The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-30
MURDERED WOMAN
LOVED EASTMAN
LETTER FOUND TELLING EAST
MAN OF MRS. WooDILL's
LOVE FOR HIM.
Woman Would Justify Love For Man
Who Afterwards Killed Her.
Eastman Denies Murder.

f. ST. MICHAELS, Nd, June 30-The
feelings entertained by Mrs Edith
May Woodill toward her slayer,
Lame Bob" Eastman, were Indicated
in a letter signed Edith" parts OF
which were found in the bungalow
of the murderer and suicide last Sat
urday.
The missive, which is in Mrs.
Woodills hand writing and couched
in most sentimental language, was
presumably sent to Eastman, and was
made public today, 1t not only in
dictates a warm attachment for the
man, but seems to prove that she had
known him for at least year. On
the same paper in Eastman's hand
writing, is the following:
Little Dear: I cannot live after
our short--of bliss with the COM
ing of our parting ever before us.
If we meet in the unknown, let's con-
tinue the blissful times we have spent
here 1 am with you in every
thought"
Was Deeply In Love.
The letter signed Edith" contains
the following passages:
rs the iron immodest when it
creeps towards the loadstone and
clings to it's side? Is the seed i'm
modest 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 further
choice, or is it brazen when it nestles
on the bosom Of heavens arched dome
and sinks into the blue-bla infinity
and ceases to be itself?
rs the human soul immodest when,
drawn by a force it cannot resist,
it seeks a stronger soul which alb
serbs it's ego as the blue sky absorbs
a fleeing cloud and as the warm
earth swells the seed as the magnet
draws the iron?
Il do not feel myself to be bold
or wrong for drifting toward you.
would not feel myself wrong to go
straight to you tomorrow. There is
ever and always some human soul TO
love and trust us, and whose con-
fidence We would not alter. We are
not of our own making and our lives
belong to another-Brahma- who
rules and is wise
LAS one VINO was concerned, and
in every line of it, I read only the
same alteration that years absence
would not shadow And the wonder
comes to me that you did not, could
not understand. Surely a life such
as yours brings in time understand
ing; you must know fewd from the
modest the untrue from the true
do I mean you? Did 1 say long
for you would be better, for every
heart beat seems to cry out against
the enormity of the crime that makes
me no longer yours. All the best il
everything seems only to exist be-
cause of you, and for you.
Hated Life Away From Eastman.
I hate existence away from you.
When do men dare to lift up their
voices against the blessed art in 9TH
ers. which is but a greater warmer
spark of Gods soul that they possess,
or can lessen the understanding we
have for one another, and no differ
ence can make us forget.
Remember me always, as you
loved me best, and though were you
my heart would beat in responsive
ness to yours"
Several letters written by Eastman
were also made public by the states
attorney. One was addressed to Geo.
Taylor, station agent at Mcdaniel. 1t
said in part:
Had No Hand In tragedy.
Appearances are against me, but
had no hand in the tragedy. The