The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-01
.LuRED TO DEATH
BY MAGIC EYE
Real Story of Mrs. Woodill's Shame
full Death-Eastman's Hypnotic
influence the Only Mystery.
BY w. G. SHEPHERD.

ST MlCHAELS. Md, July He
was wonderful man. He could cap
tivate any woman" said Mrs Robt. f..
Eastman. as she talked OF her hus.
band. the murderer OF fascinating
Mrs Edith Woodhill
She was bit OF Broadway in
strange contrast with the quietness
of the quaint little village. Just as her
husband had been strange bit OF
Wall-st.. in the same quiet surround
ings
Her big. black eyes were strained
pathetically.
Only few moments before the lit
tie funeral cortege had trailed out the
dusty road from the village To bury
The body OF her husband close TO his
bungalow. marking the finish of Ia.
nous Lame Bob" OF Wal-st.
Il don't see how he could have
murdered this woman He was go
kind and gentle He used To say to
me. i don't see how person can pun
ssh little child.
He was an elderly man when his
sister, Julia Eastman. introduced me-
To him. When he didn't want me 20
tell about her marriage | agreed with
him.
"A woman couldn't help doing what
he wanted her to-"
What Eastman did to lure Mrs.
Woodill to his cottage proves the
statement of his wife that "A woman
couldn't help doing what he wanted
her to-"
Was as Clay in His Hands.
Edith May Thompson Woodill. pro-
tege OF Lyman Gage, favorte OF Pros
ident VIM Mckinley, recipient or gifts
from governor OF Maryland. must
clan. fascinating. sought by men un-
yielding. was as clay in the hands OF
Robt. administration, lame de.
crepit. fugitive from Justice. the
greatest failure that Wallst. ever
saw"
Mrs Woodll had come To the home
OF her foster father, Col Thompson,
Tor her summer vacation on Satur-
day June IL, Mrs. Woodill left the
Thompson place, saying she was yoing
10 Easton, 8 miles away. 10 a dent
lists Al EastOn, after visiting the
dentist, she went TO the Hotel Nor
ris and wrote a letter to the Thomp-
sons. saying that she was in Baltimore
and would be absent for several days.
Then she took the train for Royal
oak, small station on the short,
rickety railroad. Here she alighted
and went To the small dock and ask
ed whether man in launch mad
called for her. This was about
o'clock In the evening She was much
provoked when the boatman gave her
4 negative answer. He directed her 10
Il nearby house where she could get
something TO eat.
Eastman. In the meantime, mad
been circling past St Michaels In his
launch. heading for Royal Oak, His
engine failed him. He returned to ST
Michaels, but missed the train to Roy
al Oak He hired a livery rig, with
one John Butler as driver, TO rush To
Royal Oak, four miles from st. Mich
aels The boatman showed him whore
Mrs Woodill was eating her supper.
Exerts Strange Power.
do you suppose I'm going with you
In that rig?" she asked, testify, when
me saw that Eastman had not come
in his boat.
They entered into a long argument.
At last, after about 10 minutes, East
man said.
her wrist and looked her In the eye.
"All right" said the woman who had
said no to mllionaires.
Il saw her smile when she said it,
says Butler.
They drove to St. Michaels. she
wearing a heavy veil Here Eastman
ave up the rig and took Mrs. Woodill
down to his boat, which he managed
to put into shape.
AS they put out from St Michaels
they were heading both for the Thomp-
sons place and for the Eastman bun
galow. three miles beyond It. There
was therefore no scandal apparent Ia
their being together
Eastman put far out from shore. IL
was about / o'clock that night when
the launch was stranded a short dis
lance from shore and not more imam
two blocks from Col. thompson
home. But Mrs. Woodill didn't go
there. The strange power which THIS
cripple Eastman exerted over the beau
tiful woman was too great. There IN
thed arkness. after Eastman had got
her TO shore In borrowed SKIN, she
walked on past her home into the
woods.
Eastman went 10 the Darn OF CIas'
Taylor, with whom he had been board
ing. and tried TO hitch up horse. Inc
TaylOrs were asleep.
They drove three miles 10 the bun
ealow, arriving there about O'CLOCK
in the morning.
Eastman must have hurried back
directly TO the Taylor house. for AZ
: O'CLOCK in tie morning Taylor saw
lin driving into his yard.
"Ha, ha! laughed Eastman.
Thought I'd fool you. I took wo-
man to my bungalow in the rig and
wanted to get II back before you got
up"
The Lonesome Vigil.
He went in with Taylor TO breakfast.
Then Eastman went into bedroom
and slept until In the afternoon.