The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-26
MARYLAND HAS
BIG SENSATION
SHOCKING CRIME WHICH RIVALS
THE LEON LING
AFFAIR.
Nude Body Of the Young Wife of a
Wealthy Californian Found in a
Greek WIRE a Crushed skull-Her
Murderer Shoots Himself.

Murderer Shoots Himself.
81. Michaels. Nd, june 25.-Emmet
Z. Roberts, the newspaper correspou-
dent and magazine writer and autao-
who was wanted for the murdei Of
Mrs. Edith May Thompson WooGll
the adopted daughter of Col Charles
A Thompson was shot to death Vy u
sAerins posse While resisting arrest
OF the wharf ut Mcdaniel, Talbot
county. at o'clock this morning. Rol-
erts fred one. shot from a reYoiFe5
but without effect
Roberts, who, il igas now become
Known was really Robert f Eastman
who stole 100000 from his women
clients, was trying TO escape from the
scene of the murder He had been
rowing in a small boat for two nigl.
and day without food when he
was oyertaken by the possee. 1t has
been stated that when his boat was
surrounded he turned his pistol oe
himself and fired, committing suicid
A letter found on his person revealed
his identity 1t is also reported that
he was fred upon by the posse, but
it is generally thought that, after
seeing that he had been captured,
Roberts res6rted TO destruction
It was shortly after midnight this
morning that a mysterious looking
craft was seen moving up the wata's
og Back river, along the shores en-
which are the homes of Colonel
Thompson and Roberts 1t is unDs-
ual to see a small boat out in the
river at such an early hour and JOHN
McQuay, who has a farm on the pent
making out into the creek. near Bose
man. notified Sheriff Mortimer aud
Magistrate willy, who were at s.
Niehaels.
McQuay said the boat looked like
the one in which Roberts escaped from
Mcdaniel. and that the man in it
looked like the missing author. She
if Mortimer. Magistrate Willy and a
posse Of six men. all armed, hurried
to the scene The sheriff and two
men obtained a oat and rowed leis-
urely after Roberts. while WHY aud
party followed along the shore line
until Roberts was abreast OF the
landing place Willy commanded
Roberts to throw up his hands. when
Roberts rose in his boat and fired.
The posse replied with three shots and
Roberts was found dead in the boat
shot through the mouth Roberts had
a. bottle Of poison in his possession.
Story Of Crime.
With crushed skull and heavily
weighted with an iron pot filed with
brick, The nude body OF Mrs Woodin
was found yesterday in a creek near
here by some boys who were out
Grabbing, and at once the cifcum-
stances fastened the crime on Rob
erts and diligent search was inn
mediately instituted for him
Mrs Woodill was beautiful wo-
man. highly accomplished, and The
wife Of a wealthy automobile dealer
ii Los Angeles Cal. She had re-
ceivcd an excellent education. both in
this country and in Europe, and it is
said that she performed and sang in
the white house when Mckinley was
president.
Mr.. and Mrs. W'oodill the latter who
was only % years old. came here a
short time ago TO spend the summer
wih j Mrs Woodll's foster father Last
SATURDAY Mrs Woodill went to Easton
10 have some dental work done. and
ii mad been arranged that Roberts
should meet her at Royal Oak and re-
turn with her to her home Roberts
missed the train for Royal Oak ana
drove there, met Mrs Woodill and
drove with her back here to the land
ing, where his launch was moored.
They entered the launch. and Mrs.
Woodill was not seen again alive, so
far as has been learned
Since her disappearance Roberts has
made a trip to Baltimore, from which
point letter was received by Colonel
Thompson. ostensibly from Mrs.
Woodill. saying that she was IN that
city. and would shortly return.
A Horrible Sight.
When the body was brought ashore
it was 50 horribly swollen that Col
onel Thompson could not at first be.
lieve ii was the body of Mrs WeodH
who ii said to haze weighed oniy
absat fgA #SHHd The idenhisiea afioh
w ire Hg the dentist Mrs
Wo6dili hai fis's l.i'7 ssssiesfs s. +,