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The Washington times., 1921-10-23

which the Commonwealth Attorney
claims to have in his possession.
Twenty-Five deep cuts were found
on the body OF Mrs. Eastlake. Her
neck and shoulders were hacked to
shreds, and her hands and arms as
she raised them for protection from
her asSailant were a mass OF abra-
sions and scars pitiable to behold
The skull was crushed in many
places by death-dealing blows with
some sharp instrument. and an ear
was practically severed from the
head.
New Theory Advanced.
This has impressed those familiar
with the case that the act was one
of a jealous, envious nature, which
not only desired to murder, but 10
mutilate in death as well as In life.
Mrs. Eastlake was OF retiring,
shrinking disposition. Small of bone
and OF feature, she was hardly large
enough to repulse the onset of an
aggravated child. say naught of pro-
tecting herself from an adult at
tack.
A theory which has gained some
magnitude in this section would in
dicate that Mrs. Eastlake, aroused
from her slumber as early as
o'clock in the morning, took the re-
volver later found under her body.
and went to the kitchen to ascertain
the source of an apparent intru-
sion.
There, 1t is thought. she may have
met her assailant face to face. The
fact that life was pronounced TO
have been extinct two or three hours
before the discovery OF the atrocity
is taken as an indication that death
ensued before 3 o'clock in the morn
ing.
Engaged in the defense Of East.
lake are William T. Butzner, of
Spottsylvania county, and Thomas
Hunter, of King George county, two
of the best legal minds of this his.
toric and aristocratic section. Don.
aid Eastlake, brother of the detained
man, has been by his brothers side
throughout the long days since his
Incarceration and has announced
that he will fight to the end for his
brothers freedom.
Nurse Without Counsel.
1t is understood that Miss Knox,
has retained Attorney Harry NJ.
oinltn, u" OF hlCnInOnu, VINO Is
widely known for his defense of
Henry Clay Beatty about ten years
ago.
Whether Eastlake and Miss Knox
are to be tried jointly or separately.
should they be held by the grand
jury, is left with their attorneys,
who will make their desires known
to Judge Joseph w. Chinn, of the
Sixteenth Judicial District of Vir.
ginia.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
'[ANDRU,MODERN
'bLUEbEARD, HAS
OFFERS Of LOVE.
Frivolous Women DeIuge Him
With Mash Notes and
Cheering Words.
Internation News Service.

PARIS, Oct. 22.-"Women are
strange creatures" unused Henri
Landru, so-called modern Blue
beard" in his cell In the Versailles
jail TO-DAY. .
Here / am accused OF killing
women, and yet they write me love
notes"
Women Offer Marriage.
Since his arrest nearly three years
ago. Landru has received offers OF
marriage from scores OF women II he
escapes the charge OF murder hang
ing over his head. These notes and
cupid-embroidered picture postcards
have Increased since Landru's real
and recognized wife secured divorce
from him.
Landru. who is known variousiy as
The wickedest man In the world
and The man who killed a dozen
sweethearts for their money" also
might be known as Frances most
mysterious prisoner.
Ever since his arrest early in 1919,
the authorities have worked industri.
ously to fix the murder OF at least
twelve women upon him. but they are
not yet certain that they have con-
structed a case that will send him TO
the Guillotine when his trial begins
November 7.
Evidence Is Circumstancial.
The governments case against Ian
dru Is circumstantial. 1t Is built upon
fragments of charred bones found in
and near his Chateau at Gambais, his
strange actions before his arrest, the
unexplained disappearance of many
women friends of the prisoner, and
fragments of letters.
The fact that the authorities hold
him responsible for the disappear
ance OF a dozen or more wives"
and sweethearts does not worry
cheerful. He says that the cards
have told him all will go we'll and
that he will eat his Christmas din
ner out Of jail
Is Extremely Resourceful.
Landru is man Of resource
When he asked for playing cards
the chief warder at Versailles Jail
told him that this privilege was only
accorded to men who had been con-
demned to death. Landru shrugged
his shoulders and said no more. but
soon afterward the warder found him
playing solitaire with a deck OF cards
he had constructed himself from
picture postcards. He is an adept
at fortune telling with the cards
and has read the future Of some of
the jail attaches. He said that IL
they wished, he would tell the for
tunes Of all the Jailers. lawyers. and
even Judges In his case.
The original indictment against
Laudru consisted Of AIS pages, but
has been considerably expanded.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
D. {. SOCIETY GIRL
WILL STUDY ABROAD
Miss Helen Mel ahan May Be
First U. S. Woman to Enter
Famous University.

Miss Helen McLanahan. society girl
and debutante Of the Capital. is not
content with going to a young
women's finishing school and then
settling down to a life of afternoon
teas. at homes. and slipping hastily
out Of one gown into another. That
Is not her idea of a useful" way to
spend ones life-especially for a girl
who has brains. She wants to do
something. So she is going to write.
At least this is the explanation she
gave her friends just before she sailed
for Oxford University. England, a
week ago and told them she expected
TO take UP a literary course. She is
ono more society girl of the National
Capital to Join the ranks of those
who are busying themselves with use.
full pursuits.
Oxford for the past ten years or
so. however. has opened it's doors
to women. but Helen McLanahan will
have the novelty of being one Of the
first American girl students there, II
not actually the first.
She made her home at 2031 Q
street northwest with her family,
right around the corner from the
Roosevelts, but the house is barred
and closed for the winter. Miss Nc
Lanahan Is an excellent horsewoman.
She 10 said to be about eighteen.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
CENTRAL HIGH ALUMNI
ADVISORY BOARD TO MEET

Reunion plans. the two memorial
projects which are now nearing COM
pletion, and the development Of the
various branches of alumni work.
will be discussed at a meeting of
the advisory board of the Central
High School Alumni Association. in
the library of the school, Thirteenth
and Clifton streets. at o'clock
Tuesday evening.
Efforts will be directed toward
making the coming Christmas re-
union Of the association the largest
in its history, and preliminary plans
will be made at this meeting. The
committee in charge of the fund in
memory of the late principal OF the
school, Emory NJ. Wilson, will re-
port. and planc for the schools war
memorial, for which a considerable
fund is also in hand. will be taken
UP as well.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
.LEDOUX SELLS
80 JObLESS To
D. {. PREACHER
Rev. A. n. Zimmerman Buys
Men Offered at Auction on
Army Cots.

Fifty army cots, each contain
ing an unemployed ex-service man.
a mattress and a blanket, were
sold for 81 each yesterday after
noon by Urban J. Ledoux, cham
pion of the unemployed.
Two inspectors and one captain
of police looked on while the Rev.
Albert II. Zimmerman, represent
ing the Helpers From the Hills,
purchased fifty cots with this stip-
ulation:
Auction a Full Success.
That the buyer must secure a Job
for the unemployed man on each cot,
which Job shall pay at least forty cents
an hour, or So. a day. or SIS a week.
within the help OF God. l will take
these cots with all stipulations. was
the dramatic declaration of thinner
man, winding up a short address.
And so Ledoux's widely advertised
"auction'Iwas a success.
Keeping strictly within the law In
every move he made, Ledoux conduc-
ted his sale without interference from
police, who stood within arms reach
Of him.
The police say that Ledoux did not
conduct an auction but merely got
Jobs for fifty unemployed. There
fore, Ledoux was permitted to pro-
ceed.
The sale" started promptly at
o'clock Ledoux announced that 100
cots were available for 81, each cot
to contain a man, a blanket, and a
mattress, with the stipulation that
the buy er put this man to work. Zim-
norman took fifty of the cots.
Other cots are on sale at the Step
ping Stone" the home at 225 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest OF the
"OFU" Club-Only for Unemployed.
Contributions toward the soup fund.
amounting to about SIS, were made
by the several hundred persons who
crowded in the second floor of the
Avenue building.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
FRIcTIONLESS MOTOR is
CLAIMED BY D. c. INVENTOR

A now motor. which It is claimed,
will lessen friction and other losses
common to the ordinary motor, has
been invented by Harry o. Bartlett,
of 1142 South Carolina avenue south
east.
Bartlett claims that his engine
wastes but 80 per cent of its full
power. delivering 20 per cent TO the
wheels as compared to but IS per
cent generated by most motors now
on the market. He expects to exhibit
his new engine for test purposes be-
fore officials of the air service some
time soon.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23

her father, dressed in n long black
coat, who entered the living room
from the kitchen, pushing her away
from the door and saying, You
can't see your mother now"
Later. after she had been alone
with her father previous to his
arrest. she retracted that statement,
despite the fact that at first her in
quisitors tested her version Of the
affair by saying, THAT wasn't your
father who came through the door
in a long black cot and pushed you
aside, was it?"
To this the little girl is said to
have replied:
well, If 1t wasn't papa, 1t was
somebody who looked mighty like
him. l ought to know my own daddy,
oughtn't II"
On this juvenile testimony, COM
ing from the lips of a prattling child
not old enough to understand the
tragedy which has entered her life,
may depend the fate of her one re-
naming parent.
Letters Refer TO Plot.
Further than this, the State hopes
to prove Eastlake's connection with
puted acquaintance with Miss Knox,
who claims to have discovered the
body of Mrs. Eastlake on the floor
Of her kitchen when she dropped in
to make an early-morning call. Let
ters found at Colonial Beach refer
ring to framing a plot" and said
to have been sent by Eastlake to
Miss Knox are in possession of
Commonwealth Attorney Watt
Mayo, who, with Attorney Charles
w. Moss, is pressing the case in
behalf OF Westmoreland county.
Miss Knox has insisted that she
went on the Eastlake premises
shortly after Eastlake left home in
the morning, intending to rest after
pacing the country roads following
a night of severe heart trouble,
which prevented her from staying
in her room at a Colonial Beach
hotel
The nurse adheres to this expla-
nation in the face of the fact that
she and Mrs. Eastlake were not on
friendly terms and despite the word
of Colonial Beach authorities to the
effect that the dead woman had
asked them to keep Miss Knox
away lhc ISSOll anu iltI IuS-
band.
Stained Clothing Found.
Articles of gentlemen's under
clothing, with distinct stains of
blood upon them, have been given
up by the Potomac River. This ap-
parel is Of the navy issue type and
corresponds to the freshly launder-
ed undergarments which Eastlake
wore when arrested.
Weapons of incriminating type, in
cluding a blood-stained hatchet, two
revolvers, one belonging to Mrs.
Eastlake and found under her
prone body. and a hammer, were
found near the scene of the crime:
as were the long, black coat refer
red to by Baby Margaret Eastlake,
Miss Knoxs purse, containing guam
titles Of opiates, together with hypo-
dermic needles, and her fur-lined
coat, with promissory notes and re-
ceipts for money up to $3.50 signed
by Eastlake sewed in the lining.
These constitute only part of the
myriad of circumstantial evidence
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
WANTS To HELP
CLEAR MYSTERY,
SAYS PRISONER
Ready to Make Full Statement
and Hopes for Prompt
AoquittaI.
MISS KNOX HOLDS SILENCE
Alleged AocompIices Probably
viii Get Separate Trials.
Police Think.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 22.-Desire
Tor a speedy trial vas expressed
today by Roger Eastlake, naval chioi
petty officer, formerly OF Philadel-
phia, who is scheduled ID be in.
dicted Mnday by the Westmoreland
county grand jury, together with
Miss Sarah Y. Knox, Baltimore nurse
for the recent murder of his wife at
Colonial Beach.
Would Clear Mystery.
Told, when seen in his cell in the
Richmond City Jail, that Harry M
Smith, jr., counsel for Miss Knox, was
planning to ask at least a month &
delay In the trial of his client, East.
lake Remarked:
well, they can't put me TO trial too
soon. l want to have 1t over with as
quickly as possible. l am anxious to
clear up the whole affair and stand
ready to help as far as II is within my
power to convict the slayer Of my wife.
II have offered to make full state
ment in the presence of my attorney
In advance OF the trial as to all know
of the case in the hope that 1t may
accomplish that end. l am particu.
larly anxious to clear up the mystery
OF that pipe which was found on the
floor Of my home near my wife's body,
but i can say no more than that it did
not belong to me-"
Maybe that particular pipe was the
property of some other man, perhaps
the one whom Miss Knox claims she
saw running out of the house." was
suggested.
That / am not prepared to say.
can only reiterate that 1t did not
belong to me. 1t was what Is known
as bull dog pipe, Of the brier short
stem type. l never used one OF that
sort"
Would AnalyLe Rust.
Commenting on a story from Ocean
City, N. j., to the effect that man
had been located there who claims 10
have sharpened a hatchet for Miss
Knox on September Z. Eastlake sug-
gested that examination Of the rust
on the one which figured in the tras-
edy would readily show whether the
rust on II was received In salt or fresh
air climate. He said that the distinc-
ton between the two kinds of rust IS
usually very marked and easily de-
termined. The climate at Ocean City
is salt. he pointed out. while that at
Colonial Beach Is fresh.
During the interview Eastlake re-
ceived a package of magazines from
his mother. which he said would at
ford him food for much mental en-
joyment while he was awaiting trial.
That he and Miss Knox will be &C
corded separate trials is regarded as
a certainty. but whether his counsel
will consent to going to trial ahead OF
Miss Knox Is not known.
Miss Knox was not accessible to an
interview today when an effort was
made to quiz her in regard to the
hatchet story from Ocean City. But
her attorney ventured the statement
that she would have no trouble max
ing a satisfactory explanation.
Asked the pointed question II he
would endeavor to fasten the crime
solely on Miss Knox, Eastlake begged
to be excused from answering it.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
AXE DESIRES SPEEDYTRIAL ON SLAYING CHARGE
Divers to Search
For Booze Cargo
Of'Sunken Vessel

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. %.
WITH diving equipment
" aboard, the coast guard
cutter Manning steamed from
this port TO determine the ma
ture Of the cargo Of the
schooner Florence and Lillian,
which Is sunk near the Chin
colleague Island, on Eastern
Shore. X. Everts, who Is an
experienced diver, is on the
Manning. and will descend to
a depth of seven fathoms in an
effort TO locate alcohol that
is stated to have been includ-
ed In the Florence and Lii
lian's cargo.
II is expected that after the
diver has searched the holds
Of the wrecked schooner 1t will
be destroyed as a menace to
navigation.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
BEST FRIEND STOLE
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
Deserted Husband and For
saken Woman Join Forces in
Hunt for EIopers.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-CharginE that
her husband eloped with the wife OF
q friend and took his eight-year-old
daughter. Kathleen. with him. Mrs.
Emily Walters appealed to States At.
torney Grove for help. She was ac.
companied in his trip to the States
attorneys office by Lawson w. Gun
ningham, whose wife, Aldyth, has been
missing since Walters disappeared.
Cunningham alleges that his wife
ran away with Walters. who has been
one of his closest friends for ten years,
taking with her Ss5 of his money. He
stated that he found a letter written
by Mrs. Cunningham to her mother
which had not been mailed. in which
she spoke of going away to find hap
piness."
Mrs. Walters and Cunningham both
asserted that Walters and Mrs Gun.
ningham had been in each others COM
pany frequently since they first met
four weeks ago.
Mrs. Walters has a daughter three
years old besides Kathleen, who dis
appeared at the time her father did.
She said she was interested in having
her husband brought back only that
she might have her daughter again.
Cunningham told States Attorney
Grove that Walters had arranged TO
meet Mrs. Walters and Cunningham's
mother at a loop department store. os.
tensibly to select a suit for Mrs. Cum
ningham.
While the two women waited, Gun.
ningham charged, Walters and Mrs.
Cunningham packed their belongings
and went away together in Walters
automobile. Walters real name, he
and Mrs. Walters said. is Latham.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
$4,000 Coat Given
Presidents Wife
By st. LOuisans
MRS. HARDING yesterday

MRS. HARDING yesterday
AVA was made the recipient of
an Alaskan seal coat. the gift
of the Masonic men and women
Of st. Louis. The presenta-
tion was made at the White
House by a committee headed
by Clarence w. Convie, Harry
Lindsey Salisbury, and J. l..
Mcintyre of the st. Louis
grand lodge.
The COMMITTEES was present
ed to President and Mrs.
Harding by Secretary OF Com
merce Hoover, Senator Spen-
GER, of Missouri, and C. H.
Huston, assistant secretary Of
commerce.
The members of the commit
tee have been in this city at
tending the annual Imperial
Council of the Scottish Rite.
II was announced at The
White House that the seal coat
Is valued at $4,000 and that 1t
is made up of ten perfect
skins purchased in the famous
ST. Louis fur auction and sent
to New York to be specially
prepared for the wire of the
President.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
CONGRESSMEN SPEAKERS
AT ARTS CLUB DINNER

Congressman Albert johnson chair.
man of the House Committee on I'm.
migration and Naturalization: Stephen
@. Porter, chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee. and Carl II
Chindblom were the speakers at A
dinner of the Arts Club Thursday
night.
They were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry J. Staley.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
PUPILS TO EARN MONEY
FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF

Washington school children this
week will be asked to earn some money
for the relief Of the starving people OF
tn Near East.
Cl Saturday, November 8, the young.
stc~s will take their contributions to
their respective schools, where the
money will be received by members of
the Near East relief committee. Chill.
dren of the Philadelphia public schools
have contributed $3.50 to the fund.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
Catholic Men to Meet.

Every member Of st. Paul's Council,
National Council Of Catholic Men, is
urged to attend a meeting tomorrow
night In the parish hall, at Fifteenth
and v streets northwest Admiral
William 8. Benson, president of the
council, will preside.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
ELECT 10 NEW DIRECTORS

Ten new members of the board OF
directors Of the Board of Trade will
be elected at the annual meeting OF
the board on November IA.
The reports of the president, secre.
tary and treasurer will be made at
this meeting. Nominations for MEM
bers of the board of directors can be
made up to one week before the elec-
tions.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
Korean Editor to Speak.

DR.. Philip Jaihson, editor OF the
Korean Review. now touring the
United States. will address the next
meeting of the Padraic Pearse Coun.
Gil of the American Association Cor
the Recognition of the Irish Republic,
3l9 John Marshall Place. tonight.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
Children's Appearance
To Be One of Dramatic
Moment in Hearing
BY KIRK c. MILLER,
Times staff Correspondent.

MONTROSS, Va, Oct. 22.-The
northern neck Of Virginia has not
been stirred in years so much as it
has been by preparations for the
trial of Roger d. Eastlake and Miss
Sarah Knox. due to get under way
next Tuesday or Wednesday in the
little brick courthouse of West
moreland county, tucked away as 1t
is in it's grove-like surroundings of
spruce, pine and cedar.
Jury Meets Monday.
Eastlake and Miss Knox have so
far been held only by the coroner's
jury. The grand jury assemblies
here for it's fall term on Monday.
and Immediately after 1t has made
its indictments. the circuit court
will convene. Judge Joseph w.
Chinn will preside over both ses-
sions. and IL the two persons held
for the death of Mrs. Margaret X.
Eastlake at her Colonial Beach
home early on the morning of Sep
tember 80 are indicted, II Is expected
their trial will be set to begin not
later than the middle of next week.
Neither attorneys for the defense
nor the prosecution have indicated
, any desire for a continuance or a
DOstpOneInent. n CnaHBe Oh venue
is not being considered, as the peo-
pie of westmoreland county are
noted for their fair.minded and
Justice. Both sides are apparently
willing to proceed Immediately.
Next to the actual trial, which
will include the hearing Of testi-
mony from over two score OF the
Eastlake neighbors who claim to be
familiar with the domestic affairs
I'm the now.ruined home, interest cen.
ters In the coming back to Westmore.
land county of the two Eastlake chill.
dren, Margaret, who is five years of
age, and Roger, jr., just eight. 1t will
be the first time they will have seen
their father since the morning of
the brutal Staying OF their mother,
for alleged completely in which he is
being held.
Little Girl Holds Fate.
The early statements Of Little
Margaret are important threads in
the network OF circumstantial evil
dence. She comes as near to be.
ing an eyewitness as any whom the
prosecution has rounded.up. She told
the coroner's Jury that on awaken
ing ON the morning of September
30, she crept out Of her tiny cot to
seek her mother, who was usually
in the kitchen az that time Of morn.
ing.
She stated that on nearing the
kitchen door she was confronted by
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
DEATHS.

HOWE on Saturday. october 22. 1921. at
her residence, 1890 Quincy street; BROOK
land MARIA FRANCES HOWE tnes
Griffith), widow of the late Dr. Franklin
T. Howe. Notice of funeral hereafter.
The New York herald., 1921-08-07

The Pan-American Building in Washington,
in which the conference called by President Har-
ding to discuss limitation of armaments and
Pacific problems probably will be held
(cN q I.u,p
The New York herald., 1921-08-07

Above Lewis
L. Clarke, bank
president, buying
the first brick to be
land on the Broad
Street Hospital :
nurses h o m Q.
which is TO occupy
six floors of a new
twelve story build
ing that is being
added to care for
the sick in down.
town New York.
NJ / : Margaret
: IN VI " ( is the
80 leSworualI.
The New York herald., 1921-08-07

Al LETT Walter
F, Brown Of To
ledo, O., who is
chairman of and
re pres ents the
President on the
Joint committee on
reorganization of
the administrative
branch of the Gov
ernncnt.
tc) Harris x Ewing
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-08-12
No pIvoree In Great RussIa.

10 the peasants of Great Russia
marriage II n tie that death nlonc car
sever and divorce by the help Of law
courts N practically unknown "a
them. II the husband and wife cnn
not get along together they simply
agree between themselves "a live
apart, the husband tnklng the boys
aud the wife the girls, In eases where
there ARE any children, In spite of
the fnct that there N no recourse 10
the courts, however, husband 0nd wife
IN Grcnt Russia do not know each 9th
or before marriages except In rare In.
stances. The selection n mndc by
the parents or guardians, ana II II un.
seemingly for the bridegroom to see
the bride more thnn once before thc
nuptinls