The Washington times., 1921-12-13
BY KIRK c. MILLER,
Staff Coyrespondeut-

Staff Correspondents.
MONTROSS, Va, Rec. 13.-"Not
guilty"
In q clear, firm, emphatic voice,
Roger d. Eastlake at IL o'clock
this morning made the above plea
after Clerk Albert Stuart had read
to him q thousand-word indictment
charging him specifically with hav-
ing .'on the morning of September
80, 1921, with hatchet in his
right hand, struck several blows
upon Margaret Eastlake, inflicting
mortal strokes, cuts, and bruises,
and feloniously, with malice afore-
thought, killed and murdered her."
Mother in Court Room.
During the reading of the true bill,
Eastlake stood unyuoved. He paled
perceptibly when the clerk began the
reading OF the indictment, but soon
regained his poise. He was dressed in
the regulation navy uniform OF a
chief mechanic.
In the court room were his mother.
sister, and cousin, Reginald Eastlake
who is Japanese-American. Their,
was but one other woman in court
Mrs. Hugh Colt, Of Colonial Beach, q
neighbor Of the Eastlakes. She held
an infant in her arms.
Mrs. Eastlake, mother of the nc
cusei man, is an extremely well.pre-
served woman. She had one other
son, Donald, besides the man who is
now on trial. She was dressed in a
modish black gown and wore a black
feathered hat at a jaunty angle. East
lakes sister, Mrs. Mabel Chambers,
was gowned in brown broadcloth,
trimmed In fur, and wore a hat to
match. She shows distinctly the ef-
fects Of worry, much more so than
does her mother.
Procedure Is Attacked.
Delay was attempted by counsel for
the defense when Judge Chinn asked
each side If they were ready. Alto
ney F. w. Chichester made a plea 10
quash the indictment on the grounds
of error and irregularity in the method
and procedure of summoning the
venire for the grand jury.
The defense held that the names Of
| two men who were selected for the
grand jury were not included In the
second order for veniremen, the first
order having been exhausted. He re-
| ferred to the name of Thomas Brown,
| foreman and y. l.. Battle, wh ose
names were shown to have been writ
ten in the order In pencil subsequent
| to its original issue. A secondary n n
against the method of procuring TIE
grand jury was made in protest Of
| the last-named man, whose real name
Is Battaile. not Battle"
This plea was overruled by Judge
| Chinn as insufficient cause and he
inquired IL there were any other OBJ
jections to proceeding with the trial.
Attorney w. w. Butzner then cited
several minor objections, which were
throughly examined by Judge Chinn
and then overruled.
Wants to See Letters.
| Butzner requested that the defense
be allowed to see certain letters which
the prosecution has in It's possession
and which are alleged to have been
exchanged between Eastlake and Miss
| Knox.
| Judge Chinn asked Commonwealth
Attorney Mayo IL he had such let
ters and was told that he had. but
that he did not expect to use them
against Eastlake and was reservins
them for use against Miss Knox.
Judge Chinn authorized Mayo to per.
NIT Eastlakes counsel to see the let.
ters.
The defense then asked permission
to have access to further evidence
said to be in possession Of the proseou'
ton. This concerned certain white
linen collar and raincoat belonging
to Miss Knox. Mayo was not sure
whether Town Sergeant Thomas Hall
had these among the many articles
of wearing apparel taken from the
belongings OF the indicted persons
but assured the defense counsel that
he was welcome to an inspection ui
thcm II they had been kept as evi
dcnce.
Events beginning In the westmors
land county courthouss today form