The Washington times., 1910-08-15
SUSPICION IS CAST
ON MRS. CHARLTON
Lake Como Victims Name
Linked With Mrs. Woodill
Murder.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Aug 15.-The Bal
timore sun t1day prints a sensational
story linking the murder of Edith May
Thompson WOodill. near St Aichaels.
Nd, in June, 1903. with that OF Mary
Scott Castle Charlton. al Lake Como,
and suggesting the possibility that Mrs
Charlton was the woman referred to IN
the letter Of Lame Bob Eastman. as
having killed Mrs WOOdM by strIk-
ing her on the head With a fun cham
payne bottle
Il IS stated that residents of Talbot
county, Maryland, have recognized the
pictures OF Porter Charlton and Mrs
Charlton as the young man and woman
who were seen with Eastman before
the famous murder in his bungalow
The cOroners jury returned verdict
saying Mrs. VoodiH came 10 her death
at the hands OF some person unknown,
evidently not being satisfied with the
circum5ta1tiaI evidence pointing to East
man, who committed suicide when about
10 be captured in a beat in the Miles
river. near the point where 1t empties
into Chesapeake bay
It is asserted that Eastman ended his
life rather than face a trial and the ex-
DOsuUe Of his career after he disappear
C4 AADlll New j VI r. Will AlLt DLDD1LlE
renewal Of old charges held against him
IN Wall Street.
Identification Claimed
When Mrs. Castle shot William ?.
Craig. an attorney at the NVaIdorf-As-
tOria. her nictUre was " 8ely published.
and the sun states that II was recOg
nized then by Talbot county residents
as the woman who was IN the Eastman
party Later. when ChaTton-s picture
was published after Jhe Como tragedy,
II is said that IL was Immediately recCg-
nized as that Of the young man who &C
cOmpanied the women TO the Eastman
bungalow.
The Sun states that as Mrs WoOdiI.
Eastman, and Mrs. Charlton are dead.
that Porter Charlton IS the only known
DersOn who could clear I'D the stories
which are in circulation It IS supposed
that there were two men besides East
man at the bungalow but there is no
clue as 10 who the others might have
been
The murder Of Mrs Woodiu, who was
a ward Of Lyman J. Gage. former Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. and well known
% many prominent people was one OF
me most sensational and mysterious
crimes on record in America Mrs
WoOdiu had lived in Los Angeles. Cal.
where her husband was at the time Of
the tragedy.
Date of Meeting Disputed
II has been stated repeatedly that
Charlton first met Mrs Castle last
January, but the sun says
Persons who profess TO have seen
those IN the bungalow party said that
the pictures published Of Charlton and
Mrs Charlton were those Of the woman
and young man who were seen together
near Eastman's bungalow"
Charlton was working for the Ma
ionaI City Bank in New York In June.
1903 The Sun says
1T is possible that he may have
taken a vacation and gone TO St
Michaels, where he might have met
his future wife This. IL Is pointed out
would be plausible, for il is said that
young Charlton visited St 1IfChaeIs
-g-l VI ~ 1Ii--eS' anu Lldt ne 5lheu the
place very much being popular with
the summer colony
Eastman's Letter.
In letter denying his guilt. East
man wrote
I had no hand in the tragedy.
Was there and removed The eVi-
dence after the two couples fled L
did this for seif-preSerVaJiOn and
am haunted The victim was nv
particular friend, and we were well
mated Have only known her three
weeks.
we aIi-that is. two men AID
two other women from AnnauO-
lis-went 10 the bungalow for a time
Everyone got full excepting Edith
and myself Edith tried 10 win ore
Of the girls fellows and was hit
three times on the side Of the head
with full bottle Of champagne. AMI
the fellow was hit once She fell
over on the floor and died. The man
did not come TO for an hour
I was left with the corpse and
cannot take chance for a trial
Life 10 me is bitter and 7 viii pull
down the shades and say gOOd-by-
Edith Nay Thompson WOOdiU was
struck over the head and her body
weighted down and thrown into ,he
river This was about the middle ~
June, 1893. Her body was found float
ing in the waters OF Broad creek on