The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-30
LETTER TO EASTMAN
MRS. wo0DILL IN LOVE WITH
 "LAME BOB.r
Sentimental Missive Sent to Man wbs Killed Hinsself After the Mys.
 terious Tragedy fa Nary tE land.

St. Michaels. Md, June 2s.-The feeling entertained by Mrs. Edith May woodiil towards her slayer. Lame Bob" Eastman. were indicated in a letter signed .Edith." parts of which were found in the bungalow of the murderer and suicide last Satur- day.
 The missive which is in Mrs. Wood- ilps handwriting and couched In most sentimental language, was presumably sent to Eastman. It not only indicates a warm attachment for the man but seems to prove that she had known him at least a year. One the same following: little Dear: cannot live after .,ur short--s of bliss.
 With the coming of you and part ing ever before me. If we meet in the great unknown let's continue the good times we spent here. l am with you In every thought"
 The letter signed Edith" contains the following phrase:
 Is the iron immc dest when 1t creeps toward the loadstone and clings to its side? Is the seed immcdest when 1t sinks into the ground with budding life? Is the cloud bold whom 1t soft ems into rain and falls to earth be- cause 1t has no other choice. CT is 1t brazen when it nestles On the bosom of heavens archcd acme and sinking into the blue-b black infinity ceases to be itselff
 "Is the human soul immodest when. drawn by a force it> cannot resist. 1t seeks a stronger soul which absorbs its ego as the blue sky abscrbs float ing cloud and as the warm earth ab- sorbs the sea. as the magnet draws the iron?
 T do not feel myself to be bold or wrong or fin myself for drifting to- ward you as I do. l would not feel myself wrcng to so straight to you tomorrow.
 There is ever and always some hu- man soul to love and trust and whose confidence we would not alter. We are not of our own making and our lives belong to another, Brahma' whc ruled and Is wise.
 "As one who was unconcerned and in every line of 1t and I read only the same adoration that years absence would not shadow.
 And the wonder comes to me that you did not, could not understand. Surely 8 life such as yours brings un- derstanding; you must know lewd from the modest, the untrue from the true
 Dream of you, did I say? Long for you would be better, for every heart beat seems to cry out against the enormity of the crime that makes me no longer yours All the best in everything seems only to exist because of you and for you.
 "I hate existence away from you. Why do men dare to life up their voices against the Blessed Art in oth- CTS, which is but a greater, stronger. warmer spark of Gods soul that they possess or can lessen the understand ing we have one for the other and no difference can make us forget?
 Remember me always, as you loved me best, and, though were you a-a bandit-a anything-my heart. would beat In responsiveness to yours
 Thine but asks instead wilt thou be mine% Loved Dy time one has grown to know It's significance. Has usury been made a degenerate thing That Is hard to recGgnize.
 Are we not blessed and know that happenings can@
 The letters written by Eastman were found On his body. One of them was addressed to George Taylor, station killing along the same lines as con- tained in the letter to his wife. It reads:
 "Mr Taylor:-Enclosed find SIo to cover my indebtedness to you: I believe 1t ample. If not, will send difference.
 Appearances are against me, but l had nc hand in the tragedy. The poor little girl was practicing in the art of taking another fellow from another girl who was under the influence of wine and hit her three times with a full bottle of champagne
 The four immediately left, and I re- moved the evidence of the crime and once more am making an effort to get bondsmen. for I don't want to get locked up.
 But If not successful and I cannot persuade all parties to come up and take their medicine, why. I will blow off the top of my crazy head. and in that case wish you would kindly see that all letters found on me are mailed.
 (Signed) Robbie"