The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
JURY IN TAR CASE.
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A commanding figure in the crowd
OF spectators at the trial is a Catholic
priest, Father Fitzgerald. He attend
ed I'LL the hearings Wednesday, Thurs
day and today and expects to be pres
ent throughout the trial. So far, he
is the only one of the eleven clergy
men of Lincoln who has shown an in
terest in the proceedings. Major Nc
Curdy, one of the defending counsel,
is member of his congregation
Food for Many Sermons.
Here is material for many ser
mons Father Fitzgerald said this aft
ernoon. But I must consider my
tongue tied as far as pulpit utterances
go, at least until al the bitterness oc-
casiOned by the trial and its attendant
publicity has blown over. 1t is a story
of the birth and growth of a scandal,
which, as Nergil says, increases in
strength as it flies over the dwellings
of men,
The three, according to their own
expressions, have had a novel defense
mapped out for them by the imported
counsel Each intends to prove an
alibi.
CIarlz's Engineer Arrested.
On warrant sworn out by County
Attorney ". W. McCandlass James
Booze, engineer at the Everett Clark
day charged with having a part in the
tarring of Miss Chamberlain His was
the fifteenth arrest made in connec-
ton with the case. The prosecution
does not charge that he assisted in
spreading the tar Miss Chamber
lain but says that he helped plan the
affair and intended to be present. He
was arraigned today before Justice J.
w. Meek and held for trial at the dis
trlct court. He is out on a $500 appear
ance bond.
1t is possible that still another ar
rest is to be made before County At
torney McCandlass feels that he has
completed the web he started weaving
shortly after the schoolma'am was
tarred last August. He stated today
that he was inclined to believe there
would be no more arrests but that one
more might be made
The services of q widely known attor
ney OF Atlanta, Ga, to aid in obtaining the
punishment of the tar party were Of
Iered to Miss Chamberlain today
through a telegram from A. w. Elliott,
an officer of the Southern Rescue As
ISOLATION of Atlanta. The telegram was
sent from Pensacola Fla The sender
evidently is under the Impression that
Miss Chamberlain is without legal aid
He said if she so desire the unnameaa
Atlanta attorney would come to Kan
sas at once without expense to her and
give her his assistance.
Miss Cham berlain said today she was
quite satisfied with the attorneys now
prosecuting her case and probably
would have no occasion to accept the
offer
Miss Chamberlain. ACCOMPANIED by
her mother, came early to the county
attorneys office. adjoining the court
room, SO that she might be ready to
take the stand when called. The young
woman has declared her desire to have
the trial over as soon as possible.
Plan GrueIing for Girl
che i
grueling ross-examination was the
statement of one OF the attorneys for
the defense.
To prevent Miss Chamberlain from
relating her experiences to the jury,
the accused men have announced they
viii prove that they We're not present at
the tar arty; that Miss Chamberlain
testified at Justice court hearing of
the case that she and Ed Record a
barber, who lured her to the scene of
the tarring. met the three men now on
trial coming up the road after the tar
ring was over, and that one of the men
said:
It's all over; we're too late"
The defendants declare this makes
being an accessory. the only charge that |
can be placed against them If the |
court makes such ruling it is proba BILE /
Miss Cham berlain will not testify.
Miss Chamberlain to Sue.
Immediately after the trial of Clark,
Sims and Schmidt and the others i'm /
plicated are sentenced, Miss Chamber
lain will institute civil suits to recover
damages from all those who had +
hand in the affair. Miss Cham berlain /
has employed I. L. Bono of Salina to |
file the suits
Il do not care to state at this time
the amount I will ask" said Miss
Having been busy wait
ing on the disposal of the criminal pro-
ceedings against my assailants, I have
not taken up that part of the matter :
with my attorney. I was treated in a +
shameful manner and the guilty ones /
aside from serving jail sentences, will 7
be given the opportunity Of defending I
a suit for damages"
Miss Chamberlain has fully recov- /
cred from the shock she received three
months ago. When she appeared at +
the court house all eyes of the large
group of spectators were on her She
was dressed in a long light coat, black f