Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
RUST|N RISKS HELD Up PARADE BOTTLED UP
Insurance Concerns interest Euchasc Congress Compe
ed in Death Mystery ed to Quit Plans.
NEIGHBORS TELL OF NOISES PROCESSION WITHIN WALLS
Three Men Dead Mans Catholics
Home Night of Tragedy. Announced
GIRL GIVES CLUE TO POLICE MR. AsQUITH INTERFERED
Davis Wife Him Intimaed
He Has Fortune in Possibly Unlawful and
to Provoke
Insurance Concerns interest
ed in Death Mystery.
NEIGHBORS TELL OF NOISES
Three Men Seen Near Dead Mans
Home Night of Tragedy.
GIRL GIVES CLUE TO POLICE
Davis Wife on Way to Join Him.
He Has Fortune in Own
Right.

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surance companies have taken a hand in
the DR. Frederick Rustin death mystery.
Three different companies filed petitions
in the district court this morning asking
that the testimony of both Charles Z.
Davis and Mrs. Rice be perpetuated.
A list OF questions which was attached
to the petition is proposed to Davis and
Mrs. Rice. The questions cover prac-
tically the same ground as covered at the
inquest.
The purpose is to have the testimony of
these two witnesses in proper legal form
to present evidence in case either
should leave the jurisdiction of the Omaha
courts.
The insurance companies signing the
petition are the Aetna Life of Hartford.
Conn.,. which had $4,000 policy on Rus
tins life; the Travellers Insurance Com
pany of Hartford and the Employers
Liability Company of London. Each of
the latter companies have 5000 on Rus
tins life.
In each policy is clause declaring void
the insurance in case the insured died of
intoXicants while under the influence
of intoxicants.
Neighbors Heard Noises.
County Attorney English today made an
A Becker, living at 41st and Dodge streets.
just one block in the rear of the Rustin
home. Members of the family told Eng
fish they heard noises back of their
house on the morning of the Rustin trag-
edy.
The young daughter of Mr.. Becker.
Florence, sixteen years old. says she
saw three men come out of the woods
back of their house and go north on 41st
hon r.1,N Il-; tl,n,
Mr.. and Mrs. Becker and their daugh-
ter all heard the noises, and got up and
looked out but could distinguish moth
ing. although Mrs. Becker sat by the rear
window for twenty minutes, she says
This was at 80 in the morning.
The noises continued, but as there
seemed to be no trouble Mrs. Becker, as
well as her husband and daughter re-
tired.
An hour later or at o'clock. the
daughter, Florence, got UP again to get
ii drink of water, she says. Going into the
bathroom, which faces west on list street,
she saw three men come out of the
shadow of the trees back of the house
south, and go past the house in "a north
erly direction.
There is d gas lamp on the CORNER.
could see men plainly. said Florence
Becker. "They all had their coats OF.
AS they went past the house they put
them on.
Saw Such Man BEFORE.
1.-TWO of the men were in the shadow
cast by the third | could not see them
well.
Il thought at the time that the thick
set man | saw was the same man L saw
about noon the day before.
This man lay down on the grass in
the rear of the two houses fronting on
4lst street next to Farnam street.
II was uncommonly Interested IN the
noises that early in the morning, De-
cause we had reason to believe that some
one was trying to steal our cIlchens
For that reason / listened long time
but decided that the noises were MADE
by a couple of men who were drunk.
However, when we got our enehihS
paper the day DR.. Rustin was Killed
said to myself Those noises last night
rad something to do with it, and notified
the police about 3 o'clock in the after
noon Detective Mitchell was sent out
and he talked with my father and myself
and took down everything we sald
A representative of the Aetna insurance
COMPANY declined to say whether the pol
lev of $1,000 in his company on the dead
mans life would be contested All con
Germs carrying insurance on Rustins lie
are working together.
Davis Is Wealthy.
1t was stated today that Charles +.
Davis, charged with the Rustin murder
has a fortune of his own amounting to
about $4,000, most of which came to hin,
when his father died and the estate was
divided This money is invested in stock
of the Davis Real Estate Company and
the First National Bank.
Davis wife is coming to Omaha from
California Members of the Davis family
decline to divulge Mrs. Davis California
address but say she has been fully in
formed of what has. transpired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis have been sep
arated for about seven years. He has
made regular remittances for the support
of his wife and daughter. who have lived
In several places since the separation, in
Guiding two years in Paris, where the
daughter studied music.