The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-10
PRETTY ARMINTA BELLE
BJ SEY, II, WILL TELL HER
SAD STORY IN COURT

Armintd Belle BuFeE, lTetly ~
yearold Usage county girl, who sued
George Colder, a wealthy Usage conn
ty bachelor, for that amount this
week in the district court Of that
county
In he petition, a trip to San Fran
y.sco an operation in Topeka hos
pital in which prominent Osages
county physician is involved and mum
erous other incidents are cited as
sufficient grounds for adequate re
enumeration by Mr. Colder to the
young woman.
When the trial comes up next week
at Lyndon, the county seat Of Usage
county. some spicy testimony is ex
pceted. Were It not for the fact that
Lyndon is isolated in respect to rail
road facilities. record breaking
crowd woald be in attendance Even
wl'h this handicap. the court room is
expected to be comfortably filled with
the adhercnts of the two parties as
wcil as The curious ons whose taste
runs to That line OF testimony
First Flyer" With Women.
A woman generally IS loath to lay
bare her past, if She has one and
especially in a court room Whether
Il IS d.stasteful to her or not, Miss
Busey Is going to ten jury the tull
story of year of hilarity with all its
attendant details. The trip to san
Francisco. as wel as her hospital ex
perienee are points upon which she
4nl lay especial stress
George Colder is % years old and
has lived en- his farm, about 30 miles
southwest Of Topeka all his life He
Inherited considerable property from
HIS father and has been conside.e.
the weathiest man in the commun-
ity Until he met Arminta Musey,
eighteen months ago, if he paid any
attention to women it was not gen
orally known For years he managed
the household affairs while hired help
ran the farm lVIvA
With the advent of the Busey fam
i'y in the ncighborhood. Golder's at.
t'tude toward women changed He
began to be attentive TO the girl, who
became his housekeeper She soon
possessed fine clothes, a new motor
ear and jewery. ownership of which |
was denied her during previous years
Of poverty Comment and gossip |
started in the neighborhood when the
pair started for San Francisco and |
were gone several weeks. Rumors
that they were married failed Of yer
ification The Young Woman remain
ed at the Colder home until about
six weeks ago when a quarrel en-
sued She LETT and Joined her par
ents near Bur.ngame The filing OF
the suit followed
Miss Busey does not hesitate 70
confirm the details set forth in the
petition
Innocent She Is Ruined
81 was perfectly innocent when
that mans house she de.
clarcd My name has been ruined
through association with him. But
I'm going TO do my talking at the
trial
That a criminal suit will follow IL a
settlement IS not made out of court
was the hint OF an attorney for the
erl The California trip would be
the basis Of suit If filed. the prose
cution alleging that the Mann white
s'ayery' act had been violated
"A pure blackmail scheme" is the
way an attorney for Colder puts Il
He simply provided home for the
girl, bought her good clothes and
gave her plenty Of spending money
He sent the girl and her brother to
a business college in Topeka in ord
er to give them good education
Now You see the thanks he is getting
for Il We will show up severa
things when The sut comes to trial
The young woman and her brother
attended school in Topeka for a few
weeks last winter. and it was general
Iy supposed that the wealthy farmer
was footing the bills Shortly after
leaving school a new roadster was
and tle ydahS oman he
came exceptionally btdfkient ii dry
Ing it A few weeks ago, while driy
Ing south on Toneka Avenue at high
rate of speed she was chased by
motorcycle patrolman After chasing
he roadster for a mile, the policeman
saNe up His machine was unequal
10 the task of catching up.
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