Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
THE DEATH COMPACT
between Or. Rustin and Davis AGAIN
Told by Mrs. Rice,

omaha, Neb., Dec. 4-The prosecu-
tlon finished its case today in the trial
.. Cnaries E. Davis, charged with the
ii!uroer or DR.. Frederick Rustin and
the deIence began it's testimony in
Judge sears branch of the criminal
court
7 Mrs. Rice took up most of the fore.
noon with testimony about DR.. Rms
tln's having told her OF, the plan where
by Davis was to kin him under prom.
ise' that the physician would furnish
Davis with deadly poison with which
to take his life.
me state placed number of wit
hesses on the stand during the after
noon to corroborate the testimony of
Mrs. Rice and to fix the time of DIR.
Rustln's movements and those of
Davis during the evening preceding
the death of the former The defence
quickly began the introduction of wit.
nesses to impeach those of the state.
The question pending when court
adjourned yesterday was allowed to be
answered. Mrs. Rice said that DR..
Rustin told her that he had secured a
man to kill him and that she would not
have to do thes deed She told of DIR.
fsustins calling up a drug store to Sc
cure aconite on the Afternoon before his
death. She told of the visit Of Dacis
to the doctors Office during the after
noon She said she took a West Far
nam car in the afternoon. DR.. Rustin
took the same car for home, but they
did not get on together and while he
stopped at 10th street she went to the
nr Il
this proceeding because he did | not
want them seen together in public more
than was necessary. She told of her
visit to the doctors Office at night dur
ing which Davis came. Meantime the
doctor showed her a bottle of poison
which he said he was preparing for
Davis. who in exchange for it was to
kill DIR. Rustin. The poison was mix
ture of another drug with aconite.
The original bottle of aconite he gave
her and later she turned it over to the
police. During Davis second visit to
the office but while he was temporarily
absent from the room, witness said she
tried to dissuade DR.. Rustin from dy-
ing, but he declared that it must be
that night
She said DR.. Rustin explained to her
his plan of sending Davis to the vicin-
ity of his home. She left the Office af-
ter 8 o'clock that night, going to Mey-
err & Dillon's drug store and later
walking on Farnam street near 18th
waiting for DR.. Rustin She saw the
latter approach accompanied by Davis,
who boarded a westbound car after Dr.
Rustin joined her and they walked to
14th and Farnam streets. On the way
DR.. Rustin told her his plans were all
made.
Arriving at 14th and Farnam streets
she said she saw Davis standing on the
sidewalk. DR.. Rustin here left her for
his home and she shortly afterward
took a car for her boarding house. Be
fore leaving her DR.. Rustin told her to
wait a little while and if he found that
Davis would fail him he would return
to her. She did as directed, taking the
third car that came along. She arrived
about 20 minutes after midnight at the
house where she lived and telephoned
twice to Dr. Rustin's home and was
told that he was not at home. After
o'clock next morning she called the
Rustin home again, but did not learn
of the shooting until she read it in the