Evening journal., 1909-06-28
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FEAR OF WOMAN
Murder May Have Followed
Threats to Disclose Iden-
tiiy of Lame Bob
HAD LONG ACQUAINTANCE
WITH MRS. W00DILL
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

By United Press Leased Spcciai Wire.
ST MICHAELS. Md. June 2S-The
gleam Of light that ultimately A.
lumines almost every tragedy is be-
ginning 10 show in the mysterious
killing Of Mrs. Edith May Woodin
10y Robert T.. Eastman. and II seems
certain now that Eastman killed the
woman on hearing from her lips that
she intended disclosing his Identity as
fugitive Of Justice from New York.
This fact was strongly embodied In
United Press dispatches of Saturday
To-day proved 10 he one OF strange
discoveries. all pointing 10 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. ae a stock broker. he had in
vested some money for her and won
for her a small fortune
That they continued 20 be friendly.
and when he tEastman) jumped bail
he went 20 Los Angeles. where she
was living with her husband. and ask
ed her 70 help him.
That she did help him with money
and finally suggested that for a man
who was trying 10 hide from Justice
no better place could be found than
ST. Michaels.
That he went there and she followed
him to be near him and lent him
money from time 10 time. his funds
having run out
That his demands for money finally
became insistent and that the edges
Of friendship became ragged and
Lame Bib" needing funds. became
more insistent in his demands.
That when she denied his entreatie,
he reminded her that he had mad,
her "a fortune and that finally wher
she refused him more he became en-
ragged and decoyed her 10 his hom,
for the purpose OF compromising hei
! so that he might force his demands.
Demanded Money.
That finally when on that Sunda,
night following the long day when SIN
! had lain drugged in his bungalow h
demanded more money. she told hin
that when she went home she woul
denounce him and tell the count
authorities that he was not Emmet
Roberts but lame Bob" Eastman
for whose arrest a reward had bee
offered.
r Then the desperate criminal. thwart
ed in his plans 70 get money fror
her and confronted with the prospe,
Of having 10 face "a woman's fury
Is believed to have murdered her an
after throwing her weighted body 4
j. the river. removed. as he thought, a
Il signs Of his guilt.
e The letter he wrote 10 his wife
g now morally certain TO be found onl
h a subterfuge Of hate. Ryan and Shot
10 WELL two Of those mentioned as me
> who might possibly have been al IA
p bungalow. are said 10 be New Yor
n newspapermen. who were 10 testif
p against Eastman IN that city. and
% is believed that with the instinct tina
n can only be imagined and not fully b.
he lieved. he tried 10 pay them back be
fore he died
n Would Not be Taken Alive.
II That he never intended to be take
81 alive 10 New York. where he woul
m have 10 face a jury again. was prove
Is by his wife. who was In Easton. shoi
lt distance from here to-day. She sal
]
N Philadelphia her husband had sal
b. that Sooner than 60 up the river
e. viii 60 down" He meant by this. IN
or wife said to-day. that sooner than 9
II up to Blackwolls Island he would ki
In himself
II was a strange course that hnall
q, ran itself out In Talbot count.
y, Maryland II started IN New Yor
ie four years ago. when lame Bob" wa
T. n prosperous broker. lie first M
re- his wife. Later he met Mrs. Woodil
D. No one can tell Just how they becan
T. acquainted New York is a lars
place. but fate brings many persoi
In from far corners Of the earth togethe
is and II led Mrs. Woodill and Ian
r. Bob" toward each other.
" He was attracted by her manner
Se He had married. but had left his wifi
n after only five days.