Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-09

one to know that he was concerned in the
plan Of killing himself"
What was his definite plan?"
How He Wanted IL Done.
"He wanted me TO shoot him in his Of
flee and to shoot him in the abdomen, so
he would live a few days and enable him
to settle his unrecorded debts, and besides
that IL suicide was suspected he could not
feel sure that his wife would get the in
surance-he wanted to feel sure of that"
when did he want It done2"
Sunday night"
What was done7'
Il was playing with the gun and broke
it,"
What was you to dor"
II was to get out Of the building and
to kill myself with the gun after l had
taken the cartridge ont Of the chamber
which fired the bullet into DR.. Rustin's
body and inserted another loaded she'll
into the chamber, so the officers would
find but one shell empty"
Here the Rice woman was shown the
loaded shell found in her hand-bak by the
police. She said:
THAT is the shell with which I was to
kill myself after 1 had shot DR.. Rustin,
but my nerve failed me. It was given to
me by DIR. Rustin in his office and 1 put
1t in my pocket, later In the handbag"
She testified that she bought the shells
at the store of the Townsend Gun company
in the Paxton block, and the weapon which
Or. Rustin had bought was secured by him
in Council Bluffs. loaded by him in his
! office and then she took a pin out Of the
side OF the cheap weapon, which disabled
1t and made the plan go wrong Sunday
night, August g.
More Dependent Than Ever.
According to the woman. the gun was re-
paired during the next week in Council
Bluffs, and she saw him the next Friday,
August 2s. She said DR.. Rustln was more
dependent than ever and said the deed
had 10 be done that evening; he had to be
killed. and she had to do It. According to
his instructions, she met him at Seven
teenth and Webster streets, and they went
to his effioe about 0 o'clock. Here DR..
Rustin told her the necessity for him being
killed. He said he was in debt, and could
net support his family, and outlined the
plan for the tragedy, which was the same
es proposed before, for her to shoot him
at a distance where powder burns would
not show on HIS clothing, insert Thea new
shell and take her own life wherever she
eheesei :
But DR. Rusiin wanted to DO killed IN his
ewn barn. She thought he sabcted the
harm fer tAe crime, 80 10 could be killed
near home, and possibly give the impress.
sion that he had been shot by burglars
or providers.
II went TO the alley, as he requested
and started for the barn, but some one
drove by and my nerve failed me- salJ
the woman under oath,
'Then I returned to Farnam street and
walked a block or two, when a street car
overlook me. To my surprise DR., Rustir
got off the car when | went. to get on
He saldt They are not on this car; / viii
walt with YOU I suppose he said this tC
mislead the conductor
what did you do then-did you return
with DR., Rustin7"
Doctor Ready to Die.
He told me to go around the back way
to the barn; he would be there, and l wal
to shoot him in the barn. He gave me the
gun and l carried it around through th'
alley. When l got back there DR., Rustlr
had entered the barn and opened the
DOORS cd.
Asked to describe the back OF the barn
the Rice woman did so to the county at
torney's satisfaction, and convinced detec
tives that she was perfectly familiar will
the premises.
What did the doctor say when you cam,