The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-26

ST Michaels, Nd, June 26.-Wlthout
ceremony the body of Robert E. East
man-"Lame Bob'-the New York
stock broker who murdered pretty
May Edith Thompson Woodill, and
then committed suicide, was buried
at the expense Of Talbot county,
The farm near BoZeman, where he
had made mis- home, during his stay
In this county. and the bungalow,wh
the murder took place, were sought
for a burial ground. but permission
was refused. No cemetery would per
NIT the body to be buried within its
graveyard, and the authorities were
forced to seek a resting place for IL
on the farm of the man himself.
That the dead man was really Lame
Bob" Eastman, the fugitive New York
broker, is now established beyond all
doubt Louis B. Pedler. an artist on
Washington newspaper, identified the
body today. Pedler Is cousin of Vim
nile Bradcombe, the New York actress.
who, it turns out, is the wife of East
man. and 10 whom he addressed the
letter in which he charged that a wo-
man had killed Mrs. Woodill. Pedler
had known Eastman we'll in New
York, and there was no nesitancy in
his Identification.
The story OF the drunken row told
by Eastman in his letter TO his wife
has caused speculation here. and el-
forts are being made today to locate
members of party of four OF five peo-
pie who are reported 10 have left here
on launch the day after the suppos-
ed time of Mrs Woodill's murder.
The full text of the letter found on
Eastman and addressed to Winnie
Bradcombe. his wife. giving his cir
cumstantal version of the killing of
Mrs. Woodll b. another woman, was
made public today. Eastman claims
the murder was committed in the bun
galow instead of In launch as first
supposed The letter follows:
"Vinnie-Take this money and 90
at once TO Mcdaniel. Talbot county,
Maryland. and claim my body and all
my property. The property consists of
twenty-five acres of land and a bunga-
low There is also motor boat.
Have a sale and convert the whole
thing into cash. ! don't owe a cent
except for the paint, pump, etc, which
Shdnahan & Wrighton. Of Easton will
be glad to get back. as it Is not brok-
en-. just as il was shipped.
Little girl, / hadI no hand in the
tragedy ] was there and removed the
evidence after the other-two couples
fled / did this for self-preservation
and am haunted. The victim was my
particular friend and we we're we'll
mated. Have only known her three
weeks. We all, that is, two men and
two other women from Annapolis. went
10 the bungalow for time. Every one
got full excepting Edith and myself
Edith tried to win one of the girls fel-
lows, and was hit IN the head with 4
full bottle of champagne, and the fel-
low hit once. She fell over on the
floor and died The man did not come
to for an hour. | was left with the
corpse and cannot take a chance for
trial Life TO me is very bitter and
will put down the shades and say
goodbye. You can claim my property
and say as little as possible, but get
it. | am awful sorry for you and our
boy, and | have been hustling madly
TO make your path clear, but fate is
against me- (Signed) Bob
"Take Pennsylvania railroad to
Easton, Md. and then change to B. C.
G. A Don't neglect this. The prop
erty is valuable