The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-18
ANOTHER FORD CASE.
PRINCIPAL or A TACOMA SCHOOL
CHARGED WITH SEDUCTION
Hi. Defense IL That His Ser Is the
Real Guilty Party. saa the Latter
Takes the blame 20 Himself are
Make. ReparRtIon by Marriage.

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Or Faxg. case eo-@s s5-Tar1 VILE ss--
sztsoz mai wI4 case as E&GE sxc1Ss1-szi
ard cesu-sar Pro- A. l. aarta i rr0Z-
s-er. ssfaczsar and f1T : aoGx re srin-
eaazl y re E-erso1 scaooL = charged -
MzS.e salslzs a. is-ysAr-cs3 girl . Pc
e. wAo fgr so1s zcZ1as AEteE1e1 Prof
EArz1's scz8ol - ms c4ry. wa-1 adultery.
an6 also w4tA bang TIE father o aSF TX
fart boy
Prss B2rco denies thar ne Gas ever eeen
intimate With tEs garl and ehzrzsterlzes
the affair as 3 Etclass ATTEMPT a hack"
rzzl- He says that rs son. Bert BarE3. Is
IRE father q tAs calz1. and n this con
saacon hS Is backed % - h2S so1- To
further snow mat 4 was 1s ard zoE RS
father thzt ruined TIE giTI Young R7rto
made q trip 20 Ps-Ell. which s little
town On ehz South Berd 5raaca % tas
Northern Pacific. near ChsAalls. a week
ago yesterday. and ea the following A5n-
cay married the girl Al Baco1a- Th.s
locks as & Il Vas me young mza. ard u
wousa undoubtedly be taken for granted
thst 4 vas &c we're L net for t1s reports
tlaar ara sent oct from Pe-El ard other
towns r thaE vicinity.
These reports sta.s Z i Ire oplnzer O
every ere down that way that ths young
nan n marrying TIE girl did SO 70 shield
rs father ard thereby save ais honor. An
interview tad with Mrs Hanlin the wo1a-
an with when the gsrl lived In this city
woul3 tend 20 condrm these reports, shs
stating that the girl while Ia asr house
nsgsr spoke o. young Barto but that size
seenssd Infatuated with Prof Barto.
The girl heEse.s, before the marriage
radc al AFFIDAVIT n Shlch she AYERS that
Prof. Barto caused her downfall In de-
Tense o. this affidavit which on its face
IS very damaging, Prof Barto claims that
the SRI was made 70 say whas she did ia
her affi1avit ~ hsr father. wao has bad
reputation IL Pe-EL Young Barto has
several letters which he claims were sent
% hlI b. TIE gls1 one O. them telling
about the bsrta u the child and asking
Tor SO. which vas sent. TIE young man
says he vii see that the child Is weI
cared Tor antil the mother Is able 70 pro-
vide for Il. but be positively refuses 20
1--we with the mother. The school board
has TIE matter under consideration and
wl1 render its verdict today Il : qzite
probable that Prof. Barto viii not be il
charge when The school opens IN the morn
ing.
Professor Barto was visited at his apart
ments IN the MontsIio last evening and
asked for a statement concerning the af-
mailing scheme, and said something about
not answering the letters He seemed
greatly agitatsd. although he talked in
tone of voice that could not be heard BY
ms VIE who was II an adjoining room.
He said he did not have criminal relations
With the gfrl and was nor the father OF the
child. but that he knew the person that
was. and II necessary. ne could produce
! him When asked for the name % the
- -
be did net know that his interviewer was
aware Of the Identity OF tnat parsonage
as a few minutes after the reporter lAs,
the apartments he was seen hurrfessIv 10
leave the front entrance az the Montsllo
and enter Tyier's drug store where the
young man works
Han Z hour later Professor Rsrto stat
ed that tae scheme was purely and sim
ply blacknau ard admitted that lt vas
his snn who vas the father OF the child.
" hile the professor was talking IN came
the son. who a. once admitted that he was
the father of the child and also that he
had been married 70 her a few DAYS since
at Chehalls by 4 minister from Bucoda.
He said he had a number OF letters from
the girl watch he would show should IL
De desired. Later n the evening he pro-
eacea some OF these letters One OF them.
written on September 5. was gtrlgsh mis-
sive- n which nothing about The Chld was
mentioned. but II one written September
= Maggie asks for 81 with which 70 help
aefray Tire expenses of confinement A
few days later came the announcement n
The advent o. the little one. This was fol-
lowed By a registered letter sent 20 Pro
fessor Barte b. the father q the CIR. ana
written BY pr. Hinkiey Who delivered the
chfsd. IN his letter the father demands
money from Professor Barto for the *
pe1ses of the confinement n It's account
= the affair the Pe-EI Examiner states
That fhe letter was received ert 70 an
swer vas ever written by Professor Rarta.
Both Professor Barto and ais son CHIN
tha. NaEgles parents are pretty hard
cases n fact, both the Bartos claim that
/ the hiacku7ail or the professor Is no Doubt
ne work q the girls fs-hsr Thev say he
g undoubtedly the ere who caused TIE
EtrI 20 make the AFFIDAVIT IN Ehich she
charges Professor Rs-to Nth being tie
cause - her lapse from virtue
Aav.-es from Fe-EH ana ChHhaNe stats
tHst ~ impression down there IS that rrs
so1 Fac-'Gces hiu=eif 20 save hfs f1trer,s
-1-or. th7r he married ths xirl fuI well
knowing thar 90 sXpczs u1zlH mean dis
grace cr hts wh0ls family
IRE hoar1 70 education was .~ session
.1r several l1grs las- evening ara again
rtr i-res-igatirE -ha natter bur they
wf-7 enable t- arrive 40 q cons '--f-r ara
toarf received zoe rrs7-na -.-- several "a 80
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t-rr. = the Puget scans university bv
r< e- Ir-El ~ -lerrls f1
~ was ur----es -tar --fse4e-
aarte was b teacher lr tha erlv.=zfrt
ne a-r--r -l-rei fhe setter ever %
-~a rrr-t ~ aflrlEr1
Professor Glftr .Es Seem connected ~
a ~ e--rc.s ~ Tacoma Pr a -r-,-
ser 90 years F1-t.- ~ walsh he LA
arr r-lr-s. 81. .he Eue-s-r srho-r IL
t- arrlv' aarr T. -rs ARA dement's
t-f E7ef carnival Being ia clarke z
wH- rs-aar. re--.-rea Ahr.rf ~
r@1-s ESQ b. vas claimed taat s.. rad e-.--
.ral re1-o-s R-E a r1riI 20 t1s Ere--1-
er-c- --- E-t-ias ever -41c q me a.
sr
re =--oo tca-1 has relieved P--f p,--
rw rertE an t-rsvr -a-snr. V-u-,
Ea-r1 Claims t1- E1t trs- ra received a
-re-~a- iasr rlzr- s-ats-x fhar -Afs
Ffs- r1s rsGa a. r4flF.e ars-rf-r r-st
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