Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-25
MISS KNOX FACES
TRIAL TODAY ON
MURDER CHARGE
Arrives in Montross From
Richmond and Is
Locked Up.
DEAD WOMAN'S HUSBAND
PROSECUTION WITNESS.
Eastlake Will Tell What He
Knows About killing
of Wife.
To CALL STATE ALIENIsTs
commonwealth Prepares To Combat
Move to Prove Accused Nurse
DEAD WOMAN'S HUSBAND
PROSECUTION WITNESS.
commonwealth Prepares To Combat
M"Fe to Prove Accused Nurse
Insane.
lBy STAFF Correspondent

MoNJROSS. VA. April 24.-Sara+,
>uphohia Knox Is In Jail here await
ing tria! tomorrow morning on the
charge of numbering Mrs. Margare,
Eastlake. She arrived in Montross
at o'clock this afternoon in cus-
tody of Bert;llon Expert William n.
Toier. Of the Richmond police de-
partment. and was immediately
locked UP by Jailer Walker.
The trial is scheduled to begin AT
~ o'clock before Judge Joseph
Chinn in the little courthouse. in
which Roger d. Eastlaks husband
of the slain woman. was ACQUITTED
OF completely in the crime. Follow
ing her plea Of mot guilty" TO the
Indictment. the impanelinE OF a
jury from the venire OF fifty men
summoned will begin. This is ex-
pected to consume most of the day.
MISS Knox Appears Cheerful.
MISS Knox appeared little per-
'nrbed over the impending trial. On
her way from Richmond she chatted
nonthaiant!y with Tolcr and her
counsel. Harry NJ. Smith. Jr.. of Rich
mond. and ate heartily at the Prin-
cess Anne Hotel in Frederick sburE.
she was In good spirits and appeared
to he glad she was out OF Jail, tenn
porarily at least
Roger Eastlake. who will he the
main witness against tho Baltimore
nurse. arrived in Fredericksburg at
noon. He Is spending the night
here. and will motor there to give
his testimony. With mustache
shaved off md in an Immaculate
naval officer, uniform. he appeared
quite dappc... In conference with
attorneys, lie expressed his willing
ness TO take the stand and tell wha
he knows about the killing of his
wife.
Will Identify IIntchet.
Eastiake is expected to tell how he
was "hounded" by Miss Knox. and
how he sought to avoid her compan-
icnship. His testimony is relied upon
To establish motive for the kill
ing. The prosecution will also intro
duce the testimony of Samuel Crow
theirs. Of Ocean city. y. j.. who testi-
fed at the trial OF Eastlakc that he
sharpened hatchet fer Mis- Knox
several weeks before Mrs East
lake was killed. lie will also idcntify
the blood stained hatchet found be-
side Mrs. Eastlake's body as the one
ne sharpened for Miss Knox.
The prosecution has summoned al
most the entire list OF witnesses used
by the defense in the trial OF East
lake.
When seen this afternoon. Watt
T. Mayo. Commonwealths attorney
Of Westmoreland County. who will
conduct the prosecution single hand
cd, appeared confident OF obtaining
a verdict OF guilty. He will combat
the possible effort of the defense to
prove Miss Knox insane by tho tes-
timony of DR.. J. s. DeJarncttc. super
intendent Of tho Western State Hos
pital. at Staunton: his assistant, DIR.
Priddy. and Dr. Drewry. of the Cen
trail state Hospital. Petersburg. who
will assert that Miss Knox was sane
at the time OF the murder.
Eastinkc's Son May Testify.
Eastlnke's s-year-old soit may also
said.
There has been no inklinS Of the
plan to be followed by the defense.
Among the visitors here for the
trial are Attorney Charles w. Moss,
Of Richmond. who assisted in the
prosecution of Eastlakc. and william
w. Butzner. who defended the naval
officer.
Hotel Accommodations here were re-
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