Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-26
BURIED WITHOUT MouRNERs.
Eastman's Body Finds Resting Plac
on His Little Farm.

on His Little Farm.
st. Micheals, Md, June 26.-Without
ceremony and in the quietest and most
unostentatious manner possible, the
body of Robert e. Eastman, Lame
Bob" alias Emmett Roberts, the New
York stock broker and the man who
murdered pretty Edith Thompson
Woodill, and then committed suicide,
will be buried this afternoon at the ex-
pense of Talbot county. The farm near
Bozman, where Eastman had made his
home during his brief stay in this
country, and near the bungalow in
which the murder took place, will be
the scene OF burial.
No church here will permit the body
of a suicide to be buried within its
graveyard, and the authorities are
forced to seek a resting place for It on
the farm Of the man himself. Already
the bungalow and farm, from being the
mecca for curiosity seekers Is becom-
ing Stunned. People decline even to
drive by 1t, and no one is willing to
visit the place alone.
Discredit Eastman's Story.
Eastman story of the crime, which
he declared was committed by drunk
en- woman in a 1T of Jealous rage, is
so circumstantial and seems in way
so much like the sincere declarations Of
a man about to take his own life, that
Foreman Radcliffe, of the coroner's
jury, which is inquiring into the death
of Mrs. Woodill, is convinced Of its
truth and is endeavoring to induce the
authorities to obtain the services of ex-
pert detectives to work upon the case.
The law officers, however, are still in
clined to take but little stock in East
mans declarations, pointing out that
his whole life here was a continuous
lie, and that be invented so many false
stories that his last one, attempting
to throw the blame for the murder up
on the shoulders Of another, Is un-
worthy of belief. They believe the let
ter was written in an attempt to shield
Eastmans wife and boy from stigma.
States Attorney Taylor declared today
he will not close the investigation of
the case until he is convinced every
tangible clue has been followed out.
Eastman's Letter to His Wife.
The following is the text of the letter
found on Eastman addressed to Winnie
Bradcome, his wife:
'fVinnie-Take this money and 20 at
once to Mcdaniel, Talbot county, Mary
land. and claim my body and all my
property. The property consists Of
twenty-five acres Of land and bunga-
low. There Is also a motor boat Have
q sale and convert the whole thing into
cash. don't owe a cent excepting for
paint and a pump, ETC., which Shana-
han & Wrighton. of Easton, will be
glad to get back, as 1t is not broken
and Is just as It was shipped
Little girl, had no hand In tho
tragedy. Was there and removed the
evidence after the other two couples
fed. did this for self preservation
and am haunted. The victim was nv
particular friend, and we were we'll
mated. Have only known her three
4 weeks. We all, that is two men and
two other women from Annapolis, went
to the bungalow for time. Every
one got full. except Edith and myself.
Edith tried to win one Of the girlss
fellows while lying on the bed with
him and was hit three times on the side
Of the head with a full bottle of cham
payne and the fellow was hit once to-.
She fell over on the floor and died. The
man did not come to for an hour. I
was left with the corpse, and can not
take a chance for trial. Life to me Is
very bitter will pull down the shades
and say good bye. You can claim my
property and say as little as possible,
hut get IT. am fully sorry for you and
our boy. have been hustling madly
to make your path clear. but fate is
against me. Signed.
bob"