The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-20
rIl1h 70 srop II.

publisher OFFS weekly paper in that
city. The complaint was made by the
putlishers ot4the Sioux City Tribune.
II. Ii allA1sd inst the weekly paper in
QUESTION ~pnhliahed false and imalici-
ON articles concerning Mr.. Kelly and
sofis. owners OF tho Tribune.
without full knowledge Of the ma
tire or circumstances OF the COM
plaint, one may sttfl commend the
action OF the grand jury. This gives
u that body the assumption of war
rafted action III bringing the indict-
msnt.
Too many newspaper publishers
have considered that the libel laws
offer no protection to their fellow
publishers. Too often newspapers
ttlt would be scrupulously careful In
their references TO any others, will
stack the editors OF rival rival pub
licatsons III this most vicious anner
Competitors IRE accused Of most: of
the CRIMES ins the decalogue with. APP
parentsexpectation OF immunity from
rshponaihility.
Offcourss this practice is the heri-
tsks of crude age, It 10 not now so
general ~ II was when the printing
iiidnatFys was, IN, comparative infancy.
1t is the ''0id-fime,' editor who con-
sidered It = necessary part of his
deily work to assemble all the. avail
sble ad3sctives in denunciation OF his
"SstsshAsd contemporary"
The practice ~ criminally Mbeling
nSwspapsr p%hblishers should be rele-
xatsd entirely to the past. along With
III semi-savagery OF border life in
the ssfiys days. The law is made to
protest All alike, whatever may be
thsir ayocations. Certainly 1t ii time
tAAt Newspaper publishers should be
protected ~ the law from wantont
and irresponsible attack. The actA
Of thsasioux City grand Jury m
havs ! aalntary eifect upon the COM
pkrAtlsss ~ who stfllt believe inathei
1dbiication % ssmi-barbarous news
psperss
1-bs<-N
EaD or THE KAUFMAN CASE.
In the death:o OF Mrs. Moses Kauf-
inannsat Sioux Falls yesterday ia. seen
the tragic: end Of what already was
enough Of a4trAssdy.
Mrs.. Kaufrnann was tried twice for
the murdsrS OF aservant girl. Agnes
Pplrsias rho girl's death in itself was
hSrt1hr EfstN4HAt% 1900 [fTNF
tsaGiss Il even = part OF the story told
" the sprosecntton could be believed.
Pitiflil In the extreme was her plight,
whens alone aAd frisndless. ahetpass-
~ aNay aftar what was alleged to
tAves hesnnhorfible mia-treatment by
her mistress.
Political angles developed from
me trial oftAa murderscaae. A United.
states, asnetorship was involved and
AZ doubt II had something TODD with
tho deesat OF Senator Kittredge for
rssisct,Sa.
Nh. Kaufmann.in thesend escaped
inprisonment. On the second trial.
me vnrdiot ofgbAttery q 4 virtual
lcquitst1
Her hnSnands who showed; unfIags
ting devotion to her, throughout her
ords.l. dropped dead last year in
Observation-Disclosures ns<f+ NSUST tFNs7e 4
Sioux E1tls.
sehstor Kittredgss broken in. spir-
~. pesseatawsygat sasresorts I'M the
south.
Nov M Kasfnann. astersraasinsl
10y ~ : shadow. succumbs to
AaaAH ns
Surely there are many othar. forms
- pnhishnsasfa and suf1srinE thsn17
thoaa prescribed ~ the law, for ex-
piAtions ofrcrimss
@ 0EeexzW
IA LONG DEFERRED DISCOVERY.
= isyasnounesdI that the. Santa, "a
'raiitseds "a seiag e estabfisa asser-
vice fpr ths special benefit OF the
small fruit fdrfnersAAdein explana.l