Evening star., 1921-10-02


Blood-Covered Dagger Found.
Detective T K. Eoulware. inveSti-
eating the crime. found lying In the
corner of the bedroom of the East
lake house a small dagger covered
with blood. He believes that this IN
strument was used with the hatchet
in the cold-blooded murder of Mrs.
Eastlake.
Neishbors Of the Eastlakes to-
right positively identified the hatchet
found in a clump of bushes near the
home Of the murdered woman as that
belonging to Eastlake. According TO
the information gathered by Detective
Boulware. the weapon used In hack
ing the skull of Mrs. Eastlake had
been seen on numerous occasions on
the porch. of the Eastlake house.
Eastlake testified at the corener's in
quest that he had never seen this
hatchet.
Detective Boulware also said he
personally identified the .32-caliber
pistol found in Miss Knox's handbag
as one which Mrs. Eastlake offered to
Couple Believed Guilty.
This evidence, together with the
letter Eastlake wrote to Miss Knox.
in which he is alleged to have invited
the woman down here to frame a
plot" has convinced the authorities
that they have in custody the guilty
parties.
Watt Mayo. commonwealth attor-
ney of Westmoreland county, made a
thorough investigation of the crime
with Detective Boulware and the
town sergeant w. T. Hall. A number
of the neighbors Of the Eastlakes
were questioned and. it is said. gave
the authorities import tant information.
Several hundred residents of Colonial
Beach and scores of others from the
surrounding country crowded the little
ST. Mary,s Protestant Episcopal Church
here yesterday afternoon, to attend the
funeral services of Mrs EastAke. The
services were conducted by Rev Thomas
P. Becker. pastor. Large floral tributes
sent by friends and members Of the
church were banked high around the
coffin. Eastlake was superintendent Of
the Sunday school of this church and
resigned several months ago. following
a controversy with the vestrymen. The
charges made by the vestrymen. which
led to his resignation as superintend-
ent, were to the effect that Eastlake
was holding clandestine meetings
with Miss Knox.
Pastor Claims Body.
Rev. Thomas H. Yardley of Ca
louisville, Md. brother-in-law of Mrs
Eastlake. came here tonight and
claimed the body. 1t will be shipped
from here this afternoon for Philadel-
phia, where the burial will take place.
The body will be taken across the
Potomac to Popes Creek, Md. and
from there it will be sent to Balti-
more, and thence to Philadelphia, Mrs
Eastlake's former home.f
Mrs. Mabel Chambers Of Philadel-
phia, sister of Eastlake. also came
here last night and she sought the
custody Of the two Eastlake children.
Roger and Catherine. She was per-
mitted to keep the children tempo
rarily at the Lynnwood Hotel. while
arrangements are being made with
the authorities to secure permanent
possession of the children.
Deny Murder Charge.
In their first statements to the pub
lie since their arrest, Miss Knox and
Eastlake emphatically denied any
connection with the brutal staying of
the latters wife here Friday. These
statements were given to a repre-
sentative Of The Star in an inter-
view at the Westmoreland county
Jail at Montross, Va. where they are
being held for the action by the
grand jury on charges Of first degree
murder. --.
Il am innocent, God knows I am"
said Eastlake. Il protest in my inno-
cence"
Miss Knox made 3 similar state