The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-25

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ST. MlCHAELs, Md. June Is. (,
A woman and two men may be
drawn into the investigation Of
the brutal murder OF beautiful
young Edith May Thompson
WoodlI. The authorities are
using every means Of connecting
the contents Of a letter and Il was
learned this afternoon that one Of
them contains information OF the
utmost Importance In regard to
the killing and asserts Mrs.
Woodill was slain by a woman.
NEW YORK, Juno 25.-That
the slayer Of Mrs. Edith May
Thompson Woodiii, the beautiful
bride of the Los Angeles automo-
bile dealer, at Mcdaniel Station,
Maryland, was Robert e. East
man, a former Whilst broker, fugi-
tive from justice, and who may
have lived in the small Mary
land town under the alias Of EN-
NETT e. Roberts, Is suspected by
the police here today. Eastman
was known in WaIl-st. az Lame
Bob" Roberts" was lame and
his affiietlon was much the same
as that which caused the
name of Lame Bob" to be given
to the missing broker.
ST. MICHAELS, Md, June 25.-Em
nett Roberts. slayer OF beautiful and
alented Edith May Thompson-Wood
adopted daughter of Col. Charles A
Thompson, ward Of former Secretary
If the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, wife
If Gilvert Woodill, a wealthy automo
bile manufacturer OF Los Angeles
Cal, whose nude, mutilated and
body was dragged
rom the river here Wednesday after
,oon. was shot to death by sheriff's
POSSE while resisting arrest on the
wharf at Mcdaniel, Talbot county
at 4 o'clock this morning.
Shortly after midnight this morning
/ mysterious looking craft was seen
moving up the waters OF Back river,
llong the shores OF which are the
Houses of Col. Thompson and the
OF Roberts. 1t is unusual To
zee u small boat In the river at such
IN early hour. and John McQuay
who has a farm on the point, making
)ut into the creek near Boseman, no.
ihed Sheriff Mortimer and Magistrate
Willy, who were at St Michaels. Nc
quay said the boat looked like the
me in which Roberts escaped from
McDanielS and the men in IL looked
ike the missing author.
Slayer Rowed LelsureIy.
Sheriff Mortimer, Magistrate Willy
scene, reaching the river at / a. m
All were armed. They crept down Il
he waters edge under the cover o.
darkness and made out the outlines O
/ man III his shirtsleeves leisurei,
rowing boat up the river. The.
made no demonstration, fearing the,
would brighten their man. They RI
solved TO wait until the rover got int
narrower water and within range.
Sheriff Mortimer and Messrs. HooI
sr and Harper obtained a boat and TO
owed Roberts leisurely 20 create tn
Impression that he was not bein
.hased Roberts seemed annoyed b
he boat following him and hastene
ip the river at a faster pace, th
,heriifs boat following. Magistrat
Willy and others followed along I'll
shore line. The cornering ma8ruH..
began shortly after a.
For one, two and~t1tn three -nr,,.
he two boats anu the shore party M,
,eeded up the river, the shores ns
rowing all the while. Roberts ~
1earins the scene OF the crime Of "a
rrday where the accomplished NE
Han OF fashion was slain In or men
The bungalow OF the polished, mucI
man of the world. AS th,
shores came together members OF til,
posse made out the features OF ROD
arts lie was nearing the wharf a
Mcdaniel. from which point he is sup
posed 10 have fed.
When Roberts got abreast the land
ng place and was but 100 feet from
shore, Magistrate Willy end his two
deputies stepped out In the opening,
Fires AZ Party.
Hello Roberts. Throw your
hands" shouted the magistrate.
Roberts did not utter word. but
rose in his boat with a big revolver
ma his right hand. He quickly levelec
IL az the party on shore and fred.
Meyer Crone. a special deputy, firet
a shot frop a revolver at the whit,
shlrted figure standing dehantly In tn
boat. Then Magistrate Willy dis
a gun AZ Roberts and Deput,
Crone fred a second shot. During tn
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