Evening star., 1922-05-01
EASTLAKE::N|TNESS
AGAINST MISS KNOX
Note Written to Him by Nurse
While in Jail Also
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By a stan Correspondent.

Read.
By staf Correspondent.
MONTROSS, Va, May 1.--Facing The
woman charged with the murder Of
his wife, Margaret L. Eastlake, Rogtl
d. Eastlake. chief petty officer. U. ;
". himself acquitted of completely II
the crime, took the stand today tc
testify against Miss Sarah L. Knox.
The witness gave his age as thirty
three years. and said that he was EN-
ployed at present. in the Washington
navy yard as chief mechanic of AVA
tion.
Detailing his actions on the day OF
the murder, the witness said tina,
after breakfast with his wife he left
by the front door, saw no one arounc
ther house, and walked down the
boardwalk. In about three minutes
i heard cries from the direction of my
neighbors. the 4oyts. 1t sounded like
y child's cry" he declared.
Eastlake. qualified his testimony a
second later by saying the sounds
were more like screams. as II the
personFwas crying in a rage. He said
he arrived at the boat at about eighs
cen ito twenty minutes to g.. He
wheH he got there and said that he
talked to Capt. Robey, in charge OF
the launch, and told him that he would
return in the afternoon.
Eastlake testified that he was about
to descend the stairs of the boat when
sonae one called to him and told him
he was waited at home.
'I was William Carruthers." said
Eastlake. HE told me that my wife
had; been murdered, and said tina,
woman Is there l asked him what
woman and as far as l can remember
he said Miss Knox"
Returns to Home.
The witness said he then accom-.
panied Carruthers to the home of DR.
W. L Brent. Catching up with Mrs
Carruthers." said the Witness she
told me that that woman is up there
fiourishing a gum
Eastlske said he then went to his
house and was met by Miss Knox who
criadQ Roger, vino can be your
enemy. I must have talk with you.
!"I brushed her aside and went in
search for my wife. 1 tried to open
the door to go in where she lay, but
some one caught hold of me and told
mo could not go in. 1 asked il she
were dead and was told that she was
The witness then. said he asked for
the home of Mrs. Goyt, Il went there
at once" said the witness. '"and asked
them II they had heard any pistol
shots that morning. Little Roger
said they had not.
II then went back to the house and
ordered. Detective T. X. Boulware to
arrest Miss Knox. I told him that he
would And a pistol and some dope on
her person. which he did when he
took her into custody.
H.
il vas intact. I looked at my wife;
her body was in a heap and was told
not to touch anything. I then went
out to talk with my children again
MY boy told me that Miss Knox
had called him that morning. while
a, person wearing raincoat thai
looked like her daddy had thrown
her down. Next / Investigated sew.
eral articles in the house and went
in search for my raincoat kept ir
the box of the side car of my motor
They were not there. I did not know
what to think or do. SO I waited
for the authorities to come"
Bloody Water in Sink.
The witness said that it was Miss
Knox who called attention to the
bloody water in-fne sink. He de.
tailed having lunch at Colonial Beach
with Lieut. Green and DR.. Duff, after
which he attended the coroners in
quest and heard some one say: "Ar-
rest those two people and you will
have the right parties"
The witness said that in company
with Miss Knox he was taken to the
Miss Knox told him not to worry;
that they had nothing on him. Asked
by Commonwealth Attorney Mayo II
Miss Knox made any further state
rnent to him while in jail, Eastlake
said:
"Yes. That night in Jail I broke
down and cried. She tried to pacify
me. I was trying to think how GER
tain articles I had never seer be-
fore had gotten into my house. She
asked me what I was thinking of.
Was 1t the hatchet" and had I ever
seen 1t before"
:Eastlake said that Miss Knox sent
him three notes while in jail, two Of
which he had destroyed. One, the
witness said. mentioned where a
package of letters to his wife were:
the second included a statement from
came to worst. she would acknowl-
edge committing the crime. The third
asked me what I was thinking about
and told her I was trying to think
where the bloody pistol came from.
'"She then wrote, saying, I would
not put too much stock in that pis-
toll"
Note IL Produced.
At this juncture Mr.. Mayo produced
a note which was identified by the
witness as one of those written by
Miss Knox to him while in Jail. Its
contents were: II had a revolver
similar to that left at Colonial Beach
in June. II this should prove the
same as it may, if it is a plant. it
will prove bad for you and me- Don't
concentrate on the revolver"
Eastlake admitted thst the nurse
had helped his wife in giving advice
when members of her family were
0ick.
The witness described his relations
with the defendant. Throughout the
entire hearings the defendant never
allowed her eyes to divert from the
witness. Eastlake was most cool and
gave his answers in a straightfor-
ward manner. W. H. c.