The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-08
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so SIZE DRtW PIsrob AND S1nED
ar HER LOTER.

nsiss Thomp,o. Hsd Reieetsd You-s No
K.un>s-. s-t Hs Followed Her l. th,
Street sna Kept Catching Hold OF Hsr
Arr-Ths shot Missed. but It Broueht
Irer Brothsr Robert. vvhe Drusses Hi-
william Kaufman Of Elm Park. Staten Isl.
and tried few months ago to induce Miss
Margaret Thompson to marry him. Failing IN
his attempt he choked her. For this he was
put under bonds to keep the peace. His ardor
as a lover has now got him into trouble again,
Miss Thompson Is the daughter OF John
Thomp son. who lives at o5 Sands street. Elm
Park. and kaufman IL q young plumber who
lives In Prospect street
He was not allowed to call on her. and 70 on
Friday evening last he loitered around her
home. hoping to see her come out II IL said
that he had been hanging about the girls
house every night for some time. endeavoring
TO get a word with her However this may be.
the girl came out on Friday evening. and
Kaufman. was on hand. She was alone. hav-
ing started on an errand in the village. She
walked down tho street and Kaufman. who
was on the opposite side OF the street crossed
over and accosted her He took hold Of her
arm and renewed his protests OF love. and tried
to reason with her. Miss Thompson declared
she would have nothing TO do with him. and
demanded that he let 20 Of her arm.
Kaufman did not let 20. and so she broke
from his grasp. He caught hold OF her again
and she got away from him q second time.
Kaufman followed her at n little distance In
the rear a. she walked rapidly down the street.
After walking half block he went up along
side Of Mics Thompson again and made an-
other effort to got her TO pardon his former
actions and give him permission to visit her
at her home. This she refused to do. and
told him II he did not discontinue his an
noysnces she would make him. kaufman
thought this an idle threat and erssped her
A. quick as . fash the young woman
1t did not bit him. but for a moment he stood
paralyzed with astonishment Then he at
She resisted his sforts. and then. for thu
nrst time. began to scream. The shot and her
the siri's brother. Robert Thompson. When
ISs s sau s s
him lima good tSrasbiDs Kaufman was not Very
ss nTt Sss me- Fhonp
son went to the village under the escort Of her
brother, performed her errand. and then
Yesterday afternoon she went before Justice
% n fgs fnd nss
charge was assault In the third degree. He
was arrested nnd taken to court. where he de-
clared he hadn't done anything wrong. The
Justice. however, committed him to the police
station in West Brighton for exam ina tion.
The previous trouble occurred on the night
OF Jan. 4. kaufman had called on Miss
Thompson. They were In tho front parlor.
when sounds OF q struggle were heard Miss
1hompson's father and brother Robert rushed
into the room and found kaufman choking
her,
She was lying on the floor and he had her
Rrasped By tho throat In q violent rngs. He
was elected from the house after the brother
bad administered o severe beating to him.
Miss Thompson said Kaufman had proposed
marriage to her and she had rejected him.
He dew into rage ut her refusal and began to
choke her.
Later on the same evening Kaufman re-
turned to Mr.. Thompson's homo armed with
n shotgun. He walked up and down tho
veranda OF tho house calling on Mr.. Thomp-
son to come out and be filled with shot. This
MIR. Thompson wisely refused to do.
out Of the house unobscryed by kaufman. and
about midnight He aroused the Justice from
his bed and secured a warrant for Kauffmnns
arrest When he returned with policeman
the next day. He told the Justice at the tine
that he didn't mean to harm miss Tn ON pson.
and was sorry he had hurt her. The latter
did not press the complaint against him, and
he was merely rhnced under $500 bonds to
keep the peace. Kauffmann's trial on the new
offence will probably take place tomorrow