The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-04
BAD FEELING AMONG
OFFICERS OF COMPANY
Terminating in That Short,
Ugly Word and Ex-
change of Blows

New York, May Simeon Joseph.
president of the United states Explor
latiou company. Of 81 Broadway. ap
ipeared in the Tombs court today witt
sa genuine black eye lie mad mad,
an effort to rearange its color before
presenting 1t before Magistrete Fmn
but his attempt had been gIaringI,
unsuccessful The blue and black
showed around the eye and the faC
ihat u had come in collision with q
/ fist was very evident The president
tof the great mining concern. wnich
lconuols millions. was in court fo.
The purpose OF eyplain.ne how and
4 lWhy he got his black eys.
For sometime th0te has been bal
feeling among the officers OF the
company II has been growing. and
LAT the meeting of the directors lasl
lweok q had reached a white heat
I President Josephi sat at the head oi
lthe table shooting fiery giances at
I Henry Warren Martin, secretary WI
! liam n. Aiercier a director SAT in tho
lfange OF fire so that he caught tho
herce glances and Miss Emma a.
Moore, the dashing stenographer.
lcaught side lights. All of these ueo-
lple talked so rapidly and so incoher-
I lenjly TO Magistrate Finn that ii was
/ difficult for him to tell lust what
happened or how IL happened.
During the course Of the proceed.
linss however Secretary Martin made
some charges against Officials of Che
company lle said that IT'S funds had
been used IN way thai he didn't
Ike. He demanded light and during
nis remarks he looked around al Mss
Moore.
That Short Ugly Word.
Mr. Martin had not gone very far
/ in his attack ON the officials Of the
company before President Joseph
/ from the head Of the table shouted
You're liar
The speech came 10 a sudden and
sharp end right there Martin jumped
for he president lie shot his right
/ 10 Mr. doSephi's eve. and he landed
! hard. Several directors mixed in. and
the two men were separated While
/ they caught their second wind. thoy
glared at each other some more. Mar
tin Is a much smaller man than Jo-
lsephl, but ne was not affiightened
They clinched again and William
y. Aercier. a broker and member OF
tho board Of directors, got in between.
He thought The fight was over but
the TWO clinched again and rolled
laround the room. knocking over
chairs ana alarming the more peace
fd financicrs, while Miss Moore stood
4 in a corner wondering IL any one was
going TO be killed. Again The Two
men We're pulled apart and again
they got together they We're by that
lime pretty tired and their blows
lacked steam Neither was trained
for more than one round.
The meeting broke up IA great dis
order, aud President Iosephi went out
TO get a warrant for Secretary Mar
tin. That Is what brought ihe two.
with the dashine stenographer, three
lawyers each. and several of the a.
rectors before Magistrate Finn At
least four persons Insisted on talllins
ai once. believing hat tho magistrate
would be Influenced by the FIRST story
he heard n took the court some min
flutes 10 get the matter straighioned
out so that the case could 90 on
And Martin Admits It.
The tie magistrate announced thai
he would listen TO the whole story
lof the troubles Of the company air.
Martin took the stand and whom he
twas asked if Ire had struck President
lJosephi he admitted that be had
/ "But had proyOcatiOn, said he.
land then he told The story
Believing that his mighi not be an rn-
ihias0d account, the magistrate called
4 aiss Moore who. radiant in q new hos
aud q new Easter dress took ,he
stand.
"ni dyou take notes Of The charges
land the talk before The lght2' She
Twas asked
"No,7 said she hlushine. "lhey
would not have sounded wen M q
icouri room"
After q few more witnesses had
Ibeen heard the court decided thai
lMr Martin should explain his case
I iu the court of special sessions. So
I he was held in $500 bail FOR lfial
ION a charsc of assault aud battery
rs was said az toe headeqoriers n
lthe company that the trouble would
lhe smonlhed over and that neither ihe
lnfesideni nor The secretary would Quli
H.. raaa1f az fI.fr Half