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"The American Woman's
Battle for the Ballot."
Next Sunday in
THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVI.—NO. 28.
C. L. FRECHETTE,
WIDELY KNOWN,
DROWNS IN SURF
Stepson of Banker Martel Goes
to Death While in
Swimming
Falls Off Slippery Rock and
Drops Into Water
Senseless
*
Friends Try to Rescue Him,
But He Struggles and Is
Sea's Victim
STCXNED by a fall from a slippery
cliff off Tennessee cove above Sau
salito. Charles L. Frechette, a
young man tC year sold, prominently
connected socially and in. business, was
drowned yesterday afternoon in spite
of the efforts of seven of his com
panions to sive him. Frechtjte was
employed by the San Francisco gas'and
electric company. His home was In San
Mateo. His mother. Mrs. A. F. Martel,
ir the wife of the former president of
the Market street bank. She lives in
Burlinframe, and heard the news of her
son's death from the coroner of Marin
county last night. ,
On a Sunday Outing
It has been the custom of Frechette
and the young: men In his office to seek
it-creation and exercise over Saturday
?nd Sunday in some out of town place.
Eight were in the party that left this
side of the bay yesterday morning.
They were R. B. Bowman, "W. Weber, J.
Judge, William Oawson, Charles Butler
and George X. Stroh and the San Fran
c'ivco sras and electric company, Harry
L.ovens:ath of the wholesale liquor firm
of Shea-Bocquoraz and C. Lillie. secre
tary to the trustees of the Associated
oil company.
Frechette Is Venturesome
The party Journeyed to Sausallto,
thence to Mill Valley Junction, and
from there to Tennessee cove. The
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•whole party went in swimming. Frech
ette was bolder than the rest and ven
tured far out to a certain rock, which
lie attempted to mount He succeetl
ed, but the rocky surface was heavy
•
with sea moss. Waving to his com
panions he bade them follow him, but
as lie lifted his hands in salutation his
feet slipped from under him and he
fell headlong into tlie ocean.
Frechette was an excellent swim
mer and quickly regaining his com
posure he swam to another rock, which
lie proceeded to climb to regain his
wind.
Is Stunned and Falls
He readied the top of the cliff and,
limiting to rise, slipped again, his head
striking ajralnst the hard surface, stun
ning- lii;n almost to unconsciousness and
p:unj?lng him Into the water.
His friends saw his helpless condi
tion and J. Judge and William Weber
F\vam out from shore to save him.
They reached him before he had wholly
collapsed. With a consciousness of his
weakness, however, Frechette clung to
the two young men who wished to aid
him and pulled them under the water
with him. Judge and Weber saw that
their task was hopeless, and after their
exertions were scarcely able to reach
the shore.
Frechette's body disappeared and
was not found for nearly two hours
afterward.
C. E. Haeshberger. E. S. Evans and
<3. Betts of Berkeley witnessed the
tragic ending of the young man. The
Inquest will be held tonight in San
liafael.
SUES COPPER' QUEEN
MINE FOR LARGE SUM
Thomas Winders of This City
Demands $1,250,000
EL PASO. Tex., June 27.— Suit has
been begun at Tombstone, Ariz.,
against the Copper Queen mining com
pany of Arizona by Dr. Thomas Win
<lcrs of San Francisco, administrator of
the estate of his father, R. J. Winders,
for $1,250,000, a fourth of the esti
mated production of the mine, and for
a fourth interest In the mine it
self, as due to the Winders heirs. The
complaint alleges that his father orig
inally located the mine and never
"jFigned a deed, although ills wife deed
ed the property in 1902 to parties from
i\ horn the present company acquired it.
CLOUDBURST IN IOWA
MOVES SEVERAL HOUSES
Flood Destroys Railroad Track
and Sidewalks in Vail
UKS MOINES. la., June 27.— A cloud
burst today swept halfadozen residences
from their foundations, flooded cellars,
reached a depth of eight inches on the
floors of dwellings and tore up a half
mJleof Chicago and Northwestern tracks
atVaU. V
A large livery barn was swept 200 feet
**Wlown the main street and left standing
"across the thoroughfare. ~
Sidewalks were swept away arid the
damage will reach thousand* of dollars.
In places the water is to and _ three ferit
deep in the mid It* of the principal streets.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TKL.EPHO.VE KEAHXY 86
MONDAY,. JUNE 28, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— CIear; west wlnd% maximum
temperature, 60; minimum, 30.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; moderate west
wind. ;, \ i>a X i ii
EDITORIAL
Some misinformation about battle
ships. Paare 4
A friend of the horned toad. Puce 4
The future of Mr. Taft's income tax amend
ment. Paijie 4
Public opinion on the Calhotxn mls-
CITY
C. L. Frichette, well known young San Fran
ciscan and son in law of Banker A. F. Martel, is
drowned while in awimming. . Page 1
Man arrested as suspect in connection with
death of brick layer. Page 3
Lecture on music of Ireland by Rer. A. . M.
Skelly illustrated by songs and airs. . Page 3
German-American carnival planned as celebra
tion of battle of Teutoburger forest. • Page 3
Rejected suitor shoots cousin of girl who re
fused to marry him. Pa^e 12
Daniel J. CKeefe, commissioner of immigra
tion, is In San Francisco, and discusses Japanese
question. T!} < '• Pace 3
Mrs. Georgiana Cook of Piedmont scouts, idea
that her mother's codicil was intended to ' pre
rent marriage to ' Col. Lincoln Kar
many. ; Pace 1
London boy's clerer dancing Is the featnre of
the Orpbeum's show. . ' Pace 5
Beatification of Joan of Arc celebrated *in
French church. I' age la
SUBURBAN
Priest celebrates his 'first high mass at St.
Francis de Sales church. -;VV Pace «
Cowboys in thrilling feats pror« chief attrac
tion at Idora park. • - \u25a0 v "." Paufc*
Alameda prepares for big cernlral and opening
of midway July 1. faeni
Fall of 100 feet hurts three men when grade
gtTes way on Thornhill road. Huge U
Oakland and Berkeley, lodges of Odd Fellows
combine In obserTlng memorial day. Pajfe U
Woman of 63, dismissed from position she held
19 years because of her age and illness, e'ndi
her life in despair. face It
Archbishop lUordan blesses cornerstone of new
All Saints church, Hay ward. . /Page G
COAST /
Woman suffrage leaders of nation to hold con
vention in Seattle. Pace 3
George Bobbins arrested on charge of killing
father's house keeper near Hood Rirer,
Ore. Pace 2
Thomas Winders rues Copper Queen mining
company of Arizona for $1,230,000. Pace 1
. Actor Del Lawrence wires from Vancouver
that bis alleged bigamous marriage to Jane Kel
ton was on adriee of. lawyers. Pace 1
- Sailors from- "Boy" : Osbcrn's chip hiss Mrs.
Erans.at VallcJo. Pace 3
EASTERN %
- Woman fatally " hurt in. " trying to bid husband
farewell at railroad station. Pace 1
Three men In rielous fight on Pike's peak;
caretaker of summit hous« being near death and
unirersity students In jail. Pace 1
Police fail to gain trace of Leon Ling, alleged
slayer of Elsie SlgelJ ' Pace 3
Six men carried away by whale are rescued
after terrible experience. . , ! ""-.'* ' Pa Re 1 i
Baptist church minister coins striking epi
grams In ' address to young people In
Chicago. Pace 3
FOREIGN
Apoplexy carries off Tlc«roy of Chi LA when
accused of corruption. Pace 1
Rescue by Britishers of members of meteoro
logical expedition causes protest by Chinese Tlce
f>F. \u25a0 Pagrc 2
Walter Wellman's companion left In charge of
northern camp dies In Ice. ' - Pace 3
One bull fisbter killed and another badly in
jured In Mexico City ring. Pace 1
Spain's new royal princess Is christened amid
pomp and ceremony. \u25a0 L*"/?*
Ambassador O'Brien leaTes Tokyo for TaraVlon,
sailing for San Francisco. ' Pace 2
Crowd beats Royalists who attempt demon
stration against President Falleries: Pace 1
SPORTS
Ketchcl knocks out three big hearyweights .
while training at Colma. Vntcr- II
Reliance athletic club selects representatiTe
men to act as officials for auto con
tests. Pace 7
Stockton and Santa Cruz series closes with
rough house, and Mertes is beaten by police
man. . FnitcT
Coast league scores — San Francisco 3, Los An
geles 2; Los 1 Angeles 6, San Francisco 2; Oak
land 4. Vernon 1; Vernon 2. Oakland 0; Sacra
mento 11, Portland 3. face T
State league scores— Oakland 7, Fresno 6;
Stockton 3, Santa Cruz 2; Santa Cru» 6, Stock
ton 1; San Jose 3, San Francisco 1 Pag» 7
Barbarians defeat Golden Gate cricketer* by
0 wickets and 224 runs. Pace 11
Dr. Hammond easily wins trophy in the park
trotting races. . Pace 11
Oarsmen are busy training for the big regatta
to be held on July 5. Pace 7
Baron Maurice de Rothchild's \u25a0 Verdun wins
Grand Prix de Paris, Talae of stake be
ing $74,135; 300,000 persons witness great
race. Pace 7
MARINE
Second Mate Kelton of City of Sydney. left nt
Guatemala In hospital. . Pace 11
MORRIS REHFISCH DIES
WHILE GOING TO EUROPE
Stroke- of Apoplexy Proves Fa-
tal to Capitalist at Niagara
Word was received here yesterday of
the death of Morris Rchfish, one of the
most prominent brokers in California
and well known in flnancia circles
along the entire Pacific coast, at
Niagara Falls Friday. The body is, be
ing, brought back . to the family home,
2669 California street. \u25a0
With his wife and two children Reh
fisch started for a tour of Europe about
a week ago, and the party had. got as
far as Niagara Falls when; he; had a
stroke of: apoplexy. while apparently !h
the best "of 'health. '..'\u25a0'•"\u25a0'\u25a0
Rehfisch was born in Posen; Germany,
62 , years ago. He came' to this country
when a boy and soon became a power
in finance in this city and state. - Eighth
enn years .ago; .ho : married Harriet
Morse, .daughter of Dr. John Morse,-, a
physician' prominent in Sacramento arid
San Francisco. Mrs. Rehfisch. Ist a 1a 1 sis
ter of Mrs. W.W.Erskine of this city. ;
SAN ! FRANG^SCOp/MQNDAy, JUNE 1909.
THREE MEN IN
VICIOUS FIGHT
ON PI KE'S PEAK
Caretaker of Summit House
Near Death as Result
Chicago University Students in
JaiiWihle Protesting Their
Victim Was Aggressor
[Special Dupolch io The Call]
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., June 27.
After a desperate hand to hand con
flict early this morning on the sum
mit of Pikes Peak, 14,000 feet high,
John A. Clark and George Shipley,
students of the University of Chicago,
are in jail and Howard H. Robinson,
government caretaker of the summit
house, is hovering oetween life and
death at the St. Francis hospital in
this city.
The attempted murder was the result
of a quarrel over the charge demand
ed by Robinson for accommodation in
the summit house, which Is maintained
as a resting place for those who make
the peak trip. The I fight took place
in total darkness In the middle of the
night when the three men were the
only ones, on the mountain top. The
two young men s*y that Robinson at
tacked them because they awakened
him and they attacked him in self
defense.
Care Taker Is Unconscious
Robinson is still unconscious and his
version of the encounter is not known.
The police are making an investigation
to find the real cause of the trouble,
and will not place any charge against
the men In custody until more is found
out.
Shipley and Clark arrived in this city
from the east two days ago. They were
well dressed, seemed to have plenty of
money and made a number of friends.
Saturday night they decided to walk
up to the summit of Plke's!peak, a fa
vorite trip of tourists in the Rocky
mountain region. - .
They peached the summit at 1 o'clock
and .were weakened to the point of ex
haustion by the ' icy^ winds and the
blinding snowstorm. They rapped on
the door of the; Summit house, where
Robinson was asleep! • ' :
Quarrel Over Price of Room
The latter admitted them and they
had something to eat. After they had
come back to the main room, which was
illuminated by the candle In a neigh
boring room, a quarrel arose, over the
price of rooms for the remainder of
the night. --S''
According to_ the story of one of the
men, .Robinson ordered them out, with
no place to spend the night until the
little train of the famous cog road
could take them back to Manitou. They
refused to leave. When the two con
tinued to remain/Robinson, who is said
to possess a hasty temper, went back
of the lunch 'counter. and drow a short,
heavy billy, which he kept for protec
tion.
Then {he three men, three miles
above civilization, 1 , fought a' fierce death
struggle. After" several minutes of
desperate fighting Robinson dropped
back unconscious.
Wounded Boys Summon Help
Realizing the seriousness of the af
fair the two boys, after they had
bathed their own wounds, telephoned
to the depot of the cog road in Jlanitou
for assistance.
A special train was at once chartered
bearing Sheriff George Birdsall of El
Paso county, Dr. L. 11. Beck of Mani
tou .and Mr. Sells. The picturesque
little train with its sloping top made
the fastest; trip in its history,, arriving
at the mountain top in an hour. -
The wounds o{ the three men 'were
bound up and the return trip was made
Robinson was rushed to the hospital
and Shipley and Clark were placed in
custody.. .. .;;^ ; , . •
. Shipley and Clark are broken heart
ed over the affair and are constantly
inquiring as to what Robinson's
chances ; are \u25a0 for recovery.
MORO BANDITS KILLED
,IN FIGHT WITH CAVALRY
Troops Continue Pursuit of
Jikiri and His Followers
'MANILA, June 28.— Successful oper
ations against Jikirl's band" of Moro
bandits have been conducted 'during
trie last '\u25a0 few days : by Captains Byranv
Rhodes and Anderson, commanding: de- !
tachments i : -of i the - ;Sixth cavalry, - co
operating with 5 the \u25a0 mosquito-fleet un
der Captain Signor.--
«: Captain Anderson struck the band on
Pata, island { and. in the running en
gagement that -followed ftyej of -.the
bandits were killed, a number -wounded
and several others captured by friendly
Moros. Thirty-one vof the 'band have
been killed .'or captured during the; last
30 days, :but' Jikiri himself managed'to
elude 'capture. ,\u25a0 .. .;. \u25a0\u25a0' .\u25a0\u25a0'
• - The. several . cava,lry , detachments ',. are
still in pursuit and ' to- 'capture
or exterminate the who* have
caused ; : the . authorities-m uch trouble. ;1
WED KARMANY?
ABSURD! SAYS
MRS. G. COOK
Colonel of Marines May • Have
: ; Been Cause _, of Codicil to
Mrs. Butters* Will
Daughter Says^She Can Not -Ex
plain Mother's Prejudice
AgainstUOivorce
Colonel Lincolnv Karmany", United
States marine corps, may have been : in
the mind of Mrs. Henry J. Butters when
she^made her will.l which provided '' that
if her daughter, Mrs. Geprglana Cook
of Piedmont, should marry a divorced
man j her allowance v of $1 50 : a month
should cease. Mrs. Butters was the
wife of Henry J. Butters," the Oakland
millionaire. At the time 'the codicil
to her will was drawn there were many,
rumors current about the bay in effect
that Mrs. Cook and Colonel Karmany
were tentatively engaged— that' is, that
there was a romance existing between
the two and that Tiiarriage might fol
low if Colonel . Karxnady secured the
decree of divorce from his wife, which
he was suing for in' Lebanon, Pa. That
suit was filed August S : last That
rumor explains the anti-divorce clause
ill the will.
Rumor Declared Absurd
Mrs. Cook is a divorced woman, hav
ing been the wife of Dr. Charming
Cook, and her mother did not even ex
clude Dr. Cook in her sweeping edict
in regard to divorced men. Her testa
ment provided that" if her daughter,
Mrs. Cook, married any divorced man or
remarried her husband/ Dr. Cook, her
allowance of $150 a month provided for
in the trust clause of the will should
cease.
There have been many reports that
Mrs. Cook intended to contest the will,
of her mother. When seen yester
day and asked point blank if she con
templated any such action Mrs. Cook
said: ,
"I Intend to. stay right here and do
nothing but watch over the younger
members of the family. ;; Colonel Kar
many and 'I have been - Very warm
friends, but:, there- is .nothing else be
tween us. colonel has been
separated frona his \u0084w ife,. i< understand,
for 12- years, r, There ;has^ been no di
vorce that I know, of, so, s h6w could- a
man in such a situation become en
gaged? It isrquite absurd.
Can Not Explain Prejudice
. "I can hot explain the— -what I may,
call prejudice— entertained . by niy
mother toward divorced persons. \ It
is certain that I intend to do nothing
except etay' right here at home, watch
over the younger members of the fam
ily and mourn the memory of my dear
mother. ,K^ " '
"Colonel Karmany went to the Phil
ippines about six months ago, and ac
cording to the .regulations of the ma
rine corps I believe he must serve the
usual two years in the islands. I even
hear that this period of service may
be increased 1 to five j-ears."
Friendship Noted by Others
/, Colonel Karmany "is one of the best
known locally of "the officers in the
marine corps. During the fire; and the
days of marine policing after the ca
tastrophe the colonel was In charge of
the marine detachment stationed in
San Francisco. His headquarters were
at the- home of : Mrs. Eleanor Martin.
It would be difficult for any one to
live at the Martin home,: even in the
stressful times of fire, and- not come
in touch with society." Colonel Kar
many, coming in contact with the peo
ple socially prominent,, became popular
with the • set. In that way he met Mrs.
Cook. ' . :
Their, friendship was noted by their
associates,; and Mrs. Butters, .who de
veloped a; strong antipathy .toward di
vorced persons, learned of the friend-"
ship and of the further fact that
Colonel Karmany was suing; for di
vorce. •' •\u25a0• --,*
CZAR DOESN'T OPPOSE
REICHSTAG DISSOLUTION
Conferences : Fail to Clear Ger-
man Political Tangle
\u25a0 BERLIN, June 27.— Although con
ferences of the. party leaders went on
throughout] Sunday, the political, situ
ation is not cleared up. i
The national leaders decline to paV
ticipate.in.further discussion of finance
reforms, unless succession duties "are
definitely included In the scheme! The
Frankfurter iZeitung says: : ' ; - .
"There 'is no doubt that the . emperor
supports the. position that Chancellor,
von-Buelow has .taken up.';: His majesty
has y ln -every> way?»per
mitted I byj the : constitution '; toYovercohie
the - ob j ections f , of the - conservatives
with whom-he-has 'come; ln; contact.*-; So
far as' the /emperor -Is;; concerned,;* he
does '] not : oppose the ; dissolution of the
reichstag;" \u25a0;, '.'\u25a0.• '.\ :,\u25a0> .« ;•;-] :-, • . .; f• •
FORMERIpAKLAND MAN
HANGS HIMSELF IN EAST
Wi 1 1 iam ; H iskey Comrri its Sui
/ cidev Sufferirig:JFf6iTi;Heat
\u25a0-,/ ALLENTOWN> jPav;' June *27^Suft*er
.ing physically : and ; mentally I from the
eftects.of a tlio Iheati .AVniiamilliskey,
aged 162'; years,'^ formerly;^; of viOakland,
Cal.,- oommi tte'd".suicide;tp'dayiibyj hang
ing. His ; widow; liyeslin^Oakland;,,;:
LETTER CLEW TO MYSTERY
Muram follows Refusal to hlope
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An authentic portrait of Mrs. -Edith May Thompson Woodill of Los *|
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PUT BLAME ON LAWYER FOR
ALLEGED ILLEGAL MARRIAGE
[Special Dispatch to .The Call] . ... \u25a0.-'\u25a0 '
-. SACRAMENTO, *~ June 27.—Misrepre
sentations . from a legal authority is
given by Del Lawrence and Jane Kel
ton as I their- reason; for - marrying Tn
Portland, shortly t after breaking up
their theatrical engagement here.
In' a telegram friends' in this city
Lawrence says that he and-;his present
wife were informed that Jane Kelton's
final decree had been' secured in Oak
land about a month ago and that if she
is now guilty of .bigamy, in marrying
Lawrence before getting a final : separa
tion from Hooley, . her first husband,
they, violated the law unknowingly.
SIX MEN TOWED AWAY BY
WHALE SUFFER TERRIBLY
NEW YORK, . June 27.— Six whalers
from New Bedford, Mass., long given
up for dead, were 'brought safe to land
here 'today by the' White .'Star ' liner
Celtic. : '
March 10 , off the west, coast ' of Africa
AntonO; Penna. third mate of the brig
Sullivan, and his boat's. crew of -five
men were* carried so far by a whale to
ONE BULt MGHTER SLAIN
AND ANOTHER BADLY HURT
MEXICO CITY, June 27.— Alfred S*n-,
chez, a well known . fighter, ,was_
kllledat the local bull ring this after
noon.: The^bull knocked: Sanchez down'
and hooked one hbrhithrough the body,
penetrating a' lung. : ;•\u25a0 ' \u25a0
FRE^GM Mp^ISTS' BEATEN
, ,FOR INSIJmTNG FALLIERES
PARIS, ; June" 27.—^While ; returning
from the races today Pres.jdent_Fallieres
was \u25a0 surrounded^by i a<large^ number of
youthful royalists, who \u25a0 attempted- a
manifestation against him. ; "; Thecrowds
HARRIMAN'S CONDITION IS
REPORTED AS IMPROVING
SEMMERING, Austria, June 27.^—Pro-.
fessor Struempell'made!an examination
of EH^HaVrimanUhis, morning. He
reports the' American financier's condl-
WOMAN FATALLY HURT IN
TRYING TO KISS HUSBAND
; PITTSBURGH Junej un e .27.— 1n her anxi
ety to ! 'kiss i v her husband "at
the - Charleroi station, ' MrsA Marl e An
tonio: of * California*' today: neglected to
APOPLEXY CARRIES OFF A
VICEROY CALLED GRAFTER
-••PEKING.: June 27.— -Yangi'Shi Slang;
wh6;in",l9o7;succeeded^Yuan^Shi- Slang,
who " in ;.: 1 907 succeeded ;Yuari'; Shi Kai
as viceroy of the province "of , Chi -Li,
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- :v THE LAST OF
•/ -LTR^TOODS HUTCHINSON'S
< "The Conquest of CConsumptionn n
" /£> i/i- WU Appear » : -\v i"
££Hjf CALL NEXT SUNDAY
The, telegram, sent. to' this city by
Lawrence , is as follows:
• ;.VANCOVVZK,T|. C, Jan* 26.— Vu m*r
rifd upon receipt jf \igml *dii«e that decres
had been granted thxe» -weeks ago.- If error
' ham ' been made by lawyer trill hare cere
mony repeated here. Hivs -wired lawyer for
information. -.<.-"•. - 'T--"^
-That Lawrence, intended to .marry
Jane - Kelton in Sacramento was evi
dent from ; the secret divorce papers he
filed here under the name of.L. S. Gans
shortly after coming .to Sacramento.
When it was discovered that L. S. Gans
was Lawrence he denied, It. Shortly
afterward he closed his engagement
here and left the city. - .ii-:
which they had made fast that the
ship's lookout lost them in the twilight.
With only one day's rations and no
water, they drifted' six -days before
they were picked up by the steamer
Max Brock, so" weakened that, they had
to • be 'carried oa board. ..The ißrock
put them ashore at Tenerife, k and they
have been the rest of the time making
their way home. • •
z: The. man was taken to. the hospital
inside * the- bull ring, "where he died
within a few minutes."
; \ "El Titl," another bull fighter in the
same performance, was badl yinjured
when, a bull" Jumped- a* fence in pusuit
of him and gored him in the head.
turned , oh -the royalists- and belabored
them with umbrellas. Finally the po
lice rescued'the manif estants, who .we're
glad to escape from the "angry crowd.
Ten were .arrested. '. ...
tion improving. It is understood Ha'r
rlman wlHremaln here* for three weeks
and then proceed to Gastern! noted for
its hot mineral springs.
take 1 the' car window. Into account, and
thrust her head," through the* glass.
She was severely gashed on the neck
and is not expected to survived
died, from' apoplexy .following charges
against^him". of 'in connec
tion.- with* the .' Tlentsin-Pukow - rail
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PEICE FIVE CENTS.
r ii ri i\ ur
ARREST
Urged Mrs. Woodill to Run
Away With Him and Killed
Her When She Refused • f
BIT OF PAPER SHOWS
REASON FOR TRAGEDY
Fugitive Stock Broker, Warned
Police Knew Hiding Place ,
Planned to Flee
SLEW WOAUN RATHER
THAN GO WITHOUT HER
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
ST. MICHAELS, Md, June 27^
"Lame Bob" Eastman feared
that he was to be arrested and
taken back to New York to stand
trial for grand larceny. He begged •
Mrs. Edith Thompson Woodill to. run
away 'with him. The girl refused,
and Eastman, pressed by anger, fright
and his necessities, murdered her
while she lay on the bed in his bun
galow. »
That is the story of the tragedy
which has come to be believed by the
Maryland authorities. Eastman's own
account. .of Mrs. Woodill's death,
written into the letters that were
taken from.. his body, : has -been re
jected utterly as the stratagem of a
cunning rascal who schemed to save
his own neck by implicating men who
were his friends in the days when he
was supposed to be "square."
\u2666Lame Bob" Warned
"Lame Bob" was warned that he
was in danger of arrest several days:
before he persuaded Lyman J. Gage's
attractive young friend to accompany
him to the bungalow on the shore of
Broad creek. The state police are
convinced. that the man was in a des
perate panic.
In a heap of rubbish back of the
bungalow there were found this morn
ing parts of a torn letter. It had beenj
ripped into three or four pieces. A
dirty scrap, on which the ink had run,/
bore this writing:
"You were seen in Baltimore Tues-:
day. I think the police know "
The rest of the message wa3 gone,
torn away and scattered by the .winds.
Little as it was though, it threw more
light on the tragedy than any single de
velopment. Every bit of information In
the hands of the authorities fits square
ly into a whole — that "Lame Bob," In
fatuated with Mrs. Woodill. murdered
her because -. she would not flee \u25a0with
him. He had to take up again the old
life of dodging around the- world, of
doubling and twisting and turning, to
go free of the police.
Wanted Her to Elope
His passion for Mrs.' Woodill had
reached such a stage that the man
could not bring himself to take to his
heels without her. He was badly scared
by the warnings that had reached him. .
but he delayed his flight trying to In
duce Mrs. Woodill ,to elcpe. When she
refused It Is believed that "Lame Bob"
lost his head completely, went Into a^
rage and beat her to' death wlcis the
first weapon that. came to his hand — an
empty champagne bottle.
It was discovered today that he killed
her as she lay. In bed. The pillow, the
sheets and the mattress had been
burned, but two. pieces of flooring that
Eastman had removed and hidden la
the collar 5 were found. They were
stained red. and th 3 wooden post which
supported the floor ; of the bungalow
was red m placed, although an effort
had been made to suave It clean with a
plane.
Today's Investigations led the author
itles further away from the Idea that
any one other than Eastman could
have Invited frlend3 from New York*
or from any other place to visit his "
bungalow in the condition it was In. 1
The place, only half completed, offered
no accommodations for visitors what
soever. • A single bed, poorly fitted upri
a table and a wash stand completed <
its equipment of furniture. Eastman
himself 'slept In the place lnfrequeutly. »
Buried Near Bungalow
.In" a grave \ not 50 , feet from the
scene of the crime which led him to
his death Eastman's . body was laid
away today. The undertakers and;
their assfstants, a little' band olnswv't
papermen and a few Idle persons nior-;