The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14

Trouble il securing a jury is expect
ed because the men are well known and
come from good families. The victim
of the tarrirg incident is also from .
prominent family. Dozens of stories
have been told in connection with the
affair and persons who are not person
ally interested either in the school
teacher or her assailants have probably
been Influenced to a large extent in
their belief of the facts as a result.
May Ask Change of Venue.
Because of the action taken by #.
D. Coburn, secretary OF the state board
of agriculture, in raising a fund to
sist in the prosecution of the men, the
affair has taken on a nationwide in
terSst. An endeavOr was expected,
early today. to remove the trial of the
case from Lincoln county
The story of Miss Chamberlain's at
tack as told by her at the time is that
she left Snady Bend the night of Aug
uSt with Ed Record a barber for a
dance several miles from the town.
After they had driven some distance
they met three masked men. These men
stopped the horse and dragged Miss
Cham berlain from the buggy while Rec
ord made no effort to help her. Scorn-
ing her escort for his cOwardice in not
at least attempting to protect her the
girl put UP a splendid show OF nerve.
She realized that she was not strong
and did nor waste her strength in idle
resistance or screams
Not Plea for Mercy.
Submitting without a murmur to
being dragged over the ground, she
was taken into field where severaI Il !
men stood around a fire on which was
a kettle filled with something. she
knew not what. What was to be her
fate she had no idea. Where her
escort had gone and why he had not |
defended her she was also unable to |
imagine. But there she was alone at |
night, far from home with a bunch of |
masked men who probably would stop
at nothing. It was enough to drive /
the woman insane.
Their pretty victim was not left
long in doubt as to her fate however |
for soon the men again seized her
Another tore her clothing from her
body Still she made no display of /
fear. Then a coat of warm tar was
applied and she was told to leave.
Walks Back to Buggy.
Trembling from head to foot
bruised where the men had rouob1v
seized her when she was dragged froT,,
the buggy. and expecting further ar
tack every minute. the girl returned to
the buggy She united the horse and
climbed in Then her escort apDear-
ed from his hiding place at the road
side and took his seat beside her Tbe,-
started. not toward the dance to which
she had looked forward with n1aas,,-.
but short time before, but to SHADY
Bend
Record thought he ought to sav
something.
II did not know''-he began.
Even in the dark he could see +ba
scornful stare of the pluckv woman
beside him and he said no more.
Tells Story Next Day.
Delivered at her boarding nlaca Tho
girl kept secret her disgrace untii tbe
next day. Then she told her brother
He demanded warrants of the count1-
attorney and the arrest of Record -
suited As might have been susnec+ed
of such fellow, he soon told the
names Of the men who. he declares
employed him. saying that he got s.
for his part in the nights work.
And what was the cause of tba At
tack? Old wives tales Certain &C.
date mammas around SHADY Rand
thought that Chamberlain was en-
tirely too fresh with the married men ;.
reason advanced is that she
talked too much about other girls >
Record Is Serving Sentence
Record is serving a year in iail for
his part IN the disgraceful affair tIis
conviction was so certain that even he
saw It and confessed. hoping to receive
a light sentence when he told of fbe
men who employed him But he vs.
as he got the limit
CONTINUED on Next PaeaN