The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-26
Pursued by Posse, Lame Bob Eastman,
Last Seen in Company of Victim, Com
mits Suicide Rather Than Surren-
der and Face ACCusers.
FLED FROM HIS BUNGALOW IN THE
NIGHT AFTER SUSPICION WAS AROUSED
Motive for the Dastardy Crime Remains Mystery,
With Lips of Both Victim and Supposed
Murderer Sealed by Death.

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In Woman S Handwriting
Colonel Thompson and Miss Carrie
! Thompson both declared today that the
letter was in the handwriting Of Mrs
| Woodill but could give no explanation
Of why she bad written it ln advance.
One of the most pitiable figures in
the lamentahle tragedy is old Colonel
Charles H. Thompson of Mcdaniel, fos
tcr.father Of the murdered girl The
broken old man told the story of the
| girl 3 life so far as be could recall the
its last resting place yesterday, beside
the graves of his wife and son,
To the foster.brother, lying in the
! grave next 10 her s. the girl had been
| the ideal of All that was good aud sweet
and pure. He had grown-up wifh.-her
wished her 80 become his wife. Whcu
She refused. be killed himself.
This is the crownlng sorrow of my
life, - said Colonel Thompson, as the
\ tears strcamed down his checks. Il
have experienced many sorrows ! have
| had many heart -wrecking blows, but
! this Is The hardest of all to bear.
The aged man went on 10 toll much
( Of the story of his own life and that
of the girl. Born seventy years ago in
| Connecticut. he came to the eastern
shores Of Maryland sixteen years ago.
buyipC the farm where he still resides.
Girls Oheckercd Career.
The little girl who became his foster
| daughter Was but three wears old when
she was found by Mrs. Thompson, who
was at the time a charity worker of
Minneapolis. Minn. The child was then
! IN the custody of n street car driver
or conductor. who was willing TO sur
render her to anyone who could offer
a better home.
She did not belong to the man. -
! said Colonel Thompson, - do not
! know who her parents were, and | do
not know how the street car man got
her. Wc decided to take the child, aud
soon became as deeply attached 10 her
! as If she had been our own flesh and
! blood. As she grew older the girl de
| vcloped the most admirable traits of
| character She was great favorite
aud all who came within her Influence
were attracted to her,
WeaB Explanation.
A letter found upon Eastman s BODY
and addressed 10 Miss Winnie Brad
come. care of klaw ( Erlanger the
! strical managers in New York gave
Fasiman's ill-sustained eHrlaration of
! The crime II was a rambling account
of how he had been out in q launch
with a party of men and women. all of
whom had been drinking 10 excess with
| the exception of himself and Mrs. Wood
i'll; Of now one Of the men had attacked
! Mrs. Woodill with a wine bottle and
! killed her: how the remainder of the
party bad taken flight. leaving him to
! dispose of the body, and how. as a
means Of escape from al his troubles,
the writer had decided TO end bis life.
Eastman asked Miss Bradcome 10 hurry
! 10 Maryland 70 take charge of his body
and hls property.
The authorities, after = thorough in
vestiga tion, dishelieve this thsory Of
The death of the girl The first word
! received from Miss BTadcome toda =
conveyed the information that she
knew nothing of Roberts or Eastman.
Foreman Radcliffe Of the corouer s
Jury wired Miss Bradcome TO come and
take possession of the body, and tell
ing her 10 draw on him for the ncces.
sary funds.
Neither the known movements Of
Eastman and Mrs. Woodill. nor any Of
the circumstances i'll the case. tend TO
bear out Eastman s explanation IN the
letter which be had no opportunity to
mail, according TO the authorities who
seem 10 believe with Colonel Thompson
that Eastman was responsible for the
murder.
That Eastman was infatuated with
the girl was well known. Sbe, in turn,
~ would seem. was fascinated by him
at times, and possibly frightened BY his
! attentions.
: The theory that the tragedy occurred
) in launch was worked upon diligently
by the police today. but they could 6nd
nothing tangible to support ii. No such
! party as that described by Eastman in
his letter was seen upon any Of the
creeks or rivers.
Reference 10 letter 10 "the girls
: being at Annapolis, together with the
) fact that a launch party lefr Easton
several days ago for Annapolis, also
promised . clew, but tho launch party
, remained NJ Annapolis until today. and
; The identity Of it's members is said 10
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