The Detroit times., 1909-06-28
EASTMAN LURED
HER To BUNGALOW
Mrs. Woodill's Threat To Expose
Fugitive New York Broker Drove
Him To Kill Her.

ST. MICHAELS, Md. June 2s.-The
CLEAN OF light that ultimately illu-
mines almost every tragedy is begin
ming 10 show In the mysterious killing
Of Mrs Edith May Woodill by Robert
l.. Eastman. and II seems certain that
Eastman killed the woman on hearing
from her lips that she intended dis
closing his identity as a fugitive from
New York
Today proved to be one Of strange
discoveries. all pointing TO that one
conclusion. Coupled with what is al
ready known. the case now evolves
these facts:
That Edith Woodill had known
Lame Bob" Eastman In New York.
where, as "A stock broker. he had in
vested some money for her and won
for her small fortune
That they continued To be friendly
and when he (Eastmanl jumped bail
he went TO Los Angeles. where she
was living with her husband. and
asked her 10 help him.
That she did help him with money
ana finally suggested that for man
VINO was trying To hide from justice
no better place could be found than
ST. Miehaels.
She Gave Him Money.
Ihat he went there and she fol-
lowed TO be near Kim and lent him
money from time TO time. his funds
. having run ont.
That hts demands fe= money finally
became insistent and that the edges Of
friendship became ragged, and Lame
Bob" needing funds, became more In
sistent In his demands
That when she denied his entreat-
ties he stated he had made her for
tune, and finally when she refused
him more he became enraged and de-
coyed her 10 his home for the purpose
OF compromising her SO that he might
enforce HIS demands.
That finally when on that Sunday
night following the long day when she
had lain drugged in his bungalow. he
demanded more money. she told him
that when she went home she would
denounce him and tell the authorities
, that he was not Roberts but Lame
Bob" Eastman. for whose arrest a re-
ward had been offered
Then the desperate criminal. thwart-
ed In his plans 10 get money from her,
Is believed 10 have murdered her and
after throwing her weighted body In
the river. removed. as he thought. all
gns OF his guilt
subeterfuge Of Hate.
The letter which he wrote 10 his
wife Is now morally certain to be
found only subterfuge OF hate. Two
o. those mentioned as men who might
possibly have been at the bungalow
are said 20 be New York newspaper
Acn who were TO testify against East
man IN that city, and IL is believed no
tried 10 pay them back before h. died
That he never intended to be taken
alive to New York. whore he would
have to face a jury again was proved
by his wife. who was I'm Easton. q
short distance from here, today. She
said that In a letter To her last April
from Philadelphia. her husband had
said that sooner than go up the rtv'
or. | will go down" He meant by this.
the wife said today. that sooner than
go up to Blackwell's island. he would
Kill himself.
II was a strange course that finally
ran hself out I'm Talbot county, Md
IL started In New York four years ago
when Lame Bob" was prosperous
broker He met Mrs WoOdill No
one can tell Just how they became ac.
quainted.
He was attracted by her manners.
He had married but had left his wife
after only five days