The Detroit times., 1909-06-25
SLAYER OF LYMAN J. CAGES
WARD is SHOT TO DEATH
CONTINUED from rage oneJ

fusilade Roberts dropped in a heap
in the boat, his revolver falling at his
side.
The deputies waded out 10 the small
craft Roberts had been shot through
the mouth and was dead
The boat was drawn TO the shore
and the body examined Roberts had
"A bottle of poison In his pocket and
number of letters. The body was TAX.
en- to St. Michaels.
Investigation today brought to light
that the slain young woman had been
married twice 1t is said that when
only II she was welded 10 DR.. w. w.
Caswell, OF Boston, whom it is as
! serted she left few days after tn.
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. WoOdill came here
early this month. Mrs. Woodill in
! tended TO spend the summer with her
foster-father, Capt. Charles II. Thomp.
son Her husband, after spending a
few days here, returned west. 1t is
| understood he went from here to De-
troit and intended to continue his trip
west. Investigations indicate that
Roberts and Mrs. Woodil went to
bungalow that is being built on
Roberts farm. In this place
there were found a bloody sheet and
mattress and portions OF woman's
clothes, partly burned These have
been Identified as belonging to MB.
Woodtii. The room showed evidence
of struggle having taken place.
/ Mrs Woodill, it was said last night.
had been married to Woodill about
| year ago.
There is much mystery about the
parentage of the murdered girl
| Though she had been married twice.
she was only Il years old at the time
OF her death. Captain Charles II.
| Thompson, OF Mcdaniel adopted her
when she was young child She be-
! lieved she was the daughter of rich
] parents still living in New Haven or
| Hartford, Conn. II IS known that her
husband last March put the following
advertisement in Chicago papers:
Would like TO communicate with
people who had girl by name OF Pearl
stolen from them in Chicago eighteen
years ago"
LOS ANGELES. Cal. June Psi.
! V. Woodill, brother OF Gilbert Woodill,
husband of the woman who was slain
at st. Mlchaels, Maryland today de-
MED that Mrs. Woodill was in the east
! because of any domestic trouble. He
| declared she went east with her hus-
band and that he left her there visit
| ing Col. Thompson and returned 10
Los Angeles The womans husband
IS Frustrated by the news Of her death.
! H. V. Woodill said Mrs. Woodil was
TO have started west soon with her
| foster-father.
BOSTON. Mass. June 25.-Mrs.
Edith May Thompson Woodill. the VIC.
I tim of the murder az McDaniels. Md.
! is the divorced wife OF Walter l.. Cas-
well, q Boston osteopath. She was
protpge OF Mrs Katharine Tinglcy,
Tho Purple Mother OF theosophy.
and for several years made her home
with friends I'm Brookline. Friends
here say that the young woman. as
Miss Thompson, was placed I'm the
Point Iona school by Lyman j. Gage.
Among her friends, none could be
found who knows -Rohprts. OF had ever
heard Of Miss Thompson mention her
acquaintance with him. Prior TO her
marriage to Woodill II was reported
she was engaged TO marry Harry +.
Adams. Of Mount Vernon. y Y, but is
declared 20 have fitted him shortly
before the ceremony and 10 have be-
come the wife OF Wo0dil She was
an accomplished musician and was
popular in musical circles.
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