The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-22
CONFLICTING
EVIDENCE In
KANSAS CASE.
EDWIN RlcoRo DIscLAlMs ALL
KNOWLEDGE OF PLANS OF MOB
TO HANDLE TEACHER.
Rioord said He Was RepuIsed Twice
by Miss Chamberlain While in the
Buggy on Night she Was Mobbed.
Sheriff Denies story.

Lincoln Center, Kan, Nov. 21.-Ex-
pectation that Mary Chamberlain. the
Shady Bend school teacher, may take
the stand and tell how she was tarred
ano feathered by a Lincoln county
mob drew big crowds to the courr-
house here today where three men
Sheriff. Clark, A. N. simms and John
Schmidt, accused of completely in the
tarring party, are on trial.
The testimony yesterday of Edward
Ricord, the barber, who betrayed il
school teacher to the mob, OF Chester
Anderson and OF Delbert Kindlespar-
ger has caused a hush to fall upon
corner conclayes in which the "tar
party previously had been largely
discussed in the light of joke. Grim
details given in evidence have crea-
ted generally more serious view of
what is now styled "the county's dis
grace"
Miss Chamberlain, who yesterday
sat through the trial with no sign of
emotion, was at the courtroom early
today dressed in black. 4.
EDWARD Hlcords testimony.
Edward Ricord resumed his testi-
mony. Prosecutor McCanless said
Miss Chamberlain probably would
take the stand as soon as Ricord I'm
ished his story.
Ricord told of meeting Sheriff.
Clark, one of the defendants, on the
Sunday following the attack.
What do you think they will, do
to me?" Ricord testified he asked
Clark.
IF they send you to the peniten-
tiary," the witness alleged Clark said,
MARY will go, too, as have evidences
which will convict her"
Attorney J. J. McCurd of the de-
fense, took Ricord for cross-examina-
ton and the witness again told of
Chester Anderson proposing to him
that he take Miss Chamberlain driv-
ing and detailed plan they discussed
for Ricord and the school teacher to
be found in compromising position
by the tar party"
Warned by Sheriff.
HAS anyone told you that If you
had improper relations with Miss
Chamberlain you would be sent to
prison?" the prosecution asked OF
Ricord.
Yes, Sheriff wolford told me-" was
the reply.
Did you know when you started
on the trip that the Intention was to
tar Miss Chamberlain"
81 did not"
Then Ricord testified he rad made
two advances while they were in the
buggy and that Miss Chamberlain had
repulsed him.
Sheriff Makes Denial.
Sheriff Wolford on the stand made
a general denial OF Records charges.
Details of meeting at Sheriff
Clark's Shady Bend mill to plan the
attack were recited by aWtson Scran-
ton. He recently pleaded guilty to
charge of assault. Scranton said Sher-
rilI and Everett G. Clark, Chester An
derson, A. N. Simms, ]. Fitzwater and
James Booze helped plan the attack.
SheriH Clark, John Schmidt and
A. N. Simns did not participate in the
attack. Scranton said, but he met
them on the road headed for the par
| ty.
Miss Chamberlain probably will not
take the witness stand until tomorrow
morning. Records testimony this
morning developed new feature. He
testified he had planned to attack Miss
| Chamberlain before the eyes of the
mob at the point selected for the
| staging of the "tarring." Miss Cham
berlafn repulsed him, he said, and
thus the scheme was foiled.