The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-01
NURSE ARRESTED,
MYSTERY DEEPER
Colorado Springs Police Be.
lieve 1t Was Murder.
connection Between Rumbaugh and
Dead Girl Not Yet Entirely
Established.
NURSE SENT LETTERS AHEAD.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. H.
Miss Greene, the nurse who attend
ed Miss Laura Matthews, and who
ANNOUNCED the girls suicide before
1t occurred, was arrested last night
Late developments in the case tend
TO weaken the theory of suicide and
raise the suspicion of murder
That the suicide of Rumbaugh Is
in some way connected with the
death of Miss Matthews is not doubt
ed by the police He was to have ar
peared as witness at the coroner's
inquest over the body of the girl.
| He had claimed to be but a chance
acquaintance of Miss Matthews. but
it DEVELOPED that he knew her in Chi
cago and Also knew c. A. Coey, and
DR.. II. A. Thomas. He was frequent
y member OF parties at which
Miss Matthews and other girls and
the two Chicagoans vert members.
Seemed To Know Coey Well.
According to the police. Rumbaugh
was the man who accompanied Miss
Green, the nurse, to the livery sta
BILE about o'clock Monday morn
ing to see IL Miss Matthews horse
had returned, and 1t was he who
sent telegram to Coey saying "Lau-
ra committed suicide on account OF
you. Send $500 at once for ex-
lpenses."
Ii was with Rumbaugh also thatl
Miss Matthews left letter in which
was inclesed letter for Coey. These
letters are in possession of the pol
| lice.
The authorities have not yet COM
pleted their examination of Rum
baugh's effects, but it is stated that
letters found tend to entangle many
people Of prominence in Chicago I'M
the suicide of Miss Matthews.
Nurse Forewarned OF Suicide.
At the coroner's inquest over theI
sensational facts were developed.
Miss Green, the nurse, who had
been the dead woman's companion
while in Colorado Springs, admitted
having written several letters tol
friends of Miss Matthews In Chicago
and elsewhtre stating that Laura had
taken her life. Ii developed that
these. letters were written before she
had been informed of the finding of
Miss Matthews body.
She explained this by saying that
she had anticipated such an event.
One of the letters written by Miss
Green is as follows:
Mr.. Dear Tot-Poor little Laura
has ended the heart trouble she has
tried to fight. She shot herself to-l
might. Home soon and will tell you'll
all. This has been a severe nervous
strain, but must keep up and make
arrangements. TlLLIE.
Says Girl Chose Her Casket.
| This letter was not addressed, but
| is supposed to have been intended
for some person in Chicago. Miss
Green also testified that several days
ago she and Miss Matthews had Wis
tied local mortuary ana Miss Mat
thews had selected a casket and re-
marked.
This is the kind OF a casket II
wish to be buried in"
The witness declared positively
that Miss Matthews was not in al
delicate condition.
| Nurse Green was on the witness
stand at the coroners inquest when
Under Sheriff George Dayton, call
ing in through an open window from
the outside. announced that Rum
baugh had shot himself She nearly
tainted.
Suicide Is Verdict.
| Colorado Springs. Col.-tLater) -
The coroners Jury this afternoon
rendered a verdict that Miss Laura
Matthews, whose dead body was
found in lane near Broadmoor
MONDAY morning with a bullet hole
lin the head, committed suicide.
An inquest later was held over
THE remains of Amos r. Rambaugh,
who shot himself yesterday after
moon The verdict alsp was suicide.
ISuspicion for a time pointed to RAM
Ibaugh as having caused the death OF
Miss Matthews, because Of his appar-
ent infatuation for the young wom-
an. and his failure to appear at the
Inquest.
Miss Tillie Green, Of Scottville.
Mich, who was Miss Matthews
nurse. and whose effects have been
held by the authorities, is declared
lin no way to blame for the young