Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
NU0E BODY FOUND IN RIVER
When Last Seen She Was With John
T., or Emmett L. Roberts, Said to
Have Been Newspaper Man, and He
Is Now Wanted by Poice-Forrer
Ward of L. ]. Gage.
(By Associated Press.)

BALTIMORE. MD, June 24.-Nuue,
with a weight of iron bound to it, the
body OF a young woman found yeSter-
day afternoon IN Back river near st.
Micheal's by tow boys who were crab
bling. was identified as that of Mrs.
Edith May Thompson Woodii, 20
years of age. Mrs Woodill resided
at Los Angeles, Cal. but came East
with her husband last week to spend
the summer at the home of Captain
Charles B. Thompson, her foster faith
er. at Mcdaniel, this state.
Following the discovery and identi-
cation of the body with indications
pointing to murder States Attorney
Turner of Talbot county, today sent
out kilograms asking that John T., or
Emmett l.. Roberts. said to be news
- paper man, be arrested and charged
with the crime.
Roberts Surrounded.
A dispatch from st. Michaels says:
At IL O'Clock tonight word reached
here that Roberts had been surround
ed in the house of John b. McQuay at
Coyman, seven miles from here and
liz miles from the bungalow wherel
the murder was committed. A posse
left here in automobiles at midnight i
Roberts is believed to be heavily arm
ed
McQuay noticed a skulker near hisl
home last night and called to him. HeI
came to the house and asked for wa
ter. Recognizing him as RoberSs, Nc
Quay invited him into the house and
sent his wife secretly to notify neighel
bors. by whom the house was sur
rounded.
An earlier dispatch says thar
bloody sheet and woman's
garment believed to have belonged TO
Mrs. Woodill. was found in his room
and that Roberts disappeared last
night. Roberts was comparative
stranger in Talbot county. He went
there last fall and bought little farm
near the Thompson place. He describ-
ed. himself as writer and newspaper
correspondent.
Left With Roberts
Mrs. WoodilI had not been since
Saturday, when she was said to have
gone outon Niles river in motor
boat with Roberts Her skull was
crushed in when her decomposed body
was found Mrs. Woodfll was pos
sessed of rare beauty and was well
known socially in Baltimore and on
the Maryland Eastern Shore.
Soon after her arrival at her fos-
ter fathers farm at Mcdaniel, Rob
erts was noticed to have been much
in her company. u appeared that the
pair had previously formed an &C
quaintanceship and they were seen to-
rrfbcr a great deal in the few days
before she disappeared.
Last Saturday Mrs. WOOdill went to
Easton and had some dental work
done. When she left Captain Thomp-
sens. she said that Reborts would
sec her safely home as he was going
in the same direction. II develops
that Roberts met her at Royal Oak
station with a carriage in which the
pair drove to st. Michesrs where they
embarked on Roberts launch, and
beaded for the little creek that passes
near her home.
Explains Her Absence.
To Captain Thompson and others
who became alarmed over the alb
sence Of Mrs. WOodiil. Roberts said
she had come to Baltimore He hop
ed.to sIiay the fears Ct the foster faih-
or by telling him she would return in
few days Roberts came to Baltimore
himself on Tuesday and at that time
a letter was received by Captain
Thompson. which purportcd TO bel
from Mrs. WcOdili u was mailed IN
this city and said she would be back
home in a day or two.
Roberts returned 10 Mcdaniel found
that the letter had been received and
then said. 4 told you So
But Captain Thompson Was not sat
isaed. lie interested some Of his
ncighbors In the matter and began
search. Mrs. Wcodiil was said tol
haso had a large sum ~ money with
her. and we're diamond ornaments