Evening star., 1921-10-24
GRAND Jury ACTING
IN EASTLAKE CASE
Convenes at Montross and
Receives Instructions From
Judge Chinn.
From a staff Correspondent.


MONTROSS. Va, October "a
county. constituting the regular
grand jury, convened behind closed
doors in the county courthouse here
shortly before IL o'clock today to
determine the fate of Miss Sarah f.
Knox, the Baltimore nurse, and Roger
ID. East!ake. navy petty officer
charged jointly with the murder of
the latter'S wife at Colonial Beach,
September SO. Ii is expected that
an indictment of first t-degree murder
will be returned against the accused
couple this afternoon.
In charging the grand jury Judge
Joseph Wilson Chinn of the Virginia
circuit court. who viii try the sensa-
tiopal ljastlake case, promised that
Miss Knox and Eastiake will be given
"a. fair and impartial trial in his
The community has been shocked
by murder which you will inve/u-
gate" said. Judge Chinn to the grand
jurors. Il presume that the COM
monweaith attorney has Investigated
the case and found the witnesses to
send before you.
IF you find an indictmeht against
any one, you need not Lave been
unanimous in your decision. If nine
of you concur. that will ne sufficient.
You are not a trial jury"
Judge Chinn explained to the
jurors that they constituted the reg
ular grand jury. and not special
grand jury. There is nothing com
plicated and mysterious about the af-
fair of a grand jury" he said.
Men Serving on Jury.
The grand jurors are: w: E. Allen.
T. NJ Armest. r. f. Bedoo. J. \. Bran
son. w. NJ. Hall, G. J.. Balderson. J. G..
Brown. w. H. England. l.. &. Bat
taile, Thomas Brown. Bush Wilkison
and Andrew F'lemer.
Judge Chinn announced that he
would set the date for the trial inn
mediately after the grand jury ad-
journed He intimated, however, that
the defense probably will ask for a
continuance of the case. In such an
event, he said, he would allow a
reasonable length of THE, which he
considered about two weeks
The prosecution is fully prepared
to go ahead with the case. and SO is
Eastlake's counsel, Attorney William
w. ButZner of Fredericksburg. Va.
Miss KnoXs counsel. Harry NJ Smith.
jr., Richmond, Va. it is understood,
is not ready to go ahead with the
trial.
Thomas Hunter of King George
county. who tentatively decided to
represent Eastlake and Miss Knox
soon after they were arrested in
Colonial Beach in connection with
the crime and later withdrew. is mere
today to aid in the prosecution Resi-
dents of Colonial Beach. IT was said.
have raised a substantial sum to
remunerate MIR. Hunter for his
services.
individually the grand jury is hear
ing the testimony of fourteen resi-
dents of Colonial Beach who were
subpoenaed to appear before 1t. The
principal witnesses are Detective I.
X. Boulware and Town Sergeant L.
X. Hall, Colonial Beach officials who
Investigated the crime.
Other witnesses are Mr.. and Mrs.
William " Carruthers. DR.. V. d. Car
ruthers, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Drinks,
Mrs. Hugh A. Goyt. Mrs. c. A. Heinz
ken. Mrs Walter De Alley. Thomas
Howe, Dr. William L. Brent, Mrs: L.
D. Mckinney and w. p. BllllngSley.
mayor of Colonial Beach.
New Evidence Obtained.
Additional evidence. which they
claim indicates that EaStlake was i'm
plicated in the staying of his wife,
was uncovered late yesterday by Co
lonial Beach authorities. Searching
, the Eastlake cottage, Detective Boul-
ware found hidden in a small box,
covered with children's toys. a blood
stained white Navy chief petty Off
GERS cap and a rubber hood. known
in naval circles as a Southwestern.
The hood also was spotted with blood
The toy box was found in the summer
kitchen of the Eastlake house. County
officials have on numerous occasions
opened this box, but. believing it con-
tained nothing but children's play
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