The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-20
MY REVENGE HAS
BEEN sweet" SAYS
MISS DOT BRYLEE
Brewer Has Lost His job" She
Exults; ~ Sleep m Peace."-Her
Fight Has Only Begun.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 14.-"Oh, l
have had my revenge. And it has been
sweet indeed. Yes, have had my re-
venge thousand times over. When
sleep now I dream wonderful and
pleasant dreams and awake with a
light heart. During the first stages
of this trouble l lost ten pounds, but
now | have gained more than twenty.
My revenge is sweet and it is COM
plete but my fight has only half be-
gun"
Throwing back her head to laugh
at her light heartedness yet, with her
eyes flashing fire, Miss Dot" Brylee,
.deposed teacher OF music at the Con
.nors State Agricultural school at War
Iner, the young woman who began the
famous Brylee-Brewer-Talbot sensa-
tion, yesterday told of the fight she is
making 10 clear her name and to run
TO earth the man whom she says she
hates and despises, o. A. Brewer. a
member fthe state board of agricul-
ture and politician with a statewide
reputation.
Il began my fight for revenge" she
said, "and have had it. Brewer has
lost his job" Miss Brylee declared
that she made her affidavit, the one
that caused the trouble, because she
thought that Brewer should not hold
"a position on state board.
He thinks he will become United
States marshal under the new admin
listration," she said, but we have seen
to that My family personally know
Presldent-eleet Wilson and we have
written to him about Brewer He may
as we'll give up any hope he may carry
that he will get the appointment for
he has not one chance in a thousand"
Miss Brylee gave many new details
of experiences she alleges she had
with o. A. Brewer and Guy Talbot.
the mysterious Judge Sherwood" :" For
| four years Brewer had sought her,
urging her to accept a position in the
state schools, she declared, and she
finally accepted. Then the break came
between them, and she was ordered to
,Tishomingo then discharged, she said,
and her dismissal was then counter
manded and she was ordered to go to
Warner. There she taught until re-
GENTLY discharged.
Miss Brylee brought with her two
Ipetitions, each with story back of
ii. One petition was signed by eigh-
teen pupils, who declared they had
signed a previous one, opposing Miss
Brylee, under misrepresentation Ac-
cording to Miss Brylee the petition
lopposing her was written by a mem-
Der of the faculty and only a portion
of it was read to the pupils. The reso-
luton signed by eighteen students, in
tended to correct the first is as fol-
lows:
We the undersigned students of the
Connors State School of Agriculture,
of Warner, wish to correct the erron-
eous impression given by our resolu-
Ition printed in the Phoenix of the 9TH
inst.
| We only meant to correct the state
I iment which appeared in the Times
Democrat of the 3rd inst, which
stated that the student body was in
riot and turmoil and not create the i'm
preston that we do not respect Miss
Brylee, for we mold Miss Brylee in
the highest esteem and regard her as
one Of our best teachers.
\ We ask that this statement be Civ
en- space in your paper in order that
people will know we only intended to
correct the statement about rioting
and turmoil
/ (Signed) John Hossler, Margaret
Russell, Carrie Dryden, Myrtle Muck
oils. Frank Van Allen, Dennis House,
John Addy Ora Scott, Henry Thomp-
son, Hazel Beckett, Matte Dodson,
Lee Nuckoiis, Willie House, Rachael
e. Fields, Clarence Pope, Lee Wray,
Ada Fields, A. F. Stigall
Miss Brylee also brought with her
petition signed by students and citi-
zens of Warner to g. 7 Bryan, pres
ident Of the state board of agriculture
asking that Miss Brylee be reinstated.
The resolution is as follows;
Hon G. T. Bryan, President,
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma City
We, the undersigned patrons and
students of the Connors State School
Iof Agriculture respectfully urge that
lyou reinstate Miss Dot Brylee as
teacher Of music common school and
lpiano music) in the school unit 1.-The