New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
FIND W00DILL JEWELS
p4TNED By EASTMAN IN
BALTIMORE.
I;ttIe Credence Giren to Letter
Mysterious Launch Seen
Fight OUer Body.
rHv Telegraph 70 The Tribune =


+-sre5v of the lonely bungalow Of Broad Greek +
.s he tangled threads Of the story are picked
:, o-e hr one they tend more ana more TO dis
sf,s-e the claim advanced by Robert Eastman
.lsr II vas : woman and not he who. killed
rsrr wav Woodul. Detectives working on the .
lsse believe that Eastman killed the woman be
,e-sr she refused 10 give up her husband for
t,-
ro-ssv the Jewels worn by the woman at the
,,-,s II her disappearance were found IN
,qv--shop IN Baltimore placed rhere last Tues
5s~ bv : man ~-ho answered fully the deserlp-
80, q Eastman The man got 5000 on the Two
sfs---d rings and an Oriental pearl brooch
~ hundred dollars which Mrs Woodn had in
ta- possession when she left her foster fathers
ro--e last week Is missing Eastman repaid
rcs- last week Of 5000. and when he returned
hers from B2Irrnore On Tuesday night he
seemed ple-titully supplied with money
w-z Eastman. who before her marriage was
7-.-~se P-a5cor,e 2 New York chorus girl ar /
rived - Easton ten miles from here. by train
r,--5zH- from New York but did not attempt TO
,--~z over 70 : NIichaeIs i had been planned
-ra- -ae burial OF Eastnaar's body should take
r,s-e late tonight beneath the scrubby pines
c< h-s own farm. near the unfinished bungalow
where Ms WoodilI met her death. but the non
arrival Of Mrs. Eastman caused postponerne12t
MN to--1o-ro0v- The authorities also want 20
c7-r--l.-sczte with District Attorney jerome at
Nz7- YORK regarding the reward offered by the
s+s-e q. New York for Eastman's arrest on lar
re-, CHARGES The final inquest viii he held
rc--o-roz afternoon
NJ cLu-chyar6 of the Eastern Shore VIII open
--z gsres fo- East-2an's body Superstittous
negroes of the coran,unitZ- refused TO dig his
gave Two white laborers finally We're N
5--ed TO-DAY 70 undertake the task
MS Eastman has retained an attorney 20
77-. after her interest IN her husband : property
a7a n any other way he can assist her.
FIGHT FOR BODY
--z-- promised for tine today f h a fght
- the legal custody of Eastnnan's bodT- = :
E7ze-thal- Of New Eo-Lz ar attorneT. Who rep
resented Eastman when he vas charged T'1th
c~ard la-----. and obtained for him the hail
Which he forfeited hy flight. arrived uron the
=-ere and acting ~ N-rs- Ida : EcEstetn- NJ
c-e7c YORK one q the euret5es who lost heavily
lv The forfeiture - the bond. demanded the Gus
rodv q the body that he might make delivery
o< = n the New York authorities. by whom
reward # s. 5a0 ha6 been offered The local
author5tIzs declined 70 give up the body
The letter Of the suicide IN which he gaze 70
Rs ~-ite his version Of tie killing Of Mrs
v-oodlI r., jealous woman. was made pubic
t--5zv and deerly impressed nar- who read
IS --5--,1-2sraur5zl account IF the tragedy, Tor
which the writer claimed h. vas in no way
-espo-s5tle Foreman Radclite. Of the coroner's
---r7. declared himself convinced Of the truth Of
Ire strange -Lssive and urgsd the authorities
= investigate the matter further.
with an his 6isclaLn2=r f responsibility. how
eve. Eastman admitted IN the lerter that he
q cot dare take the chance II a Trial and had
6ec.--5 70 draw the curtains forever
THE LErTER TO HIS WIFE
- sun text Of the letter addressed to Winnie
--z---v7Fl=. follows
r7-e. Ee5-s tbs money and % at once -
ccT--+=l Talbot Count5- Nd ard claim my
bod and Ell ny property. The property cor
s-s-> ~ r~er ty--r--o acres Of land and bung3-
low There Is also motor boat. Have 2 sale
s-- convert ne whole thing INTO cash ! don't
---= Q ---- e.-rrr for rre r7i and r7rlr7r etc
-p---- S-z-ahar 4 TTrlghton- Of Eastou viii be
vas shipped
L.,--e CIR. had no rand IN the TRAGEDY Was
Tier and removed the evidence after the other
TV-0 couples fed . ] did this for SELF IreserNa-
ti7- and an haunted The victim T-aS ny par
T---=- friend Have only known her thL1+
V'eez- Ne al that IS. TWO men and tvo other
"'1--.- ----- Annapolis vent 70 lhe hH--51!cM
- r.--e. Every one got ful except EQlth
a-5 ---s=lf Edith rr.ed 70 vln Cne Of the girls
= -cr-s and "-zs h5r three times on the side OF
III --s5 -.-.rr Z fssu bottle Of charapague and
6-e[. T1= nan aid ror come 70 for an hour
"'sS -a-- with the COPS ara cannot l---- &
chsnce for trial Life for me- IS very bitter
21c 7---- pull down the shades ana say go3ops-
You can claim my property and say as niue Is
a-s or hr- aaG have been hustling madly 70
--zzs your path clear. but Fate is against ne
Take Pe-rsvl-ar-a Railroad to Easton. Nd
az rHe- change n b C. & = Don't neglect
-r-z The rroPertE IS valuable
T--re many others were as deeply Impressed
Is The Jury fcrezran. the searching tnVestlga-
1t5-s ~ The authorities fail 70 substantiate any
- E-z---ars claims. The states Attorney ana
IL --a--bors Of the Coroners jury continue TO
--t,---t5 r-e contents OF Two letters found upon
Eazrr2z- after his spectacular suicide II the
lt1le z.e II which ~ had hoped 10 elUde, for
tn ~ least the clutches of his pursuers lhey
esc,a-e they wish 10 exhaust every clew and 70
lsAve 70 stone unturned 70 md II other persons
-~a-r were in any way connected with the
Cir
r c-c RI the letters withheld Eastman IS said
I, ees--re how re disposed Of the body. He
e-gt placed 4, on the bed. Then he dragged II
ac-oss the rorch dropped il on the ground.
p-che5 it up and carrying il IN MS arms placed
= il --re-l barrow wheeled l. down 20 the
boat landing rut u in the launch, weighted il
~!tr .- 5rrr kertIe nIled with bricks. and threw
3 overFoa~1 into Tho waters Of the creek
= letter vas found in the bungalow. written
& --ale hand which may lead To something
tnpo-ta1- i had been written under date OF
June . from Easron and vas acaressea Dear
Ro5ersr i follows
sysr a~a shortveu r-tl arrlr- oxford boat
ID cc1oCz tonight captain Lee - lt take US
49, - -1Lv fC--r- CT There - ahpli = 20
tgt must lca-- after looking the place over
eorrv -op have decided nor 80 60 this time
sitls an er Annapolis Her IS 10 the one you
se=f tor re Yours. Ho"pk-H-
capra.- Lee Thomrson. foatrnaH Of oxford.
FEs found He SAID ae EneT Roberts well