Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-18
WAS GIRL MURDERED!
Rich Wonmn's Crucltics Said to
Have Caused the Dtath OF
Agnes lolreis
BODY COVERED WITH SCARS
Physicians Examination Of the Body
Which Was Exhumed for the Pur-
pose Reveals a Horrible story-Mrs.
Moses Kaufman Arrested on Man
slaughter Charge.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux city June Revelations VI
further atrocvities suffered by Agnes
Poreis, the 10 year-old servant OF Mrs.
Moses Kaufman. wife Of the Million
sire brewer at Sioux Falls. and for
whose death Mrs. Hartmann IS now III
custody, on The charge of mansiauSh-
ter, were made Saturday.
States Attorney Quinn, of Parkston,
s. d., the girls home. received n truat
full of clothing belonging To the dead
girl. 1t was opened and inspected IN
the presence of witnesses and every
garment WAS stained with blood. clo5s
appearing in many cases. They smelle I
of turpentine. which ii has already
been testified by the man servant was
poured on the open wounds of the girl
by Mrs. Kaufman. There was evl-
dence OF wood ashes changed to I've,
bearing out the hired mans testimony
that the girl was forced 10 battle in
water containing the ashes.
Some garments We're wet indicating
cleansing. The blooistains correspond
ed in position to the numerous cuts,
which married the young body ana
their condition is eloquent of the aw-
full suffering. which the girl passed
thru All this Will be presented as
evidence next Wednesday when the
hearing resumes. Besides this viii be
the Amos, jncreditable report of DR..
Olney of Sioux Falls. who examined
the body which was eXhumed twice.
The report says forty-ninc cuts and
bruises were found as follows:
Six scalp wounds made with some
blunt instruments four bruises or
wounds on the forehead. abrasion over
bridge of nose; one broad abrasion on
left cheek and two at the angle of the
left jaw: right side face badly SCARED;
one large and two small cuts on
point of chin: both lips badly cut ana
bruised scratches on right side of
chin and face one abrasion on right
side of neck; point Of right shoulder
cut thru to the bone about two ana
one-h half inches long: muscles severed
and wounds gaping; point of left elbow
exposing capsule; one thumb and back
of left hand skin slipped easily as II
scalded; large abrasion at left of CEN
ter Of patella; skin slipped off left
foot, as if scalded. Third finger of left
hand disjonted and bone protruding.
No physician was called until two
days before the girls death, but the
hired man, Peter Erickson, testified he
was compelled To minister to the girl
4 promineng physician made return
on the death that it was due to enemia,
superinduced by diabetes. The UNDER
taker said it was the worst body he
had ever seen. knowledge of this adj
ditional and startling evidence has
aroused the people of Parkston and the
supervisors have promised an appro-
priation to carry on the prosecution
with vigor That other arrests will
follow soon was predicted by one of the
Investigations Saturday.
The condition of Mrs. Polreis.
mother of the girl, is pitiable. Her
daughter had been prevented from
writing home. it is claimed, and after
a nine weeks silence she was tele-
phoned her daughter was dead. The
body came nome covered with flowers
and it was by mere accident the in
iuries were discovered and suspicion
aroused which has led to the biggest
sensation the state has had in years.
Three times the poor mother has been
carried from the grave of her child,
where she had thrown herself. saying
she wished to die there. Three years
ago, lust before the family left Aus
tria, another daughter was shot and
killed by jealous lover. The mothers
mind is thought to be failing.