The Washington times., 1922-04-29
GIRL
IS STILL At
JOB IN
H0SP|T Al
Former Miss Crittenden De ,es
New Name and Is Resent
fuI at Publicity.

The veil has been further drawn
aside from the mystery surrounding
Mrs. Susan Belle Crittenden East
lake, of 511 Second street southeast,
secret bride of Roger d. Eastlake,
three months ago acquitted of the
murder of his wife, for whose slay-
ing Miss Sarah Z. Knox now is also
being tried at Montross, Va.
Works at st. Elizabeth's.
The new Mrs. Eastlake, it was
learned late yesterday, is a tele.
phone operator at St. Elizabeths
Hospital for the Insane, where she
has, been employed for nearly five
s-esrs.
2 Ernploye. of the insane asyldm
were duinbfounded a week ago TO
learn through The Washington
Times that Miss Crittenden had be
come Mrs. Eastlake. The young
bride was evasive when employees
showed her the paper and asked
her II it was so.
"It may be" che replied.
The revelation Of the secret wed.
ding recalled a humorous incident
One of the doctors at the asylum
was Joking Miss Crittenden about
being an old maid.
When are you going to get mar
ried7" he asked her in a teasing
manner.
Don't you worry" she replied.
laughingly, I'm going to marry
the first man who asks me"
One of the attendants jokingly
remarked today that it looked as
though the young bride was girl
of her word.
The secret wedding came as the re-
suit of an Anacosta boarding house
romance. AS the romance progressed.
Eastlake paid visits to the sweet
heart at the insane asylum. where
he went under the assumed name OF
mfr. Cunningham" The identity of
the finance was not known TO her
most intimate friends.
During the period of EastlalSe's
Courtship with the hospital tele-
phone operator became for her each
afternoon, and the couple avoided
acquaintance, it is said.
All eforts to keep the secret OF
their marriage from the press and
their friends were successful until
in The Washington Times.
Following the announcement, after
II became known that the young
woman had secretly wed Eastlske,
friendship for the young woman be.
gan to wane and friends have de.
nounced her action in seeking to
cover up her secret marriage and the
identy of the man she had married.
L..
The romance Of the couple cul.
minated on March 4, when they we're
married by the Rev. DIR. r. r. Jack.
son, pastor OF the First Bar tist
Church, of Alexandria, in the pastors
study.
Following the marriage they houev.
mooned for q week in the Little Rn1o
of the East. whose publicity and farne
have proven its popularity as a haven
OF refuge for those who seek an.
nullment from their bonds of m.-tri-
mony as well as the "tie that binds"
When seen yesterday by Times
reporter and asked for a statement,
the new wife OF the naval officer.
who is now in Montross serving q.
witness for the State in tho con.
viction of his former sweetheart. for
the alleged murder of his wife, en-
phatically denied her mar .iage, and
denounced the reporter Scr his in
quisitiveness.
AS the young bride emerged from
the hospital grounds at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital yesterday afternoon,
she walked with a rapid stride to
ward the car line.
As she left the main gate she
wes approached by a reporter OF
The Times, who inquired II that was
Mrs. Esstlake,
Mrs. Eastlalee-7" she feigned
her face turning very pale. WHY
never heard the name" she re
piled.
Then do YOU know Miss Susan
Bell Crittenden?" the reporter
asked
Her worst fears realized. the
young bride became bitterly an.
tagnostic and Demanded the right
Of anyone to ask her her name,
MY name is not Eastlake and II
IL not Crlttenden," she hotiv AZ
ella red
Then I beg your pardon the