The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-06-21
SEEKS DEATH At
CRAVE OF CHILD
Stricken Neither Found Pros.
trate on Ground Where
Polreis Girl Lies.
Is A TALE OF HORROR
Arrest Of Mrs. Kaufman. Wife Of Rich
Brewer for MansIsushtsr. u 10
Said, viii Be Followed by
Others Being Accused.

Parkston. 8. D.. June ia small
trunk OF wet. torn and blood-covered
clothing. belonging TO Agnes Polrcis
before her mysterious death ut the
home Of Millionaire Moses Kaufman
In Sioux Falls June I. which was re-
ccived from Sioux Falls and opened
today by States Attorney j. l.. Quinn.
In considered as conclusive evidence by
the attorney for the prosecution and
the people Of Parkston that the girls
last three weeks on earth were the most
horrible which could have been endured
by n human being. and that the girl
was the victim OF foul play. 30 das-
tardly and cruel as TO defy criminal
annals anywhere.
When a was learned that the trunk
81 the iI-year- Austrian girl. who
twelve weeks ago went TO the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Kaufman rs a
servant. and whose death has resulted
IN the millionaire's wife being arrested
and charged with mansiaughter. feel
Ing became intense here. and there In n
renewed determination To probe the
aeath. TO the last thread. and To hight
Tor justice ut any cost.
The board OF supervisors OF Hutch
lnson county has agreed TO stand by
the attorneys and determined citizens.
and Attorney Quinn are working day
and night TO get new evidence In the
case.
Will 30 Used as Evidence.
The wardrobe OF the girl will be taxi
en- TO Sioux Falls and offered as evil
dence that the girl did not die n nat
hrai death. Attorney Quinn grievous-
~ remarks that II the girl died from
Of hlaAA ha In annyinRaA aha lnut
the blood because OF the forty-nine
outs he and the physicians have counted
On her head and body.
Today. before half n dozen witnesses.
including Charles Zchnphennig and
Anton FcrEsn. who made the first trip
To Sioux Fails To investigate the mat
ter. Attorney Quinn opened the trunk
with the key given to the girls father
In Sioux Falls by Moses Kaufman.
1t was "A grewsomc sight for those
who examined the trunk. The girls
wardrobe was merely n pile Of torn
and tattered rags. covered with blosd
stains: smelling OF turpcntinc: here
and there coated with wood ashes.
turned Co lye. which had eaten the
garments. and the whole contents OF
the trunk as damp and soggy as
though they had been hurricdly
washed and dumped into the trunk
klNlHE NtltNl Alllli w hEAs
Neat, Clean in Habits.
Mrs. ]. Gross. for whom the girl
worked In Parkston before going to
Sioux Falls. was present. She exam
lined the trunk critically. and also the
clothing. She declared II tn be the
same trunk. but the clothing was so
covered with blood and dirt Il was with
difficulty she found the girls name on
some OF the garments. She declared
the girl was neat: never had sore
on her body or soiled clothes in her
room for any length or time. when she
worked for her. and that was only "A
little over three months ago.
One by one the blood stained and
tnttcred garments were drawn from
the trunk. men turning their faces
away from the horrible sight and wom-
on not pretending TO keep back the
tears. at the spectacle OF the girls
undcrgarments covered with coagu-
lated blood. and showing only too
plainly that the girl suffered the SUI
periative OF human misery during the
last few days OF her life. whether the
wounds were inflicted by another. or
whether they were just ulcers. as
claimed by DIR. GERMAN. through
which the poison was thrown out OF
the system"
Fearful Wound on Shoulder.
A cotton suit or underciothing was
taken out by the states attorney. II
was wringing wet. on the right
shoulder OF the garment was a blood
stain as large as n dinner plate. The
location OF the stain correspondent TO
the wound. which was "A cut TO the
bone, on the girls right shoulder. A
pair OF stockings I'm the bottom OF the
trunk were found TO be covered with
wood ashes, which had become n lye
and eaten holes in them. The ashes
on the stockings were accounted for
by Attorney Quinn from the testimony
given at the preliminary hearing by
young Erickson. the Kaufman hired
man. who stated that Mrs. Kaufman
compelled the girl to battle her feet.
covered with wounds. in wa
ter In which quantity OF
ashes had been thrown. IL Is
thought the girl put her feet I'm the
on. because they were no stuck 10 the
wounds on her feet and legs that she
could not remove them without suffer-
ing pain.
Blood Stains Everywhere.
The knit shawl. which IL Is said the
girl wore over her head In Sioux Falls,
had several blood stains In the middle
OF IL. as from wounds on the head
which were bleeding. IL was also damp
previous TO packing. Then there were
muslin undergarments. covered with
blood stains and even clots OF blood.
where they had touched tho wounds
on the hips and legs: there was a blue
kitchen apron which. IL IL said. was
tied about the girls neck when she
was taken to the hospital, and IL bore
the marks OF blood. The little hand
kerchiefs OF the sufferer bore blood
stains; the only WOODEN dress skirt In
the wardrobe had blood on 10.
mo wonder Undertaken A. Snashnall
OF Sioux Falls told US the girls body.
which he removed from the hospital.
was the worst he had seen In ten
years said the attorney. as he laid the
garments back. THE undertaken said
the body OF Miss Polreis was the first
one he had seen which he was afraid
TO touch"
Mother Seeks Girl.
To add to the pitlfui scene OF power
~ at the Polreis home. which Is Just
out OF Parkston. the mother OF the girl
Is thought TO be losing her mind. II
was while the states attorney was
examining the trunk that woman
was sent after Mrs. Polreis. the girls
mother. Failing TO ind her at home.
n neighbor advised that some one be
sent 20 the cemetery. When neighbors
arrived they found the woman pros
trate on the grave OF her youngest
child. weeping and crying that she