The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

For hours before his death Hall could
not speak above a whisper, having torn
| the bandageS from his throat and re-
fused all nourishment.
1t is probable that there will be no
more school this year in the White
water district.
1.-The children will not be satisfied
with any other teacher said E. D.
| Valam, member of the school board,
yesterday. ~
my children and those of my
neighbors are to study at home. They
would not take any interest in the
work If another teacher should begin
school right away. Whenever pupils
Wednesday they have been told of the
tragedy and they don't seem to want
to attend school there again this term.
The matter will be taken up with the
county superintendent at once, and
believe that it will be decided to sus-
pend school for the rest of the term
Residents of the Whitewater school
district say Hall has been a sutton for
the hand Of Mary Glass for several
years They were reared on farms in
the same vicinity, but two and a half
miles separating their residences.
Recently, it seems, Miss Glass had
discouraged Halls attentions, but he
has been constant visitor at her
boarding place, where she was teach
ing, and took her riding after school
hours.
More recently, she had gone to So
cial gatherings with another young
man. named Thompson, who had
boarded at the same place, and this
is said to have aroused Halls jeal-
ousy.
A letter found in the teachers desk
in the Whitewater school house was
written the pretty country school teach
friend of Robert Hall. Those who
have been investigating the affair
have commended that there was doubt
about there having been trouble be-
tween Hall and his sweetheart prior to
the Wednesday night when Miss Glass
was killed.
The letter disproves this contention,
and shows I.etzkus in the attitude of a
Ieacemaker between Hall and the girl.
1t was found in a drawer of the teach
er's desk which had evidently not
been searched by the officers. The
letter, which has been turned over to
c. l.. Altman, county attorney, is adj
dressed TO Myrtle Glass. and it is ex-
planned by the friends of the dead girl
that this was a name by which she was
called by many of her friends. The
letter was delivered to Miss Glass on
the morning of the tragedy. 1t fol-
lows:
''Potwin. Kan, Jan. IA.
"Te Miss Myrtle Glass-Dear
Friend: Please excuse me for butting
into this, but 1 would like to know
Bob. 1 asked Bob and he said moth
ing. but know there is by the way he
goes around studying to himself and
hardly speaks when anyone speaks to
him. 1 went down to the stable and
caught him crying. he don't sleep any
at night Myrtle. when he got that
letter from you he began crying. Then
1 knew there was trouble between you
and him. I hope haint. If there
are 1 hope that you will make up
again and be old pals again. Myrtle,
if he has done anything rong he has
repented for it. 1 know if you had
seen what I seen you would not bought
my word I know he will never be hap
py without you. Don't think 1 am
buttin for I haint for it is only a
friendship of me to do this. Truly
yours, HARRY E. LETZKUS."
The letter of which Letzkus speaks,
which moved Robert Hall to tears,
was written by Miss Glass the Friday
before her death. It was the
elimination. of a one-sided court
ship in which Hall had, vainly sought
to induce Miss Glass to marry him. A
week before that day, or January 4.
Hall had called on Miss Glass at the
school house and quarreled with her
because had she spent the previous
Sunday evening at the home of a