The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-09
W OMAN LAST SEEN WITH DOC.
TOR TELLS CORONER SHE
ENTERED SUICIDE PACT
WITH HIM.
AGREED TO KILL HIM
AND COMMIT SUICIDE
But Nerve Failed Three Times
Then Doctor Pointed Out Man
Who Would Do the Deed
Latter Makes
Denial.

Omaha. Neh., Sept S-The coron
cr's highest into the death of Dg.
Friedrich Rustin developed several
sensations today Mrs Abbie Rite
the woman who was last known to be
in Rustin's company on the night of
his death, declared That for some time
Rustin bad been talking of suicide,
but t5at he wished to disguise the act
so as to protect his life insurance for
his family.
! He induced her TO promise TO III
him and then take her own life. This
was to be done August 2S, but her
nerve failed. Tuesday night, follow.
ing, Rustin pointed out to her on the
street car a man who. he said. bal
promised to do the deed. saying tha.
Il would be done that night. Later
she identified Charles T. Davis,
clerk in local bank ana menb
of prominent family, as the man RI.
referred to by Rustin.
Denies He Made Promise.
Davis, on the stand, testified that be
attempted suicide on the nigat in
question, by taking drugs furnished
HIM by Rustin, but denied that ht
promised to kill the doctor or that
he had anything to do with the lat
ter's death. He said the drugs made
him sick and he vomited. thus saw.
ing his life. He gave no special rea.
son for wishing to end his life except
that he had no desire to live He
said he had made previous attempts
at suicide. Davis has not been ar,
rested
Mrs. Rice, in her testimony, said
that Rustin first asked her to kill him
about two weeks ago and finally she
consented and agreed to shoot herself
afterwards. She said the shooting
was TO be done in his office Sunday
August 50, his idea being she said,
That the noise of the passing street
ears would drown the report of the
revolver shot. She was then To Kill
herself.
cunning ochenle,
She said a cunning scheme to avoid
her suicide being connected with his
murder had been preached by the doc.
.or. She was to shoot him through
he abdomen. then she was to remove
he empty cartrile and ispose Of it.
fhen she was 10 take the revolver
away with her reload il. and Mil her
elf
In that way only one empty shan.
rot two, would be found when she
lied by her own hand, and his death
md hers could not be connected. t1
ring shame and humiliation upon his
amily.
Rustin had bought rcvolvel AT
'awn shop. but had no ammunition
Ihe woman said she bought som,
'artridgcs. but in trying 10 load The
Weapon Saturjayn light she got IL out
u order so that the killing could MT
'e carried out on Saturday night as
damned
Her Nerve Failed.
Tn" following Friday night she &C
Ru~fis 20 his office. he
'aded the pistol and asked her to
hoot him Her nerve failed. how
Yer. and Rusfin became angry It
as then de,iled that the shooting
as to bc done In his barn. the idea
'ing that it would appear that he
al been shot hy footpads
he gave me the gun said the
ifuess. and ] walked up 10 the alley
.ck ct his house. while Ee went In
o front door Of the house. intending
go out the back day ~ the harm
. this happened Friday. August 2s
While 7 was in the alley some one
owe along and lost ms nerve again
l went hack 20 Farnsm street. saiI
rs Rice.
! walked east on Fauum street"
ii Mrs Rice. to get away from
In. and waited on the next corner
p p rar
RustiH vas on that very car. a..
rdiHg no s. ucman's statement.
.e said Rustin vas very angry a.
g IesertiOn and insisted on her
ming back 70 his place.
We walked back 70 Forty First
-eet and sent around tae back
Iy through the alley again 70 the
n. she coniinaeL She said she
Is let r. the barn through a sliding
Or