Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-04
ARGUMENTS
BEGIN EARLY TODAY
IN THE KNOX TRIAL
Defense Rests After At
tacking Credibility of
States Witness.
SEEKS TO ESTABLISH
WOMAN'S GOOD NAME
Verdict Is Looked For in
Murder Case This
Afternoon.
SISTER OF ACCUSED ON STAND
Ahxert" Defendants Visit to East
iako Tor Purponc of Collecting
SEEKS TO ESTABLISH
WOMAN'S GOOD NAME
SISTER OF ACCUSED ON STAND
hhsertS Defendants Visit to East
lake for Purponc of Collecting
Sum Due.
LRy STAR corre,pondent1

IL
MoNTRoss. VA, May 3.-closins
arguments In the trial OF Miss Sarah
Knox. charged with tho murder OF
Mrs. Margaret L. Eastlake, Will be
tegun In the, courthouse hero tomor.
row morning.
only one moro witness-Charlcs
II. Burton. n bio chemist, of Wash
Ington. who was unable to reach
Montross this afternoon-remains to
be examined. His testimony will
consume only n few minutes.
Counsel for the defense and prose-
cution spent tho early part OF to-
night preparing instructions to the
jury. which will be presented to
Judge Joseph w. Chinn early tomor-
row morning.
The defense rested its case ct 4:2o
o'clock this afternoon. Its evidence
was confined to efforts to establish
the integrity OF Miss Kno1's charac-
ter. and to show that a. r. Growth
ers. Of Ocean City, n. J.. who claims
he sharpened for Miss Knox the
hatchet found near Mrs. Eahtiake's
dead body. is considered unreliable
In his home town.
Mrs. Mary Br!dgewater, OF Ocean
City. was one of the character wit
nesses for the accused woman.
II have known Miss Knox for
twenty-three years" she said. "and
practically all OF this time she has
rented a small house located on my
property. have found her to be
good, kind and honorable. She was
very sympathetic. During the In
fuenza epidemic she worked night
and day. often receiving no remun-
Grafton for her services"
Asked by Harry NJ. Smith, Jr.. OF
Richmond. chief counsel for the de-
Tense, IL she had ever seen Miss
Knox with q hatchet. Mrs. Bridge
water replied in the negative.
During my twenty-three years Of
association with Miss Knox" she
weapon. I am sure she never pos
sessed the hatchet. because she al
ways borrowed mine when she
wanted to chop down any bushes or
anything of the sort
The witness stated Miss Knox sell
dom wore n hat OF any kind. and
mover wore a mans hat.
Wanted to Collect Sum Due Her.
Miss Knox went to Colonial
Beach to see the Eastlakes because
she heard 'Eastiake was to be trans
ferrcd to California. He owed her
some money she was very anxious to
get. She wrote to Commander
Green. at the Dahlgren Proving
Ground. to ask when Eastlake's sta
tion would be changed. He replied
very abruptly. stating he would not
inform her it Eastlake was trans
ferred."
'In Ocean City" said the witness.
MIR. Crowthers' reputation Tor truth
fulness was very poor. I have known
him seven or eight years and would
not believe him under oath"
Mrs. Bridgewater. an elderly wom-
an with a very quiet disposition.
made splendid impression.
Mrs. Meta II. Salter. the sister Of
Miss Knox, also described the pris-
cner's reputation. Miss Knox was
very kind. and in the capacity OF a
nurse rendered invaluable service to
the sufferers, she declared.
She corroborated Mrs. Bridge
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