Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
Physician Upsets
EdstLdke's Story
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examined Mrs. Eastlake, and from this
/ conclude that rigor mortis had set in
some time before l was called.
Describes Finding Body
W. G. Carruthcrs, son Of the ply
Sician and next door ncighbor Of the
! Eastlakes, was the second witness, and
described in great detail the finding of
the body. He was called in by Miss
morning of the murder.
the witness, "and asked ne 10 come
over. She said: Mrs. Eastlake has
been murdered Il man just jumped over
the fence. heard two pistol shots"
Il went over to the house. AS l ap-
proaChcd l saw young Roger at the
| living room window. said to him I:
Is any one at home!' Miss Knox came
out of the house and said: I'm here !;
come in ] said: No, | won't She
said. Mrs. Eastlake has been murdered
a man jumped the fence. What are you
going to do: said: I'm going for
the authorities
Il hurried down to the waterfront.
I The boat which Eastlake took every
morning for Dalghrcn had not left and
l asked the captain if Eastlake were
aboard. The captain said he was, and
asked that he be called. l said to
Eastlake: Come home, your wife has
been murdered. She has been shot
He said, Wait till get my cap
! Il stopped at DR.. Brcnt's. East
| lake asked if he might como, too. He
had not showed any grief at the dock.
but on the way home he put his hands
/ over his eyes and said, MI Gcd, ism t
some one going to do something?' When
We go TO the house ! asked him If he
wanted to go in the room, but he said
! no.
II put a sheet over the body. a
knife lay near. md an Ak. There was
also pipe with blood OH it,
On tie way over from the little town
locl-up, EaStlake laughed and re-
marked: Pm certainly got much OF
n fireman anyhow. 1t was cold in the
Jail last night. and I'm glad to be go
ing 10 the warm courtroom. They left
me plenty Of tircwood, but had to stay
up all night to feed the fire so
wouldn't freeze TO death. And lone
some, Nobody there but the rats.
didn't see any, though | heard plenty
lie was served a good breakfast Of stew
sausage and Corncak1s before he left
the jail, but scarcely touched the food.
Lut not under guard. lie had the Jail
the stove and II big heap of cordwooc
to himself. 1t was an extremely cole
night, and today Il depressing mixture o
wet snow and rain was falling when thu
county began TO WCud its way to tn
courthouse.
The trial of Eastlukc is a bigger at
tractiO than county fair. From ever.
corner of WcstmOrcland County, AM
from across the county line. came spec
tatOrs in every sort of conveyance. To
day, aS yesterday, several slow moviu
OK teams We're SCcn plOdding toward tn
courthouse. There were many "niv
v"rs' and not few big cars. Bug
girS cut -unders. carry alls--cvcr
. type and vintage OF horse drawn vehicl
was there.
Whole Town Oyercrowdel
Neighbors threw open their houses I
, the hungry throng, thrifty housewife
adding to the store in the broken tea
pot on the kitchen shelf from the quar-
ters and half-dollars paid them fo
breakfasts. Last night it WAS only be
cause Of the readiness Of the people O
M0ntroSs-a village Of 200-to provid
beds for the strangers who could M
find accommodation at the "'hotcl
town for Il nights lodging.
Though the courtroom was crowdn
enough yesterday, it was worse jamme
today. Old ladies from the country dis
tri"ts came with hundkerchirfs on the
heads and shaWlS about their shoulders
Many of them. knowing the seating nc
C"nimodatiUnS of the courtroom cUn>e
tod Of only few long, straight, high
backed benches, brought stools, sma
boxes and small kegs to sit on.
There was every variety Of Costun
among the spectators. Many of the nc
wore leather boots; some had coonEIl
. caps; there were Lomespun jackets frol
{ the far-outlying buckwoods section'
+ TWO pretty eighteen year old girls wcT
! pcrchrd on the rail which was suppose
/, to separate the body Of the Court frOl
! the Judge $ bench and the tables OF I'll
lawyers. Th" girls wore vivid re
f sweaters, and gave two bright spots {
color to the throng.
The crowd vas SO dense that it over
! flowed even the Judges enclosure. Mr.
p Mabel l.. Eastlake, Of 74l9 Boyer street
. Mount Airy, Philadelphia. the prison
. er's mother; Donald Eastlake. hi
f. brother. and Mrs. Mabel Chambers, hi
sister, also from Philadelphia, wer
. seated almost alongside the .Tudg,
, within the railing The entire rallied i
. ,'arc wos ianmcd with spectators.
, fact. Two mcu sat down on the sam
, bench with tA" prifonrr.
Iudc" Joseph w. Chinn. of the Cir
, .ouit Court who is trying the case, be
came Indignant when tn" prisoner
|, bench was invaded. lie ordered coul
, officer to rrmovc the IntruderS. mex
thing you know" said the Judg,
: 'they'N be sitting in the prisoner
I lap.
Judge Chinn also ordered that ther
was 60 b" no smoking in the court
room, which spoiled the day Of man
tobUcco-loying Virgnians who ha
brought along long steamed cOrnco
Z pipes. Some of them held their pipt
e in their mouths, though not lighted.
e The hope is generally expressed b
c both prosecution and defense that
t will be possible to end the trial by tn
e end Of the week. Yesterdays Openin
] session made good speed, the jury bein
; completed without difficulty, and I'll
b. opening addresses made by oppOsin
a counsel. Judging from the speeches yes
. terday, this Is TO be- a contest of per
Sferyid oratory. t'S'dit Tis'tt.'