The Washington times., 1920-03-31
EAGL|N'S AL|B|IS
ATTACKEDBYS STATE
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he seems nervous and frequently at
tempts to coach his counsel.
While Miss Saunders has not post
lively identined Easlin as her assail4
ant she declares she had no doubt
however of his guilt-thst she would
not have come from her home In New
Haven as a prosecuting witness IL
she had such doubt.
In the trial OF Eaglin the question
Of circumstsntial evidence as a pro-
eedure Of court conviction also Is on
trial. The defendant elected TO be
tried by the court rather than by a
jury. The case Is being heard by
chief Judge Hammond Urner and As
sociate Justice Edward C. Peter aud
Glenn ii. WorthinEton. They are
Judge and jury In the case. A ver-
diet is expected late this afternoon
soon after the defense closes its case
and arguments are heard.
Say. Police Craved Reward.
That the SO. 500 reward for the con.
viction OF the negro spurred the po-
lice to overzealousness In attempting
to fasten the crime on Eaglin was
charged by Attorney Dawson OF
counsel for the defendant. The
charge was made when Policeman
John L. Lucas. OF the Tenleytown
police precinct, was testifying before
Chief Judge Hammond Urner and As
sociate Judges Edward C. Peter and
Glenn II. Worthington. the defendant
having elected to be tried by the
court rather than by jury.
DO you expect to get part or the
reward " Eaglin is convicted?" ask
ed Attorney Dawson. Policeman Luz
cas- attempted to evade answering the
question, but the court ruled he re-
ply.
II never have expected any part OF
the reward" then rejoined Lucas.
"Why did you not run out the
statement of Eaglin that on the morn
ing Of the day Of the assault on Miss
Saunders that he was with two
friends in Washington" asked the
attorney.
Lucas created mild sensation
when he replied that ~ was handi-
capped by the police department. That
Is why / did not see the two men
mentioned by Eaglin. / gave the
names to the detectives"
Efforts were made to have Lucas
admit that during the noon recess OF
court that he nearly had a personal
encounter with a Washington detec-
tive who had come to Rockville. The
court ruled that unless the personal
encounter" had any bearing on the
testimony he was to give 1t would
not be admitted.
Strong Circumstantinl Evidence.
The prosecution. which is being
conducted by States Attorney Thomas
l.. Dawson and former States Attor-
ney Albert NJ. Bouic, believes 1t has
constructed a strong fabric OF cir
cumstantial evidence against Eaglin,
testimony having been admitted by
the court Indicating that Eaglin had
been in the vicinity of the golf links
where Miss Saunders was assaulted
on July s last, despite his attempted
alibi-that he had been In Washing
ton on that days.
A number Of caddies who know
Eaglin, having worked with him at
various times at the golf links, testi-
fed that on July 8 he was within
twenty-yards Of where Miss Saunders
was attacked. Others testified. that
they saw him running away from the
scene of the assault and a conductor
ON the Chevy Chase line Of the Capt.
tai Traction Company testified he re-
called Eaglin riding on his car on the
afternoon Of July s.
Alfred Knowles, employed at the
Bureau of Standards, was sitting
under sycamore tree waiting for a
Rockville ear on the afternoon of
July and while he would not make
a positive Identification. he asserted
that he noticed a negro, tallying in
every way with the description of
Eaglin follow Miss Saunders after
she had been attacked.
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"T first saw Miss Saunders" de-
clared Knowles. "She passed me with
her hair disheveled and wearing only
one slipper. l was going to stop her,
but thought she had been In a quar-
rel-a family quarrel, probably with
her husband, and did not interfere.
A little later I noticed the negro,
greatly excited dash down the path.
When he saw me, he took another
course through a clump Of bushes.
The next day learned Of the brutal
assault on Miss Saunders"
When confronted by the negro in
the chamber of Judge Peter. Miss
Saunders detailed minutely the at
tack made on her. While she would
not state ayes, he is the negro who
assaulted me-" Miss Saunders de-
clared:
III ola not tnlnK Ea-Sl1n was
the negro who assaulted me ] would
not have come from New Haven to
prosecute the man."
This statement. the prosecution con-
tends. Is stronger than the mere
statement that "Eagln is the man."
ES-Sheriff William L.. Aud, who in
vestigated the assault on Miss Saund-
ers, testified that the negro had been
been received that he had been on
the golf links on the day that the
former war worker had been as
saulted.
Claim Abb Was shattered.
"Eaglin declared he had not< been
at the golf links on that day and
further said he. had not been west
of Rock Creek Park for weeks. We
learned that on the morning. OF. July
5 instead of his being in Washing
ton as he asserted. that he had been
at Monkey Hollow. near Linden, and
that in the afternoon he was at tho
golf club links"
adjective Sergcants flames A.
Manning and William Murphy. OF the
Baltimore police department. who had
haep called m Montromory county nv