Evening star., 1907-08-03

girls mother. who lives here and her rela-
tives.
After the funeral Miss Green made the
following statement regarding the double
tragedy:
II believe that Amos r. Rumbaugh was
the cause Of Laura Mathews death, Il not
directly. surely indirectly. :
II believe that Rumbaugh killed himself
partly through remorse and partly on ac-
count Of remarks he made at random con-
corning Mr.. Coey. 1t was he who sent that
telegram to COey. saying: Laura killed
herself on account Of you. Wire money.
He never submitted a copy OF the mes
age to me. I gave Mr.. Rumbaugh Coey's
name and address. but did not tell him to
use the wording he did, merely asking him
to wire for money. I believe the wording
of this telegram was to throw the burden
on an innocent party.
Il had never met Mr.. Coey prior to the
evening he took Laura and me to the train
when we left Chicago for Colorado Springs.
Never Sent Her Money.
81 deny absolutely that Mr. Coey ever
sent Miss Mathews any money while ave
were In Colorado Springs.
1.-THE story about Laura picking out her
own coffin is false and all the letters Mr..
Coey wrote Laura were published. None
was withheld.
LdUTd never IcCclSeu D. lelteT ITOm
Coey which she did not show me. and there
was no letter breaking any engagement
as was reported. and do not believe that
there was an engagement-at least. 1 was
never told SO by Laura. .-'...
Il further deny / said would make
Coey smart for this that would make
him pay dear for letters which had.
1T do not think Laura had any intention
of committing suicide|if. indeed, she did
when she left Chicago. She always said she
loved Coey. but she never said she had been
Tilted by Coey, and none Of the letters indi.
Gated anything Of this kind. and the re-
marks to this eeffct were made by Rum
baugh, I believe. maliciously. .t.-..:
Madly Jealous Of Her. .
believe that If he had had the nerve he
would have gone to Chicago to kill Coey.
as he was madly jealous of any one whom
Laura liked. He told me he had never met
Coey. He used to watch her at night when
ever she left her room. and believe it was
he whom Laura was cautioned to be care
full of. by whom do not know ::
"All the letters which Laura received
from Coey were of cheerful nature .urg-
ing her to come back soon.
THE police declared after the letters were
produceU they contaIned nothing that could
reflect anything but C: edit upon Mr.. Coey,
and he was completely exOnerated by the
police of Colorado Springs. and. had 1t not
been for Rum0augh, my firm belief is that
Laura Mathews would not be In her grave
today ,.. .-t
Had Other Sweethearts.
MOUNT PLEASANT. Pa, August git
was brought out yesterday that Amos K.
Rumbaugh had two other sweethearts be-
sides Laura Mathews. and that the actress
was most Jeaous of her Pennsylvania RI
walls. One of them lives in Scottdale a few
miles from here. the other. at Uniontown,
about thirty miles away. Rumbaugh and
Miss Mathews are said to have had some
most bitter Quarrels over his multiplicity
of sweethearts in the past few months
Emmett Boyd. a close friend Of the dead
man. who Thursday revealed the existence
OF a suicide pact between Rumbaugh and
Laura Mathews. said yesterday: ~
Amos was introduced to Laura Mathews
by stockyards man. and from that time
he was gone He never could stop talking
about this girl with the copper-colored hair.
When we went to Chicago last Christmas
Rumbaugh had lost sight of the girl for
| some time. but one night We met her and
Tillie Green on the street.
Rumbaughs marriage was q romantic
one. The Rev. A. c. Ruff of Canal Dover,
Ohio. had two lovely daughters, whom
Rumbaugh had never seen. Carrie Run
sent some pictures to friend in this town,
among. them one Of her sister, Grace Run
Rumbaugh saw the picture, and, without
knowing who she was. announced that he
would find that girl and marry her.