The Philipsburg mail., 1899-01-20

,ured 50 many hearts. Woodr"H "S
ran his career near Buffalo. He went
south, and then west. lie ''e'.."
many places, but since the dealh Vi n.s
first wife he has passed more time III
Buffalo and st. Louis than elsewhere
At times he has advertised for women
to marry. At other times ne mas VIZ
e.! and won women whom he met r'a
victims are nearly all women "no
worked for a living, and who iookeo
to matrimony for better conditiohS
What manner Of looking and acting
man is this creature who has broken
all matrimonial records? One mignt
expect to find tall, strong man. haho-
some after q certain coarse style,
man with an impressive personality.
The things that have been told about
him suggest a black moustache ana
dashing air. And the strangesI part
of it is that Woodruff is very honey
He is another illustration OF the truth
that men who have the greatest power
over women are seldom handsome
men. Thus cf all the prisoners IN the
Eric county jail woodruff appears the
last man who should have won so
many hearts. He Is thin and under
sized; his frame a shrunken from i'll
health. lie seems crouching in fear
of blow. His hair was once red. He
has a fringe OF gray above his neck.
The top Of his head Is bald. A scrasgy'
red mustache falls weakly over his
mouth. His skin is green and blotch-
ed. his chin weak. He has good eyes.
There is a certain frankDess and d.
rectness in them He looks straight
at you when he Is speaking. lie
shakes hands In q firm, honest way,
likely to inspire confidence. His trade
has given him strong muscles in his
arms. His voice is pleasant, although
he talks with hesitancy, natural
enough to man In Jail who fears that
he might say too much. He married
five or six women before he left Buff
falo in 1890 and sought other fields.
There Is evidence to prove that he
married eight or ten women before nc
reached St. Louis. One or two OF those
live in New York. He was masseur
in the metropolis and called himself
Prof. Woodruff. He drifted to San
Francisco. where he posed as an en-
gineer. There Is nothing to show that
he married In California, or in New
Mexico, where he afterward appeared
although letters found In his trunk
indicated that he was corresponding
with women in that region with matri
mony in mind One of the remarkable
things in connection with Woodruff
was the celerity with which he coul(
cover the ground between the meeting
with a woman and the altar II Is
impossible to learn the identity OF hal
the women whom Woodruff married
The documentary evidence in tht
hands of the police indicates many BY
their first names only, and the photo
graphs may include several whom h,
contemplated marrying. More thar
5000 letters. with love and marriage
for their theme were found in Wood
ruff's room. The chief charm OF tn
man was his appearance Of sincerity
It is not likely that he had any mora
perception that he was doing wrong
He knew that he was breaking tn
law, but did not feel bound by lega
enactments. In each instance h
plunged into wooing with enthusiasm
He seemed to have clear understand
ing OF the viewpoints Of his victims
At times he took care to be wei
dressed and talked about his wealth
At others he was plain man, max
ing q good income and Offering a goo.
home and deep love to the woman VIII,