Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-20
Eastlake Case to Jury

MOHLrOSS, d. bcS' i'Aohs
wrangles over the admissibility Of
evidence took up much time in the
trial of the Eastlake murder case
yesterday, but Notwithstanding this
both sides rather Unexpectedly closed
their evidence at $3.50 yesterday af
ternoon.
The court will pass on instructions
at 10 o'clock this morning, after
which both sides will argue on the
testimony. The case pro bably will
90 to the jury late this afternoon.
The first clash yesterday was upon
the introduction of letter from Mrs.
Eastlake to her sister-in-law, now
Mrs. Mabel Chambers, at Mount Airy,
Philadelphia. This letter was full Of
expressions of affection for Eastlake.
Judge Chinn had taken this and other
letters home with him Saturday night
for consideration. He ruled yester-
day morning that they were quite re-
mote, but he would admit them for
what the jury might consider them
worth.
In the letter to Mrs. Chambers Mrs.
Eastlake characterized her husband
as "the best man that ever lived" Her
letters to Eastlake were couched in
terms of affection.
After the reading of this letter, At
torney w. W. Butzner rather unex-
pectedly announced that the defense
would rest its case. This was at so
a. m.
Mrs. C. A. Heineken, the first wit
ness called by the commonwealth in
rebuttal, was put on to controyert evi-
dence of the defense showing that the
relations between Eastlake and his
wife were always affectionate. She
said that after Miss Knox had left
Colonial Beach last January the East
lakes were visiting a the Heineken
home. She and Mrs. Eastlake were
teasing their husbands about very
attractive young woman. Mrs. East
lake said:
" 4 can understand man falling
for a young and pretty girl, but not
for an old hae like Miss Knox Re-
ferring to time mentioned last week,
when some one had called Eastlalle
out when the Eastlal;es were at sup
per in the Heineken home, Mrs.
Heineken said that Mrs. Eastlake
said:
" oh. it was Miss Knox
"I said: who is Miss Knox,
"She said: I'll tell you later
"When Eastlake came back in
about twenty minutes he said: Some
of the boys are in trouble and have
sent for me-
Mrs. Eastlake said: oh, it was
Miss Knox 80 t,,-.'.-.>-- - q,
"Eastlake looked black.
Mrs. Heineken also stated that
Eastlake was a good worker in the
church until he resigned as yestry-
man in August.
Questioned by Mavo: "Do you know
why he left church?"
Mrs. Heineken answered:
eyes, his relations with that woman
had been exposed and there, had been
some trouble about money. Mrs.
Eastlake came to me few days af-
ter the sunper and asked me would
I go with her to a LAWYER to see if
Miss Knox could be kept from the
beach.
"Nlrs. Eastlake told me: Irknow
it was so. told him at breakfast
and he roared and cursed, and said
it was a lie.'
81 said: You're just jealous and
III go with You and we'll clear it
up. We went to see John c. Foster.
He said only one person could keep
Miss Knox away and that was East
lake. He advised Mrs. Eastlake to
tell her husband that she would bring
suit for alienation of his affections
and that would stop it.
"Shc aftcrward said she had done
so. and East1ake had promised never
to have anything more to do with
Miss Knox. and had written Miss
Knox a letter to that effect"
A line of uninterestinr testimony
was presented to identify some more
letters. nnrportine to be from East