The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-16
WOMEN EXCLUDED
ASEASTLAKELOVE
TANCLE IS Barred
Judge Bars Fair Specta.
tors as Affair With
Nurse Is Exposed.
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had made various attempts to OBJ
tain a room for his aunt" who
later. they declared, developed to be
Miss Knox; then, after hav ng OBJ
tained one. how he visited her on
numerous occasions, staying as late
ss o'clock in the morning.
Medical Man on stand.
None of the witnesses noticed
any attempt on the part Of Cast
lake to rid h mself of the woman
as was declared by the attorneys
for the defense at the opening Of
the trial.
The belief that Mrs. Eastlake
had been slain before 8 o'clock in
the morning was strengthened by
the testimony given by DR.. John
Dun. jr., lieutenant in abe naval
medical corps, stat oned at Dahl
gren, who examined the body on
the morning of the murder.
The body had been dead between
four and six hours when / examined
II at s:25 in the morning" said
the witness. This again Conflicts
with Eastlake's statement that he
kissed his wife good-by at 5:29
o CLOCK on that morning. DR.. Run
described in detail the wounds
found on the body, and declared
that he was certain they were
not all caused by a Ratchet"
Was Sunday SCHOOL Teacher.
Sergt. William A. Toler, chief OF
the Richmond bureau of criminal
Investigations, who was assigned
to investigate the crime by Gov
ernor Westmoreland Davis, de-
scribed conditions when he arrived
there after the murder.
One chapter in the life of East
lake which was brought to light
during the trial today was that he.
until the beginning of this year.
was Sunday School teacher and a
vestryman in the Episcopal Church
Of Colonial Beach, but was asked
to resign because of his doubtful
actions.
During his testimony. F. Paul
Drinks, who occupied the witness
stand during the entire morning.
bore out the statements made by
witnesses yesterday. that the body
Of the murdered woman was cold
and rigid at o'clock in the morn
ing
Drinks, who also found a Ratchet.
with which ii is alleged the murder
was committed. testified that a
piece of bloody tissue paper was
wrapped around the haLdle. al
though no blood was found on the
Ratchet. He stated. however. that
the Ratchet was wet and had been
recently washed
MfSs knox's Revolver.
When the witness was cross-ex-
amined bY the defense. he was in
terrogated as to what part he had
played il the circulation of a petit
ton for funds to retain a prosecu-
tion counsel for the people of
Colonial Beach. He stated that he
knew about the petition, but was
not directly interested"
After preliminary investigation
by Eeighbors, the witness stated,
Miss Knox produced a revolver say
ing, If this had gone off these
children would still have mother"
The nurse made this statement in
man clad in a black raincoat"
had run from the house as she ap-
preached, after hearing screams for
help, the witness said.
+. S. Fitzhugh. an undertaken re-
siding near Colonial Beach, testi-
fled that the bruises on the victims
forearm, which were only faint
when he received the body. became
quite evident after the embalming
process. DR.. Duff. who also ex-
amined the body. said the marks il
dictated violence and that the arms
had been twisted behind the VIC
TINS back.
viii Call Children.
Other witnesses who testified to-
day were w. IL. Jones, of Colonial
Beach. who WIS in the house when
the blood stained naval cap and
ne cape were found. and George
Kelly, Of Colonial Beach. who re-
sided near the house occupied by
Miss Knox. and who testified to
Eastlake's numerous visits.
The EAstlake children. Roger. jr.,
and Margaret, were not called to the !
stand today. as was planned by
Commonwealth Attorney Watt T |
Mayo, but it is expected that they |
will be called to testify tomorrow
morning before the prosecution |
closes it's .ase.
As the time for the defense to |
take over the trial draws near, al
torneys for Eastlake are more GER
tain that their client will take the |
stand in his own defense to deny |
his reported infatuation for Miss |
Knox and the charge that he as
sisted in the murder of his wife.
Rumors, which could not be def |
initely confirmed, but which were |
not denied were in circulation here |
today that the attorneys who will |
defend Miss Knox, when she is
called for trial here early in the
next year, will use every available
effort to prove that she is insane
and to have her lodged in an in