The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-11-30
THREE lARRERS'
GET: YEAR N JAIL
Men Who Confessed Attack on
Teacher Sentenced.
TWO MORE ARE FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict convieting Clark
and Schmidt, but Acquit Simms--
pecoy Is Sent to
Prison.

Lincoln Center, Kan, Nov. 25.-The
three men who confessed to the tar
ring of Miss Mary Chamberlain, the
school teacher, were sentenced to a
year each in Jail by Judge Grover.
They are L. G. Clark, Jay Fitzwater
and Watson Scranton.
Ed" Ricord, who decoyed the girl
to the place of the attack and who al
ready has been 20 days in Jail, also
was given year.
Says Sentence Is Excessive.
The three were told they would be
I, given ample time to arrange their bust
ness affairs before being committed.
Attorney Millikin excepted to the sen
tence, saying he considered il excess.
i've. Thirty days, he suggested, would
have been severe enough punishment.
None of the men seemed surprised at
the action OF the court. They think
paroles will be exercised after they
have served short time, it is said.
The jury in the cases of Sheriff.
Clark, John Schmidt and A. n. Simms,
who admitted knowledge of the attack
but denied participation in it, reported
Clark and Schmidt found guilty of as
sault and battery, under the indiCt-
ment, but acquitted Simms.
In marked contrast to the crowds
that have packed the courtroom daily
heretofore, only q few spectators were
present when the jury returned their
verdict.
Sentence upon Clark and Schmidt
was reserved until the hearing Of n
motion by the defense for a new trial.
which will be heard December Is.
The jury proceeded in a methodical
manner taking AZ ballots in all and
| voted on the defendants in the follow
| ing order; Schmidt, Clark and Simms.
II was decided that, although not
present at the actual tarring Clark
/ had furnished the tar used in tarring
Miss Mary Chamberlain the night of
August 7 and that Schmidt had been
one of the conspirators.
We gave SimmS the benefit of the
doubt" one of the jurors declared, al
| though most of us believe him really
! TO have been concerned in the mob
bing"
Lincoln Center, Kas., Nov. 25.-Spe.
| cial: Threatening all appeal to the
supreme court of Kansas to avoid
going to Jail for a year the sentence
| inflicted upon them by Judge Grover
was the statement made by John
| Schmidt and Sheriff. Clark after they
had been found guilty of tarring and
feathering Miss Chamberlain. They
declared today that they would fight
the case to the limit to avoid impris.
onment. I'VE had nothing to do with
the actual tarring of Miss Chamber
lain" said Clark today and | for one
will not go to prison without a fight"
| Schmidt was of the same mind.
The verdict late yesterday OF the jury
after having been out thirty hours
came as a surprise to the few per.
sons still in the court room, they be-
| ing confident that thew would return
jury reported they had agreed. Upon
being brought into court they pro.
nounced John Schmidt and Sheriff.
Clark guilty, and A. N. Simms inno'
cent. Simms was Immediately dis.
charged, While the other two were
placed again in custody, being later
released until Dec. IS, to prepare
motion for a new trial.
Their attorneys announced that
they would attempt to appeal to the
Sunrpme CUurt on the grounds that
the sentence imposed on Schmidt and
Sheriff. of one years imprisonment
and the costs of the trial were entire
| ly excessive.