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Show EASTMAN'S LETTER DECLARES A WOMAN MURDERED-MS. MURDERED-MS. WOODILL Authorities Place Little Stock in Dead Man's Story of Drunken Brawl, but Are Still Investigating Missing Jewelry Indicates That Motive May Have Been jobbery Though Jealousy Is More Probable Eastman Burried on His Own Farm St. Michaels, Md-.-.June 26. Without ceremony, the body f Robert E. Eastman East-man "Lame Bob" the New York stock broker, who murdered pretty May Elith Thompson Wood 1 11. and then committed suicide, was burled at the expense of Talbot county. The farm near Bozeman, where ho had made his home, during his- stay In this county, and the bungalow, whero the murder took place, were sought for a burial ground, but pei mission was refused. No cemetery would permit per-mit the body to be buried within its graveyard, and the authorities were forced to seek a resting place for it J on the farm of the man himself. I That the dead man was re-ally "Lamo Bob" Eastman, the fugitive New York broker, Is now established beyond all doubt. Louis B. Pedler, an artist on a Washington newspaper, Identified the body today. Pedler la a cousin of Vln-nle Vln-nle Bradcombe, the New York actress, who, it turns out, is the wife of Eastman, East-man, and to whom he addressed the letter in which he charged that a woman wo-man had killed Mrs. Woodill. Pedler had known Eastman well in New York, and there was no hesitancy in his identification. The story of the drunken row told by Eastman in his letter to his wife has caused speculation here, and efforts ef-forts are being made today to locate members of a party of four or five people peo-ple who are reported to have left here on a launch the day after the supposed suppos-ed time of Mrs. Wood ill's murder. The full text of the letter found on Eastman and addressed to Vinnie Bradcomhe. bis wife, giving his circumstantial cir-cumstantial version of the killing of Mrs. Woodill by another woman, was made public today. Eastman claims the murder was committed in the hun-galow hun-galow instead of in a launch as first supposed. The letter follows: "Vinnie Take this money and go at once to McDaniel. Talbot county, I Maryland, and claim-my body and all , mv property. The property consists of twenty-two acres of land and a bunga-i bunga-i low. There is also a motor boat. "Hav a sale find convert the whole thing into cash. 1 don't owe a cent except for the paint, pump, etc., which Shanahan & Wrightou, of Easton will be glad to get back, as it is not broken, brok-en, just as if was shipped, t "Little girl. I had no hand in tho tragedy. I was there and removed the evidence after the other two couples fled. I did this for self-preservation and am haunted. The victim, was my particular friend and we were well mated. Have only known her three weeks. We all. that is, two men and two other women from. Annapolis, went to the bungalow for a time. Even- one got full, excepting Edith and myself. Edith tried to win one of the girl's fellows, fel-lows, and was hit in the head with, a full bottle of champagne, and the fellow fel-low hit once. She fell over on the floor and died. The man did not come to for an hour. 1 was left with the corpse and cannot take a chance for a trial. Life to me is very bitter and I will put down the shades'and say good-bye. You can claim my property and say as little as possible, but get it. I am awful sorry for you and our boy, and I have been hustling madly to make your path clear, but fate is against me. (Signed) Bob." "Take Pennsylvania railroad to I Easton, Md., and then change to B. C. & A. Don't neglect this. The property prop-erty is valuable." |
