The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-06-13
derstand what she said, as she spoke fn
a foreign tongue.
Another Nurse Heard,

derstand what she said, as she spoke m
a foreign tongue.
Another Nurse Heard.
The fourth witness for the state
was Miss #. Z. Coutts, a professional
nurse, who also was connected with
the Sioux Falls hospital at the time
the dead girl was q patient there
She corroborated to a great extent
the testimony OF the two prior wit
nesses. She stated that Agnes Pol
reis' eyes were sunken, her face was
very pale, and In addition to the cuts
and abrasions there were scratches
upon her shins. She saw the girl for
the first time after she had been
taken from the women's ward Of the
hospital to a private room, and after
the patient had been undressed, but
before her wounds had been ban
daged. The witness therefore was in
position to describe at length the
injuries upon the girl which the state
alleges caused her death, and which
are alleged to have been inflicted by
Mrs Kaufman.
The testimony of these four wit.
nesses had practically been completed
when court took an adjournment un-
til Monday morning at 9 o'clock, but
some or all OF the four may be re-
called at that time to give such fur
ther testimony as they may possess
which might be material.
With the first week over of the muir
der trial in which Mrs. Emma Kauf-
mann, of Sioux Falls, is accused of
causing the death of her maid, Agnes
Polreis, and the jury just secured, the
delay has proved very tiresome to court
officials and scores of witnesses watt
ing their turn to testify. Mrs. Kauf-
mann, the accused, has born the strain
as well as anyone. T.
Star Witness Watched.
Peter Erickson, the star witness for
the prosecution, will be grilled by the
defense. Desperate efforts naturally
will be made to have the witness modi-
fy some of his direct evidence as to
various things he observed at the
Kaufman home in connection with the
relations which existed between Mrs.
Kaufman home in connection with the
she is charged with having murdered.
Erickson, since coming to Flandreau,
has been carefully watched by the at
torneys for the prosecution, and by the
witnesses from Parkston who are push
ing the case against Mrs Kaufman.
They appear to fear that an effort viii
be made to spirit Erickson away from
Flandreau, but while this watchfulness
is justified In view of the Importance
of the case and of Erickson's testi-
mony, 1t is unlikely that the defense
at this late day would seek to tamper
with the states star witness.
Parkstonites VigiIant.
The delegation from Parkston, the
home of the parents of the dead girl,
is a very large one, and the male
members OF the party are rendering
assistance to the attorneys
for the state in rounding UP and look
ing after the states most important
witnesses, and In keeping them posted
on the movements of the enemy--the
Both sides are watching each
other like cat watches mouse, and
when a move OF any Importance is
made by one side or the other, outside
of the court room, the other side speed
lily knows of 1t,
The vigilance of each side Is being
so closely that practically
every person with whom the attorneys
for one side or the other consults is
promptly knewn In the opposition
camp. l...
II has been officially announced that
George b. Egan, the Logan, Ia, at
torney who has been associated with
the prosecution, has taken full charge
of the case for the state and will con-
duct 1t until it goes to the jury.
Colonel s. H. Cochran, the senior
Of the firm of Cochran &
Egan, Of Logan, arrived here today
from Omaha, and is In consultation
with his partner in reference to con-
Quoting the states case. p.
Mother of Dead Girl I'll.
Mrs John Polreis, mother OF the girl
Agnes Polreis, whose death. by means
of torture and neglect Mrs. Kaufman
Is alleged to have caused. was not in
the court room today. She is in a la
mentable mental state, and yesterday
afternoon, at recess time. arose from
her seat, clasped her hands above her
head as If in prayer and suddenly
started toward Mrs. Kaufman, who
had her back turned. The woman was
restrained and returned to her
chair. She is accompanied here by her
husband and their daughter Elizabeth.
On several occasions since the death Of
Agnes the mother has behaved strange
Iy. On one occasion she went to the
grave of the dead girl, and throwing
herself PROSTATE upon the mound OF
dirt wept uncontrollably and was car
ried away only by main strength by
friends: