Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-15
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for details don't positively say you are
going there for you may have heard
from me in the meantime. will have
your lists with me when take the
place and ! will give you details OF
everything lacking.
AS ever. Roger.
Word was received from Richmond
today that Miss Knox spent bad night,
raising a disturbance because she was
not permitted to go 10 the trial of
Eastlakc.
1t was learned that she is Il relative
of two wealthy New Workers., said to
be millionaires, and that they have au-
thorized the expenditure of a half mil
lion dollars IL necessary to get her free.
Her attorney. Henry X. Smith. Jr., Is
the most widely known criminal lawyer
in Virginia, and is giving all his time
to the case. The offer was made to send
her to the trial in the care Of two
trained nurses, but the prosecution re-
fused to permit this. fearing It was a
ruse to give color to an insanity plea
later.
Miss Knox's name was mentioned by
f. p. Drinks. formerly an engineer at
the Dahlgrcn proving grounds. He said
he had seen Eastlake with her fire.
quently, and thought she was a soap
peddler.
"On September 30" said the wit q.
ness, ~ was awakened at FIVE minutes
to 3 o'clock by a noise of someone chop
ping wood. got up and could not 20
TO sleep again. At 1 40 or 40 o'clock
Miss Knox came to my house and said
there was trouble at the Eastlakr home
that Mrs. Eastlake had been mur.
dered
II came downstairs and found her
talking to my two boys. l heard her
say to them, Get doctor or some
, one.
Body Lay Against Door
II went over with her. l found the
front door of the house locked. Tho
lay against it and ! could not get in,
went to neighbor named Boiler anu
brought him back with me. Miss Knox
came out and we questioned her. Sh,
said:
- \ left my hotel at o'clock because
I could not sleep. / had something on
my mind. l came TO the Eastlake home
and threw myself in n hammock to rest
and get the worry off my mind. l had
gone for walk through the woods whG.
| heard Il scream and came runnins
back in time to see man jumping over
a fence
II asked Miss Knox why she did
not call for help. She said she was Il
nurse and her first instinct was to give
first aid. l summoned two ncighb0r,
, and We went into the house. This wa.
at 6;10 o'clock.
THE body was cold at that time and
the blood was partly dry. There were
al | lraV -, h., Al
and over the body. A little doll lay
against the mothers arm; there wa'
small airplane with Daddy on 4
against her head. The neighbors anC
l left the house. BY this time East
lake had come. We went in again
with him. lie didn't look at the body
Boiler, who was still with me, pickec
up small hammer and said that va
the instrument of the murder. East
lake said no, 1t wasn't.
I'VE turned the body over. A pip
dropped to the fioor-a mans tObacc,
pipe. asked him: Is that yours
He said It was not his.'
1t is said the pipe was identified
later as Eastlake's.
Found Stained Hatchet
The witness resumed: Forty or fift
feet down the walk from the house W
found a hatchet, the handle wrapped il
tissue paper. The blade was staine
and apparently had been washed. Tn
hatchet was stuck in the ground"
What effort did Eastiake make /
apprehend the murderer of his wife,
asked the prosecutor.
None whatever
What emotion did he showT'
"No emotion; he didn't even look q
the bOdy