Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16

his story in a straightforward, impress
sivc manner.
After the murder Eastakc said TO
me: 'Arcn t you going TO get an under
taker to bury Mrs. Eastlake,'" ;"
"Hc showed no signs of sorrow he
was not crying: he simply walked up
and down outside the house holding his
head down.
"I talked to Miss Knox. She said
she had come to talk over money mat.
tcrs with Eastlake, but that he had
been late for the boat when he came out
of the house and had not time to talk
long"
Self. Appointed Sleuth
On cross examination Bolivar ad-
mitted he was self constituted invcs-
tigator, and admitted having said to
Judge Grimm, after the finding of the
blood marked chief petty officers hat
md windproof, This is worth thou
sand to me- He explained, however,
he had meant lit was worth thousand
yes, twenty thousand in satisfaction to
know that this brutal crime was being
cleared up
Thomas Howe, another witness. tes-
tilted he had found blood stained re-
vOlver on the step of the shed where
Miss Knox said she had slept. There
were two empty shells in the revolver,
the witness said, and he had found
another empty shell of the same size
near the door of the house.
There was hair on the butt of the
revolver" Howe testified. land on COM
parison, it seemed to be indentical with
Mrs. Eastlake's hair"
The witness said he had found q
handkerchief near the door also, with
a few drops Of what appeared to be
blood upon it.
The Commonwealth VIII rest its case
today.
The defense expects to take the jury
to Colonial Beach Sunday and cannot
end its case earlier than next Tuesday.
Doctor Testifes
y. Paul Drinks was the first wit
ness when court convened yesterday.
The crowd was the smallest of the week.
He told of n conversation with Miss
Knox, who followed him to the East
lake home on the morning Of the mur-
der. lie said she had left her hotel
in Colonial Beach at 2 o'clock that
morning. Something wns on hcr mind
and she wanted to talk it over with
the Eastlakes. She lay in a hammock
on Eastlakc's porch part Of the night
and also took an occasional walk
through the woods.
Fifty letters and a diary written by
Miss Knox. exhibiting grieving affcc-
tion, threats and cajOlery. will be the
principle weapons of the defense ID be
used in an effort to save the Philadcl-
phia uetty officer from death in the
electric chair.
A few letters written to tho Knox
woman by Eastlake and his wife will
also be introduced by w. W. Butzner,
chief counsel for the defense. '"rhese
letters will conclusively diSp2l any mo-
tive as far as Eastlakc is concerned, >"
declared Mr.. Butzner. ''and will prove
! beyond any. doubt that the murder was
the work of Miss Knox" The letters.
which started in November Of 1920,
were more or less of business nature
at first. but on or about February II =,
1921, they became affectionatc.
Three to Five Letters Day
Tho letters, which were sent at a
rate of three to five n day, continued
| until June, for the most part being
from five to ten pages in length. Many
: of them were couched in the most af-
fcctionate terms. as they continued to
; show, apparently. that Eastakc was
trying to tear himself from the grasp
of Miss Knox. At times she begged and
pleaded. Other times she spoke in en- =
I. dearing terms, and in most of her cpis-
ties she mentioned her desire for the
, companionship Of the man, who is
twenty years her junior.
; She also cautioned Eustlake not TO
confide in his wife and never to men
ton anything about her letters. Can"
ton was n byword with Miss Knox
She seemed to fear that Mrs. Eastlako,
, whom she referred to as "Ann," was
: Quitting in" entirely too much and
she was afaId she would ''spoil their lit
tie game"
Miss Knox also spoke of Eastake as
l "Gay Lothario." and once referred to
him as Il "cur" because he would not
invite her to come to Colonial Beach.
The woman also complained that
"Noder," as she sometimes called him.
> made her feel unnecessary and "un-
: comfy
, Letters also reveal that the East :
lakes owed Miss Knox 500 She re-
+ ferred to this debt frequently, and a
number of time inquired when she could
expect some on account.
: In her next letter she terms Eastlake
: blindly cruel and cold: Then she be-
h comes affectiOnatc again and asks him
w
Philadelphia.
In the letters she wrote, beginning in
d February, she tells him unless he writes
| to her she will do something desperate.
t February ~ she calls him Mr.. East
= lake. and thanks him for ending II humll
= iating position, and terms herself 6
y nuisance.
u "Eastlake Fatally Fascinating"
n On February IS, 1921, Miss Knox
II wrote three letters, two to Eastlake and
o one to his wife. In the one to him she
: says she has motorcycle on the brain
d in the other she complains that Mrs
| Eastlakc is gossiping about her. Sh,
tells Eastlakc in this letter that he II
e Of q type fatally fascinating and dan
/. gcrous TO females.
? In her letters to Mrs Enstlakc she
u scoldcd the wife of the man now OF
It trial, and told her she had bats II
!, her brlfry.' and suggested it would bC
y well for Mrs. Eastakc to go to bec
+ when she Is visiting their home, ant
leave her alone with Roger. She told
t Mrs. Eastlake she took life entirely toe
seriously. This letter TO Mrs. Eastlakt
was an answer to one sent to Mrs. Knox
Y by Mrs. Eastlakc. on February u, IL
# which Mrs. Eastlake told Miss knoN
o that she was making her husbands llt'
u miserable. aud he had threatened tt
commit suicide. and that she was ruin
10 ing her husbands character
Q "You are killing me, declared Mrs
Eastlakc In this letter. ''lf you wan
your money you will have TO be salts