The Washington herald., 1921-12-14

fact that thirty-one witnesses have
been summoned by the defense.
Mother Attends Trial.
All during the time that the jury
was being selected, Mrs. s. NJ z.
Eastlake. mother OF the accused.
sat in an adjoining room calmly
knitting, while his brother, Donald
EastIake. and his sister. Mrs. Mable
chambers. all Of Philadelphia. stood
in a doorway attentively listening
to everything which was being said
Crowds of people svarmed into
and about the courthouse and the
congestion and crowding, which
caused considerable confusion. made
IL necessary for Judge Chinn to eX-
clude all spectators.
In his statement to the jury. At
tarney Butzner said:
Prior to the Friday or wn'ch
this murder was committed. last
lake had made arrangements with
his superior officer at the Naval
Proving Grounds at Dalheren for a
week end leave OF absence so that
he might spend the time at Fred
ericksburg with his wife for the
purpose of taking her 10 the Will
derness. where the United States
Marines were staging a sham bat
! tie
'On the morning of tho crime ne
arose before o'clock and, after
striking a fire. began the prepars-
/ tion of his breakfast and his morn
/ ing shave. After he had shaved
part of his face. he called his wife.
/ telling her it was nearly 5 o'clock
and time for her TO get up. She
| did not arise and he completed his
shave after which he again called
her. She arose. and together they
ate breakfast, Eastlake having laid
! his watch on the table. At 5:2e he
/ kissed his wife goodbye and pro-
ceeded TO the boat landing where
he was to take a boat to Dahlgren
| to engage in his daily work.
Told of Crime by Messenger.
"At 6 o'clock, or a little after. he
was notified by a messenger as he
was awaiting the leaving of the
boat that his wife had been muC-
dered. returning to his home he
found there Miss Knox and others.
I'VE will show that Miss Knox
made repeated attempts to force
her attentions on Eastlake, giving
as an excuse the fact that East
lake and Mrs. Eastlake had bor-
rowed an amount of money, approx
imately 500. Her attentions were
discouraged by both Eastlake and
his wife but the woman persisted
in forcing herself upon the family
despite the fact that she was re-
peatedly ordered from the house.
After having her attentions re-
jected on August l3, when Eastlake
and his wife were visiting his
mother in Ocean City. and did not
call on Miss Knox, who was living
at the same place, she went to a
certain man and asked him to
sharpen a hatchet. telling him she
wanted a razor edge placed upon IT.
Letters About Roger.
She continued her efforts to de-
termine Eastlike's actions and
whereabouts by writing to his su-
perior officer at Dahlgren, making
umerous inquiries regarding
Roger
"On the Wednesday night preced-
ing the murder she arrived at Co.
llonial Beach, the place where East
flake resided, bringing with her the
hatchet, and TOOK up resiuerce III
a hotel at that place. The next day.
Thursday, she did not leave the
hotel, but had her meals served In
her room.
ION the evening of Friday, the
night of the murder, she left her
hotel and went to Eastlake's home
where she spent the night in an
Clubhouse, unknown to the occupants
of the residence After Esstlake
left the next morning she entered
lthe home and cruelty murdered the
helpless woman. the mother of East
lakes two children"
The jury, which was impanelled
after nearly six hours Of selection,
lis as follows: L. W. English, of
Acorn, a farmer; F. B. Anthony, OF
Hague, a farmer; L. A. Washington,
oak Grove, a farmer; W. L. Healy,
of Montross, a Merchant: James E.
lDameron. of ale, q farmer; w.
lG. Sanford, .dhams, farmer;
w. I. WIKI. 4 Oak Grove, a far
mel; G. sddoo. of Lerty, far
mer; R. E. Wilson. Of Oldhams, q
farmer; Ira c. Muse. of Oak Grove
garage owner; T. B. Mayo, Kinssle'
merchant and c. z. Stuart, OF