The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-15
DOCTORS TESTIFY
AT EASTLAKE TRIAL
Two Physicians Who Were First to
Reach the Cottage After the MUIR
der Up Most of the Day.
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witnesses for the prosecution testified
to-day in the trial of Roger D. East.
lake, chief petty officer, u. S. n.
charged Jointly with Miss Sarah Z
Knox, a Baltimore nurse, with kiIlfns
his wife Margaret in their Colonia
Beach home last Sept. 80. DIR. O. v
iCarrothers and his son, w. v. Carroth-
/ ers, both OF Colonial Beach, and wlac
were the first to reach the EastlakC
home after the killing, occupied the
stand the greater part of the day. II
the late afternoon J. w. McKenney
land his wife, also of Colonial Beach
gave testimony intended to show thai
Eastlake was at his home when his
wife was killed. Eastlake contends ne
was not at home when the alleged
crime was committed.
Mrs McKenney testified she was
combing her hair at sos O'Clock in
the morning when she heard dis
tressing cry in the direction of the
Eastla home. The prosecution con
tends this was about the time hrs
Eastlalxe was killed
DIR. Carrothers was called in about
6 o'clock on the morning of the kill
ling. He said he was convinced that a
knife as well as a sharp edged hatchet
had been used in infiicting the %
wounds found on Mrs. Eastlalxes body
He told of meeting Miss Knox on the
porch Of the Eastlake home, asking
her who she was. The nurse ex-
planned, the witness said, that she was
a nurse from Johns Hopkins hospital
Describing a bleodsta1n he said he saw
on Miss Knox's collar, the witness said
she did not know, but later told him
lit probably got there when she went
to the assistance Of Mrs Eastlake.
DR.. Carrothers further testified to
finding pipe, presumably owned by
body Eastlake, at the coroner's jury,
denied that the pipe was his.
The witness stated that in his opin-
ion the killing must have been COM
mitted earlier than a. M, as rigor
morris had developed when he arrived
on the scene and this rarely happens
until at least five or six hours after
death. The garments worn by the
dead woman, together with the Ratchet
found il the Eastlalke yard, were iden-
titled by the witness, who declared,
When examining holes in the kimono,
that in his opinion many blows had
been struck after death had resulted.
DIR. Carrothers testified further that
while he was in the Eastlake home,
he saw Eastlake, hatless, walking up
and down on the opposite side of the
street. HE seemed to be watching
me, talking to Miss Knox" the physi-
clan said, adding that Eastlake en-.
tered the house. and picking up a
butcher knife, held 1t up and said: 1T
could not have been done with this
Young Carrothers followed his father
and told of having been called by Mss
Knox to come to the Eastlake home
on the morning of the killing. Il was
at my BATH" said Carrothers, when
my wife told me that man was want
ed at the Eastlake home. Miss Knox
had told her that Mrs. Bastlake had
been shot. l went as soon as possible
and went to summon Eastlake, who
had gone to the dock" The witness
said he returned with Eastlake and
testified the latter had asked on the
way up was Miss Knox there"
Il told him she was" said Car
rothers.
Carrothers then described what he
termed Eastlake's apparent lack of in
terest in searching for the murderer
of his wife and the witness explained
how the defendant had spread two
oyercoats before him to show they
were free from bloodstain. The wit
ness was stopped at this point by
Judge Chinn, who sustained an objec-
ton made by Mr.. Butzner, counsel
for the defense. The witness also tes-
titled as to several conversation he
said he had with Miss Knox on the
of the killing. He identified
articles of wearing apparel belonging
to Miss Knox and stated he had seen
her and EastlalSe together on several
occasions.
Mr.. Carrothers told further of hay-
ing seen Miss Knox searched by sew
eral women at the suggestion of East
lake, who, he said, had told him that
Miss Knox used dope"
Following the testimony of the Nc
Kenneys, Hugh Goyt. a worker at the
Dahlgreen proving station where East
lake was employed and VINO at one
time said he shared his house at that
place with the Eastlake family, testi-
fed to having seen Miss Knox and
Eastlake together on several occasions
there alone. When sharing his home
with the Eastlakes, the witness said.
they appeared to get along together