Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-09
BEGS GIRL TO KILL
tconunu.d from second PaFe.l

I'm. She spoke 20 me in the hall, or at my
door. I told her the doctor was not in yet,
but to turn out the light in the hall down
stairs. which I think she did
Pistol shot Awoke Her.
do you know what time you went to
sleep?'
Il have no way Of knowing"
when did you awaken"
when 1 heard the pistol shot-or what
1 supposed was a shot"
To the numerous questions asked by the
county attorney Mrs. Rustin related the
subsequent events. the finding of the
physician and her thoughts as well as she
could remember them. Her testimony
showed that considerable time elapsed be-
tween the time she heard the shot and the
time she found her husband dying on the
porch. She also said that her dying hus-
band told her to send for DR.. Lord.
"when 1 heard the shot 1 thought II
must have been fired at the corner of
Forty-first and Farnam streets" she said.
II went to the window overlooking Farnam
street and looked out. 1t was light in the
street. 1 saw nothing, and, though 1
listened. 1 heard nothing. Then 1 looked
out my east window and saw nothing. 1
went to the little girls room, where there
are windows on about ali sides. But 1 saw
nor heard nothing and l returned to my
own room. l sat down on the bed. 1 don't
believe I went TO sleep again. My husband
was on my mind ard 1 got up to look
around again and went downstairs, turning
the light on at the head Of the stairway"
Prompted by Her Heart.
what made you go downstairs" asked
County Attorney English.
Mrs. Rustin pressed her black-gloved hand
TO her heart and replied: This"
do you mean you connected the hearing
of the shot with your husband?"
Il said this made me go down." she said,
again putting her hand to her heart.
Somehow 1 connected the shot with Fred
without even thinking of it,"
Did you hear any noise or disturbance
outside after you heard the shot, or any
f~ootsteps?"
Not a sound. I simply seemed to open
that front door by instinct and 1 could see
Fred huddled on the big green porch chair
within a few feet of the door,
What did you say?"
Il said Fred, what has happened to your
He said, "A man shot me-"
What did you do?"
Did Get on His Feet.
II ran to him, put my arms around him
and assisted him to get on his feet. He did
get on his feet, whether of his own strength
or because of mine-I seemed to have
plenty of strength to help him at first, but
when we got to the door, 1 found 1 could
not get him in alone"
why did you want to get him inside %
IT wanted to get him assistance-to gel
a DOCTOR,
did he have his hat on when you found
him2"
II cannot tell you"
Have you seen the hat SINGER"
II cannot tell you"
what kind of a hat did he wear that
EVENING""
II cannot tell you that; sometimes he
wore a straw hat, and sometimes a felt
hat"
WAS a hat turned over to the police?"
II cannot tell you that: I have not
thought of a hat since>t the morning I found
DR.. Rustin."
What did you do when you found you
could not get the doctor inside?"
L Calls Her
IT called MY servant. 1 called several
times, either from the hall or from tbs
doorway. I have been trying to think
where / was standing with reference to my
nuSDdnu WIleH i WAS Calling anu wien Ilt
maid arrived, but I cannot recall. The
girl came down. I told her the doctor had
been shot. We dragged him in the hal
and laid him on a rug at the foot of the
stairs. I believe 1 began first to look Il
see where he had been shot, but I am no
sure about this. / do not remember
whether he indicated in any way where
the wound was or not. / know I knew
when 1 telephoned DR.. Lord a few minutes
later.
Die you see a pistol?''
Il did not" TTTU-N
did you look for one?'
81 did not; I thought only Of getting as
s~istance for Fred"
what did you do when you got you
husband inside?"
81 said, Fred, we must get a physician
at once He replied, Get DR.. Lord
81 telephoned DIR. Lord. He asked m,
where DIR. Rustin was shot. I think 1 lef
the telephone and went to open the DOCTOR
clothing. I saw a little blood on the shir
and what 1 thought was a great, big hol,
in his side. I told DR.. Lord he was shot ii
the side and the doctor told me to put
gauze bandage on It. / did not have gauze
but put a napkin over the wound.
Phones DIR. LRngfeId.
'Then | said; Fred, DR.. Lord lives to-
far away; we must get some one closer.
He said, Send for DR.. Rich When h,
said this I emembere seeing DR.. Lang
field and knew he lived near. I telephoneC
him, and then I believe l q divided my tim
In trying to get DR.. Rustin's mother anC
find hot water bottles. / remember / pu
some cushions under Fred's feet, that tn,
blood from the lower limbs might rnI
down to his heart. This was nv own idea
Then / felt his hands. They were cold.
went 10 find some water bottles, but coult
not find them and, putting a kettle o
water on the stove to heat, I went TO tn
cellar for some empty glass bottles. Som
OF these l filled and put around the doc
tors body"
Did the doctor seem to have strengtl
enough to talk to you while you were max
ing the effort to heln him 90 Mrn Rurti