Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-09

at the Falstaff bar. though i walked by
his home on my way to the rsilroad tracks,
where / layed down and took ia powder Dr..
Rustin had given me, but e made me sick
and | went home'' StA
Goes Three Mics 60 Take It.,
Charles Davis lives at the Chatham, near
Thirteenth and Dodge streets. He says he
went out by the Rustin home, three miles
from where he lives, to take medicine the
physician had given him with the intention
(. taking his own life. The Rice woman
says Rustin pointed Davis out to her as
the man who was going to shoot him, as
the three came down from the physicians
office together late Tuesday night, and
told her on parting that Davis would shoot
him within a few minutes or he would re-
turn to the city to see her. She went to
bed. she swore. believing that Davis had
done the work which DR.. Rustin had begged
and attempted. to f6rAo. Ter to do.
Abbie Rice. or Leo. .unne1l. had bought
cartridges with watch 10 load the revolver
bought BY DR.. Rustin at a pawn shop I'm
Council Bluffs, and a number OF times
she was prepared to shoot the physician,
at his suggestion, and take her own life.
The story unfolded by the Rice woman to
the coroner's jury Tuesday afternoon rivals
any testimony ever given before a c%oroners
jury In Omaha, and sets a new record for
intrigue, cleverness, cunning, deception.
suicide pact plans, murder. duplicity of men
and women, and finally resulting in death
to only one man, but the principal actor in
the tragedy. s a.a
Tends to CIeRr Mystery.
All the woman told Tuesday tended Ia
clear up, the mystery and show absolutely
|. that Dr.. Rustin had taken his own life,
and her entire testimony was in accord
with the confession" which was secured
Sunday night by Chief of Police Donahue
and County Attorney English. But the
story staggered officers and spectators tc
a point where they would nave refused tc
believe IT had not the clever woman, who
comprehended all OF DR.. Rustin's troubles
and motives, substantiated everything with
facts about the physician which his wife
did not know when questioned earlier ir
the day.
TIL first statement made by Alice Rice
which connected her with DR.. Rustin wa,
that she met him last December while she
was an inmate of Grace walton's house
at ss Doligias street. She hal called hin
for his professional services. After that
she saYas SHE saw him almost every day
anu tiAb .nc ptdlA "a tBredl ueal anu UOit
her hth Hasaasss sfssars>spre in very bat
shape. Aeeofdi1te ito her testimony, con
firmIng her statement of Sunday night
DR.. Rustin confided to her details of hi
business affairs, his Insurance and d BITS
telling her that he could provide for hi
wife and children a srcat deal better deaf
than alive.
Here County Attorney English startled
the woman by asking abruptly.
Were you at DR., Rus ms home wheI
his wife was away in August?"
Yes, She Was There.
The woman replied calmly: Yes. l wa.
there sunday before his wife returned will
a friend OF his"
when his wife came back what did h
say OF IT," persisted the county attorney.
HE snid he had not expected her s
soon, and he said it would bring things t
An end soon.'
When did he propose a plan for killinl
himseIf2'
The Saturday after his wlfe's return
from the west, August %. / believe
"Where?"
the Loyal hotel"
did he have fire arms at that timer"
He hdd-A revolver, which he said h
bought at y pawnshop."
Did he have any cartridges?'
mo, he, asked me to buy them for him
as he wanted to die and did not want any
IL NH