The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-23
State Closes Case
Against Mrs. Eaton
FINAL EVIDENCE DEALT WITH
CONVERSATIONS OF
THE ADMIRAL.
Court AdjOurns Until . O'Clock
To-day, When the Defense
Will Open Its Case.

PLY MOUTH, Mass. Oct 22-The
evidence with which the prosecution
expects TO convict Mrs. Jennie May
Eaton OF the murder OF her husband.
Rear Admiral Joseph c. Eaton, was
practically concluded today when the
government rested its case.
As some Witnesses desired by the
defense will not be ready in the morn.
ing. court adjourned until tomorrow
AZ p. m. when the defense will begin.
Most OF the evidence to-day dealt
with statements said To have been
made by the defendant and Conversa-
tions regarding the admirals alleged
habit of dabbling with poisons. and his
alleged susceptibility where women
were concerned.
The last witness, Ralph p Keyes.
HUSBAND OF Mrs. Eaton's older daugh.
ter. June. testified that he once heard
Mrs. Eaton tell his wife that the admi.
raj had put away more than 100 men
on his snip at one time by means OF
poison.
Keyes said that the particular con-
vcrsatiOn referred to took place on
the night OF Wednesday, March Jth
three days before the admirals death.
According 20 the witness. Mrs. Eaton
came 10 N'N nome III MeQIOTu 10 sec
June on that Wednesday. and as the
lattcr had left for Assinippi TO visit her
mother. Mrs. Eaton remained in Med
ford until June returned home that
night. In the converse tion which en-
sued between the mother and daugh-
ter. Keyes testified that he heard June
say she had Just had a talk with the
admiral in Assinippi. and that he told
her he was going 10 Europe soon. June
also said. according To- her husband g
testimony. that the admiral asked her
whether she cared II her mother and
her hush0ud were mt 0vt OF the wav.
III have To 20 down and look
after him" was Mrs. Eaton's com
ment In reply to June's story. as
Keyes heard it.
Deed Few Days Later.
Keyes testified that Mrs Eaton
went To Assinippi the next morning
The admiral died on the following
Saturday morning The prosecution
contends that the first dose OF poison
was given To the admiral on Tuesday.
Heyes further said Mrs Eaton de-
clared that the admiral punciured
her arm with hypodermic needles
while she slept and that one of her
front teeth was loose because the ad-
miral had injected something into
her Jaw.
In cross-eXaminatiou Keyes said
that he had heard Mrs. Eaton make
such remarks as these frequently and
not merely on the one occasion men
toned, just before the JdmiraTs
death.
The district attorneys attempt TO
ask questions about the parentage OF
@ child adopted by Nr. and 1Irs.
keyes was frustrated by Chief Jus
'ice Aiken. who declined 20 allow the
witness 10 answer.
A. the conclusion OF the testimony
the prosecution put in sexehai ey.
hib,ts. among them the will Of Ad-
miral Eaton. This gives tho bulk Of
bis property TO M-s Eaton. I'm the
event Of her death. eVerythiuc ie 20
-o 20 her younger daughter. Doro. hv.
with the exception OF q beuuest ~
S'.N"' iU june key,,e
\ number of letters alleged To- have
been written bv Mrs Eaton at yari
ous times. in which the admiral was
pictured aa an insane man with q
mama Tor poisoning. was read