The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-29
BURIED NEAR
SCENE OF CRIME
Churches and Cemeteries Closed
to Mrs. WOOdllPS Murderer.
LBRED VICTIM TO BUNGALOW

A Bottle Containing a Drug Found IN
Shack Indicates That Mrs. Woodlli
Was Dragged and Detained There
Against Her Viii.
ST. Michaels. Md. June rs. - The
theory that Edith May Woodin was
lured to Lame Bob" Eastman's lone
~ bungalow without knowledge OF
where she was going. and that she
was drugged and detained there
against her will. Was advanced when n
further search of the shack. which
the superstitious folk OF the neighbOT
hood forevermOre win shun as haunt.
ed. revealed small bottle which n
hasty examination shows contained n
mixture OF narcotic drugs. There were
strong traces OF morphine in the al
most empty phial
This discovery tends TO bear OUT
the theory which the people OF tho
community who knew and loved the
girl long have wanted 70 believe. They
never have listened TO the idea that
she was involved IN a drunken orgy
At the bungalow and have contended
that she lost her life in repulsing the
advances OF the man who acknowl
edged his guilt by snuaing ont his life
when Il seemed that the hands OF the
Law were about to be laid upon him
Pawned Her Jewelry.
The DAY after Mrs Woodill was kill
ed Eastman went 20 Baltimore and
pawned her jewelry-twO diamond
rings and a pearl pin. The next day
he was back again. smiling. among his
acquaintance at st Michaels and Nc
Daniel. paving debts and testing about
the gay time his guests had.
In a new made grave. not fifty feet
from the scene OF the crime which led
to his death. Eastman's body was laid
away No man Of the church was
there 10 offer last word for the
dead. no friend or relative came near
The undertakers and their assistants.
little band OF newspaper men and a
few idle persons morbidly attracted 20
follow the strange funeral procession
were the only persons az the grave.
With heads bowed they repeated the
familiar words OF the Lords Prayer.
Mrs Eastman. stopping twelve miles
away. expressed no desire 10 attend
the funeral No church or churchy ard
OF the vicinity would open its doors
or gates 20 the dead man Suparsti-
tious negroes. who could not ~ in
duced 20 dig the grave. stood awe
stricken on the outskirts OF the funcr
al party
Sheriff Seizes Household Effects.
The sheriff seized all Of Eastman =
meager household effects 10 satisfy an
action for debt brought BY a local
creditor and the bungalow is empty
Who could wish 10 purchase or have
in their possession these gruesomo
relics Of an atrocious murder cannot
be conjectured.
| The search OF the cabin revealed
further evidence OF the fact that the
murder had been committed there Al
the place where the head OF the bed
had rested part OF the older fioorinR
had been ripped mp and new plsnks
laid loosely down. Beneath these
! planks the floor beam had been newly
| scraPed with a chisel OF some other
sharp instrument But the efforts q
remove all blood stains had failed
They still were there. and the ground
below had absorbed 4 quantity Of tn,
girls life blood
| Particular search was made for any
possible fragments OF a champaign,
bottle which might tend 20 bear out
EcAstman's claims that Mrs Woodn
was murdered by another woman in q
Jealous frenzy. Two whisky and tire,
wine glasses were discovered bu'
there were no evidences OF champaign,
bottles ever having been in OF aroun,
the shack