The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-25
Alleged Murderer Of Mrs. Edith
May WoodiII of Los Angeles
Surrounded.
NCRJMINATING EVIDENCE
OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL KIND
Many Mysterious Phases Ap-
pear; Motive for the Crime
Not Yet Clear.

/ John T Roberts, charged with murder
ing Mrs. Edith May Woodill Of Los
Angeles, was surrounded in the house
of John b. McQuav of Coyman. seven
miles from here tonight. A posse left
in automobiles TO aid in his capture.
Roberts is said 10 be heavily armed
Roberts called at McQuay'S 5 house
for water. McQuay invited him in and
then sent his wife secretly TO notify
neighbors, by whom the house was sur.
rounded
Practically the entire eastern shore
of Maryland joined in the hunt. The
police say they have evidence connect
ing Roberts with the murder.
! Mrs. Woodll's S nude body. the skull
crushed in. the face disfigured, was
Grabbing in Back creek. not far from
The home OF Mrs. Woodill s foster
father, Capt. Charles II. Thompson,
few miles from here
Roberts WAS with Mrs. Woodll when
she was seen for the last known time.
| He claimed 20 he a magazine writer
and general correspondent Of newSpa
pers. He is even said to have declared
that he returned to this locality or
| a SNORT aDSC0te IpI IlP tAIlbSS - l''s7
Of writing up the murder which Ec Is
now accused of baving committed.
Husband Recently Left.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodill came here
short time ago. the latter with the in
tention Of passing the summer with her
foster r-father Her husband remained
only few davs. leaving, it is under,
stood for Detroit. whence he intended
10 return 10 Los Angeles. From that
time. Mrs. Woodill and Roberts are
said to have seen much Of each other.
Last Saturday Mrs. Woodill went 30
Baltimore 10 have dental work done,
and il lad been arranged that Roberts
should meet her at Royal Oak apd
Royal Oak, met Mrs Wcodill and drove
with hor n tbe landing, -Ehere hls
launch was moored. They entered the
launch and Mrs, Woodil was not seen
again alive, so far as has been learned
Since her disappearance Roberts
went 10 Baltimore. from which point a
letter was received hv Captain Thomp-
son. ostensiblv from Mrs. Woodill say
ing she was in that city and would
shortly return.
Roberts remained IN this neighhor-
hood until after the finding of the
body, He said he had previously en-
deavored to allav the growing uneasi.
ness Of Captain Thompson in connec-
tion with his ughter { absence
and used the letter as evidence IN SUP
port Of his contention that she would
return.
discriminating Evidence.
When the body was brought ashore,
it was so swollen that Captain Thomp.
: son could not al first. believe that 1t
WAS the body of Mrs Woodill Roberts
.I,s I. rol l,io
suspected Of the murder.
, Investigation indicates that when
Roberts and Mrs WoodilI left here
thew went IN launch TO burgalo
; that is being built on Roberts & small
farm, near that of Captain Thompson.
and that within this bungalow the
murder was committed.
bloody sheet and mattress and por-
tions OF tho woman s clothes, partly
burned. were discovered in the bunga
low. These have been identified as
belonging 70 Mrs Woodill. Two let
, ters we're also found. One. believed IA
have been from Mrs. Woodill. and 10
have some connection with the meet
ing at ROYAL Oak, was dated June l6
and read.
Haven T even had NY mornings ablu
tjnns. and I know men hate waiting.
Why. ! would he afraid You would
wear out the narlor run plus your tenn
, per, if YOU tried il, II is only an in
termittcnt delirium, and now you had
Z better 90 and wash your dishes Even
without an imagination You must know
I will he thinking Of you.
This was signed "Doll Baby
Second Mote Mysterious.
The other letter, also dated the 18th
= from Easton. read;
t Roberts; Ryan and Short VIII ar
. rive Oxford boat IL o'clock tonight
CartaiD Leo will take lis over 10 your
: Joint. Get there about l2;40, but must
q leave after looking place over. Sorry
. Won have decided not 10 go this time
; Girls all at Annapolis. Here is 10 The
G one YOU sent for me. Yours,
] HOWARTH." "
The rooms in which these thing!
j. were found showed evidences of {
/ struggle. II was discovered today thai
7 crabbers in the river carly Tuesday
morning were passed hy vessel from
I which they saw an apparently heavy
I object thrown into the water. Th'
i police suspect that thr vessel was Rob
crss's launch and that 1T was Mrs
o Woodill s body that was cast into tbs
river,
Mystery as to Pareptage.
I Mrs Woodill is said TO have mer
S ried physician of New York prey1ou
:. TO her marriage with Woodill. Their
Il is a mystery about her pareutage.
r Captain Thompson saws she was .:
j wears old and was obtained by hin
J, when she was but . years old, from
The family of poor street car mar
L in Minneapolis.
} Mrs Noodill. before her marriage
o was given an excellent musical cdnca
IS ton in this country and Europe. an
she is said 10 havc sung in The Whit
5. House before President Mckinley. Sh
1t was beautiful woman and was give
IS warm Welcome by her many friend
81 IN this locality.
Former Secretary of the Treasur
Ganlinnnd ON Pane TNn