The sun., 1909-06-30
"EDITH" LETTER TOEASTMAN
WRITER ADMITS AND DEFENDS
HER DEEP INFATUATION.

1--we After tho Bliss OF Their Past.
81. MIcHAEL's. Md, June 2s.-Letters
and papers found upon the person OF
Robert E. Eastman and at the bungalow
following his death and which throw
much light on the mystery Of the murder
Of Mrs. Edith May Woodill were made
public this afternoon by State Attorney
Turner. These papers had been with
held from the public by orders Of thu
county authorities. q
Probably the most remarkable letter
Of the lot was one which was found ir
the bungalow and which was signed
Edith" This letter, presumably sem
to Eastman. not only indicates the warn
feeling OF the woman for the man but
seems to prove that she had known hin
for more than year at least. The letter
was as follows:
as the iron immodest when 1t oreept
to the loadstone and clings to it's side!
Is the seed immodest when it sinks into
the ground with budding life? Is the
cloud bold when it softens into rain and
falls to earth because it has no other
choice, or is it brazen when it nestles on
the bosom of heavens arched dome and
sinking into the blue black infinity ceases
to be itself?
as the human soul immodest when
drawn by force it cannot resist v
seeks stronger soul which absorbs its
ego as the blue sky absorbs a floating
cloud and as the warm earth swells the
seed. as the magnet draws the iron?
| "All OF these are Of one quality. The
iron. the seed. the clouds and the soul
Of man are what they are, do what they
do. live as they live or die as they die
because there is no other choice.
"We think we are free because at times
we act as we please, forgetting that God
gives US the please and that every act
of our being is only the result of die
tated plan.
"Do you find any freedom save that
which you firmly believe exists within
yourselfP Do you? You don't! There
is no self God. BY every people He |,
called differently; the people Of the East
(here page is torn.
And to the end lives and dies with 6
mistaken understanding Of 1t all.
Il do not feel myself to be bold or wrong
or in myself for drifting toward you as
do. l would not feel myself wrong tc
go straight to you tomorrow.
There Is ever and always some human
soul to love and trust us whose conf
dence we would not alter. We are no,
of our own making and our lives belong
to another, Brahma. who rules and ID
wise.
Have said all this before? Maybe
80. for it is my pet belief whenever human
things 60 against my desire and always
the same lesson comes back to me.
AS one who was unconcerned and ir
every line OF it and read only the same
adora ton that a years absence woulc
not shadow.
And the wonder comes to me that yot
did not. could not understand, Surely
life such as yours brings time under
! standing. You must know lewd from the
| modest, the untrue from the true (foul
pages destroyed).
1 agent; it seems no one is unnoticed
however humble, and 30 it is that I 81,
idly dreaming when my longing Is to bt
Dream OF you. did sayt Long for yor
would be better. for every heartbea
seems to cry out against the enormity OF
the crime that makes me no longer yours
All the best in everything seems only to
exist because Of you and for you.
Il hate existence away from you
Why do men dare to lift UP their voices
, against the blessed art in others. which
is but q greater. stronger, warmer spark
, OF Gods soul that they possess or car
lessen the understanding we have one
for the other and no difference can make
us forget3
Remember me always as you loved me
4 hoy
. Ia-anything-my heart would beat in
|, responsiveness to yours.
Thine but asks instead Wilt thou be
mineH Loved by time. one has grown tc
know its significance. has usury beer
made degenerate thing? That is hard tc
recognize.
Are we not blessed and know that nc
happenings can? EDITH.
On the same paper but in Eastman g
writing is the following:
Little dear. l cannot live after our
short - Of bliss.
with the coming of you and parting
ever before me. II We meet in the un-
known let's continue the blissful times
that we spent here ! am with you in
every thought"
Still another footnote on the letter,
which may be Of much significance. con-
tanned the words in Eastmans hand
writing: Rev. Austin. Baptist"
A letter OF Eastman 4 wilcn tOlu OF tne
killing along the same lines as contained
in the letter TO his wife. although there
are some discrepancies which indicate
to many that both were composed of lies,
was as follows:
Appearances are against me, but !
had no hand in the tragedy. The poor
little girl was practising the art Of taking
fellow from another girl who was under
the influence Of wine and hit her three
times with full bottle of champagne.
THE four Immediately left and ] re-
moved the evidence OF the crime, and once
more am making an effort to get bonds =
men, for don't want to get locked up.
But il not successful and i cannot
pers,Ia de all parties to come up and take
their medicine, why | will blow of the top
of my crazy head, and in that case wish
you would kindly see that all letters found
on me are mailed. ROBBIE"
In letter addressed to Miss Julia East
man., Larch avenue, Bogota, Bergen
county, N. j.. was found deed No. GA,
dated November 23 1893. This deed was
for lot in a cemetery of the Maple Grove
Cemetery Association. for which sos out Of
s24O had been paid. The deed was in the
name of Robert E. Feeney and Julia Miller.
The deed was acknowledged before JUS
tioe L. l.. Beebe. William F, Cogswell.
president and Charles s. Goodwin,
| treasurer.