Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-30
Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point
EOiTH WOODlLl LOVED
HER MURDERER MADLY
Parts Of Letter Found In Bungalow
Tell Of unrestralned In
fatuation.
(By Associated Press.)

4 WOOdill toward her slayer, Lame
Bob" Eastman. were indicated in let
ter signed Edith" parts OF which
were found In the bungalow of the
murdered and suicide last Saturday.
The mlssiye. which Is in Mrs. Wood
HIS handwriting, and couched in most
sentimental language, was presumably
sent to Eastman. It not only indicates
warm attachment for the man but
seems 10 prove that she had known
him at least year.
On the same paper in Eastman's
handwriting Is the following:
Little Dear. | cannot live after our
short hour OF bliss. With the coming
OF you and parting ever before me. II
we meet In the unknown let's continue
the blissfuI times that I'VE spent here.
| am with you in every thought"
Some Love Letter Writing.
The letter signed Edith" contained
the following passages:
as the iron immodest when IL
creeps into the loadstone and ciings
to its side? Is the seed immodest
when it sinks into the ground with
budding life? Is the cloud bold when
It softens into rain and falls to cath
because it has no other choice, or is
II brazen when it nestles on the bosom
OF heavens arched dome, and sinking
into the blue black infinity ceases TO
be itself?
us the human soul immodest when
= a. &c OF
seeks a stronger soul which absorbs
its ego as the blue sky absorbs
floating cloud, and as the warm earth
swells the seed, as the maknet draws
the iron?
81 do not feel myself TO be bold or
wrong or In myself. for drifting toward
you as | do. | would not feel myself
wrong to go straight TO you tomorrow.
There Is ever and always some
human soul to love and trust us and
whose confidence we would not alter.
We are not OIL our own making and
our lives belong to another. Brahma,
who rules and is wire.
"A Years Absence.
"-ss AS one who was unconcerned
and in every line of 1t and read only
the same alteration that years Alb
sence would not shadow.
And the wonder comes to me that
you did not. could not, understand
Surely a life such as yours brings
understanding; you must know lewd
from the modest, the untrue from the
true.
Dream of you, did I say? Long
for you would be better, for every
heart beat seems to cry out against
the enormity of the crime that makes
me no longer yours. All the best in
everything seems only TO exist be-
catise of you, and Tor you.
4 hate existence away from you:
Why do men dare TO lift s-up their
voices against the blessed art in 9TH
ers which is but greater. Stronger,
warmer spark of Gods soul than they
possess, or can lessen the understand
ing we have one for the other and
no difference can maze us forget? !;
Remember me always. as you
loved me best, and, though were you
a--1andit, you a-abndit-arything
my heart would beat in responsive
ness to yours. -
Gastman's Letters. -
The letters written by Eastman
were found on his body. One of them
was addressed to George Taylor. sta
ton agent at Mcdaniel, and told of
the killing along the same Lines as
contained in the letter to his wife.
1t reads: Mr.. Tsylor-Enclosed
find $40 to cover my Indebtedness TO
you: | believe it ample, If not will send
difference.
Appearances are against me, but
had no hand in the tragedy. The,
poor Little girl was practicing the art
Of taking fellow from another girl,
who was under the influence CT wine
and hit her three times with full
bottle OF champagne.
THE four Immediately left and 4
removed the evidence of the crime and
once more am making an effort to get
bondsmen, for don't want TO get
locked up.
But Il not successful and I cannot
persuade all parties to come mp ana
take their medicine. why will blow
OF the top OF my crazy head. and in
that case wish you would kindly
sec that all letters found on Ese are
mailed.
Co.. .p0,rr.-..