The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-25
TO ARREST TWO
BOARD MEMBERS
Brewer And Elliott to Be Arrested on
the 5rylee Scandal - Want
Attorney Also.

Muskogee, Okla, Oct 22.--As an
outgrowth OF the Dora Brylee scandal
alleged to have taken place in the
Kinkade Hotel. Oklahoma City, Aug
ust 3. 1912, warrants were today is
sued for the arrest of j. c. Elliott and
%. A. Brewer, members OF the state
agricultural board and Guy d. Talbot,
an attorney of Cherokee, Okla. The
charge is 'conferring to secrete testi-
mony and deceive a Witness and is
fled by County Attorney Disney of
Muskogee county
Miss Brylee, who is q school teach
er of Warner. Oklahoma, alleged in
an affidavit she went to Oklahoma
City, August 3, and asked o. A. Brew
er to get her position as teacher in
one of the schools under control of
the agricultural board. She stopped
at the Kinkade Hotel and alleges that
Brewer came to her door and asked
admittanee at IL o'clock that night
and was told by her she had gone to
bed and the lateness of the hour pre-
cluded an interview. Brewer. accord
ing to Miss Brylee's statement stated
a conference that night was very es-
sential to her securing the coveted
position as teacher.
She says she arose. dressed and adj
mitted him into her room and that he
made improper proposals to her and
upon being shuned attempted to Grim
inally assault her, but by scratching
his face and fighting she drove him
from her room.
Next day, according to her state
ment. Brewer, in the present Of a
friend of hers attempted to have her
suppress publicity of the incident of
the night previous.
September first she went to Tisho-
mingo at the instigation of Supt. Null
drow, Of the agricultural school there
where she says tentative arrange
ments had been made for her to teach.
but falling to secure the position re-
turned to Warner, Okla, and secured
a position in the school there. Sep
tember 18th the agricultural board
met in Muskogee and her affidavit of
the alleged assault was presented to
the board A few days later the board
met in Oklahoma City with Brewer
present and he was requested to re-
sign which he refused to do.
September 25. J. " Faulkner. Supt.
of the Warner school directed Miss
Brylee to go to board meeting held
at Muskogee and there she was in
troduced to Judge Sherwood, special
representative of Governor Cruce, ;"
who quoted Governor Cruce as want
ing the affidavit suppressed for fear
publicity would ruin the democratic
party in Oklahoma.
Miss Brylee's conversation on the
extended from noon until
$40 p. m. and resulted in Judge
Sherwood presenting an order dis
charging Miss Brylee fro mher War
ner position.
Miss Brylee went to Chanute, Kan
sas, to see her brother and when she
returned to Warner, Okla, her resig-
nation was demanded by President
Faulkner. but who withdrew the re-
quest upon hearing her story of the
trouble.
Governor Cruce denies he ever sent
Judge Sherwood" to Miss Brylee, for
the purpose of suppressing her affi-
dayit. Guy D. Talbot, the Cherokee
attorney says he is the person referred
to as Judge Sherwood, but that he
did not represent to Miss Brylee that
his name was Sherwood, and that if
any one else did, the representation
was in a joking manner.