Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-08
BOYCOTT MAY GROW
out OF THE KAUFMAN
MURDER CASE; LETTER
People of Parkston, Home o.
Dead Girl, Write to Sioux
Falls Jobbers.

Sioux Falls, 5. D., June 3.-Some
thing Of a sensation, In view of the
near approach OF the commencement OF
the trial OF Mrs Emma Kaufman, OF
this city, on the charge OF having lhu'
dered her domestic, has been creatSa
by the flooding OF the Sioux Fans Jop-
hers and business men with copies OF
letter prepared under the direction OF
committee of citizens at Parkston VINO
are actively engaged in the prosecution
Of Mrs Kaufman.
Some weeks ago the cltlzeus Coil-
mittec engaged special attorneys, wv"
from Iowa and one from South Dakota,
To assist States Attorney OTf OF IhIS
city, IN prosecuting the case. Inc puI
pose OF sending out the letters at TINS
time Is 20 induce, II possible, the sioux
Fans iobbcrs and business men 70 CON
tribute toward the fund for the pay
ment Of the special attorneys. II ~
claimed that when read between lhe
lines the letters intimate that JoopeLs
who do not consent 70 cont luulS NJ
suffer loss OF trade at the hands OF such
az the Parkston business men as can
be influenced by the members OF lhe
committee.
Flood Of Letters Sent.
The. circular letters sent out by the
Parkston committee evidently haNt
been printed in large numbers, FOR q
received eleven OF them from diHerenI
sources The letters read as follows:
rms, Kaufman case needs no formal n
PRODUCTION; YOU have heard all ABOUT ~
Interest in the case. When the mutilateG
hody of Agnes Poireis arrived mere We
organized for the purpose OF discovering
who SO cruelty tortured THIS gtFi 10 ueaNi.
This was done because the girls parents
are very poor people. nevertheless poverty
gives or should give the poor as m9cn lil
right TO live as a wealthy person Iou
know II was no easy matter 10 secure the
erresr of Mrs Kaufman owing TO the
prominence and influence Of her huspand
and your states attorney dld hos slHs
credeucc 70 our proof unuI TWO on yoGt'
physicians came here ana more IMAM '''F
ted proofs offered by US.
A great expense was incurred py US IL
getting action IN this case, which mas sc
far been paid entirely by us, ana hh'AnE
II necessary to continue this expense we
are again asking all justiCe-lONlnE ClIlESlH
to contribute literally. and to JobbeIs the
business men of Sioux Falis we VIII saS
that we have no apology 10 OHer' lhli
crime was not committed here; II Is a case
for you and your county, ana hau IL ny
neen for US the murderer OF Agnes f9l-
reis would have escaped without the pun
lie even knowing that sucn crime hld
been committed,
Now as your county commissioners anG
your states attorney have done ahsolulJly
nothing towards assisting MS IN a hnanCld,
way in paying expenses incurred III Settlte
evidence etc, we must put the case W ~
the business men of Sioux Falls espeGlaIiy
since we have seen that many Sioux rams
men have shown themselves ready 70 sigh
Mrs Kauftmans bond, in the hrst place,
and again TO mako afhdaNits occurring ste
could not secure a fair trial IN Mlnhehana
county an Of which makes * more eN-
pensive for us, as the accused WOuiu De
ready for trial had she been compeileo ~
remain IN Jail as people on trl9l tor hut. 5,t
der nearly always are compelled 10 DO. ms
high standing of Mr.. KAUFMAN should
not cut any figure in this case laWaMdlhB
citizens must not assist a wealthy person
accused Of murder IN getting out easy.
We are sending this TO Sioux rails lot
bers whom we take 20 be men VINO VIII aG
their share towards securing a IAlr lrlaI
| and paying part expense (Which should III
fact be entirely paid by your county,
Send your contributions 70 W. H. SHAW
cashier Hutchinson County bank, OF PARK
ston.
quite a number Of these letters may %
to the same party but the results Will be
/ kept confidential by Us, as we are not pro
| claiming our work from the housetops, a.,
though we are determined 70 secure 2
thorough trial Of this case, we consider II
a duty to humanity a"l Il Is even more SO
your duty to assist in crime being pun
shed in your midst; we have done our
! duty in pointing this one out to you.
Contribute Only as Taxpayers.
In well informed quarters the opinion
is expressed that practically nothing
viii be contributed by the business
J men OF Sioux FallS toward the lullu IOi
| the payment of the special attorneys
| The entire costs of prosecuting the
Kaufman case win be paid by the tax
payers of this (Minnehaha) county
while the people Of Parkston and
Hutchinson county will not lawfully be
responsible for the payment of single
| penny OF the thousands of dollars
! which IL win cost the taxpayers Of
Minnehaha county before the Kaufman
| case finally Is disposed of.
| The business men of Sioux Falls and
! the people of Minnchaha county are as
! determined as the people of Parkston
| and Hutchinson county that the case
| against Mrs. Kaufman shall be pros
| ecuted TO the end no matter what that
| end may be. The business men Of
| SouX Falls pay a good proportion OF
| the entire taxes Of Minnehahe county
! and therefore Will pay their just pro-
| portion of the costs of the Kaufman
! case. They do not hesitate to say that
! to contribute to the fund for the pay.
ment Of special attorneys, who Were
| engaged by the citizens committee OF
Parkston on their own responsibility
and without giving the business men
of Sioux Falls an opportunity to sug-
gest or consult as TO what special at
torneys should be engaged, would be
equivalent TO requiring them to pay
double for the prosecution of the Kauff-
man case.