Evening star., 1909-06-30

hlHQNeSS toward al GHlOi
humans, hereby off''--the last word
scratched-"extend to her the courtesy OF
short visit to my bungalow. as do not
wish her to leave. not knowing OF the
loveliness Of my habitation. She may
come chaperoned or not, as she feels is
best
The letter was signed f. E. Roberts:
below the name was N. B.-Ladies." The
last word was erased.
Farther down the page were several
marks. as though the writer was search
ing for thought and he ran his pencil on
the sheet and sketched figure and box.
Also. there was printed in large letters
"E. NJ T..-Ethel May Thomas. probably
meaning.
The letter indicates that Mrs. Woodill
intended to go west. 1t is known that
recently she received letter from her
husband. i'm which il was stated that she
was being missed. and the theory Is that
the girl had intended to return to him at
Los Angeles and the letter which East
man wrote was to induce her to visit the
bungalow before she went away.
Miss Thompson Was Invited.
Miss TIME Thompson admits that she
had received an invitation from Eastman,
but she stated that 1t was an oral one.
Eastman asked my sister and l to
come to his bungalow and look the place
over. We did not receive a written invita-
tion. and if he wrote the letter We never
received it,
Had your sister intended going out
west?' she was asked
Yes. she was going last week, but she
only intended remaining away for several
weeks. She was going out to her home
and after attending to some business mat
ters return back here for the summer.
She had anticipated spending a great
summer here, and you can imagine our
feeling since she has been killed by that
fellow Eastman"
Mrs. Woodill Wrote Letter.
It has ,beep proved to the satisfaction Of
the authorities that Mrs. Woodil wrote
the letter which, is signed Edith 1t has
been in their possession since Eastman
shot himself. The letter was read to the
coroner's jury. but kept from the public.
1t shows that the woman. who fascinat-
Cd men in all walks of life, possessed a
rare literary ability and mind stored
with thoughts out Of the common. She
had delved into philosophy.
Col. Thompson himself tells that Mrs.
Woodill had studied the ethics Of religion
at Lyman j. Cages school of philosophi-
cal study in southern California. The orig
inal letter consisted of ten pages FIVE
of the pages were discovered In the pock-
cts of Eastman. The letter was kept In
the safe of DR.. ]. B. Dodson until made
public
There was no date to the missive 1t
was taken from the pocket of one Of Bob
Eastmans many coats. The handwriting
was fine and perfectly legible. The name
Edith was signed with pretty curve
to the III In the name. There Is reason
to believe that the letter was sent to
Eastman a short time before Mrs. Woodiil
arrived on the scene of her childhood
days.
Value Of Eastman Estate.
With the granting Of letters testament
tary to Mrs. Lavinia Eastman by the or
phans' court yesterday. steps will be taken
at once to wind up Eastman's small es-
tate. and the tragedy of st. Michaels will
then be a matter of history. w. Mason
Shehan counsel for Mrs. Eastman. has
been intrusted by her with power of at
torney, and has been informed by Mr..
Turner that he may take possession OF
Eastman's property and effects.
According to Mr.. Shehan's figures. the
equity will not be large. the value of the
assets being estimated. at SLIGO. while
the claims against the estate will aEgre-
gate at least 500. Chief among the as
sets are the bungalow and property. 500;
motor boat. 5000. and cash. $f6O Against
these are outstanding several Claims
among which are Shanahan e. Wrghtson.
lien on boat. sos. and costs for motor.
costs i'm connection with the settlement
will also make hole in the cash ulti-
mately.
Bungalow Will Bring Value.
notwithstanding the terrible tragedy at
the bungalow on Broad creek. residents
Of this section believe that the property
will bring the full 300 tha. Eastman
paid for it. the people hereabouts being
practical folk, who share the views Of
Mr.. Melvin Andrews Of Baltimore on
"spoolSs."
Il would not hesitate to buy the place
and occupy it II l wanted it,, said
prominent lawyer in group at the court
house. and half a dozen others echoed
this sentiment.
Speaking Of a statement that Melvin
Andrews 24O2 Barclay street. Baltimore.
would like to rent the Eastman bunga-
low. Mr. Shehan said
THAT looks good to me. / am anx-
ious to find tenant for the property as
soon as possible. and / may COMMUNE
cate with Mr.. Andrews.
Il rather think shall put 1t up at auc-
ton just as soon as l can find the time
and opportunity" he said, "and l want
to realize as much as possible for East
mans widow and her child
Morally Deficient" Says Shehan.
Mr.. shehan, while describing Eastman
as morally deficient" has great ad-
miration for his mental capabilities.
ne was d DTISHI, lHlcliScHl, we'll cuu-
Gated man." said Mr.. Shehan. land any
suggestion that he was mentally unbal-
anced Is foolish. He was morally def
Client. but mentally he was perfectly
sound"
In this connection a rumor has won
credence that Mrs Eastman would soon
begin vaudeville engagement at a large
salary.
Hope it Is true wed like to see the
poor woman get along" was the general
expression.
"Anyhow, Eastman wasn't much Of a
poker player" said prominent resident
of Easton today. The first two or three
came to town we sized him up as sort
of poker player or card man sport,
but one night he sat into little poker
game and we changed our minds. In the
first thirty-eight minutes he lost SIS, and
he quit within an hour $50 to the bad.
No, Roberts wasn't poker player-not
by large majority.
Saw Strange Launch.
Like the Flying Dutchman on the high
seas, the Mysterious launch which is said
by some persons to have called at East
mans bungalow on the night OF the mur-
der still haunts the waters here about.
1t is said to have been seen yesterday by
r. Fl. Patchett and E. A. Plummer when
they were on Mr.. Patchett's launch, car
rying the Easton base ball team to CAM
bridge.
Mr. Patchett thus describes the oc-
currence:
About O'Clock Monday afternoon 1
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