The Washington times., 1921-10-06
DUPE PUT ..
IN CELL Of
EASTlAkE.
Eavesdroppers Locked With
Hatchet Case Suspects Will
Also Act As Guards.
BY KIRK c. MILLER,
Times Staff Correspondent.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 6.-Re-
gardless Of the fact that both Roger
D. Eastlake and Miss Sarah Eu-
phima Knox, In the Richmond city
Jail awaiting trial on charge of first
degree murder in connection with
the death of Eastlakes wife at O.
lonial Beach week ago tomorrow
'Thoffing, have indicated during their
various cross-examinatisps that
one or the other is% niornentarily
ready to ~cave in" detectives Of
this city have as yet LIEN unable
to secure a complete confession Of
either.
Both Under Guard.
With decoy prisoners in the cell
with each Of them, placed there for
the double purpose of securing ad-
missions and to prevent self-inflicted
injury by either, Detective william A.
Toier. assigned to the case by Cover
nor Westmoreland Davis himself, win
let the detained couple rest today and
will not attempt 70 wiring any further
Information from them until tomor-
row at the earliest.
"1ll make one of them squeal be.
fore I am through with them" Detec-
tive Toler said today. ITS the man
against the woman now, and IL the
persons whom I have planted in the
cells do not drag something out Of
them, I'll put them both through q
third degree that will make them
wish they were in Mrs. Eastlake's s
grave instead of her.
'sThat woman did the actual killing,
am satisfied, although Eastlake
was either an eyewitness or an &C.
comphce. She has the most. iron.
clad nerve I have ever seen In a
woman suspect In any case I've han.
died. After they have meditated in
their cells for while I am in hopes
they vii make a clean breast OF this
terrible thing, but II they remain
adamant, l shall use every method
known to modern crime investigation
to draw an implication from them.
Promises Third Degree.
These dupes which 1 have placed
in their cells should be able to gain
the confessions without my restoring
to strenuous methods, but in case
they. are not successful. I'll sweat
them to the final notch"
discriminating articles OF bloodstaine6
apparel brought from Colonial Beacf
by Town Sergeant Thomas Hall vii
be shown to Eastlake and Miss Knox
Evidence is here which can not b,
plausibly denied by them and It If
only q matter of time until one mus,
blame the other or take responsibility
alone.
Udizzes continued here so far have
been mild in nature, though slont
thoroughly practical lines and eack
examination of the accused will b,
more and more emphatic until tn,
horrible crime Is admitted by the lips
Of one or both.
There was an apparent division Of
authority at Colonial Beach, as far as
the early proceedings were concerned
Thomas NJ. Boulwer, posing as a pr
vate detective and who is employed b,
Westmoreland county to help tow
Sergeant Hall during the crowded
tourist season from Memorial Day
until Labor Day between which time
thousands of Washingtonians thront
the beach, surreptitiously took charg,
of the murder house" and actuall.
gathered up all effects. He was nc
longer In the employ Of the town. hi
services having ended when the sum.
mer vacation season closed
Town Sergeant Absent.
Town Sergeant Hall was attendinf
q magistrate hearing In another sec
ton OF the beach and did not arrive
at the scene of the crime for probably
two hours after It's discovery. BY
the time he got there, things had beer
we'll bungled, from a sleuthing stand
point. by Boulwer.
Asked II he had guarded the weap.
ons discovered In the vicinity Of the
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