoked ON the subject.
Bringing the testimony down to the
night of Thursday, March 6, the night
Before the admiral died, the district
attorney questioned the girl. about
Thursday nights supper Dorothy said
that She and the admiral had tea. but
that Mrs. Eaten did not. She thought
the admiral had prepared the bever-
age, but she was not sure They also
had pork for supper. 1t was this pork
which Mrs. Eaton claimed had caused
her husbands Illness
The admiral seemed to be in a ha9py
mood at the supper table, and in the IL
brafy directly afterwards told many
jokes and stories. Ia a little while, now
ever. he complained of nausea and had
to leave the room,
That night, Dorothy went on, her
mother told her she must 20 right to bed
Dorothy complained that she had les
SONS to do, but her mother insisted. Ad-
miral Eaton, however, finished the girls
algebra lesson for her and took the com
pleted problem up to her bedroom as he
had been in the habit of doing when
ever Dorothy was unable to do all her
home work.
When Dorothy came home from school
the next day. she testified she found the
admiral in his room in a sem-eonscieus
condition. She started to get him a hot
water bottle. but her mother objected
saying that she had done all that could
be done and that no one else should be
bothered. After supper, Dorothy said
Mrs. Eaton told her she could sit up
only an hour and must be in bed by s
O'Clock. Dorothy again protested on ae-
count of her lessons. but without avail
The admiral, she said, tried to help her
to grasp the problem and asked Doro-
thy to give him something easier She
did So but he still seemed unable TO
give it up.
Mrs. Eaton slept with Dorothy tnat
night, locking the door behind her as she
entered. Later Dorothy was awakened.
she said, by her grandmother. Mrs. Vir-
ginia Harrison, knocking on the door
and calling; Come quick. Jennie. The
admiral has fallen out of bed,
Mrs. Eaton and Dorothy rushed to the
admirals room and found him on the
floor partly conscious. Mrs. Eaton stay
ed with the admiral while Dorothy re-
turned to bed. She was aroused later
by her mother. who cried: 'tOh, Dorothy,
| think the admiral is dead
Dorothy then told about telephoning
for the doctor and the undertaken Her
mother, she said, Kept moaning: "oh,
what shall we do
With Dorothys story brought up to
this point she was excused for the day.
Her testimony regarding her mother s
demeanor at the time of the admirals s
death attracted interest in view of con-
flieting evidence that had been offered
earlier by Medical Examiner Osgood
and his assistant, DIR. Frank c. Wheat
ley. DR.. Osgood said that so far as his
observation went, Mrs. Eaton was cool
collected and without emotion. Dr.
Wheatley. however said that to him.
/ Mrs. Eaton seemed excited. He did not
agree that she was calm and collected
DIR. Osgood, who preceded Dorothy { f
, the stand, said he had searched the Ea-
ton house for poison and that Mrs Eator
had assisted him. He could find no trac,
of white arsenic. which Prof Whitney.
analysis showed to be present in the ad
| miral's body, but testified that he fount
/ some paris green which he took charg,
| of.