Evening star., 1921-12-16
STATE MAY REST
IN EASTLAKE CASE
Prosecution Expected to
Complete Today-Letter to
Nurse Is Read.
From a Stan Correspondent.


The state this afternoon is expected
TO close it's case against Roger d.
Eastlake, Navy petty officer. who is
on trial here, charged jointly with
Miss Sarah L. Knox. Baltimore nurse,
with the Staying of his wife at Colon
ial Beach. September 80. The prose-
cution has but few more impor-
tant witnesses to place on the stand
before the defense is given its oppor-
tunity to present it's side of the case
Additional evidence which the
prosecution believes has tightened
the web of guilt about Eastiake was
given today by Detective T. X. Boul.
ware and Thomas Howe. both or
Colonial Beach. The detective ere
ated a sensation in the little court
room by reading an affectionate love
letter which is alleged to have oeen
written to Miss Knox by Eastlake. a.,
Howe. who followed BoulWare on the
stand, identified a blood-stained revolver
containing human hair. which he sald
he found under the Clubhouse occupied
by Miss Knox the night preceding tne
murder. The revolver was passed 70
the Jury and Il comparison OF the nair
upon it was made with lock OF halr
from Mrs. Eastlake. II tailed eNac!iS
The witness also testified to having
found two shells that had been emptled
from the gun. AS no autopsy was ever
held over Mrs. EaStlake'S body, II Is
not known whether she was shot.
Tells of Securing Letter.
Roulware testified that he reached
the scene of the murder about b
o o'clock on the morning of september
80, and detailed the manner IN Wnlch
he secured the letter.
He said he noticed Miss Knox try
ing to conceal letter On demand
lnf =
ware said that she tried to get ria OF
it, having already torn it and thrown
part of it away.
Il picked up all the parts l could
find" said the detective. pasted them
together. and | think L cah give 'he
; contents by heart.
! objection wa; made by chief counSei
of the defense. William w. Butzner,
who said he was averse to having !he
evidence presented "by heart: Judge
Joseph Wilson Chinn sustained tne
objection and ordered Mr.. Mayo 70
read it as it appeared pasted to-
gether.
After acknowledgment of a debt
Of $50, which lie promised to pay
shortly. Eastlake wrote that he WISH
Knox was addressed as my little
girl" and was requested to reply I'M :
mcdiateIy with a real sassy letter.
The text of the letter. in part. was;
II got your letter yesterday before !
got home. l don't understand why
you haven't heard from me. as I nave
written several letters to You at your
present address. In one of these l
sent YOU a check for SEQ. No reply. SO
| thought you had changed your ad.
dress. l decided to wait until heard
from you. l am registering this' SO
yon will be sure and get IT,
please excuse pencil writing.
nj
II came over Friday morning and
will not go back this month. Golly! /
wish YOU were here! Now, as to your
letter, 1 will answer it as you have
written it, but first let me ask you II
there are in Baltimore any blank sneiis F.
Will you look them up. .,..
You can't imagine what 1t is like
without you, but have to stand It:
II want a love letter from my httie
girl. real sassy and everything.
do you want place near the beach
7 think 1 can get coZy little mouse
down here
The letter was signed Roger.
Detective Boulware furthsr 1enti-
fed a note for $500 given to Miss Knox
by Eastlake This also was found on
her person when searched on the morn
ing of the murder.
on entering the courtroom today the
accused man appeared cheerful. ne
was affectionately kissed by MS
mother as she passed by his chalr.
1t is undecided whether the prose
cutiop will place the two young chill
| dren Of the defendant on the stand
They arrived here yesterday in car.
i of Rev Thomas P. Yardley. rector of
st. Timothy's Church. Catonsville
Md, with whom they have been stop
ping since their mother was murdered
Drinks Testimony COrrObOrated.
| After Judge Chinn had overrnled L
motion presented by counsel for the
defense to strike from the record all
j testimony given by E. Paul Drinks
who told of finding the bloody wind
proof and Navy cap at yesterday $
session. w. II. Jones of Colonial Beach
took the stand and corroborated
Drinks testimony.
Jones was followed on the stand by
Richard Tate of Colonial Beach. who
told of having rented house las1
winter to Eastlake. who. he said, told
him it was for his aunt.
The witness declared that Miss
Knox occupied the house for two
| months and that Eastlake frequently
visited her.
Differences of opinion resulted over
finger prints said to have been found
on the arms of the dead woman
Both Drinks and Undertaken S. S
FitzhuSh of Colonial Beach testified
that such marks were perceptible
while DR.. John Duff, jr., naval ply
Sician at the Dahlgren naval proving
grounds. who testified later, said that
he had not observed such marks when
he examined the body on the day of
the murder.
Testified as to Letters.
T. J. Nevitt, postmaster at the Dahl
Sren proving grounds. gave testi-
mony relative to special delivery let
ters sent by Miss Knox to Eastlake.
The witness was rather haZy in most
of his answers and was given per-
mission by Judge Chinn to refer to
his order book. He was excused tenn
porarily.
Girls Heineken. Sunday school teach
er at Colonial Beach and social ac-
quaintance of the Eastlakes, testified
regarding the frequent motor cycle
!; trips taken by Eastlake. He sail
that the defendant had told him that
his absences from home were due to
his teaching ju jitsu lessons to GER
tain men who had advanced the
money with which to purchase the
motor cycle.
Sergt. William A. Toler, Bertillion
expert of the Richmond detective bu-
Davis to assist in unraveling the
crime. testified to the searching for
prints on the toy box containing the
bloody cap and coat. He said it was
impossible to find any. as the blood
on the box was in such a condition
. as to be termed "smudges."
After women had been excluded
from the courtroom Town Seret,
Thomas Hall of Colonial Raacb tas