Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
Western Press.

q" HhN ~ Nffo'AR1 Ia bAN WAaH HANNN
court, so far, in the Patterson case.
Western Press.
LINCOLN CENTER, Kas., Nov. "a.
e. G. Clark, the wealthy miller,
Jay Fitzwater and Watson Scranton,
also millers, all Of whom on Nov. 1e
pleaded guilty to having tarred Miss
Chamberlain, were today each SEN
fenced to a year in Jail.
Hollow-eyed and weary the jury in
the "tar party" cases were still lock-
ed in a room trying valiantly to reach
a verdict when dawn broke today All
night long under orders Of Judge
Dallas Grover the jury struggled in
futile attempt to reach a verdict.
The testimony Of witnesses Chester
Anderson and e. G. Clark, which the
jury requested near midnight last
night, be read 10 them again, was
gone over and over many times. Oc-
easioually the voices of jurors were
raised to a high pitch, but this was not
frequent.
Ia his closing argument Prosecutor
McCanless said in part; 3
During my practice ] have sent
men TO the penitentiary foe felonies,
but 1 have never had case that
could equal the one at bar in euornity
OF cowardiee and brutality.
"l regret indeed that our laws arc
so lame, our legislatures so lax, that
we find it necessary after an offense
of this nature has been perpetrated
in our midst, that we must be con
tent to send the offenders to jail or
heap up on them an insignificant fine.
Certainly no offeuse OF this nature
viii ever be committed again and be
subjected TO a similar punishment.
And yet our legislature, our people,
our students Of political economy
doubtless never dreamed that a law Of
this nature would be found necessary
to be put into effect
'Tar and feathersl A relic Of an
cient timesl Tarring a grill Think
OF it. One Of our own girls; one ol
our own citizens; right here in the
center of civilization / have heard
of such things taking place in bar
barrie times, bat never believed it.
have heard that they would some
times take a man and tar him and
then ride him on rail But did
you ever hear OF bunch Of men tar
ring helpless girl? One who can
not defend herself. 1t is simply aw-
full. Why, Robin Hood, and his gang
of desperadoes would start at such q
thing. They, who made their liveli-
hood by forage, by highway robbery
would blush TO do such thing as
this band Of desperadoes did the night
of the 7th Of August, 1911.
at has been intimated through the
conduct Of this trial that Miss Cham
berlain is not girl Of good reputa-
tion or character. THIS, would chal-
lenge most strenuously if it were nee
essary; if her reputation were an is
sue in this case. But it is not an is
sue. care not who Miss Chamberlain
is, nor what she is. That matters
not. She may be the vilest character
on top Of the earth, yet she is just
as much entitled to the protection Of
our laws as if she were an angel. Nc
matter how grievously she has broken
the moral or legal laws, her punish
ment is not coat of tar.
Gentlemen, this girl is our sister
this girl is one of the daughters oi
Kansas. This girl calls for the pro
lection of our laws and our state. II
is your duty to give it to her. You
can If you will win you. in youi
verdict today, blot from the spanglet
banner the star that glitters to the
name Of Kansas and leave the stripe
behind--a fit emblem OF her degrada.
tion? Or will you, by the wore
guilty continue to make it one Of tn,
brightest stars that shines upon tn,
broad field Of our national nag?'