Evening journal., 1909-06-25
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

Thompson Woodil. and opening hre /
4 with a revolver when called upon by
a sherins posse to surrender. Emmett |
r. Roberts was shot dead by the posse /
b early this morning near where the
body of the accomplished young wa-
man was hshed from the river two
DAYS ago. Roberts was polished, evil
IDENTIFY a man Of the world, and posed
& As a newspaper writer since he took
up his residence at a bungalow hero
1 recently.
Suspicion pointed toward Roberts
because Mrs. Woodill, beautiful and
\ accomplished musician, was last seen
olive when she embarked in boat
With him ostensibly TO ride to her
aome He had been sought ever since
her body was recovered on Tuesday
bv searchers. Mrs. Woodilrs life had
lot been without it's romance. for sho
'ad been adopted by Captain Charles
Thompson here early in life and had
cen twice married, after being assist
d in her musical education by Lyman
Gage. at one time Secretary of the
treasury Her acquaintance with the
mysterious Roberts whom she APP
parently met for the first time here,
land motive for her murder, are
Bamong the singular phases of the
Y crime yet unexplained
discovered Roberts.
eiprtiv after midnight this morning
Mysterious looking craft was seen
, owing up the Sa'ors- o. Back river,
- bng the shores Of which are the
houses Of Captain Charles A. Thomp-
On and the bungalow of Roberts. It is
husual to see a small boat out in the
yer at sucn an early hour and John
,Ouain who has a farm on a point
King out into the creek near Boze-
an. notified Sheriff Mortimer and
Magistrate Willy who were at St
AIichaels. McQuain said the boat look
ed like the one in which Roberts
escaped from Mcdaniel.
Sheriff Mortimer. Magistrate Willy
and a posse of six men hurried to the
scene. reaching the river shore at a.
m. All were armed. They crept down
to the waters edge under the cover OF
|. darkness and made out the outlines of
a man in his shirt sleeves languidly
rowing boat up the river They
made no demonstration, fearing they
would frighten off the man wanted.
They resolved to wait until the rover
got into narrower waters and within
---------7 =. Mortimer and Messrs Hoop
n d Harper obtained a boat and
llved Roberts leisurely 10 create
Nhnpression on Roberts mind that
was not being chased. Roberts
seemed annoyed by the boat following
him and hastened up the river at a
faster pace the sheriff's boat follow
n ing Magistrate Willy and others, IN
I cluding the United Press correspon
| dent followed along the shore line. The
cornering maneuver began shortly after
y a. m.
4 Throw Up Your Hands"
For one. two and then three hours
the two boats and the sheriff's part.
Aproceeded up the river, the shores mar
= rowing all the while.
Roberts was nearing the scene Of tho
crime of Saturday where the accom-
plished woman Of fashion and musica
prodigy was slain in or near the bun
ralow of the polished much Travelled
man Of the world. AS the shores cane
together members of the posse made
The outline features of Roberts. H'
was nearing the wharf at McDanie
from which point he is supposed t'
have fed.
When Roberts got abreast Of thu
lanhng place and was but 1000 fee
from shore Magistrate Willy and MI
two deputies stepped out In the open
1 ing
DHeuo! Roberts. throw up you
hands!" shouted the magistrate.
. A--Roberts did not utter a word bu
rose i'm his boat with a big revolve
in his right hand He quickly levele'
II at the party on shore and fred
Roberts Shot Dead.
Meyer Crane. a special deputy, hre'
shot from a revolver at the whit
hirted figure standing defantly in tn
,oat Then Magistrate Willy dis
hareed a shot gun at Roberts. Deput.
,rane fred a second shot. During tn
usilade Roberts dropped in a heap Il
he boat his revolver falling at hi
ide
The deputies waded out TO the smal
raft. Roberts had been shot through
he mouth by a bullet and was dead.
The boat was drawn to the shor
nd the body examined,
Roberts had a bottle of poison IN hi
secession and a number Of letters
s body was taken to ST. Michaels.
Investigation today brought to ligh
at the slain young woman had bee
prried twice II is said that whe
nv II she welded Z. W. w. Cas-
Ell of Boston. Her second hushan
Us Gilbert Woodill of an automobil
ncern in Los Angeles. Cal. to whor
was married year and half ag'
That Roberts was an assumed nam
d that the man using that ma
ally have been a New York broke
another name was a strange tur
icumstances today indicate. The au
orities are now investigating 1t.
4 Roberts was lame and had paper
ntaining the name Of a former Ne
A ,rk broker in his pockets.
So much additional evidence whic
this time is being withheld froi
e public came to light with the FIND
of papers in the clothing of II
Z an who lost his life that the. coroner
which met today adjourned
ait the coming OF States Attorne
Frank Turner.
IL is known TO good authority thi
,e of the letters states that a woms
lied Edith and that she was struc
rec times in the face with a chan
y gne bottle.
The letter. however. states that Rol
s only disposed Of the body.
Another missive is said 10 speak
men. That Roberts intended
his life after putting up a bait
rnaN1 a~ossihle his escape is evidei
. ,m the four ounce bottle OF aconi