Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-31
Young Man in Colorado Springs
Blows Out His Brains While
CorQier'S Jury Awaits His
Coming,
SECOND SUICIDE ADDS
TO GREWSOME MYSTERY
Letters Of Dead Man May In
volve Prominent Persons in
Scandal Is Belief of the
Police.
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Colorado Springs, Colo, July so
Deep mystery still surrounds the
death Of Miss Laura Matthews. the ac-
treSs who is supposed to have com
mitted suicide near Broadmoor sun
day morning, and the later attemi ted
suicide of Amos r. Rumbaugh, giving
his address as Washington, d. c.
Late rumors are to the effect that
Rumbaugh is responsible for the
death of the young woman; that he
accompanied her on the horseback
ride which terminated in her DEATH
and that when a lonely spot was
reached he shot her His attempt on
his own life this afternoon together
with his evasion of the authorities
this morning when sought as a wit
ness at the inquest, linked with his in
fatuation for the girl, lend color to
this suspicion.
Rumbaugh's death is expected al
most hourly.
Two brief notes are all that explain
the rash act Of the young man. One
note addressed ito whom it may con
ccrn." read as follows:
Ship my body to Mrs. ]. II. Rum
baugh Mount Pleasant. Pa, West
moreland county, Notify the Travel
ers Insurance company Of Hartford,
Conn and the Fraternal order of Ea-
giles, of Scottsdale, Pa. tSigned)
amos RICHARD RUMBAUGH." ="
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his mother Mrs ]. II. Rumbaugh, at
the above address Rumbaugh wrote:
Dear mother
There is nothing for me to say why
] did this awful deed, so lay my body
my person You and Charlie settle
things up. Your son.
amos r. RUMBAUGH. -
Late tonight it was learned through
a guest of the Arcadia hotel where
the young woman was registered, that
Miss Matthews feared young Rum
baugh She Is said to have told ac-
duaintances that she was afraid to go
back late at night to the hotel for rear
her admirer would blow her brains
out as she passed North Park.
Miss Tillie Green, who came here
Wlln MISS MhliIltWS anu WIN ildo g.
ed I'm the capacity of nurse, Is under
police surveillance pending the find
ings of the inquest held over the re-
mains OF the young woman which s
to continue tomorrow morning. II S
stin believed by the authorities IT, t
she knows far more about the clreuT o.
stances surrounding the tragic dea j
Of her charge than she has yet aG-
mitted. Miss Green says that she
knows nothing Of Coeys relations
with Miss Matthews. but in4imated all
was not right With regard to Rum
baugh'a suicide this afternoon Miss
Green had the following to say
"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 hon
eymoon. He did not know Coey but
seemed 10 take a boyish delight In de-
scribing 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.
lie swore that he would go to Chicago
and kill Coey. and his entire motive
from that time until his suicide SEEM
ed to be that Of revenge on Coey. He
Killed himself through love OF the
girl"