The Washington times., 1921-10-10
EASTLAKE CALM,
STILL INSISTS
HE|S|NNOCEMT
Officials Giving Up Hope OF
Confssslon-Miss Knox
Stays Cheerful.

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. iO.-Whst-
ever hopes the police authorities might
have entertained that Roger ID. East
lake. chief petty naval officer. would
break down and make q clean breast
OF his alleged part I'm the recent brutal
murder OF his wife, Mrs. Margaret T.
Eastlske. In their little cottage home
at Colonial Beach. Va, were practical
ly abandoned today.
Still stoutly maintaining mis- inno-
cence, he displayed a more composed
front than at any time snice he and
Miss Sarah E. Knox. Baltimore nurse,
and yesfs his senior. charged Jointly
with him, were brought here last Wed
nesday afternoon from Fredericksburg
and lodged I'm the Richmond city jail,
to be held until their trial. He looked
In perfect physical condition as he
paced the corridor In front of tier
OF cells in which he Is quartered and
gave no outward evidence that his
mind was disturbed by any pangs Of
guilt.
He was cleanly shaven yesterday
and was garbed In q clean white shirt
and black four-in-hand tie and was
without his coat. He had just been
perusing the Sunday papers contain
ing accounts of his case set off with
pictures, but he had no comment 10
make except that a picture of little
girl in the group represented as his
laughter bore no resemblance 10 her
The picture Of the little boy. Roger d.
Eastlake, jr., excited his interest par.
icularly. This was taken some years
ago.
He talked at length on other sub
lects OF general topic and seemed "a
,njoy the diversion. Only every now
and then did he refer to the murder,
Once he said he wondered how the
authorities could hope to fasten the
case through finger-print evidence,
when IL was well known that practi'
cally every piece of tangible evidence
had been handled by other persons
before Sergt. William A. Toler. finger
print expert of the Richmond police
department, arrived on the scene. He
recalled In particular that he had been
requested at the Westmoreland county
coroner's inquest to inspect the pistol,
hatchet and other bits OF evidence be
fore the arrival of Sergeant Toler. He
also said he wondered why he had been
asked to identify a pipe represented to
have been found on the floor In his
home, but he would not commit him
Scit 80 W. hpVtitS' tiV p'pV bS'O'bNe
% him or, some one else.
|. II was suggested that perhaps the
pipe may have. been dropped by the
strange man whom Miss Knox asserts
she saw running out Of the houst just
before she entered and discovered the
hacked and multilated body OF Mrs
Eastiake PROSTATE on the floor. The
interview with a representative OF
the press was interrupted by the ar
rival OF the Rev. j. n. Brown, a Pen
tecostal Holiness pastor, and his wife,
who proceeded to conduct a song serv.
ice in which all the prisoners in the
tier, including Eastlake, heartily Joined
The service was closed by fervent
prayer offered by Mrs. Brown.
The prisoners seemed greatly re
freshed by the exercises. The pastor
and his wife shook hands cordially
with each before leaving, There are
three other alleged murderers in the
tier, which is known as Murderer s
Row."
1t developed today that Sergt. Toler
received an anonyous letter yester.
day from Colonial Beach containing
information which may help the cSm-
monwealth 10 strengthen It's case ma.
terislly. Toler visited Esstlske IN Jail
and questioned him after gettjng the
letter. but would not Disclose the re-
suit of the interview nor the contents
Of the letter.