Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-26

until the body had been identified,
Returning 20 Mcdaniel he ordered
n ticket for Baltimore. In the mean-
time Constable Mortimer called up
over he telephone to inquire about
him. stating he was a strange ana
might know something Eastman
then said;
"oh, IL there IS any suspicion about
me. | win remain. | never saw this
woman"
Tho letter mailed by Eastman a.
Baltimore and received here by Miss
Carrie Thompson. a foster sister or
the murdered girl, IL one Of the in
cidents which seem to connect East
mar most closely with the crime,
This letter was written BY Mrs. Wool
IN. and was mailed several days after
her death.
The Mysterious letter.
Whether or not ii was written by
Mrs. Wo0dill % shield her visit 70
Eastman's bungalow. or whether the
man had some evil intent IN mind
and caused her 70 write tho letter. to
cause q delay Ia the search for her
body. may never be known. The let
ter was intended to Civ the impress
sion that Mrs. Woodill WA In Baltl-
more.
IT follows:
Dear Girl;-A line only 10 say !
am well ana safely landed Stayed
with little May Bartlett Ia lsaston
You remember her and her aunt. Mrs
emory. We had q fine time talking
over old days. Or. smythcrs fixed M
up temporarily. I have an ngagc
inrnt with him for noNt week. III
get all fixed up IN Baltimore and then
II there Is amy travelling to be done,
W. viii docamp together. By the
way. would YOU Ike to come up now
just say the word II you want 20. My
face ~ good in Baltimore.
Expecting a check from Gilbert
any day to make good. Don't know
how many days III stay IN town. But
you know where 70 find me. Write
and ten mo all tho news. George
fGeorgo n. Taylor), the stationmastet
AT Mcdaniel, Mr.. Roberts, etc. ! may
stay until tclographed, 70 go with
Edith H., to see tho factory girls;
am not sure. You know how Il r.
in Baltimore. ! don't know where 10
10 first or what to do to keep step
with the rush Better forward mail
which You have for me. Let mo
know II there are any little commis-
sione to be attended to in town. A.
always,
your baby sister,
EDITH"
Colonel Thompson and Miss Carrie
Thompson both declared today tha'
the letter was IN the handwriting 81
Mrs. Woodill They could offer no
explanation as 10 why she could have
written a letter on the advance o.
Il trip to Baltimore.
one of the most nitiable figures in
All of the lnmentahie tragedy Is old
colonel Charles II Thompson, Of Me
Daniel, foster father Of the murdered
girl
Hcartbroken Foster Fathers story.
The broken old man told the story
of the girfs lffc so Ear as he could
recall the details. He had followed
her body to its last resting JUICE yes
ier,lay, beside the graves Of his wifi
and son.
To the foster brother, lying in tho
prayk TO hers the girl had been
thd e all ihnt was good aud
ssp& ideai n4ure. He had grown UP
With her and learned To love her, and
il Is said wanted her 20 become his
wife. when she refused he Killed
himself.
This is the browning sorrow of
my life" said Colonel Thompson, ne
the tears streamed down his cheeks
Il have experienced many sorrows
/ have had many heart wrecking
blows. hut this is the hardest OF all
20 bear
The aged man went on to tell much
of the story OF his own life aud that
Of the girl lie was born 40 years
ago IN Connecticut came 10 tho onst
ern shore OF Maryland TO I've. siN-
teen years ago. aud bought the farm
where be stiil resides.
The little girl who became his foa-
ter daughter was but three years old,
when She was found by Mrs Thomp'
son. who was at the time a worker
ia the charities Of Minneapolis, MINI
The child Was then ia the custody of
q street car driver or conductor, who
was willing "a surrender her to any
one who could offer a better home
She did not belong 20 The man,
said Colonel Thompson II do not
know who her parents we're, and I
up MOI KNOW now INC street cur Hl'f
got her. We decided to take tho child
aud wo snon became as deeply az
tachcd to her as ~ She had been our
"a flesh and blood. As she grew
older she developed the mast admir-
able traits OF character she was a
great ftvorito and an who came
within her influence were attracted
TO her"
Colonel Thompson told of the girln
first marriage to a Or Caswell or
Croswell, whom she met in New York,
which union was soon annullcd. Ito
told of her engagement to Harry
Adams Of Mount Vernon, n. NJ, aud
her subsequent marriage to Glibert
Woodili. OF Los Angeles. To- whom She
seemed devoted Their married life
had been married by no unhupplncss
he then told of her meeting With ~
man } Gage. former secretary of the
treasury and his deep interest la her
education and the Development Of hhr
musical nients.
Murderer stranger 10 Family.
As for the man who killed her.
continued Coloncl Thompson. who