The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-07
51HG0TT MAY CHOW
OUT OF THE: HE:KAvFFMIAsl
MURDER GASE;lEII IEil
People Of ParIsston, Hone o.
Dead Girl. Write TO Sioux
Falls Jobbers.

EallS JobberS.
Sioux Falls, S. D., June 3.---Some-
thing of Il sensation, III view OF the
near approach OF the commencement or
the trial of Mrs. Emma kauttmah' OF
this city, on the charge OF having hluf,
deied her domestic, has been created
b by the nooding of the Sioux Falls job
bers and business men with copies OF q
letter prepared under the direction OIL d
committee of citizens AT Parkston VINO
are actively engaged in the prosecution
OF Mrs. Kaufman.
Some weeks ago the citizens COM
mittee engaged special Attorneys W.
rroln Iowa and one from South Dakota,
to assist states Attorney Orr, OF THIS
City, in prosecuting the case. The puf-
pose of sending out the letters at TINS
time is to induce, il possible, the sioux
Fails jobbers and business men 10 con-
tribute toward the fund tor the pay
ment of the special attorneys. 1t is
claimed that when read between the
lines the letters intimate that Jobbers
who do not consent to contribute Will
suffer loss of trade at the hands OF such
OF the Parkston business men as can
ne Influenced by the members OF the
committee.
Flood of Letters Sent
The circular letters sent out by the
parEston committee evidently have
been printed in large numbers, Tor
single Sioux Falls jobbing house alone
received eleven of them from dlltefellt
sources. The letters read as tolloWs:
The Kaufman case needs no formal IN
troduction; you have heard all about IL,
but you probably have not ne heard 81 til,. our .oT
interest in the case When sne fut.la.va nun ,,,a
organized for the purpose of discovering
who 50 cruelty tortured this girl TO death.
This was done because the glrls parents
H. t1>Atnt SO no
gives or should give the poor as lnuch,
right to live as a wealthy person You
know 1t was no easy matter to secure thei
arrest of Mrs Kaufman owing TO the
prominence and influence of her husband,
| and Your states attorney did not give
| credence to our proof until two of your
physicians came here and more than Nefl-
lfied proofs offered by us.
| A great expense was incurred by us IN
getting action in this case, which has so
far been paid entirely by us, and 1lntans
I 1t necessary to continue this expense we
are again asking all justice-lovlng cltlZens
TO contribute literally, and to iobbers and
business men of Siou2. Falls we wlll say
that we have no apology to offer; TINS
/ crime was not committed here; 1t Is a case
for you and your county. and had 1T not
been for. us the murderer Of Aenes ,l pol-
.cts would have escaped without the pub
/ lie even knowing that such a srinls h-asi
! been committed.
Now as your county commissioners and
Your states attorney have done absolutely
nothing towards assisting us in financial
way in paying expenses incurred in getting
evidence. etc We erust put the case up 10
the business men OF SlouS rams esleGlalis s
since we nave seen INA naiS S1, "a : .i,gn
Mn nIr s we bond in the frst place
and again to make afddavits declaring she
! could not secure "a fair trial i'm Minnehaha
county. all of which makes it more eN-
| peasive for US, as the accused would be
ready for trial mad she peeh fl ~
refllln IN jan Us peof}le on s.lai 10 10 10 Tha
Mn sfa5dinm nrm nf Mr Kaufiman should
nat OUT any ff1y1re in this, case lawabil!ing
| citizens must not assist a wealthy person
accused OF murder in getting out easy.
We are sending this 10 Sioux rams }op-
bers whom we iake to pe Ilea VINO VII 10 aJ
.ne;r snare loMalus sseu, rhs sbni,d II,
t,u n pay ~ i,,s pt, Ma NV your coilntyl.
| cashier Hutchinson County bank. of Park
ston.
Quite number of these letters may go
TO the same parry. pul lne iesuaes W-!l r 10
1 he;t iollilue.4C C" w us, ~ ho,,setnns al
.ha,l Uui ~ terI,i,5a1 TO secure n
/ tboro,lrh trial OF this case: we consider 1t
a duty ia humanity al.l ii is even more sc
your duty to assist in crime being pun
ished in your midst; we nave done our
dutN IA poi,ltinE ms orc oct 70 you.
Contrieuse OFl'y as is$payers'
Weii informed quarters ll!e op1nioil
Is expressed lflfit practlcailS hotillhs $
/ VIII pe Coiittlt,u.eu o9 siis 'ous't.ie99
the payment of the special attorneys.
The entire costs of prosecuting the
Kaufman case VIII be pald by the taN-
payers of this (Mlnnehaha) county.
while the people of Parkston ana
responsible Tor the payment OF y Single
/ penny OF the thousands OF dollars