Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-06-25
BODY OF WOMAN
FOUND IN RIVER
Magazine Writer Believed Respon-
Sible for Her Death Because
Of Bloody Garments
Found In HIS
House.

St Michaels, Md. June 25.-If
Emmett r.. Roberts, supposed news
PAPER correspondent, magazine writer
and author was the slayer of Mrs.
Edith May Thompson Woodill, wife
of Albert Woodill, Los Angeles auto
mobile manufacturer and ward of
Lyman ]. Gage, former secretary OF
the treasury, whose body was found
yesterday in the Black river, near
here, he met swift retribution when
ne was shot and killed by sheriff's
posse at 4 o'clock this morning.
The body of Mrs. Woodill, who was
20 years old, was found nude and
with the skull crushed She had
come east for a visit with her father.
Captain Charles IL. Thompson. Her
! husband went home a week ago. Ths
woman was last seen with Roberts
and when the body was found with
signs of foul play, search was
started for Roberts.
Roberts recently bought bunga-
' low near here and. when his bunga
low was searched last night, bloody
garments were found Indicating a
struggle. N@ Ef ~ u tes
This morning a sheriffts posse sta<t-
ed the search for Roberts and came
upon boatman rowing in the dark
ness The posse soon surrounded
1.-THE boatman and In few minutes
| Roberts stood I'D in the boat
/ rhe she rim cebed upon him TO give.
himself up, but Roberts drew a re-
volver and fired at his pursuers. In
stantly a volley was fired In return
and Roberts fell dead. Roberts did
not utter a word after he was shot.
| A search of the. clothing revealed
| a number of letters and u bottle OF
poison. The body was brought back
to st. Michael's.
The nude body of Mrs. Woodill was
discovered yesterday by boys, not far
from the home of Mrs. Woodill's fos-
ter father. The body was so badly
decomposed that identification was
difficult at first.
From the fact that Roberts was
Hast seen with Mrs. Woodill, suspicion
Immediately pointed to him. Last
Saturday Mrs. Woodil went to EastoE
and Roberts met her at Royal Oak.
They drove to the landing here, en-
tered Roberts launch and Mrs. Wood
i'll was not seen alive again.
Roberts went to Baltimore and
lCaptain Thompson received a letter
from that city, ostensibly written by
Mrs. Woodill, which said that she was
ia that city and would return shortly.
Roberts remained in the neighhoT-
hood after his return from Baltimore
luntil the body was found. Last night
Justice Wiley telephOned to Roberts
boarding house and inquired for Rob
erts mentioning to George Taylor
that Roberts was suspected of the
murder.
Roberts was near the telephone
land when he learned of the suspicion,
he disappeared, and it is learned he
took a boat belonging to Taylor.
In Roberts bungalow bloody
sheet and portions of woman S
clothing identified as having belong
| ed TO Mrs. Woodill, were found.
pair of corduroy trousers were also
found and in the pockets the officers
discovered two letters. one of them
was dated June 16 and said:
Dear Wobby: Can't come down.
Haven't even had my morning abula
ton and l know how men hate wait
, ling. WHY I would he afraid YOU
2 would wear out the parlor rug-plus
/ your temper-if you tried it. 1t Is
{ only an Intermittent delirium and nos
you had better go and wash your
/ dishes. Even without any imagina
ton YOU must know I will be thinking
Of you"
This was signed Doll Baby
The other letter also dated th'
10th. from Easton, read:
3 Roberts: Ryan and short viii ar
rive oxford boat ~ o'clock tonigat
CAPTAIN Lee will take US over to your
p icint. Get there about 1880 O'Clock
But must leave after looking tht
PLACE over. sorry you have decided
, not to go this time Girls all a
! Annapolis. Here is to the one ypt
gent for me.-YOurs
HOW AlRTH.'
The room In which these Wcr'
D found gave evidence of struggle.
The Woman's Career.
. Baltimore. June 25.-The death o
l Roberts at st. Michaels marks tn
I elimination Of one OF the most sen
! sational tragedies in Maryland's his
tory.
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