The Washington times., 1921-12-14
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lay on the floor. and It might have
been administered either before or
after she was felled.
Q. Did you hear Eastlake make a
statement at the inquest?
statement.
The prosecution attempted to have
Mr.. Eastlake's testimony repeated by
DIR. Caruthers but on motion by the
defense the court ruled, after de-
termining that Eastlake was not yet
under formal arrest. that his testi-
mony at the inquest was not admis-
sable.
The jury sitting in the present
case Ia extremely young appearing.
however, all except three are mar.
chartered and squirmed in their
seats as the courtroom settled pre-
vious to calling the roll. Each an
| swered present" in stentorian tones.
Location Of Cuspidor Worries Juror.
Among them, and probably the most
picturesque. Is an elderly weather
beaten, bedraggled Southern farmer.
who was having great difficulty In
spotting his favorite cuspidor. His
weather-beaten features belied many
hard winter In the northern neck
country Of Virginia, where the dor.
mant seasons are long and severe.
He nervously fumbled a coonskin hat
In his big, raw hands as he drank
in the court proceedings.
The hall Of Justice was more con.
gested than ever today. the heavy
snoY fall failing to abate the attend
ance. There were more women
among the throng of curious specta-
tors than on the opening day Of the
trial.
1t was necessary to do q great deal
| the counsel around the table. and in
this tactful procedure Eastlake cour-
teously lent his aid in arranging the
seating space.
Press Club Organized.
Opposite the counsel table the news
papermen encountered similar diff
Guilty in making themselves comfort
able. There is an even dozen Of the
latter here from Washington. Rich
mond, Baltimore and Philadelphia
newspapers, and they have organized
press club" In the dancing salon"
on the second floor of the town hall.
The motto Of the writers who
work in a poorly lighted loft is:
Bring Your Own Lamp"
In his opening address to the
Jury, Defense Attorney w. w. Butz-
ner declared he will show that
Eastlake was family-loving man
, that he did not "vamp" Miss Knox
that he was devoted to his wife ard
children. and that, on the other hand,
he was relentlessly pursued by a love.
lorn middle-aged woman determined
to seize him as a mate and to wreck
mis- domestic happiness.
Defense In Burst Of Oratory.
As Butzner sketched a glowing de-
scription of the prisoners real char
acter. with oratorical salvos, he de-
| scribed the alleged flirtatious nurse
\ as aping the Indians with their toma-
hawks. by packing a hatchet In her
grip upon a hurried trip from Ocean
City, N. j., to Colonial Beach, and
fiendishly killing Mrs. Eastiake. These
are the high lights in the defense.
The legal conflict between Mayo and
Butzner is striking in more than its
verbal aspect. Butzner Is a giant,
while his contemporary Is small and
dwarf.like. Their power iul legal
thrusts leave little to choose between.
| and the jurymen themselves will have
| to do much determining on their own
account in order not to be swayed by
| the chautauqua-like qualities OF the
gentlemen around the counsel table.
| Mr.. Mayo, with rapier gestures, out
lined Eastlake as an assassin-cold
and premeditated. The prisoner, the
personification of calmness. nonchal-
antly polished his fingernails against
his blue service uniform as his char
acter was being torn to pieces by the
diminutive representative Of the Com
monwealth.
He was perceptibly affected when
Mayo mentioned the two Eastlake
children, who will take the stand, but
quickly regained his sang froid.
I'VE will show" emphasized Mayo,
banging heavily on the counsel table
and pointing accusingly at Eastlake,
that this man is a moral coward.
The correspondence which we have
will prove unquestionably that he did
not have courage enough to terminate
his relationships with the vile wom-
an whose evil influence swung over
him as penSusans.s
| Eastlake Turns to Judge.
| Look at that man." retaliated But
zner, when he outlined the defense.
You can see by his countenance he Is
no murderer At this 1uncture East
lake. dramatically turned his features
to the jury.
| Referring to the letters exchanged
between man and the woman, the
lawyer for the indicted man parrying
a blow OF Mayo's said:
| This correspondence will show
Miss Knox was thrusting herssit
upon Eastlake's domestic tranquil
lty. Eastlake and his wife had un.
bosomed themselves to each other
Mrs Eastlake knew all about that
woman who broke up Eastlake's
household and by her insidious at
tentions and then brutally killed his
wife.