The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-22
GIRL TELLS Of
BEING TARREO
BY MOB MEN
FACING THREE OF THE ACCUSED
MEN AND IN A CROWDED. COURT
ROOM MISS MARY CHAMBER
LAIN RELATES HER Terribly
ING ExPERIENcE-THE STATE
RESTS ITS CASE AND THE DE-
FENSE BEGINS.
BY Associated Press.

Lincoln Center, Kas., Nov. I'll
Facing three of the men accused of
completely in attacking her on a coun-
try road on the night of October Z,
Miss Mary Chamberlain today, in a
crowded court room, related her terri
flying experience. The state then rest
ed. Ten witnesses for the defense
were questioned at the time of ad-
journment tonight.
Expectation that Miss Chamberlain,
the Shady Bend school teacher, would
take the stand and tell how she was
tarred and feathered by a Lincoln
county mob drew big crowds to the
small court house here where the three
men-Sherrill Clark, A. N. Simms and
John Schmidt, accused of completely
in4 the tarring party-are on trial.
The testimony yesterday of Edward
Ricord, the barber who betrayed the
school teacher to the mob, of Chester
Anderson and Delbert Kindlesparger,
has caused a hush to fall upon corner
conclaves in which the tar party
previously had been largely discussed
in the light of joke. Grim details
give in evidence created a generally
more serious view of what is now
styled "the county's Disgrace
Miss Chamberlain, who yesterday
sat through the trial with no sign of
emotion. was at the court room early
today, dressed in black.
RICoRD TEsTIFlEs.
Edward Ricord resumed his testi-
mony today. Ricord told of meeting
Sheriu 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 I have evidence
which will convict her"
Attorney j. J. McCurdy, 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 had for
Ricord and the school teacher to be
found in a compromising position by
the tar party"
Has any one told you il you testi-
fed you had improper relations with
Miss Chamberlain you would be sent
to prison?" the prosecution asked of
Ricord.
Yes, Sheriff woolford told me-" was
the reply.
Did you know when you started on
the trip that the intention was to tar
Miss Chamberlain
II did not
Ricord testified he had made two
advances while they were in the buggy
and that Miss Chamberlain had re-
pulsed him.
Sheriff woolford, on the stand, made
a general denial of Records charge.
Details of a meeting at Sherill
Clark's Shady Bend mill to plan the
attack were recited by Watson Scran-
ton. He recently pleaded guilty to a
charge of assault
Scranton said Sheriff. and Everett
G. Clark, Chester Anderson, A. N.
Simms, J. F. Fitzwater and James
Booze helped plan the attack. Sheriff.
Clark, John Schmidt and A N. Simms
did not participate in the attack,
Scranton said. but he met them on the
road headed for the party.
Records testimony developed a 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." The
band was then to have seized the girl.
Miss Chamberlain repulsed him, he
said. and thus the scheme was foiled.