Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-02
EASTLAKE TELLS OF
AMOURS WITH NURSE
Also Testitiss Of Wifs's Infidel-
ity, at Trial Of Miss Knox
for Murder.

MoniroSs. Va, May s.--Franlly sd
mltting intimate secrets in his life
aud IN the lives OF three other persons,
Roger II. Eastlake went upon the
stand IN the Circuit Court hero ycstcr-
day "a witness called by the COM
monwcalth In the trial of Miss sarah
r. knoN, on the charge of numbering
Mrs. Eastlake NJ the petty naval on
GERS bungalow at Colonial Beach, Va.
The sordid story bcletcd 20 East
lakes amours with Miss Knox and
alleged indiscrctions between hts wife,
Margaret l.. Eastlakc. who was slain
az her homo at Colonial Beach Sep
tomher so, 1891. and Mason Knox,
hr,thcr ot Miss knoX. who died several
years ago
Miss Knox seemed slightly agitat-
'd when she saw Eastlake. She
swallowed several times. nervously
fingered her chin and WET her lips
with her tongue as she frequently has
done during the trial.
i'asuske maintained the stoical
calm characteris,lc of him and gave
his testimony promptly and deliber-
atcly. Ike one who In debating The
'hiVt mechanic In aviation. "a he
termed himself, was dressed in civilian
clothes.
EaNlakc's story Of the circum-
stances directly surrounding the muir
Ger did not differ materially from the
testimony already given by other
witnesses
referring to the statement of his
hitie daughter that man with a
Ions DARK cCat on had pushed her over.
ana To the ragged raincoat that was
found near the house. Eastlakc said ne
hhd two rainCoats hut Shey were both
FOUND hanging IN the living room and
hO'hlng was wrong with them.
Eastloke was questioned bv Com
m"nwealths Attorney Watt r. Nave
hS !" statements made to him by Miss
knoN While IN lan Eastlake said:
had np talk with her except tina,
she said DO not worry, they havr
ho'hing on YOU.
'Dld Miss Knox make ANY furtbc,
statement IN JAIL" asked Mr.. Mayo
Yes ] had "a cell on the second tier
She had cell on the lower tier. Ate,
was up there | broke down. Sh,
was trying 20 pacify me. Later sh,
asked mo what ! was doing. told he,
was 'rying to think. 20 place scNcra
'hinss that had been shown me AZ IN,
hdNHst-pipc, hatchet raincoat an,
n'si"l She asked me II I had seer
thr pipe before. also the hatchet
NhuV she was there she passed II,
u mo three uotvs tore IN t,,o ,-
thcm. Tho first was IN regard :,
whore shc had placed n bundle of 10,
t"rs from my wife 10 Mason KNOX
lhe second was 60 state that II tho
worst came Co the worst she would
So up and say she had done n
The Witness had saved the third
note. which was produced in court
IL reads as follows
had a revolver similar % this.
''ft 70 when I was ~ Colonia;
Reach IN June. n tins should
prove tho same. a. q may. ana II
.th's should prove "A plant. IL may
u" had fer YOU ~ u would fer me
49, don't concentrate too much on
tho revolver.
Mr. MAYO asked the witness ahout
fnanVlal matters between him and hi,
VIE and Miss Knox. lie said he hae
borrowed 5000 from Miss Knox to bu,
q M iorcyolc. and that his wife hae
borrowed some money but he did mo-
know how much. he admitted tha
mono of this had been repaid
Eastlske denied that he had slver
Miss MN the hRtchct. or that he ha,
ever sc'l a. tho pipe. the pistol or IN,
ralncoat before the murder