Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-11-22
WHY TEACHER WAS TARRED.
Was Too Popular In Community to
Suit Other Women.

Lincoln Center, Kans., Nov. 16.-
A flood Of affidavits was let loose in
the circuit court here to-day at the
beginning of the hearing Of an appli-
cation by e. G. Clark, a. wealthy mill
Ter Of Shady Bend, for change Of
venue In the case in which he with
| eight other men is charged with "as-
sault and battery" in connection with
the tarrng Of Miss Mary Chamber
lain last August. Miss Chamberlain
vas in court, accompanied by her
mother and brother.
Since Miss Chamberlain was de-
coyed to lonely spot on country
road, seized by band of more than
a dozen mon, her clothing torn Off
and her body coated with tar, she
has remained in close retirement in
her home In the little Shady Bend
community, where she taught school,
and where, 1t Is said, her popularity
with the men caused jealous wives
and sweethearts to urge husbands
and lovers to inflict on her the tor
ture which created storm of indig-
nation throughout the State.
At the opening of court to-day
County Attorney McCanless stated he
had more than 800 af1davits to Of
fer to the court to prove that there
Is no reason why q fair trial should
not be given all the accused men in
this county.
Pleas Of guilty were suddenly an
nounced by three Of the most promi-
nent accused in connection with the
tarring OF Miss Chamberlain. These
announced pleas Of guilty: e. G..
Clark, president of the Shady Bend
| Milling Company; Watson Scranton,
| Shady Bend farmer; Jay Fitzwater,
Shady Bend farmer. Judge Grover
reserved sentence.
When court was called County
Prosecutor McCanless presented affl-
davits from many citizens Of Lincoln
| county to show that the cases could
be tried fairly in the county. eve
will announce to the court that we
have decided to withdraw our appli-
cation for change of venue" de-
clared S. G. Millekin, of counsel for
the Defense
When the formal pleas of guilty
had been announced, one Of them by
| Clark, upon whose case those of the
other eight men accused of connec-
ton with the tarring were expected
to hinge aud Judge Grover had re-
served sentence, the court said: at
| is necessary that | reserve sentence
| for, as | have heard no testimony, |
really do not know the nature of the
| offense. Accordingly ! will wait un-
til the other cases have been heard"
The first surprise at the pleas of
| guilty over, Sheriff. Clark, a mer-
chant Of Shady Bend. A. N. Simms, a
former employee in Everett Clark
mill, and John Schmidt, a farmer
were placed on trial charged with
assault and battery"
With to-day's pleas OF guilty in,
| four men now stand guilty of a part
| IN the tarring OF the young school
| teacher. The first was Edward Ri
cord, the barber, who pleaded guilty
yesterday and who also remains to
be sentenced by Judge Grover
Chester Anderson and Delbert
kindelsparger, laborers Of Beverly,
who some time ago were sentenced in
a justice court to 90 days imprison-
ment each, are to be tried later on
appeal.
| Five men have already paid fines
OF 81 each for their connection with
the case. They witnessed the "tar-
ring and were convicted and fined
to prevent them from refusing to tes-
tify against friends.