The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-19
WOMEN TEACHERS
SORRY FOR INVESTMENT
Resume Of Act Which Created
Havoc Among Specializing
PsdagOgueS

The next case upon call In The Uni.
ted statos district court is hat In
which D, II. Hallock, q farmer rosid-
ing 10 Woodward county Is The deien
dant charged with subordnation or
perjury the case is Of unusual in-
terest as u involves tho 'iilc %
tweniyiour sections Of land 10 Wpol
ward county Twentyiour school
teachers are witnesses In the case
nluo of whom are women
AS lhe story goes Hallocki four
years aeo last f6ll after settling in
Woodward with his associates called
ppon school teachers residing IN west-
arn Kansas. and oilerei them money
10 fle up0r claims n Woodward conn
ty as homesteads, and 10 rallnqulsh
their rights 60 aim for giycu sidn ol
money The school teachers allege
they were told there was nothing
wrong Ia the transaction and Tor yari-
ous sums. ranging from 5000 10 5000,
the lelohers are alleged to have per-
iured themselves III carrying ont the
sugges.lop d Nf llallaek and asaos
tiatcs.
The statutes of limitation aas ex.
nifed uIoh the crime committed by
tho teachers. hence tlfT can not be
aruseenled Jhey are hero only to
testify for The government against
Halloeli On tho charge el suhordlnfs
ton 0f perjury Tho alleged land
transaction happened four years ago
and nine of NO feminine teachoss
aaye boon married since lalluoks
1ittlc exploit The e1se haa been tn
tse eaufls two years ana has mover
hel submitted 20 S hearing The wit
nnsses have been aubponead here the
9Th almc in testify aaa sroDahly wish
sbey had never been mixed ln a fool
lsh venture N8
They clqlm to nave suillcid4t egit
ishment tor tho 0nhuse. anknaV4lf|g
committed Ihe Young women Miye
N absolute horror of d court I&tsf
aai whom tie casa ls called lotgfll
Nlll rsoye Interesting to the s9rcta.
tors present
The ease win be stuhhornly fought
BY he defendant and q large number
ef attorneys are on both sides Il mas
he days before the logal steps as 20
ehe edmlssablliy 81 the evllrnce and
cMer legal points are settled The
trim viii take week % ten lays time
ME- Halluck gave bond aud rs a
guest at the Hotel Rbysl With his
ughtog, Miss Alhlna. ano ron Gea
He Is 6 Harvard graduate ana highly
cultured having good family eonnee.
lions IN the East
Attorneys Dale and HIerer Of this
city. Ex-Governor stsnlay. Of Wichita
Kansas. apl Attorney Vermln Of
Wichita VIII represent the defendant
u taa Gaze. United States Attorney
John Emhry ana Assistant John Scot.
horn are prosecuting for the govern.
mem
Teacher witnnssts iu The nrosccu-
tlon ol Ar, Halook follow
Miss Elizabeth Day of Kansas
city; Miss Florener N. Shore. Goats,
Kansas Mrs. y I. Buck Goats, Kan.
sas. Mrs MaflhA M stohl, Isabel
kausus; Mrs, Mary Wnllams Neil.
cine lodge. Kansas. Mrs Emma
Shrenel, Cosir. Kaaaas Mrs Emma
l.. Staao. Strong city Kansaa: Mts
Mftllaa George Cottonwood Fslls.
Kansas Miss lsinle A. Zee. Emporla.
Kansas aud Miss Anna Ralnboul
I.oyaland. eolorgdu Ihe gentlemen
wlineasel are
Howard Drahe lesHe b Tueke ".
T nflton Wm Little Jacoh Wolf
John Bador. EnElesuoi. kanss Thus
H Murray. MURRAY Okla Grp : I'd
monsoa. EnelaVoea Kans s - Me-
Chimney. nedoHbi 0kla Larkln
Hsyes. ana n 4 lielaes Gate On.
Ighoma, Charlie Aerfas. Murray OF
lahoma VIM $ Hastings, Iris. Oklai
W II O'nfien. Woodward 0hia
Erasmus Hart Mflurd Okla.