Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-26
SECRET EASTLAKE
MARRIAGE MADE
KNOWN AT TRIAL
Weds Following Acquittal
on Charge of Murder
ing His Wife.
ANNOUNCEMENT CAUSE
OF WIDE CRITICISM
Bride Not With Officer Who
VIII Testify Agains,
Miss Knox.
NURSE PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Failure 10 Obtain Jury From First
\rnirc Cnusrs Temporary Post
ponement.
ANNOUNCEMENT CAUSE
OF WIDE CRITICISM
NURSE PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Failure 10 Obtain Jury From First
\"nirc CnuHra Temporary Post
pOnement.
tBy STAFF corresponden;.l


MONTROSS. VA. Apr!l 25-Only
fourteen men eligible for service as
Jurors In the trial Of Miss Sarah r..
Knox charged with the murder Of
Mrs Margaret Eastlahc last Sep
;cmber, had been secured when the
original vonire % torty-six names
was exhausted early this afternoon.
Judge Joseph ". Chinn ordered a
r"ccss un,ll tomorrow morning.
pending the summonlng or ncw
Ncnire by sheriff Il. = Griffith. Il,
- predicted that jury will not be
CHOSEN before noon tomorrow.
Those already in the panel are:
j. 5 Parker. carpenter: r. Il
cameron. merchant and the fol.
lowing farmers: William HUT. James
Is Eng!t,h. {. NJ Hogan. ". W.
pritchct,. G. $. Gardner. W. G.
Thompson. l.. Y. sanford. o. S.
Lucy. S. o. Miller. T. II. Gouldmau.
w H. Ayers and J. l.. Nash
The fact tina, Roger - Eastlake.
husband OF the slain woman. has.
since his acQu',tai OF completely In
the crime In December. married n
Washington girl became known here
this afternoon. News OF the mar.
riage. which was said TO have been
performed secretly. spread rapidly.
and was the subject OF wide md un-
favorable comment among the towns
folk and visitors here for the Knox
trial.
Especially was this true among
~ h. eli
pressions OF indignation were heard
on all sides. The feeling her. is
that IL Easclnka contemplated mar
riagc following his acquittal. post
roncrnent Of the ceremony until
after the conclusion o! the trial Of
Miss Knox would have been more
appropriate.
Bride Il Telephone Giri.
Tho bride Of th" naval officer Is
said to be a telephone girl. and the
marriage is understood to have taken
place several weeks ago.
EHstlako l. stopping in a Fred
cricksburg hotel. His bride is not,
with him. Eastlakc will motor here
10 give his testimony. When taken
IN hand by counsel for Miss Knox
for cross examination. II IS regarded
as certain that hc will be closely
questioned as 10 his second marriage
hy Attorney Harry NJ. Smith. Jr.. Of
Richmond. 1t is anticipated that
attorneys for the defense will make
much OF the second marriage. II
Judge Chinn allows questions along
this line.
Exhaust First venire.
The trial OF Miss Knox began in
tho county courthouse here shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. Tho
prisoner pleaded Not guilty" in n
calm, even voice. and listened to the
reading OF tho indictment without
show OF emotion. She was. dressed
In a dark suit and white waist. Ex-
cept in the courtroom. she wore q
heavy black veil.
Harry NJ. Smith. Jr. of Richmond
who. with Fred w. Coleman. of
Fredericksburg. will conduct the de-
fense of the nurse. made the usual
motions that the indictment and
veniro facias be quashcd. He also
flied demurrer to the Indictment.
These motions and the demurrer
wore overruied.
Many Have Fixed Opinions.
The impanling OF n jury was
then begun. Most of the inhabitants
in tho county attended the trial of
Roger y. Eastiake. husband OF the
murdered woman. charged with com
nlicity In the crime. last Decent err
when evidence considered damaging
10 Miss Knox was introduced, and
few veniremen would admit that
they had not already formed opin-
tons as to the guilt or innocence of
the accused woman
Miss Knox'a demeanor since her
arrival here has been the subject OF
favorable comment. Cool. calm.
never unduly jovial. the nurse ap
n-rent!y has an Intelligent appre-
citation Of the seriousness OF the case.
Charles w. Moss. of Richmond,
who assisted in the prosecution Of
r.astlakc. visitor here for the
Knox trial. left this afternoon for
Baltimore.