The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-26

ST MICHAELS, Nd, June 25.-
No pursuit Of an accused assassin was
ever attended by more thrilIinglv pic
tu!esque surroundings than that which
ended In the death carly today of
Lame Bob Eastman, supposed slay-
er of Mrs Edith May Woodill of Los
Angeles Eastman was known during
his short residence here rs Emmet r.
Roberts. having simply transposed his
namo from Robert Emret Eastman. He
committed suicide rather than surTen-
der.
The man disappeared late Wednesday
evening, following The discovery and
identification of Mrs. Woodill's body.
Suspicion had pointed to bim from the
FIRST for he was the person with whom
the girl mad last been seen. Eastman
tried 10 leave Mcdaniel Wednesday, but
was warned THAT he had better remain
10 rcfuto the charges against him Say
ing he could be found at his bungalow
when wanted. Eastman disappeared. y
missing sl,iff from The home of Z neigh
bor told the story of his flight.
Trailed to His Doom.
All day Thursday sberifls posses
vainly searched for him. Late last
night. however. Jonn W. McQusy, who
lives fouT miles from Mcdaniel, on
Harris creek one of tbe estuarles Of
Chesapeake bay, heard in the stiffness
o. the night The soft splash OF oars lar
out on the black wateTs Receiving no
answer 70 his halls, McQuav frautlcal-
" summoned help by telephone. A
posse answered and then began the
stealthy trailing Of Eastman through
the waters 10 his doom, For hour after
hour Eastman. suffering Tor want Of
food and water during fine night aud
dav of his hiding in the marshes Of the
many shallow tidal streams, which put
in from the bay, tried 10 shake off his
puTsu"r-
As he became exhausted bis progress
was % slow that The pursuers passed
him in the darkness. Not sure that the
men i'm the otner boat were really on
his trail. Eastman continued up stream
until he bad reached 3 point Just of
the home of Col. Thompson. foster
father of the girl for whose death be
was sought
Death Before Surrender.
As he passed The posse hidden in the
tall grasses of the shore they twice
called upon Eastman 10 surrender. Then
came tho report of a revolver. IL had
been aimed Ivy Eastman nj hlS own
NPsll, pEL ING tUltVIS, tpl uhlhS iH' FuNh
had been directed nj them, returned the
fre and claimed at first that II WAS
their fusiIladc which had caused the
man 5 death.
The question Of whether Eastman
died by his own hand or as n result Of
the TIRE OF the pursuing party, was not
settled until lac IN the day, when 2
corqgeE 5 Jury, after hearing al! the the
evidence aud the reports Of examining
Y,hysir;one GtSi1cI that Eastman had
taken his own life.
Eastman had watched the develop
ment Of Inc murder charges Tifh 2
smile cu his face. All the morning of
the Monday after the crime he sat IN
the telegraph Office al Mcdaniel. In the
afternoon be went 20 Baltimore 10 mall
the letter which Miss Carrie Thompson
received on Wednesday morning, and
which would have delayed the search
for some days if the BODY had not been
discovered Ho returned Tuesday
night.
Told Of tho Murder.
SITTING in The Office on Wednesday
afternoon ne heard George b Taylor
receive telephone message announc-
M Cod, . he czclaimed, you
don mean 80 saw a woman mas heen
murdered here Who IS she
IN few minutes he said: "Get me
2 team Mr.. TAYLOR, ! VIII 90 over 10
st. Nickaels TO get story about TINS
murder and then take il 70 Baltimore
Eastman had claimed 10 he a news
psuermap.
Reaching ST. McbaeIs. he watched
the prorcGdings and did not leave nm.
III the hody rad been identified.
Returning 10 Mcdaniel. he ordered
ticket for Baltimore. IN the meantime
Constable Mortimer called up over The
telephone II inquire about him. statlns
he Was stranger and might know
something. Eastman then SAID;
ooh. II iborc Is anr SUSPICION apout
rr, T will remain. I never saw tins
woman
The Mysterious Letter.
The letter mailed by Eastman al
galt;mora and received here by Miss
Carrie Thompson. foster sister of the
murdered girl. is one Of the incidents
which seem to connect Eastman most
closely with the crime. This letter was
written b. Mrs. WoodilI and Wa;
mailed severs! DAYS after her death
Whether or noE il Was written by Mrs
Wnoliil 80 shield her visit to Eastman :
BUNGALOW. or whether the man had some
cvu intent IN mind and caused her r.
write the letter to csuse q delay IN the
search for her body, may never be
knoup. The letter was intended 10 eiTt
the impression that Mrs. WOodill was
~ Baltimore II follows:
Dear Girl-A line only 10 say