Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-22
Mary Chamberlain Describes
to Jury Unparalleled Attack
By Party Of Masked Men at
Shady Bend.
STORY Is DRAMATIC
FOR ITS SIMPLICITY
Victim Calmly ReciteS How
WhitecapS Tore Off Her
Clothes and Applied Pitch to.
Naked Form.

| Naked Form.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
! Lincoln Center, Kan. Nov. 81 -
This was Mary Chamberlain's day in
court in the tar party case. Fac
ing three of the men accused Of COM
plicity in attacking her on coun-
| try road north of Shady Bend. on the
night of October 4 and in crowded
room she told of her terrifying ex-
perience.
! Her story was dramatic for it's sim
plicity. She gave a coherent narra-
tive of the episode in a low, even
voice Not once did she entirely lose
| her self-control Nor did she speak
with any feeling against the defend
ants. Had she been telling of the ex-
periences of some other person, she
could not have been calmer.
Throughout the time she was on
the stand she addressed the jury and
every iuryman gave her story the
closest attention. On cross-examina-
| tion her story was mistaken.
\ crowd of men, the majority Of
whom have attended every session of
the trial in the hope that they might
be present when she recited her story,
| strained their ears In an effort TO
catch every word and carefully avoid
ed making any movement that might
| interrupt her. Perhaps a hundred
| persons, men, who could not find
seats in the little court room. and
boys who were barre because OF
/ their youth, Wed with one another
outside the doors for places near tho
entrance, in the hope Of catching
word of her testimony.
The girls examination lasted about
| half an hour. The defense reserved
the right to recall her later. With
the completion of her testimony the
state rested its case The defense inn
medately began its examination Of
witnesses and ten had been question
ed when adjournment was taken to-
night.
1t was not the freshness of Miss
Chamberlain's story that held the m
terest of the throng, for she told lit
tie that was not known. Her mar
rative set forth how Edward Ricord,
village barber. decoyed her out in
to the county on the pretense Of go
ing 10 dance, his alleged insults ana
their decision TO return home: how
when they had gone a short distance
party Of five masked men dragged
her from the buggy while Ricord
fed and the subsequent pouring Of
tar on her body and limbs. by one
man, while others rubbed II in with
their hands; how by this experience
she was rendered unconscious and
later awoke to find herself being
driven home by the companion who
had deserted her. and how the tar
clung to her body for days after the
attack.
After telling about her employment
In store at Shady Bend Miss
Chamberlain plunged into her story.
did some one call you up on Au-
gust -" was asked.
YES Ed Rlcord she replied.
What did he say
'He ioked me little bit and then
said there was dance at Beverly and
he wanted me to go with him. He
said we were invited and | told him
| would go. He arrived about $50
o'clock and we started to Beverly.
What did he say to your
"Ie spoke about the people that
ere going to he at the dance"
"IIow was his conduct toward
you?"
Ills remarks were indecent"
What did you say
IL told him IL he was goins to act
that way / wanted to go back nome.
We talked a little and then we turned
around and started back toward
Shady Bend
what happened at the top of the
hin on the way back to town and
short distance from where you turned
around?"
Five masked men took mon from
tho buggy. Three Of them carried
me around behind the buggy throw
me down and smeared tar over my
shoulders and my lower imns
did you recognize any OF them3
Not then
where was Ricord
"He was by the fence
Did he assist you in any way?
"Iie did not
Did YOU cali to I'd. TO help YOU
"Yes, two or three tines
What happened them
cone of the men then raised my !
clothes over my head. Another pour
ed the tar on my lower limbs and |
two smeared it around.
did the treatment you received
that night make you lame?"
"It did
How did you get back into the
buggy"
II do not remember
"Did Ricord accompany you back
Ito town.
He did"