Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-20
PROCEEDINGS FULL
Of CLASHES OVER
FINAL EVIDENCE
argument Will BE Begun
This Morning at 1890
o'clock.
WITNESS SCORES ACT
OF ACCUSED MAN
Asserts Defendant Abused
Murdered Woman in Dis.
cussing Miss Knox.
poHE LETTERS INTRODUCED
sifssffcS show Mrs. EnstInk- WINS
Ancctionnte wife. In Love
with Husband.
WITNESS SCORES ACT
OF ACCUSED MAN
hoHE LETTERS INTRODUCED
siissffcS show Mrs. EnstInkr Wn,
Ahectionnte wife. in Love
With Husband.
fBy STAFF corresponden,.I


MONTROSS. VA. Dee. l9.-pro-
tracted argument over tho ad,nissi-
biiity of the evidence OF several Wit
nesses and repeated conferences Of
the attorneys occupied almost the
whole OF the sixth day OF the trial Of
Roger ID. Eastlakc. charged with tho
murder OF hiS wife. and precludcd
Gny possibility OF an early verdict.
Although William ". Butzncr, attor-
ney for the accused man, rested his
defense at 1880 o'clock this morn :
ing. the rcbuttal consumed so much
time that IL was not until $40 o'clock
THIS afternoon that both sides pre-
sented their Instructions to the jury.
Moss tn Open Addrcnnes
The arguments OF the case VIII be-
gin tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Charles w. Moss. of Richmond. whose
pcnctratlvc ability and hard work In
developing the prosecution Of the
case have featured the trial. Will de-
liver the opening address TO the jury.
The case will go to tho Jury probably
early tomorrow afternoon.
Continued argument over the pos :
sibility sf determining the exact
hour ~ which Mrs. Eastlakc's death
occurred by the extent OF rigor
morris observed at tho time OF the
examination Of the body resulted in
the calling To the stand OF j. Ramsey
Ncvitt, coroner OF Washington, and
Joseph II. Rodgers. deputy coroner Of
the same city. No further light was
thrown unon the situation by the tcs-
timony OF the two physicians. both
taking the view OF Coroner Whitfield.
OF Richmond. that the examiner of n
deadly body is unable to determine
within two hours of the exact time
ut which life ceased.
The most sensational evidence of
the day was given by Mrs. C. a.
Heinekin, who declared that Mrs.
Eastlakc approached her and cN,
pressed the belief that her husband
had visited Miss Knox in the nurses
Colonial Beach home several times.
Mrs. Heinckin asserted that she re-
fused TO credit the imputation against
Eastlake's character because of the
naval officers position in the church.
Rumors Well Founded.
Mrs. Eastlake insisted that the
rumors were well founded. the wit
ness stated, and together they went
TO consult John C. Foster. a Colonial
Beach attorney. The lawyer, stated
that Eastlakc alone could prevent
the visits of the obnoxious nurse, ac-
cording to the witness. and he adj
viscd the distressed woman to
threaten a suit against the nurse for
|altenation OF affections.
When the lawyers plan was pro-
posed to Eastlake, the witness con-
tinued, Eastlakc became cnraged and
he cursed and abused his wife in Il
most offensive manner.
Mrs. IIcineken was vehement in
her condemnation of the prisoner,
and after she was excused from the
witness stand. she said to a reporter:
"Please don't misquote my testi-
mony In the papers. Remember. I
testified against that man, and /
didn't say anything in his favor"
Mrs. w. V. Caruthers took the stand