Evening star., 1921-10-08
SEES CONVICTION
IN EASTLAkE CASE
Virginia Attorney General
Claims Convincing Evidence
Against Couple.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


RICHMOND, Va. October S.-Attor-
ney General John Saunders of Vir-
-inia said today that the common
wealth possesses sufficient evidence
20 convict Miss Sarah F. Knnv a~6
Rodger D. Eastlake, who are charged
Jointly with t.
teTs wife at Colonial Beach. He de-
clared that the ........ 60 81. Z
most heinous and atrocious ever
committed in the state
Lacking official information as to
developments" said Mr.. Saunders. Il
am convinced from what l have heard
. Unofiic:ally the commonwealth pos
;;esses sufficient evidence to convict
the two. l have no doubt that a
Nestmoreland county jury would have
10 scruples against returning a
Geath sentence against a woman in
This case, provided the evidence war
ranted it." He added that woman
was executed in Virginia about
twenty years ago.
Bear Imprisonment SfOicnlly.
Refreshed by baths, which they We're
unable to get when imprisoned at
the Westmoreland county Jail at
Montross and the city Jail at Frede-
ricksburg, where they were held prior
to their removal here Wednesday
afternoon. the accused couple today
continued to bear their Incarceration
:toically. Richmond detectives will
lot resume for several days their
sweating" of the prisoners and in
stead are giving them dose of
solitary confinement. believing that
lIastlake will be anxious to add to his
declaration that he believes Miss
Knox killed his wife because of
jealousy.
The trial of the Baltimore nurse
and EastIake has been set for october
"A. the same day that the grand jury
meets at Montross. 1t will be held
ut Montross. the county seat of Wes,-
noreland. The prisoners will be taken
back to Westmoreland county the day
before the trial.
Eastlake Indifferent.
East1ake received the news that the
date of the trial had been set with an
air of complete Indifference. simply
commenting: Well, rather thought
they would set a date, sooner or
later He made no further comment.
Miss Knox was not told that the
date for the trial had been set
Eastlake and Miss Knox have what
he prison authorities describe as "ex-
cellent appetites." probably due to
a day-7:3O in the morning and 1880
in the afternoon. The man has
braced up considerably since his con-
finement in the Richmond city Jail.
lne hunted expression WHICH ne "pTe
when he was brought here has dis
appeared entirely. He probably never
was jaunty, but his attitude now is
that of a man who has apparently
nothing to worry about. Confinement
does not seem to irritate him. In
fact. he himself. told one of the jail
officials that his naval training. in
the course of which he learned to re-
gard discipline as the first rule of
life. was now standing him in good
stead.
Confident Of Acquittal.
When 1 am brought to trial"
Eastlake is quoted as having said to
one of the Jail attendants" I have
every reason in the world to believe
that will have no difficulty in estab
fishing my innocence. 1 don't see
why 1 should permit myself to worry
about temporary deprivation of
friends. although I prefer to be at
liberty like any other man. The
only thing that worries me now is
that 1 should stand accused of hav-
ing murdered the only woman /
loved-or Of having guilty knowledge
Of her murder. The fact that 1 know
a jury will bring about my vindica-
ton braces me up