The Washington herald., 1907-08-02
NURSE Is SUSPECTED
Miss Green Had Deep Alice
ton for Rumbaugh.
MAY HAVE AIDED IN PLOT
Accusation Made in Chicago that
Laura Matthew'S Companion Sought
Love of ex-SoIdier-AnOther Yer
sion Is that Suicide Pact Existed
Between Actress and Dead Man.

Special to The Washington Herald
Chicago. Aug. J. - That nurse Tillie
Green was in love with Amos r. Rum
baugh. the man who committed suicide
when called to testify at the coroner's in
quest over the death OF Miss Laura
Matthews, is the story now in circula-
ton here.
Rumor says that the young woman was
madly infatuated with Rumbaugh, and
that she induced the former soldier 70
slay her mistress, with whom he had
been in love.
Miss Green. who had been placed under
arrest. was permitted 10 leave Colorado
Springs to-day, to accompany the body
of the former actress East.
On the other hand, the announcement
comes from Mount Pleasant. Pa, the for
mer home of Rumbaugh, that he and
Miss Matthews had entered into a sui
eide agreement about last Christmas, Miss
Matthews declaring that she would kill
herself when told that Rumbaugh was
a married man, and Rumbaugh, it is as
serted, made a promise 10 the girl that
if she killed herself he would do the
zane.
story Told by Boyd.
This story is told by Emmett Boyd, a
young man of Mount Pleasant a close
friend and confdant of Rumbaugh
Boyd went to Chicago with Rumbaugh
last Christmas, and there met Miss Mat
thews. He declared that in his presence
the young woman made a scene with
Rumbaugh, on being told that he had a
wife
IF cannot have you. I'll kill myself, 80
were the words of the young lady, ac-
cording 10 Boyd and TO which Rum
baugh made reply:
An right little one. if you kin your
self. I viii too
Mrs. Rumbaugh. wife of the suicide II
Is said, declares her belief in the limo
cence of her husband. believing he COM
mitted suicide over financial troubles, and
that he did not know the girl.
Or. Harold E. Thomas part owner OF
'le1" ranch in Oklahoma, and son OF
Gen. Samuel Thomas, New York mil
to-day so far as his relations with Miss
Matthews were concerned.
Yes, that's all true" he said to-day
when asked concerning stories that he
had rented an apartment for Miss Mat
thews at 1913 Greenwood avenue, and fur
nished it luxuriously.
Furnished Fine Apartment.
And did yen have another luxurious
apartment across the CORRIDOR" he was
asked
That I did" he said.
The neighbors recall that there were
gay parties in Miss Matthews fat almost
every night" was suggested.
We'll, as I remember, there's no mis-
take about that" was the doctor-ranch-
mans reply.
Il guess they were all right. We occu-
pied those apartments for about siz
months TWO years ago"
DR.. Thomas no longer made any secret
of the fact that he had often furnished
money for the girls expenses.
Charles a Coey left the city last night
on a business trip. At that time he ex
pected that the funeral Of Miss Matthew,
would be held here, and he told friend
he intended 10 return before the body
arrived here
According TO dispatches from Colorado
Springs to-day. the burial viii be q
Scottdale. Mich, where Miss Matthew:
was born.
Brother to Get Body.
Mount Pleasant, Pa, Aug. 1.-Charles
Rumbaugh, a brother of Amos R Rum
baugh, who committed suicide in Colo.
RADIO, has left for the West to bring hi:
relatives body home.
Amos Rumbaugh Is known IN business
circles throughout this entire end Of tho
State as a member Of the big meat-paCk
ing firm, the J. II. Rumbaugh Company
He was a private in the Tenth Pennsyl
vania Regiment which won distinction
IN the Philippines.