Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-31
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selected casket and remarked: This
is the kind of casket i wish to be buried
in.
Miss Green swore that Or. IL. A.
Thomas whose name has been men
TONED in the case, was merely good
friend of Miss Matthew'S. and was not
involved IN the cuse In any way.
She declared that Miss Matthews was
not in delicate condition.
Later IT, was learned through guest
OF the hotel where Miss Matthews
was registered that she feared RUM
baugh, who was infatuated with her.
Shg Is said to have told Acquaintance
es that she was afraid to go back late
nj night to the hotel for fear her ad-
mirer would blow her brains out as
she passed North park.
Mis- Tillie Green, who came here with
Miss Matthews and who has acted IN
the capacity of nurse, is under police
surveillance pending the findings of the
inquest.
Miss Green declares she knows moth
ing of Coey's relations with Miss Mat
thews. with regard to Runbaugh's att
tempted suicide this afternoon Miss
Green had the following to say:
RUMBAuGH LOVED LAURA.
"Rumbaugh was desperately in love
with Laura. He had previously told
me that he was engaged to marry her,
that they would go east on their honey
moon. etc. He did not know Coey
but seemed TO take a boyish delight in
describing how he would go to Chicago
and parade his bride IN front OF the
millionaire manufacturer. When told
Rumbaugh that Laura had committed
suicide he seemed like one possessed. He
swore that he would go to Chicago and
Kill Coey and his entire motive from
hnt ft,,a " TO n
be that of revenge on Coey. He killed
himself through love of the girl.
Chikf of Police Reynolds was the
principal witness called at the af-
ternoon session. He testified to an
Interview he had with Miss Green on
Monday, the day Miss Matthews was
found. Miss Green told him that at
o'clock Sunday afternoon she went
upstairs and looked in Miss Matthews
trunk and saw the revolver was gone.
From this she said she knew that the
girl intended TO commit suicide.
When Laura left for ride in the
afternoon she kissed her nurse good
bye and gave her her jewels. After
mounting the horse she suddenly drop
ped her handkerchief. and while the
.lftse was reaching for it the girl
started off, saying. Goodbye, girls
Thomas Bolton, residing at the Alta
Vista hotel, was the next witness call
Saturday the day previous to the sui
eide. that she would take her own
life.
He said he believed from what Miss
Matthews said that c. A. Coey of Chi
cago was responsible for her despon-
dent condition. Acting Coroner Rich
Aragon was -cnHed to the stand and
described the position of the body OF
Miss Matthews when found. the nature
of the wound which caused her death
and the ground where the body was
found.
Coroner Richardson stated that there
We're no powder burns or smoke dis
colorations on the skin about the
wound
This brought on discussion as to
whether a gun held close to the head
Will or will not cause discoloration of
the skin. DR.. Richardson stated that
he had heard of several cases of sui
eide where no powder burns were no.
ticeabe, and cited the case of Million
aire Wilson of Chicago as an instance.
Rumbaugh. having not as yet APP
peared, Miss Green. the nurse, was re-
called and asked to testify relative to
Miss Matthew'S jewels. This testi-
mony did not bring out anything new
and Miss Green was excused just as
the startling news of the attempted
suicide of Rumbaugh was impaired to
the officials presnet.
The witness appeared stunned when
the news was announced. and almost
tainted. A recess was taken at once
until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
RUMBAUGH NOT IDENTIFIED.
Washington. July 3O.--Inquiry to-
night falls to Identify Amos Rumbaugh
of washington. d. c., who shot him
self at Colorado Springs today.
COEY'S STATEMENT.
Chicago. July 30.-Referring to the
statement that Rumbauoh sent u tee-
gram to G. A. Coey, asking the latter
to send money for expenses, Mr. Coey
last night said.
The telegram received In regard to
Miss Matthews death was sent by
Title Green. the nurse who was with
Matthews. / sent the money TO her.
positively don't know Rumbaugh. /
never heard of him before this death
mystery came up.
y do not believe that Miss Matthews
killed herself"
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