Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-08
arrival Of Joseph A. Rummeihart. the
brother Of the unfortunate woman
Ni.s Anderson AReeted.


arrival Of Joseph A. Rummelhsrt. the
brother OF the unfortunate woman.
Miss Anderson Affected.
Il 40 not wish to talk about this shsir
Ne the death OF my wannest friend IL a
terrible blow to me, said Miss Anderson.
she and ! mad been ehuns for many years
and constantly visited back and forth be
tween our homes. As was her usual Gus
tom Josephine came 60 my home about {
O'Clock Saturday evening after | had fin
ished my work She often came to see me
Outing the weak, but hardly ever failed
70 come over every Saturday night, 80 was
expecting her. although we had no partlcu-
lar plans laid for the evening. She brought
n shirt waist with her which she ironej in
the Kitchen, as she gould not do any OF
her own laundry work at the dormtory.
After she had -anished ironing the shirt
waist we visited together until about 10
O'Clock, as nearly as I can remember, and
then she started for her home. IL was q
bright, moonlight night. so | did not ac-
company her part OF the way. as ] have
sometimes done. and she left me after
asking me 10 go over TO see her soon.
which | promised 60 do. That was the last
saw OF her until today"
Not Afraid Of Nights.
When asked If Mics Rummelhart had ever
expressed any fear OF walking home alone
in the evening. Miss Anderson said:
NO, she never had, as she had been
alone in the evenings so often When she
left my home she always walked up
Twenty-ffth street to the Merriam hotel,
on the corner OF Twenty-ifth and Dodge
streets. and there turned west to Twenty
sixth street and walked north from there
10 her home at Twenty-siNth street and
Capitol avenue. When she got to the cor
ner OF twenty sixth Snd Dodge streets.
where she was struck last night she al
ways walked in the middle of the road, pre-
ferrlng that to running the risk of an as
sault on the sidewalk, which is heavily
shaded on that street by trees
Miss Anderson was asked IL she could
possibly imagine a motive for the assault
and she said she could think Of none, as
Miss Rummelhart had no enemies that
she knew Of It was suggested that rob
berry may have been the assailants motive.
but Miss Anderson said:
II do not believe that this could possibly
have been \the motive. as my friend was
very plainly dressed and had no pocketbook
or purse with her Saturday night. In fact,
she did not even carry enough money for
car fare; as she always walked both ways
when coming to see me-
T Miss Holiness Statement
The president OF the scandinavian Young
Womens Christian association, Maria
Holiness, said:
Miss Rummelhart had lived in our dor
mitory for over year and was often out
in the evenings, but invariably returned
home before II o'clock. Her actions were
never questioned by ME, as she was
woman of mature age and was the pos
sessor of an lrreproac habe character. Sat
urday night she came home from work, AS
usual. and we all had supper together,
Miss Rummelhart finishing about $40 and
going to her room. That was the last time
any of us saw her until I went 10 the
coroners Office this afternoon When Os-
car Olsen told me OF the resemblance OF
the woman at the morgue to Miss Rummel-
hart l could not believe 1t was she, and
after searching her room l called up Miss
Anderson, with the result you know"
When Miss Anderson and Miss Holiness
positively identified Miss Rummelhart at
the coroner's Office the unfortunate
woman's brother. Joseph a. Rummelhart,
was Immediately notified by telephone and
hurried at once to verify the news and
was heartbroktn when told by Miss An
derson of the death of his sister lie was
unable to view the body. as DIR. w. r..
Lavender was then holding an autopsy.
- brother IL Prohtrated.
Mr.. Rummelhart Is the only brother OF
the murdered woman and works in the
stationery store at 1907 Farnam street. lie
was completely Frustrated when he heard
ha faI toy hrlnf
statement. he said
My sister had lived with me at my
home, III North Forty-frst street. until
about four years ago when she found that
my home was too far away from her
place OF work, at Kelleys. She had been
employed as seamstress by this lrn los
more than seven years and was an expert
shrtmaker. For the last year she had been
living at the Scandinavian Young Women's
Christian association. which was COM
paratively close to her work. | have seen
her often since then and she spent much
OF her time az my home. The last time l
saw her alive was last Friday afternoon.
when she came to my store about noon
and stayed a few minutes. We went to
lunch together al a nearby restaurant aud
then she returned to her work, but l ex-
pected to see her again this evening, when
che was to come to my house. She was
10 years of age and had lived the greater
portion Of her life In Omaha. where she
has many friends. although she had no
inclination for society beyond her few In
Innate friends and relatives Our father
and mother died several years ago. but we
have telegraphed all our other relatives
II am her only brother, but she has a Sis
ter. Mrs. Rasmus Hansen. living at st.
Louis, and two other sisters, Mrs. John
KurI and Mrs. Frank Neider, who reside
at Iowa City. Her sisters have all been
notified OF her death and probably will
come to Omaha immediately"
Funeral arrangements have not been def
lnitely decided upon, as an inquest will
be held. and Mr., Runlmelhart said he
could not say where the body would be
buried until after consultation with other
members OF the family. who are expected
to arrive in the city tonight.
All Police and Detectives Busy.
The entire police and detective force are
working on the case and Chief OF Police
Doaahue and Chief OF Detectives Savage
went TO the scene OF the murder early Sun
day morning and personally assisted In the
work. The false identification OF the vic
tim BY Charles war6 delayed the police
for several hours as this mistake OF Wards