The Detroit times., 1911-11-22
DMAN SAYS ESCORT
LED AFTER HELURED
HER TO TAR PARTY
liss Chamberlain Tells Court
How Outrage Was Perpe-
trated BY Party of Men.
'ILLACF' BEAU BRUMMEL
ADMITS II. DECOYED HER
.eappeared After Outrage Near
Lincoln Center and Took
Victim To Her Home.

LINCOLN CENTER, Kas.. Nov. IL.
While spectators who crowded the
ourtroom almost to sunocation
caned their necks to hear her testi-
tony regarding the preparation OF
altar" outrage by three of the most
prominent citizens OF the community,
Mss Mary Chamberlain. young and
pretty, took the stand In Judge
Glever's court today and related the
events OF the night of August Z.
Had II not been for an occasional
breakdown in her voice. n slight
tightening OF her lips. as she repeat
ed the details of the outrage. no one
would have guessed that the girl was
relating the story OF her own ex-
perience. Her demeanor was for the
most part calm Now and then a
nervous twitching of her hands be-
trayed the feeling that she tried to
conceal. but she told her story in a
voice that was practically emotion
less, and only once, when describing
the manner in which her clothes
were torn from her did she threaten
60 break down.
Grasping at the rail OF the witness
box. her eyes fixed or her father and
mother seated nearby, she told OF the
outrage.
why didn't you call for help?"
was asked.
II did call screamed. but
Ricord. the man who vas acting as
my escort. had hidden In the bushes
nearby and did no; appear until IL
was all over
Miss Chamberlain related in detail
the events OF the summer night She
told OF her engagement with Ed.
Ricord, the village Beau Brummel:
OF his insistence that she accompany
him; OF his strange manner as they
neared the rendezvous; of the sud
len appearance of the masked men
who pointed a gun-afterward discov-
red TO be a toy pistol-at the buggy:
II her appeal to Ricord and his hasty
etreat into the bushes: of being
ragged to huge bonfire. where the
hree men stripped her of her cloth
ng from her waist down and held her
rostrate while the sticky mass was
ppied from a bucket
when IL was all over the men left
re-" continued the witness. "Ricord
anne out from his hiding place, help
me into my clothes and with the
still dripping from me we drove
tiny home"
Miss Chamberlain's testimony had
aisible effect on her audience. The
iaes OF the jurors, all but two OF
WON are married men. hardened and
earessions OF pity for the witness
an anger at the defendants were
head from all parts " the courtroom.
TIE days session opened with the
exaiination OF Ed. Ricord, who had
prevIusly confessed to having lured
the erl to the plae where she was
to be AIRED. RicTd took the stand
YESTERDAY. telling how he had been
hired & bring TN girl out on the
night o the "Ta party" He com
pleted lis Testimony this morning
and imnedatel, afterward the girl
took the stand.
IL halfdozetor more of the most
prominent citins go TO prison for
tarring Miss uhmberlain, the young
school teacherhe wives. sisters and
sweethearts O these men must as
sume the blae. While il Is gener-
ally known tb the plot to drive Miss
Chamberlain at of this locality was
conceived bH number OF women OF
this village, I'D this haF been limited
AT in the evnnce, the defendants are
making desrate efforts TO keep the
names of Il women plotters out OF
the trial.
The four rem who have already adj
mitted beg members OF the tar
party corssed, it is now declared.
rather tina have their wives names
dragged 10 the scandalous affair.
one of thtvives OF confessed mem
her of th tar party" over whose
head hars prison sentence, has
threateneto tell her part in the con-
spjracy. I'd IL she does so the trial
NAV be led with many new sensa-
tons.