The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-23
YOUNCW0MAN TELLS
HOW COAT OF TAR
WAS ADMINISTERED
Screamed For Help
While 1t Was Put
On Her Skin
DEcoY ON STAND
Escort Admits He Took Miss
Chamberlain Into Wait
lng Crowd
DECOY ON STAND

Lincoln Confer kas Before It
crowded court room, Miss Mary
CN;tmberlaiu, srhooi-tcachcr, today
told the jury how II mob coycre her
With u coat OF tar AT might nG..'
Shady Bend She SAID than She went
buggy riding With Ed Rieord aad
was held mp by masked men just out
sidr OF Shady BEND tlcord Ned and
!:on the men :,tri. pes OFF her cloth
ing. from he waist down Wlle she
called in vain Tor help. they applied
he tar TO her skin With Il brush. La
ten they Ncd Ricord then returned,
bclpcd her dress and escorted he"
home
Lincoln Center, lIas. ~ lille the
SounS victim sat motionlcss bclray-
ins no; Inc least sign oil a fear Chcs-
ter Anderson, u Iaburor of Beverly,
his county, related TO a jury late
yesterday afternoon the startling
story OF how ten mon OF Lincoln
county. himscIf one OF their number,
dragged Miss Mary Chambcrluinc, u
school teacher from n buggy near
iWrlyc Mile school house and admin
iHtertd u Goa, of tar to her make
hodN,
lnder cross examination Anderson
;,dn,i'ted illal he had mover heard any
sip agains, Miss Chambcrlaine and
sa;d his part in the "tnrring" iol-
lowed = talk at Clarke's mill the day
oI thc party when Shclill Clarke
or Mr. Siuns asked me if could
luke Mary hambcrlanc out that
nit2ht. that they wanted to tur her
said 80 Anderson told how he hai
arranged with Ed tico!d a barber,
80 take Inc girl FOR buggy ride and
of going back to Clarkps mill TO nc
lily the gang The night OF the
'rrins Anderson and Dclbert Kin
dclStargcr drove 10 t.o scene in 4
busy Whiic other mcmb"Ys OF the
mob came ON motorcycles Whcn he
got 10 the scene OF the 'ia;'ring Nu
drrson said he was forced to laugh
for there stood Everilt Clarke. the
wealthy miller of Beverly with y
SunnySack over his head through
which eye and breathing holes ha
boon pokcl and by his side was Jn.
Fipcwat"r. his head covered by
mill bag
Mhru Miss chamberlain and ltr
ord drove by. Anderson said he and
INindrIstargcr stepped out into Shc
road and pointed :; toy pistol al them
and haItc2 The pair
| hold my gun on Rlcord and Del
bert his on Mary, said Anderson.
Two ether men wearing masks came
UP and took Mary out of the buggy
aud IIcord got out and hid. .Mnoth
or man held the tar cam
Anderson said THAT two Of he
a.cu were ,Ncritt Clarke and l'ibc-
water. Tho third he did not know.
"on what part OF Miss Chamber
lnino's bo1y did they put the tar
Anderson was asked
"On her lower limbs as near as
could toll" he replied.
anderson said. after the act was
accomplished. Miss Chamberlaine
WAS helped into her clothes and with
tar dripping from them she got into
,hc buggy and drove away with Ric-
cTtl.
EipNa I.mdrnmutA, one OF Andcr-
sG" S companions cprrnbo"ated the
testimony. lie said he recognized
eight CT The :nan since arrested for
The crime. l.nGemuth said he took
40 part in the turrng, merely hiding
behind II fence TO see the fun.
'vl,c Barbcr's Story.
Jus, before time for court to adj
iourn the county startled the spccta-
l;lcir way from the court room by
shouting:
Call Ed Ricord.
Through a private room the decoy
OF Miss Chamberlain came slowly
Ills face was flushed and as he took
the oath and told his age his voice
trembled.
Ricord said he vas in Beverly the
afternoon of August 7th. He said he
met Anderson in front of ROrer's
restaurant.
Anderson came up to me, sale
Iticord, and asked me if wa: