Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-02
EDITH WOODILL
LOVED EASTMAN
LETTER COUCHED IN SENTIMEN-
TAI LANGUAGE FOUND IN
BUNGALOW.
MET HIM AT LEAST YEAR AGO,
Woman Declares That She Hated Exist.
ence Away from You" and Could
See No Wrong in This.
ROBBIE" WRITES OF THE CRIME.

ST. MICHAEL'S. Nd, June 3O.-The
feeling entertained by Mrs. Edith May
Woodill towards her slayer, Lane Bob"
Eastman, We're Indicated in letter
signed Edith" parts of which We're
found iii the bungalow Of the murderer
and suicide last Saturday. The missiye,
which is i'll Mrs. Woodill's handwriting,
and cOuched in most sentimental Ian
guage, was presumably sent to Eastman.
1t not only indicates warm attachment
for the man, but seems to prove that she
had known him at least Il year. On the
same paper III Eastman's handwriting is
the following:
Little Dear-I cannot live after our
short of bliss. With the coming
of you and parting ever before me. II
we meet in the unknown let's continue
the blissful times that we spent here. l
am with you in every thought
Tie letter signed Edith contains the
following passages:
rs the iron immodest when it creeps
through the loadstone and clings to its
side? Is the seed immodest when It
sinks into the ground with budding lite:
Is the cloud bold when it softens into
rain and falls to earth because 1t has
no other choice, or is IT brazen Whe4 II
nestles on the bosom of heaven s arched
dome and, sinking into the blue-black
lnhnity, ceases to be itself!
Does Not Feel Herself Wrong
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 abSOrbS floating
cloud, as the warm earth sWells the
seed, as the magnet draws the iron!
4 do not feel myself to be bold or
wrong in myself drifting toward you as
l do. | would not feel myself wrong
to go straight to you tomorrow.
There is ever and always some Iu-
man soul to love and trust US, ana
whose confidence we would not alter.
We are not of our own making and our
lives belong to another, Brahma, who
rules and is wise.
AS one who was uncOncerned. and
in every line of it, and l read only
the same alteration that years alb
sence would not shadow.
you did not, could not, understand.
Surely a life such as yours brings time
understanding; you must know leWd
from the modest the untrue from the
true
Deplores Their Separation.
Dream of you, did l say? Long for
you would be better. for every heart
beat SENS to cry out against the enor-
nifty of the crime that makes me no
longer yours. All the best in everything
seems only to exist because of you, and
for you.
Il hate existence away from you.
Why do men dare to lift up their voices
against the blessed art? Art in others
which is but greater, stronger, warm
er spark of Gods soul that they pos
sess. or can lessen the understanding we
have one for the other, and no differ
ence can make us forget!
Remember me always, as you loved
me best, and, though were you "a
bandit-a-anything-my heart would
beat in responsiveness to yours.
Thine but asks instead wilt thou be
mineY Loved by time, one has grown
to know its significance: Has usury
been made Il degenerate thing? That IS
hard to recognize Are we not blessed
and know that no happenings can"
Writes He's Innocent.
This letter of Mrs. Woodilfs and sew
cral written by Eastman were made pub
lie by the states attorney.
The letters written by Eastman were
addressed to George Turner, station
agent at Mcdaniel. 1t said in part:
appearances are against me- but |
had no hand in the tragedy. The poor
little girl was practicing the art Of tax
ing ii fellow from another girl who was
under the influence of wine. and hit
her three times with Il full bottle of
champagne.
THE four Immediately left, and l re-
moved the evidence of the crime. Am
once more making an effort to get bonds
men, for l don't want to get locked
up.
But if not successful, and 1 cannot
persuade all parties to come up and
take their medicine. why, l 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
ROBBIE"