New-York tribune., 1903-07-13
LETTER FROM MRS. WOODS
STAYING IN NEW-JERSEY.
She Says They Are Ready to Appear
Protests Innocence.
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Easton. Penn July 1.-THE whereabouts OF Dr.
md Mrs. J. D. Woods, who accused of larceny
On connection with the death Of Colonel William J.
Best, OF New-Yo-k, at their home. at san Kafael'
Cal. on April last. and who are much wanted oy
she police still remains a mystery. At the home Of
AIRS. Woods. at Phipsburg, y. J.. her aged fath-
~. Aaron Gulick and other relatives disclaim any
knowledge concerning them The Sunday can
to-day Published The following undated letter as
having been received from Mrs Woods yesterday
impIore YOU to deal kindly toward US that a
pure noble family shall suffer no more tnLougni @
OF brokenl7earteGne S. attorneys Will not per
init talk yet They want the Bests TO drive
fheir last nail then. Il they notify our attorneys
whom they know. in few hours or minutes they
They thought Colonel Best gave us about $500 $500
sn stock Be did not The so-called diaeolcai
Physician and coroner ordered by William Z. Best.
e son. Of Seattle Wash We never treated .oi9nel 2
given Ka4hIeen. and both the Best BOYS acknowI-
edged his letters TO Kathleen genuine Hence. as
you sse by communicating with Atlantic city.
siedv when they found they were mistaken: Colonel
Best died q purely natural death. They have as
kerted many things--not one true-al damnabie lies.
and will prove it.
are 5hRoef aiG iboda sTo ne No s, Nn GucI
n ood be elefilailE Sf9lfNhtd No SlI- ~ Gun n
committed crime Ny sisters are noble
course. I shall live only 10 prove each and every
assertion q damnable lie. and Dr. Wood a good
man He made boyish mistake years ago,
90 him. vet he has nobly taken care Of me md
Re Is too good: his heart is tender. and he lie
eieves all others are good, and therefore Injuries
himself -
ehaII be hereafter dead TO those love. I shall
never see hear from them. Tts hard TO one
who loves them 7 do but IL must be. We Will
however as soon as the BeSts make their final
E.roke wipe from our name every stain We owe
Tf 10 ourselves our child family: But the
dc will turn when the Best affair Is cleared and
sI3ests domestic social and financial AFFAIRS are
sfisclosed They invited st Now let them take It.
because man makes little mistake in early lie,
spver11bing that occurs after that where he Is
Ss not proof he did It lie is good, robe and pure
] am q nervous wreck. Any other man would PUT
oh M CorrelI not for my sake. hut for those
znved ones at home. give IL in bold characters that
Colonel Best it viii be proven, died from natural
rel1ses No pllyEiciau surgeon touched ms DOOy
frJt the coroner who is an undertaken From the
hour Of death until shipped East he had it This
great surgical feat was performed py oTuer OF
William r. Best. HIS son. Of Seattle Wash me
.,-5Cs rzsd was S150 That have not run away
and shall not, but defend our hohor against tieso
Aired NJ Best should have taken little better
rare of his father life instead Of showering ala
h,aster vases Of perfume now California. don't
e9rsnt The Woods when she knows the truth we
RE in good old Jersey. and SHAH remain untI
cleared. Yours in sorrow, ALICE NOOD.
Sumner Best. son OF the late Colonel Best. said
yesterday that no additional information had
vea ched him but that he still expected the early
spprehension OF the Woods family. He expressed
surprise at the statement printed in yesterdays
Tribune in which a former secretary Of the chief
of San Francisco police declared that the filing of
she body OF a dead person with sawdust after the
removal Of the organs. usual method OF un-
Fer1akers The Best brothers have steadily in
sisted thatztllis was suspicious circumstance.