Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-03-28
WOMAN SHOT DEAD BY
ABRAHAM KAPEYSkl

Abraham Kapeyski, age 30. shot and
killed Rebecca Finkelstein, age 81, Wlie
of S. FinkelSJein, Monday morning
at 800 o'clock, and then FASTENED TO
this city to give himself ur to the
officers, he being pursued by an angry
mob. KapeySki in company with
number of other Polish Jews, settled
in the ktown of Saratoga, about SIX
miles from this city, last summer TO
try their luck at farming. Flnkelsteln
acted as one of the steering agents
for several real estate men IN Chicago,
and by his influence these people were
induced to come up here: to KapeySki
he represented that he had forty
acre tract, twenty acres OF which were
nicely under cultivation and the other
twenty more heavily tImbered.
Kapeyski .upon arriving here found
that the tract contained neither clear-
ing nor timber, but was purely patch
of scrub oak and jack pine, ever since
which time he has felt rather apgry
toward Finkelstein and many quarrels
have resulted because of this tranSac-
ton. Kapeyski had spent the last OF
seven hundred and fifty dollars which
he brought with him from the old
country, and saw nothing in return
for it. He therefore became very
bitter and this morning hot dis
cussion ensued between Finkelstein'S
wife and Kapeyski, during which the
latter pulled out d 38 caliber revolver
and shot Mrs. FinkelStein in the
breast killing her Immediately. A
great many of the colony heard the
report and FASTENED to the scene and
threatened to lynch Kapeyski, but he
being tleet-footed beat them in hot
race to this city. He bears number
OF marks of violence on his arms and
body. Your correspondent visited
him in his cell and found him
absolutely cool and Indifferent and he
related calmly the whole affair.
Finkelstein and the murderer lived IN
the same houSe,-the latter on the
first floor and the former on the second
floor A great many of the Jewish
people in this city and vicinity have
attempted to get into the cell of the
murderer this morning, but Sheriff
Little has taken all the necessary
precautions to prevent any violence
being done to him, if such a desire
exists
Sheriff w. e. Little, drove to the
scene OF the murder in the town of
Saratoga, where he subpoened the
following jury. Peter Mullen, Michael
Mathews, Thomas Chrystal, John
Besaw, Patrick Mcdonald and Andrew
Mari. They repaired to the scene of
the murder and viewed the remains.
District Attorney Theo. Brazeau and
Justice Burton l.. Brown drove from
Grand Rapids to the scene of the
murder, where they held an inquest
and the above jury rendered the
following finding: AN inquiSition
taken in the town of Saratoga in the
county of Wood on the 27Uh day of
March 1905, before Burton L. Brown,
one of the Justices of the Peace of
said county upon the view of the body
OF Ida Finkelstein, there dead, by the
jurors whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who being duly sworn to
Inquire on behalfsof this state when
in what manner and by what means
the said Ida Finkelstein came to her
death, upon their oaths do say, that
Ida Finkelstein came to her death.
March q, 1905 at about seven O'Clock
a. IN. by IA bullet fired from a revolver
in the hands of and by one Abraham
kapeyski and that said Abraham
kapeySki fired the. said shot which
resulted in said death willfully.
felonously and with malice afore
thought with intent to kill and
murder the said Ida FinkelsteIn."