The Detroit times., 1908-09-09
TRIPLE PACT OF
DEATH TOLD OF
BY WOMAN
MRS. A65IE RICE, WITNESS IN
THE DR.. RUSTIN MURDER CASE,
REVEALS MARVELLOUS STORY
AT THE INQUEST.

OMAHA. Neb, Sept. AT the In.
guest on the death OF DR.. Frederick
T. Rustin, the Omaha surgeon who
was found dying on his porch one
week ago, with bullet through his
body. Mrs. Abbie Rice. witness. told
thrilling tale. almost incredible in
its sensational details.
The story told was OF three people
all wanting TO die: one because OF his
inability to provide for his wife and
children, although the brightest sur
geon In the west, and further. because
OF his infatuation for another woman:
the second a woman anxious and
willing to die because OF her love for
the doctor; and the third. young
man wanting to die because OF insom.
MIA.
The woman refused 10 die until
after the physician was dead; the
physician could not suicide because OF
| clauses In his insurance policies.
which would prevent his wife from re
ceiving the money therefor. The WON
an would not murder the doctor be
cause OF her love, and the third man.
according TO the story brought out OH
the witness stand, just simply wanted
poison and was willing 10 shoot the
physician in return for enough drugs
TO produce death After shooting the
physician the man was ready TO take
his drug and die, and the woman had
made preparations 70 kill herself.
The physician died. the woman AMI
other man still live. the latter recover
N fro % 4 n
morphine and swallow OF chloride Of
gold, and the woman arrested before
she could carry out her portion OF tho
compact. DR.. Fred Rustin was the
physician. Mrs. Abbie b. Rice the
woman, and Charlie" Davis. wealthy.
whose brother is vice-president OF the
First National bank OF Omaha. is the
third man.
Without emotion, Mrs Rice said:
Doctor and | were living at the
Royal hotel then, AZ least we took
rooms there, and we decided TO com.
NIT the deed there instead of in the
office; so we told each other good.
bye and got out the pistol but in
loading II something broke and we
could not carry out our intentions
there
That was on Sunday. Doctor said
nothing more about me killing him for
week, and then one day he said we
must do II at once. SO that day we
went to Council Bluffs and had the
gun fixed. We carefully loaded the
gun and put an extra cartridge in
my purse so that could kill myself
with II.
Doctor showed me just where to
shoot and we waited until street car
was close, so ii would drown the shot.
DR.. Rustin stood straight i'm front
or me and when the car got near he
said:
Could Not Shoot.
Now shoot raised the gun but
my nerve failed and | lowered IT,
Il love YOU 100 much. so | can't
DO it, | said.
Doctor got very mad and scolded
me and then he suggested that we go
out To ms house and that | wait la
his barn and shoot him and people
would think burglar had done the
shooting
Il agreed 10 that and We took
street car and went out there.
slipped around 10 the alley, but a man
came by and | ran away. took a car
and came down in town.
Doctor Rustin took the next car
and caught me on the street. He up.
braided me so | agreed TO go back
and try ii again.
That time ! got TO the barn and
he came through and opened the door
and ! entered the building.
The gun was all ready and he
again stood up to be shot. Shoot
to hit me right here he said and put
his finger on the place was to hit.
II took good aim and was just about
TO shoot when he suddenly said:
Wait minute. we are too close.
II would leave powder marks and
look too much like suicide. Stand
further back
Then | broke down again and told
him could not. | told him to shoot
me If he wanted TO, but that I could
not kill him that way.
Found Some One Else.
Tuesday afternoon when | saw
him he told me not 10 worry, that he
had found some one else TO kill him
and that | would not have TO do IL. A
man was coming to his ofiice--a man
named Charley Davis. | was intro
duced TO him that day at Dr. Rustin's
Office
THAT night We met in the Doctors
Office. He was much depressed. The
man came In about O'Clock and
left them together awhile.
When | came back, DR.. Rustin told
me Davis was to kill him I'm return
for enough poison TO kill himself He
GAGE me a drug In bottle and told
me to take II when | knew he was
dead and that would follow him. He
gave me a check for $500 which
knew was OF no value. Then the other
man came In and | left the doctor
agreeing to meet him at Sixteenth and
Farnam-sts. later and ride home with
him before the other man killed him
II met him as 1 had agreed. The
other man was with him. The doctor
put that man on the car and told him
TO get of on the corner near his
house and go on to his house and
wait for him.
I'VE walked all the way to his home.
or near there. When We got 10 the
separating place, he said goodbye.
told me 70 wait for few minutes If
everything goes all right | will be kill
ed. He said. If his nerve fails him I
will come back 10 you.
II waited and watched him as he
went down the street until he faded
into the darkness. Then waited half
an hour and | knew everything was
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