The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
ALLEGED SLAYER
OF GIRL IS HELD
Women Lead Off in a Remarkable
Demonstration Against
the Prisoner.
Latter and Her Husband Take
Refuge in Stable from
Angry Crowd.
Special to The Journal.

Sioux Falls, s. D., June 20.-Mrs.
Emma Kaufman, wife of Moses Kauf-
| mann, the millionaire brewer, was held
| this forenoon to the state circuit court
without bail to answer to charge of
numbering Miss Agnes Polreis, her 10
|, year-old domestic. This was the result
| Of the closing session of the prelim-
mary examination Of Mrs. Kaufmann,
held this forenoon before Judge A. b.
! Wheelock.
The session today was brief. Tho
i defendant and her husband arrived at
the courtroom. shortly after 10, ana
when they had found seats State s At
J, torney Orr of this county arose and
/ asked that Mrs. Kaufman b,zsommit-
| ted to the custody Of the sheriff pend
/ ing her trial at the next term of circuit
court,
No objection was made by Mrs,
| Kaufman 8 attorney, and not a word
of testimony was offered by fhe defense.
It had been expected that Judge Frank
r. Aikens, Mrs. Kaufmann's attorney,
would ask that the case be dismissed
/ on the ground that facts sufficient TO
constitute the crime of murder had not
been shown by the prosecution: How
ever, nothing of the kind was done.
| Motion for Bail Coming Later. .
Later in the day it is understood =
motion will be made before Judge -.
w. Jones of the circuit court, asking
that the defendant be admitted to bail
pending her trial in the circuit court.
| Notwithstanding that today's ses-
sion of the preliminary hearing was
very brief one, there were several sem
sational episodes Immediately prior: to
and following the hearing. Attic the
hearing was not to be held until 10
i clock; crowds began gathering in and.
around the courtroom as early as 3.
/ o 'clock. Iand before 9 every available
foot Of space in the courtroom, In the
doorways and in the Railways adlolns.
= ing were packed with a dense mass OF
!, people. A great part of the crowd was
/ composed Of ladies, many Of them in
fashionable attire.
Women Hiss Mrs. Kaufman.
When the carriage occupied by Mrs.
Kaufman and her husband drove up
! in front of the Auditorium, the side
walk was closely packed with dense
! mass of humanity and it was with diff
! fculty that policeman forced a pas
, sage thru the crowd so that Mr.. and
, Mrs. Kaufman could make their way
! to the courtroom
! While the party was crowding It's
way thru the hallway to the courtroom.
Mrs Kaufman was vigorously Kissed
by the spectators, the Kisses coming
! largely from the women in the crowd.
: Mrs. Kaufman is of dark complexion,
and altho she wore veil, it could be
sheet Of paper. She doubtless expected
: that at the slightest provocation she
!. would be roughly handled by the crowd.
0 In the brief time that the court was
}, in session every available inch of space
in the courtroom and adjacent Railways
: was packed to suffocation. Women
stood on chairs, on boxes and, in fact,
Q in every point of vantage, and craned
: their necks in eagerness to catch the
f few words spoken by States Attorney
: Orr and Judge Wheelock.
: surged About the Prisoner.
After being in the courtroom only
f a few minutes, Mrs. Kaufman was
e again escorted to the sidewalk. Her
o carriage was not ready, and after q
Z painful wait of a minute or two, her
l., self, her husband and others of the
little party started across the street
9 to a livery establishment, where they
f sought refuge.
The crowd packed closely about them
: and for moment there were fears
for Mrs. Kaufman IS safety. Some few
cries of tlynch her! - were heard.
Crowd outwitted.
? The party engaged livery rig In
the establishment where they had taken
\ refuge, and while the crowd was packed
closely around one of the double doors
the rig containing. the Kaufmanns
dashed at full speed from another door,
e thus taking the crowd by surprise.
The crowd fastened after the car
rage and followed it short distance,
giving vent to shouts and derisive
cries as the vehicle dashed up the street
and finally out of sight. The crowd
was slow to dispense and not until noon
. had the excitement died down and the
/ throngs disappeared.
n Mayor Interferes.
:, !, Mayor Pillsbury this morning issued
= :, an order forbidding the further exhibit
!, ton Of the bloody clothing of the dead
I girl, now in charge of several Parkstor
. men, who are stopping at a local hotel
The action of the mayor was based
% upon the ground that a further exhibi
. ton of the clothing tended to infams
+ the public mind and might lead to 9
= riot if continued.