The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-25
suspected Of Brutal Muruer

Suspected OF Brutal Muruer
Roberts was under suspicion Of be.
ing connected with tho brutal mur
der OF Mrs. Edith May Woodlll wife
Of Gilbert Woodill an automobile
manufacturer OF Los Angeles whose
nude body, weighted with an iron pot
containing half dozen bricks, was
Wednesday discovered BY boys who
were Grabbing IN Back creek. a trlb.
utary OF Choptank river. Roberts was
with Mrs. Woodlll when she was seen
for he last known time. The motive
of the crime Il q mystery. Roberts
GAINED 40 be o magazine writer and
general correspondent Of newspapers.
He Is even said 10 have declared that
be returned % this locality after o
short absence for the express purpose
ef TTitiiiE up the murder which be
wgs accused OF having committed
Mas. NoodlI who Is said to have
been ward OF former Secretary Of
be Treasury Lyman ]. Gage, came
here with The Intention OF spending
TEE aummaz Iier husband remained
only feM days. ltatIng Il Is under
stood. tor Detroit, wlieuce 1e intended
to return 20 Lon Angeles. From thst
time Mia Wnodlll and Roberts are
said to have seen much Of each other.
Last Saturday Mrs W0odlll went 10
Easfon 10 have soma dental work
done. and It bad been arranged that
Roberts should get her and return
with her to her home Roteris met
Mrs Wugdlll and drove With her back
here TO the laading where hts launch
was moored they entered lhe launch
aud Mrs. Wondlll was not seen again
allve, 81 far as hos been learned
Murder Committed IN Bungalow
Investigation indicates that who
Roberts aud Mrs Woodlll leil hei
they went In the launch TO a bungalow
that Is being built on Roberts small
farm aud that In this bungalow the
murder wsa committed. There we're
found a bloody sheet and mattress
and portions Of the e0mah'e clothes
par ly burned. These have been iden.
Gfled as having belonged 10 Mrs.
Woodlll There were also found In
tha bungalow q pair Of corduroy lrous'
e-s, In the pocket 0f which were two
letters. One Is believed 70 have been
from Mrs Woodill and 10 have some
connecilnH with the meeting Al Royal
Oak. WINS dated June 10. and rend
Dear Wobhy: Can't come down.
Haven't even had my morning ablu'
tiona. ana | know men haze waiting
Why. would be afraid you would
wear out the parlOr rug plus your
temper II you tried t. II Is only an
intermittent dellFlum. anyhow. and
YOU had better 80 and wash your
dishes oven without an imagination
you must know be thinking Of y0n
This was signed "noll Baby The
other lefe. also dated the 10th from
Easton. read.
Roberts, Ryan and Short will AZ
rive Oxford bo9t l2 o'clock tonight
Captain Lee mll take us over 10 your
iolul. Get these about i2:a0, but
must le0Yn after looking the place
over. sorry you have decided not e
70 this dime. Girls al At Annapolis
Here is 10 the one Yuu sent for me
Yours. HOWAkTH."
evidence of A struggle
ne tufHA IA ~ Htth fNtNft AhtHN-
were found showed evidences Of d
struggle having taken place.
II WIS discovered that crabbers Y
the river early Tuesday morning were
passed rs vessel from which thel
saw an apparently heavy ubjeci
thrown into tho water with splash
It Ii supposed that the vessel wai
Roberts launch and that Il was Mrs
Woodill's body and its weight that
we're cas-. into The water, The irof
pot used to weight the body has heel
identified aa having been OF = hOuss
on the pieaenl site Of Roberts hunga
low. that was burned some time ago
and the rope with which II was at
iaehed 10 The body II 4 piece Of nov
sash cord, such as il being used Il
the bungalow under construction.
Mrs. NoodllI Is sald 70 have beer
married ID Wu0dIIl about year agu
She Is said. also 10 have been prey
lousIy married to physician Of New
Yark Clv. whose pame however
could not be learned. Thare is mya
terry t0p. about The nareninge Of ~
aead Woman. who Captain Thompson
her foster parent. saws was e year
ala an Who was obtained b hin
when she Naa but two years old from
thn family II po0s street car mai
n minneapolis
Hfs WauHIIl. before her mafflaGt