The Washington times., 1909-06-26
States, in Mysterious Letter,
Mrs. Woodill Slain by
Jealous Woman.
MISSIVE JUST MADE
PUBLIC BY POLICE
Directs How to Dispose of Pros
erty and Denies Hand
in Tragedy.
By JAMES HAY, j.

BALTIMORE, June 26.-The
exact text of the unsent letter to
Winnie Bradcomb, written by Rob-
ert Eastman, the supposed slayer of
Mrs. Edith May Thompson Woodill,
and discovered on his body,
was made public at noon today by
the Baltimore police. The letter
tells Eastman's story of the tragedy.
According to him, the murder oc-
CURED in the bungalow. There were
six present, two men aid two wom-
EN- from Annapolis, besides Eastman
and Mrs. Woodill.
Mrs. Woodill had fTted with the
escort of one of the Annapolis wom-
en-, wrote Eastman, and was lying
on bed with him, when the Jealous
woman hit them both on the head
with a champagne bottle.
Letter to Wife.
The exact text follows:
Winnie: Take this money and 90 at
orce TO McDaDiels, Tabot county, Md,
and claim my body and all my property.
The property consists of twenty-five
acres of land and bungalow There Is
also a motor boat. Have sale ana
convert the whole thing into cash.
Il don't owe a cent, excepting for ths
paint and pump. which Shanahan ana
Wrightson, OF Easton, will be glad to
get back, as II is not broken, Jast as it
was shipped.
Little girl, had no hand in the
tragedy Was there and removed the
] evidence after the other two Couples
fed. I did this for self-preservatiou
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 20 the
bungalow for time. Everyone got full
/ except Edith and myself. Edith tried
20 win one of the girls fellows. and,
while lying on the bed with him. was
/ hit three times on the side of the head
with a fun bottle of champagne. and
the fellow hit once. She fell over On
/ the floor and died.
Left With Corpse.
"The man did not come to for an
hour. I was left with the corpse and
cannot take a chance for a trial. Life
to me Is very bitter and I will pull
down the shades and say good bye.
/ You can claim my property and say as
/ little as possible. but get it. l am aw-
fully sorry for you and my boy. and I
have been hustling madly 70 make your
path clear, but fate is against me.
bob"
"P. Stake Pennsylvania rairoaI
to Easton, Nd, and then change TO B.
c. & a. Don't neglect this. the proper
ty is valuable
Louis c. PedIer. an artist on a WASH
| ington newspaper, made affidavit here
today that the man who is accused OF
the murder of Mrs. Woodill is Robert E.
Eastman. the husband OF Pedler's first
cousin, formerly Miss Winnie Bradcomb.
an actress who has appeared in WASH
ington several times in minor roles.
PedIer srrived here at 3 o'clock this
morning and went Immediately TO Cor
! oner WiIey's office. where the body
lies in the casket As soon as he saw
the dead man he exclaimed:
my God, that's crippled Bob.' Vin-
MES husband.
As soon as Pedler had made oath as
to Eastman's identity, he telegraphed
Miss Bradcomb TO come to St Nichaels
from New York today It was expect
ed that she would reach here on the
train arriving at IL O'Clock this morn
ing, but she did not arrive. Mr.. Pedler
expects her on later train today.
She had been married 10 Eastman
eighteen months and has child nine
months old.
Inquest Today.
The inquest to determine who killed
Mrs. WoOdnI viii be held early this
afternoon. There are many In this sec
ton who do not believe that Eastmau
murdered her. He was so very popular
among them that they prefer TO believe
| his story that she was killed by an
/ other woman.
/ Mr. Pedler, who was intimately ac-
| Cuainted with Eastman, does not believe
I that he committed the murder. East
man was not that sort OF a man. ht
, ! said and declared that he probably
. / committed suicide TO avoid a second dis
grace, as he considered that his lie was
/ failure, anyway
investigation today disclosed the fac
, | that Mrs WOOdiu and Eastman were
very friendly and were seen IN eact
j | others company practically every day
. / Detectives from Baltimore arrived this
, / morning and are working with the loca
authorities on the clues contained II
= Eastman s letter.
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