Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-03-01
TO BE 0 up
A B!ackmailar After County Attorney
Keller He Is Threatened.
Hs ls Given Three Weeks In which To
Live and Enjoy Lite.
Numerous Letters Received BY Different
Parties IN tie City.

VI Aur'cious uiislRhcu letters, cIlafS.
ing County Attorney Keller with
many misdeeds aud warning him TO
prepare for his advent into the next
world. Mr.. Keller himself received
a warning, while another communi.
cation was addressed to his wife.
Since comment has been made upon
the subject by outside papers, The
COURIER, through the courtesy oil
Mr.. Keller, gives a copy Of each let.
ter received in the community, some
twelve in all, which had been
handed to him by the parties recely.
ing them. They were mailed in
Sioux City aud all are Of the same
handwriting. The three weeks
given to Mr.. Keller to live have ex.
pred and he is yet with us as cheer.
full and contented as OF old.
Who is the writer? is a question
asked by Mr.. Keller, although he
has an idea as to the party. He has
been gathering evidence slowly aud
it would no: be surprising if he Sc
cured an indictment ut the next
term Of court. Most of the letters
refer to the loss Of a trial-meaning
evidently the o%yerruling of a mo.
ton.
The fist letter given below is ad-
dressed to Mrs. Keller, and warns
her to prepare for widowhooa:
Mrs. Keller: Madame: Did o
hear OF your husbands trial, he lost it,
and you might as well begin to pre-
pare yourself to be "A widow, the best
you a for you ire a witnes to the
goodness of your husband. You know
where he goes, where he has no bust
ness to, If you wish to know my name
turn the leaves and you will see that it
is one OF your friends who wish you to
know something.
After informing Mrs. Keller Of her
approaching widowhood the sneak
iiend gives Mr.. Keller three weeks
to live in the letter received by him.
Mr.. Keller: Your trial is over and
your case is lost. ioa did not do your
duty to Mrs. Kennedy and for the case
OF Mrs Flemming and SO the cases YOU
are going to beg around to make trOu-
dc to to the people around Elk Point
and since YOU We're elected you had no
right to collect what you did you are
blamed by your own party of the pro-
hlbltlon unless you make restitution
to Mrs. Kennedy inside of 3 weeks YOU
Will hear from us again. Anon.
Not satisfied with doing up" Mr..
Keller the iiend writes TO Il minister
to have him prepare" himself for
the other world as letter indicates:
To the Baptist Minister: Reverend
Sir: You try to make Mr.. Keller pre-
pare himself because be gave SO much
trouble to this place. His trouble will
be done. You know how he act
toward prohibition. Soon he'll be
That the newspaper may be fully
to wife up an extensive
obituary notice the editor of The
COURIER received the letter below:
Editor of Courier: Do you want to
put something new in your paper
about Mr. Keller? The committy of
the - Society met together and
the jury have decided that he is guilty
Of defrauding Mrs. Kennedy of her
and oyercharging Tlemming
and he is accused of going about the
begging eases only to create
You know the trouble he
made concerning the Soldiers build
Print this and you will soon get
news that Mr.. Keller is done.
Even his grocer was given a fair
warning for Mr.. Thornton received
Il letter.
Mr.. Torton, the grocer,,S. G. Thorn
tonE Do you know that Keller has
lost his case? You had better look to
yourself for things will soon be settled
Prepare your books If there is anything
behind.
To Mr.. Wool that he might get tie
first chance to furnish his livery rigs
at the funeral the fiend gives the fol-
lowing pointer:
Mr.. Wood: Mr.. Keller will soon be
"out Of the road" and let him go and
settle Mrs. Kennedy and not to wait
too long for IL he wait too long he will
have no time to settle with her and We
think il he do not settle on this earth
he may settle in the next.
Messrs Ringsrud and J. NJ. Talcott
were complimented by the unknown
and given warning Of the approach
ing slaughter.
Mr. Torket, the lumberman, u. NJ.
Talcott): Do you know that Mr.. KEEL.
Ter lost his case for the trouble he
made and Mrs. Kennedy. You can let
him know that he is likely to meet
someone that will spit on his nose.
You are an honest man and you
let Mr.. Keller know SO that he can be
on his guard. He has made enough
trouble. 1t will soon be all over with
him.
Mr.. Renzo; CA. O. Ringsrud): You
are a honest man and you know all the
trouble that Mr.. Keller gave to this
place. 1t will soon be over. He will
never be attorney next year. I don't
mention all he has done for YOU know
it better than we do and you know
what he is doing yet.
There was a letter received by /.
n. Flanagan OF similar import TO the
above.
Words fail toexpress the despic-
a~lleness 0fthe above mode OF attack.
The assassin, theft, cut-throat are
gentlemen in comparison. If any
clue exists which viii lead t0 the
discovery Of the party it should be
followed, conviction secured and the
prisoner landed in ti,- penitentiary.
Now is the Time to get your spring
grinding .io,,e. More -four, better
-four, more bran, nor shorts at
Crill's mill than any other ii South
Dakota.
Go to Freeman Brothers' ior q
pail Of nice syrup fur TIC.