Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-27
FOREMAN OF JURY IS CONVINCED
Letter TO Wife in Which Fugitive Said
He Would "Pull Down the Shades"
Makes Profound Impression, In Spite
of Indications That He Was Writing
Lies In Face OF Death.
nv Associated Pressl .

icli-tale shafts Of light continued To-
day TO filter in upon the tragedy of
the lonely bungalow nj Bread Creek.
As the tangled skcms II the story are
picked mp one by on they tend more
and more 10 dissipatc the ella m adj
Vanced BY Rob ri Eastman that II WAS
woman ana not he who killed Edith
May Wccdili.
Today the Jewels worn oy the wo-
man at the time II her disapp, lraace
were found in pawn shop In BIlti-
more. placed there last Tuesday by
a man who answered the description
Cf Eastman. The man secured 5000
on the rings and an Oriental brooch.
Two hundred dollars which Mrs.
she left her foster fathers home last
week is missing. Eastman repaid a
loan last week of 5000 and when he
returned here from Baltimore on
Tuesday night he seemed plentifully
sgpplied with money.
Mrs. Eastman Arrives.
Mrs. Eastman arrived nj Easton. ten
miles from here, by train tonight from
New York but d;ds-net attempt 10
come over to st. Michaels. II had
been planned that the burial OF East
mans body should take place late to-
night beneath the scrubby pines of his
own farm near the unfinished bunga-
low where Mrs. Woodill met her
death, but the non-arrival of Mrs.
Eastman caused a postponement until
tomorrow The authorities also want
to communicate with District Attorney
jerome. at New York, regarding the
reward offered by the State of New
York for Eastman's arrest on larceny
Charges.
The final inquest will be held to-
morrow afternoon.
No churchyard of the Eastern Shore
will open It's gates for Easiman'a
body. Supcrstitious negroes of the
community refused to dig his grave
Two white laborers finally were in
duccd today TO undertake the task.
Mrs. Eastman has secured n local
attorney to lock after her interests
in her husbands property and any
ether way he can assist her.
Woman Demands Body.
Their promised for a time today to
he 4 fight fer the legal custody 81
Esstman's body a. s. ROscntlsal. ol
New York. an attorney who represent.
ed Eastman when he was charged
with grand larceny and who secure
for him the bal which he forfeited
by fight. arrived upon the scene and
acting for Mrs. Ida $ EcksteiB. o!
New York. one If the surities who
lost heavily by the forfeiture Of the
bond demanded the custody Of the
body ia order that he might make de-
livery Of il TO the New York authcri-
ties by whom a reward Of si.5Gc hal
BEEN offcred. The local authorities
declined 10 give up the body.
Esstman's Letter to His Wife.
The letter Of the suicide. in which
ne gave TO his wife his version q the
killing Of Mrs. woodili BY Jealous
woman. was made public today and
deeply impressed many who read its
e rcnfnStantsal account 81 the tragedy
for which the writer claimed he VA
In TO way responsible. The letter fol-
lows:
Take ;h's money and 20 ~ oncs
to Mcdaniel. TALBOT c0unfy. Nd. and
claim my body and all my property
Tho property consists 81 . acres 81
Iand and q b1n~aioU 7hcrc y ale
uo.or boat Have a sale and con
vert The whole thing into cash. doni
owe a cfnt. excepting fcr The paint
aud p.up. etc. which Shanahan am
wri~''on. ~ Easten. viii b. clad q
ct bcra. ~ q Is not broken. just .;
10 vas i,ipgrd.
Mad - ''--d IN Tragedy.
~Ilffic ga. 7 had no hand in N
rag. d.. Was there and removed th'
evidcncc after thc ofhcr tEo coupis'
led dir this for cif-prcscrsatior
AMI an hunted. The victim zas m'
rcrronai friend and ~ were vel
mated Have oniy known her thrr'
weeks. We al. thai .. two men an
rrs~n4fnuea on EIehff rarel