Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-06
EASTLAKE DECLARES BELIEF
MISS KNOX KILLED HIS WIFE
Former Petty Naval Officer Says Nurse Was in Love
With Him. and Assigns jealousy Us Motive
for Colonial Beach Crime.

shack M the James River early i'm
! The summer. saying that he used i,
as a convenient place in which Ia
seach her Ju i'tsu. adding that Miss
knoT was especially Interested II,
wrestling. He told of the scauty
manner in which both attired them
selves While thus engaged.
Eut, hc insiGted. IL don't want
you I" get the idea that she's a bad
woman. She's not"
EaStiak" was asked why Ills wife,
Rad appealed to the police of Colonial
iieach not very lonI; before her muir
der ;"r protection against Miss Knox.
and he replied:
Supposed Wife Jealous. Too.
u supp"s" nay wifswas getting as
jealous @: hc- rs she w:tS Of my wife
Miss Nuox informed Sergeant ToIcr
that IA" reason she remained in tho
it'll" shack near The I:astIake home
on ia" morning of the murder until
after l:a%ti;.kc had left for the Naval
Proving Grounds way that she I'M
dctsiood his habits. knew that he
always hreakfasted in his night
clothes. and added:
YOU wiz understand why I couldn't
10 10 a hous" Where knew | was
going 10 find man almost un-
dressed
She admitted thu; the police or
Colonial Beach had told her to keep
away from the t;as;iakc home. but
maintained she could not account for
their action. as she was on the best
OF terms with Mrs. Eastlakc.
E,stlakc ana Miss Knox were
brcugh, 10 Richmond. not because
the authorities OF I'rcdc ricksbur.;
feared mob violence. hut simply be-
cause OF the Inadequate jail facilities
there. Sergeant Tolcr explained. They
will lee KEEP, hero until other arrange
rl"nts are made.
I:ls,lak". when answering aucs-
lions while he was being dockcted.
her age rs II. hut looks much older.
Her face is currowcd with wrinkles
AMI her hair is almost completely
gray. Sh. wcr. a shabby blue suit.
the skirt Of which Was Il little high
revealing: cheap cotton stockings. Her
Read cover was Il straw hat that had
seen much usage. She was born in
Germantown. Philadelphia. she said
and CAV" her full tam" ~ Sarah Eu-
phcmia Knox. Sh" has Travelled conStd
Crably throughout the United States.
She volunteered. but had never been
nutsid. this country. adding that at
once gone 10 Japan with ras;lakc.
That's absolutely false She de-
ciar.i
\ stack Of letters which Miss Knox
admitted writing to l:astiakc, and
some of which were coUChcd in the
most cnd"arinE terms. while others
wphraidcd him for his apparent grow
ing difference. We're called to Miss
i\n"N's attention by Sergeant To!cr.
..N". in Ordinary Manner"
some o: the letters show YOU must
have hecH tremendously ia love with
hirn' suggested the officer.
Not i'll the ordinary manner she
replied. Roger is just a boy
liked him and still like him as n
mother might like her SON"
one Of the letters indicated that
Miss Knox intended. at some future
time. 10 martyr herself in the inter-
est Of science. II said that she was
acquainted wiki "a very talented nhy-
stefan and surgeon at Ocean CITY,
\. j. who was interested in vivi-
section. ana who believed that he
could give the world discoveries that
would prove OF great benefit To
mankind II he could find somebody
who would volunteer Ia place him or
herself At his disposal. Miss Knox
in the letter in question. informed
l:astial" that she WAS going to make
.thc Gicriticc.
William W. Hutzn"r. former Com
monwcal'h's attorney al Spotsylvania
County. attorney Tor Miss Knox ari
i.ast!akc. is expected /" arrive in
thc city today to conS.it with his
clients. II is said that Ia. was un-
eucc.ssfui in his efforts TO prevent
their transfer TO Richmond yesterday
afternoon.