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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
THE SECOND TRIAL
OF KAUFMAN CASE
ON AT FLANDREAU
Convicted and Granted New
Trial, Woman Must Again
Face Her Accusers.

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 1.-THE new
trial of Mrs. Emma Kaufman
charged with the murder of Miss Ag-
mes Polreis, her 16-year-old domestic,
began at Flandreau yesterday. The
defendant is the wife of Moses kauf-
mann, a prominent Sioux Falls brewer.
The first trial of Mrs. Kaufman
took place dt ~F1andreau in June, 1907,
and resulted in her conviction on the
charge Of manslaughter in the sec
ond degree, but an appeal to the state
supreme court was taken and a new
trial was granted.
The defense, owing to the strong
sentiment against the defendant in
his (Minnehaha) county, took a
change of venue to the state circuit
court of Moody county.
In the new trial the prosecution
will be conducted by States Attorney
Danforth, of Sioux Fails, assisted by
former States Attorney Orr; by
Thomas II. Null, OF Huron, and by
Ira F. Blewitt, former states attor-
ney of Moody county.
The defense will be conducted by
Aikens & Judge, OF Sioux Falls,
assisted by George Rice and associate
attorneys of Flandreau.
At the first trial Judge e. G. Smith,
of Yankton, presided, but he has been
preme court, and Judge William G..
Rice, of the Deadwood circuit, has
been chosen as presiding judge.
While the case will be called for
trial next Tuesday, it is unlikely that
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
S%ChooIma'am and Six Little
Pupils Expect to Receive
$4,000 Each.
THE CURRENCY IS FOUND

Omaha Neb., June Six little Bo-
bemian boys, the Oldest or VINO mis-
only IA. and their school teacher, Miss
Elizabeth Hayes, of South omaha,
whose cunning detective work resulted
IN the capture OF three of the men
accused OF holding up and robbing the
Overland Limited train on the Union
Pacific road neal Omaha last Satur-
day night, a week ago, will get most
of the $50, 900 offered In rewards.
II is a double barreled story OF
which one OF the two chapters sounds
as II it might have been extracted
from a Daredevil Dick detective yarn.
The other chapter is a story of sudden
wealth that sounds almost too much
like a fairy tale to be true or a May
day adventure in 1909.
The Union Pacific railroad offered
$4,000 for the capture n the United
States government $4,000. 1t is con-
sidered certain the men are the same
who held up the Great Northern eX-
press at billiard, Wash, May is. The
Great Northern offered a $4,000 re-
ward for these men and the govern
ment offered 5000. The total price
hanging over the Omaha trio's heads,
therefore. was $50, 600.
Evidence which clearly fastens the
robbery Of the Union Pacific over
land Limited upon the men now under
arrest in Omaha came to light here
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
REWARD OF 10000 TO
BOYS FINDING ROBBERS

when currency found on the persons OF
the robbers was found to correspond
with mutilated currency being SEM
from a wyoming bank to the United
States treasury at Washington Tor re-
demption.
When the bandits were arrested they
were relieved Of all cash. Among THIS
was SS4 in mutilated currency. In SORT
ing over mail recovered from n coach
and which had been opened and the
contents taken, the inspectors founo
a list of this currency with a letter
inclosed saying the bills were sent IN
for redemption.
The numbers quoted correspondent
with the numbers on the bills III,
possession Of the robbers.
An important piece OF evidence Is q
postcard photograph found In a grip
of one of the bandits, depicting the trio
in an automobile together with a hand.
some woman The picture bore the
mark of a Denver photographer. When
arrested and before the trio could con-.
fer together each asserted TO the po-
lice that he was not acquainted WITH
either Of the other two prisoners. The
story of each differed radically roma
the others tales of their past doings..
In addition to the currency, other
evidence against the men under arrest
is as follows: Arrested at the cache;
positively identified by the engineer
and fireman of the robbed train; iden-
tilted by boys as seen around school,
building time after time: mail sacks
found in the school building; candle
in bandits grip corresponds to one
found in cache; cached pistol used i'm
holdup: postcard picture of trio found
in one of the bandits grips; seen
at scene of holdup two days before
event; seen at Fremont, Neb, an hour
before the train passed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
ARRESTED AFTER
81 YEARS; ACCUSED
AS HORSE Thief
Claimed as Fugitive From JUS
tice After Generation OF
Honorable Living.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. June 3-Walter
H.. Holcombe, a farmer, rs years Old
owner OF a large ranch in Custer coun-
ty, South Dakota, returned to his ola
home In Rabun county, Georgia, not
long ago., and there was arrested after
80 years as a former convic
While serving as sheriff of Rabun
county. he was arrested for horse steal
ing, in 1873, convicted n sentenced to
10 years imprisonment. -Four years
later he escaped and made his way to
Custer county, where he has lived and
prospered since and reared a family.
The spectacle of the white-haired old
man, a confederate veteran, caused SO
much sympathy that a petition was
circulated in Georgia for his release
and on Saturday night the Georgia
state prison commission granted him a
pardon.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS
ORGANIZE CAMPAIGN

Yankton, 6. D., June 5.-After lying
dormant for 20 years the equal suffrage
movement has suddenly sprung to life
and ii leaked out here Wednesday that
the fair sex Is planning for a big state
convention at Aberdeen, June Is, at
which will be started al active cam
paign to win suffrage at the polls. This
sudden activity has come about
through the action last winter OF the
state legislature i'm submitting an equal
suffrage bill TO the voters OF the state
for their approval or rejection. The
national association has sent Miss
Laura Gregg. of Kansas, into the South
Dakota field aud Miss Gregg spoke here
Wednesday and organized a local COM
mittee, whose object will be to create
local sentiment In favor Of the move-
ment. Miss Gregg is now on a tour
through the state n a big convention
is looked for at Aberdeen, as the OPP
portunity TO get their rights Is not
by any means going to be overlooked
by the ladies OF the state. who have
planned for a thoroughly organized and
active campaign.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
TO TRIAL
FOR MURDER OF
A YOUNG GIRL
Oscar Jacobs Shot Her Because
She Would Not Be His
Sweetheart.

Sturgis, s. D., June 4.-Judge Joseph
w. Jones. presiding judge of the Sioux
Falls circuit, is presiding at the trial
Of Oscar Jacobs, which commenced
yesterday at this place, Judge Jones
having exchanged circuits with Judge
Rice Of the Deadwood circuit. who is
presiding at the second trial of Mrs.
Emma Kaufman at Flandreau, the
two trials. having started simultane-
ously.
Jacobs is charged with having shot
and killed Miss Elba Roberts at Stur-
gis at about $50 O'Clock on Monday
night. January last. The killing OF the
girl took place in the millinery estab-
lishment OF Mrs. John F. White, where
the girl was employed. Jacobs and
the girl were alone in the millinery
pa.rtion OF the building at the time.
The shot was heard by q n or
people who were passing along the
street at the front of the building. As
soon as ii was realized that the young
oma had beer shot and killed the
excitement became intense and for a.
line Jacobs was in danger of being
lynched by the Infatuated populace.
But cooler counsel prevailed and it
was decided to allow the law to take
Its course
The dead girl was not quite 10 years
OF age and went to Sturgis about six
months before her tragic death and
entered the employ of Mrs. White. in
tending to learn the millinery trade.
She was always bright and cheerful.
and of UGH a disposition as to pre-
clude the possibility OF suicide in the
minds OF those who were intimately
acquainted with her. Her character
was above %reproach, and in the short
time she lived in Sturgis she made a
large number of friends among the
residents of that place. She was a
very attractive young IN
Oscar Jacobs, who Is now on trial for
his life, is only about "a years Of age.
He arrived in Sturgis 'ess than three
weeks before the death of Miss Rob.
erts from Steele, N. d. He was a
sutton for the hand OF the girl, having
known her some years before either
went to Sturgis, both having resided
In eastern South Dakota. The theory
OF the prosecution is that because his
habits had become such as to meet
with the strong disaprpoval OF the
girl she had refused to marry him or
have anything further to do with him,
and that when she so informed hin in
the millinery store he shot and killed
her.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
POSSIBLE INSANITY PLEA
IN KAUFAMANN CASE

Flandreau, s. D., June 3.-That the
defense in the Kaufman murder case
which began here today will be insan-
lty is the opinion among attorneys, and
1t is predicted that the outcome will be
her Incarceration in an asylum. At the
former trial the defense ~repudiated this
plea entirely.
Judge Rice, of Deadwood, arrived
yesterday preparatory to opening court
today at 1870 p. m. States Attorney G..
]. Danforth, of Minnehaha county,
where the alleged crime was committed,
Is on the ground ready to take charge
Of the case and with him are also Alpha
Orr, former prosecuting attorney for
that county, who was in nominal charge
Of the first prosecution of the case.
Thomas Null. of Huron, special prose-
cutor employed by the commissioners
of Minnehaha county TO take charge of
the case at the present trial, was in
court at the opening today, and Judge
Aiken arrived at noon.
Moses Kaufman and his accused
wife have been here since last Thurs
day and are occupying their original
quarters at the home of Miss Mary
Mead, opposite the court house.
Special jurors to the number Of 1S6
nave been drawn and are present, and
1t is estimated that fully $50 more will
have to be summoned before the panel
Is complete. The trial is not attract
ing the attention that IL did formerly,
but while the people are not so out
spoken in opinion as when the story
of the crime was fresher in mind, the
opinion evidently has not changed as
to the certainty of the crime or the
guilt of Mrs. Emma Kaufman in con-
1ection with the death of Agnes Polreis,
her Hungarian servant girl.
! The accused woman is apparently in
good health and as in the former trial
manifests complete indifference as tc
the movement of the case or it's fina'
outcome.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

- $3.50
a jury will be secured much before
the close of the week, or the COM
mencement of the week following, due
to the widespread publicity given the
case.
Previous to her first trial, and since
that time, Mrs. Kaufman has been
at liberty on bonds of SIS, 000, which
were furnished by Sioux Falls friends
of her husband.
Fol- several weeks after her CON-
yiction Mrs. Kaufman remained with
friends at Flandreau, when she re-
turned TO her home in Sioux Falls,
where she and her husband nave been
living very quietly.
Agnes Polreis, the girl whom Mrs.
Kaufman is charged with having
bounded TO her death, died in a Sioux
Falls hospital OF June /, 1906. on
June IL following, Mrs. Kaufman was
arrested on the charge Of murder.
Thus far the case has left a line of
J calamatics IN it's wake. Mrs. Polreis,
mother of Agnes. has become perma-
nently deranged mentally because of
the tragic death Of her daughter.
Moses Kaufman, husband of the de-
PENDANT, has suffered q nervous coll
lapse. a former Iowa attorney, who
was special prosecutor at the first
trial Of Mrs. Kaufman, has been
disbarred from practicing law in South
Dakota. The case also has played an
important part in the politics of this
portion OF the state and has caused
the defeat Of men of state wide repu-
tation.
That the new trial win be hotly
contested at every point goes without
saying. Behind Mrs. Kaufman Will
be the loyal support Of her husband
and the services of some of the lead
ing criminal lawyers of the North
west.
Behind the prosecution viii be the
sympathy Of that great body Of the
middle and lower classes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
RUNNING WATER WOMAN
TAKES HER OWN LIFE

Sioux Falls, S. D., June A dis
patch from Running Water brings the
information of the suicide of Mrs.
Blanche Henrick, who only a few
weeks ago had been elected ~organist
of the Congregational church at her
home town. She had performed her
duties with considerable pride. Her
husbands employment compelled him
to be away from home a great deal
of the time, and ii Is thought that
her suicide was due to lonesomeness
and the fact that she was in rather
poor health OF late. She ended her life
with a revolver, the bullet striking just
under the heart. She had a 6-month-
old baby.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
STORM LOSS FOOTS
UP HALF MILLION
IN HILLS COUNTRY
Record of ALI Rainfalls Broken
With a IA Inch Pr
cipitation.

Deadwood, s. D., June 5.-Fcr the
FIRST time since Sunday, Deaowood has
telegraphic communication with the
outside world.
A conservative estimate OF the flood
loss in the Black Hills is $500. 900. Both
the Northwestern and Burlington roads
have sustained heavy losses. Neither
has had a train into Deadwood since
Sunday. Both lines will be obliged to
bring in mails by team for several
days.
At Spearfish the damage is $4,000.
Fourteen inches OF rain has fallen in
the Black Hills since Sunday night,
breaking all records. Many mines have
been forced TO suspend.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

AGNES POLREiS, Parkston, S. D.
Alleged Victim of the Accused Woman,
Kaufman home; that she was a vic
tim of diabetes and that the deplorable
condition in which she was found TO be
at the time of her death was due to
this.
Body Twice Exhumed.
After her death in a Sioux Fall.
hospital, the remains were prepared
for burial and shipped TO the parents
of the girl at Parkston. Much has
been said and written as TO how the
wounds upon the girls body, head
limbs and arms were first discovered.
The body of the dead girl a beer
twice eXhumed, first by a few Off
GERS and physicians, and again by the
officers n a large number Of ply
s~icians, and the wounds, gashes, cuts
and bruises which are playing so i'm
portant a part in he prosecution OF
Mrs. Kaufman were discovered.
A study Of Mrs. Kaufmann's per-
sonality discloses that she without
question is one of the ~strangest of
women She is absolutely without in
innate women friends. She has no
! warm personal friends, wen among
the other Jewish women of Sioux
Falls, some of whom are numbered
among the society leaders of the city.
She eldom reads a newspaper, and
| apparently takes but little interest IL
happenings around her. Although she
is an accomplished musician, n g.
fine piano occupies a place in the
Kaufman home, she seldom. IL ever
opens it and plays.
She even does not appear to com
prehend the seriousness of the charge
| against her, wondering in a dazed
sort of way what the people are max
ing all the fuss about.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

lished recently at Gottingen university,
and Professor Prandtl has been APP
pointed by the German government to
the new post of professor of %aeronau-
tics. His first lecture will be entitled
.'Some Scientific Principles of Aerial
Navigation and a large number OF
students have announced their inten-
tion to be present at Ii. Professor
Prandtl intends to put before his audi
ence reduced models OF Siderable air
ships and a~eroplanes, while a work
shop, specially fitted up for building
and testing airships, with a laboratory,
will be at the service of all students
who study ~ballooning.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
REPORTS OF HILLS STORM
ARE ExAGGER RATE

Lead, $. D., June 4.-Reports of a
cloudburst in the Black Hills are ex-
aggerated. Heavy rains for a week
have swollen streams and washed rail-
roads. badly gripping transportation
and wire communication, but no
deaths are reported in this district
the water is subsiding at Mound,
in the Bald mountain district. The
Golden Reward and Mogul mines are
drowned out. bu no miners drowned.
The big Homestake mine at this place
has been bothered slightly, bu. is
working almost a full force. Founda-
lions under a few Deadwood business
houses ave bee weakened, but none
OF them dangerously. Leads only dam
age is TO streets and lawns.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
KAISER CoNGRATULATES
ZEPPELIN ON FLIGHT

Berlin. Juise 5,~The emperor has sent
the following telegram to u Zeppelin:
congratulations on your remarkable re-
flril "trip 10 Fr,edrichshaf fen with the pro-
|visionally repaired airShip, which proves
The capacity cf the rigid system AZ I
from now suggest thai the Berlin trip
he undertaken August o.
Ia i dispatch 90 his majesty Count
zeppelin said. that IN six weeks he hoped
"a ~ able 10 report 70 the emperor ~
Berlin with his airship.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
SEEKING COAL BEDS
ON CHEYENNE RESERVATION

Pierre, S. D., June 3.--Allotting Agent
J. w. Deets was in from the work on
the Cheyenne River reservation, and
reports the allotting work well along,
being now up to the geological survey
force, which is going over the land TO
determine as to what coal deposits are
to be found and their extent. If coal
deposits are found it may mean that
a part of the tract will not be opened
to homestead settlement.
The government steamer Mcpherson
came up the river and is coaling here
before proceeding to Mandan for the
summer snagging operations on the
river.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
HlSEY AND WHEELBARROW
ARE SIGHTED AT YANkTON

Yankton, S. d., June Andrew
Townsend Hisey, of Tama, Ia. is in the
city, came In via ~wheelbarrow, carry
ing literature announcing himself the
candidate for president of the United
States in 1912 of the secular govern
ment party, which he founded. Hisey
Is making a lot OF speeches here. and
some pretty good ones, but he is a
trifte off color. and the police depart
ment has not hesitated to declare
Hisey belongs TO the vagrant class,
ana the impression is growing that the
police are right.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
PENSIONS FoR POSTAL CLERKS

Atlanta. Ga. June 4.-Several nun
dred delegates attended the opening OF
the 18th annual convention OF the Rail-
way Mail Clerks association. Second
Assistant Postmaster General Steward
announced that he had recommended a
system OF pensions for postal clerks and
that clerks be paid their actual ex-
penses when on duty away from their
terminals.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
BLAST FUMES KILL
MAN IN DEEP WELL

Pierre, s. D., June 5.-Theodore Lin
derman. a well digger working near
Quinn, lost his life in a deep well by
going down too soon after he had
blasted a large rock The fumes proved
deadly and he signaled to be drawn
up, but lost his hold when about 40
feet from the bottom OF the well, fall
Ing upon the rocks below. A boy
working with him attempted to go to
his assistance, and was affected by the
gas so that he was barely able to hold
or until he was drawn to the top.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
TRIP COUNTY'S
FIRST OFFICIALS

Dallas, S. ID. June 5.-Oficers for
the newly organized Trip county are
elected as follows; Treasurer, r. r.
Taylor; auditor. Jno. Haliigan; sheriff,
Gus Loeb register, .. G. c. Bandezel;
clerk, Jesse Wright; states attorney,
w. r.. Rackus; judge, l.. B. Calender:
surveyor. robert /. Young; assessor.
G.. Leibolt, commissioners. Ed Colombo,
Isaac Battelyoun, Dick Elliston. There
were 400 votes cast. Lamero has II
majority.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
oENERAL MAG ARThuR ours.

Washington. June 5.-Lieutenant
General Arthur Macarthur. ranking
officer or the army, has been placed on
the retired list by operation OF law on
account of age and he grade OF lieu
tenant general will hen cease to ex-
list IN the army. BY his retirement
Major General Leonard Wood. COM
manding the department OF the east,
becomes the senior officer OF the
army. but without increase of rank.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

The news from Paris is that M. Gull
lot has discovered two more planets.
away out beyond Neptune, one 4.5CO
millions OF miles from the sun and the
other still farther away. This Is doubt
ing the diameter of the solar system.
These planets have not yet been seen.
M. Guillot has discovered them rnathe-
matically, which is the way Neptune
was discovered, but Leverrier's caicula-
tions were Immediately followed by
visual tests. M. Guillot,s claims will
have TO wait till 1912 before an actual
demonstration is due.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

Mrs. Kaufman is charged with
having caused the death Of the girk
through a series Of brutal acts, such
as beating her, pouring hot water upona
her, striking her with clubs, knock
ing her down and otherwise maltreat-
ing her.
The defense, on the other hand, claims
that the girl was treated kindly in th@
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
MILITIA LAW WILL
BE REFERRED TO PEOPLE

Pierre, $. D., June 5.-Freeman
Knowles, Of Deadwood, arrived last
night. bringing his petition to refer the
militia law to the people at the next
general election. This makes five laws
which have been referred so far. with
another petition yet out. A long spe-
cial ballot at the next general election
Ia assured
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
FROM IOWA TO DAKOTA
IN PRIMITIVE FASHION

Aberdeen, s. d.. June Alb
erdeen people were treated to a
reminder of early days Tuesday
when an OK team and prairie
schooner drove into town. The
team was driven by a man from
Iowa. who was on his way to
Meadow TO locate on a home
stead. A photograph was taken
OF the outfit to remind visitors
TO the Dakota Homecoming of
their pioneer experiences.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
MAN is INJURED
BY INFuRIATED BULL

Corsica, s. D.. June 3s--John Mulder
was thrown Int the air several feet by
an Infatuated bull while transporting
the animal in his wagon and when he
struck the ground one of his arms was
broken below the elbow.
Mulder was sitting on the wagon seat
when the animal put his head under IL
and gave it forcible ascent. {
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
DRIVES 90 MILES
WITH BROKEN LEG

Phillip, S, D., June 3.--While
E. G. Coffman. in company with
John Jordan and Carl Kalbus,
was crossing Brushie creek the
front of the wagon dropped
down and he was thrown on to
the doubletrees in such a way
that one OF his legs was broken
above the ankle.
Another wagon was secured
and he was driven 80 miles to
this place, suffering excruciat-
ing pain. Here the fracture was
reduced and he was sent to Hot
Springs for further treatment.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

During the aeason over 1000 men
were engaged In the Canadian fisheries
ana used equipment representing an ag-
gregate capital of nearly $15, 900, 900. The
lobster plant done is valued at over
81. 800, 900, comprising the equipment Of
nearly 700 canneries, 81 OF which are in
Nova Scotia. The ~canneries placed on
the market nearly 1900, 900 cans of the
preserved c~rustacean, and about 1,0O0.-
BOO pounds were disposed OF alive or in
a fresh state, both ~aggregating a value
exceeding 81, 1000. 900.