The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-18
Hearing of FrOlicsOme Shady
Benders Begins Monday
Southern Lawyers Aid Offered
Free to Pretty Victim.
HIS MARRIAGE OUT
Young Farmer on Jury Keeps
Secret Two Weeks.
Forced to Tell All by Questions
of Attorneys.

Lincoln. Nov. 1s.-A jury in the tar
case was secured today.
The sensation of the day came while
NJ. NJ. Coole was being questioned con-
| corning his eligibility to the jury which
is to try the men accused Of helping
tar Miss Mary Chamberlain. Coole
had been asked his age and residence.
Are you married or singleg" the
attorney asked of the young man.
Married" blushingly admitted
Coole.
"What?" demanded the counsel as
the crowd in the courtroom Easped
and neighbors looked at each other
wonderingly.
Married" again replied the young
man.
The lawyers conferred and called
two or three mem bers Of the crowd 20
their table. After whispering a few
minutes. one Of them asked Coole
when he was married. The young far
mer explained that he had been mar
ried two weeks ago but said that Tor
good reasons he had wished TO keep IL
secret. He was accepted az a Juror
Jury Secured at fO:f5 O'Clock.
At 1O.45 o'clock the attorneys for
both sides agreed to accept the ] men
in the jury box. Then on motion ot
the defense, court was adjourned un-
til Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The men who will try A. n. Sims.
John Schmidt and Sherill Clark. with
two exceptions. are farmers Only two
men Of the dozen reside in the villages
Of this county.
Jury OF Farmers,
The jury list reads:
David Markham Valley township.
Abe Mayor Sylvan Grove
J. II. Stussy Battle Creek township.
Ernest Obermiller Franklin town
ship.
g c. Nelson Grant township.
Fred Eckhart Valley township.
c. p. Saunders salt Creek township
Ernest Lehman Eckborn township
a. J.. Shipp Pleasant township.
Henry SCHROEDER. Pleasant township.
r. y. Dillon Indiana township.
NJ. NJ Coole Nesper.
Victims Called as Witnesses.
Today the state filed the names ot
six additional witnesses who are TO tcs-
tify at the hearing Of the three men.
The witness list includes the names OF
the men who caused "a sensation two
davs ago BY pleading guilty after in
timating that they would fight TO the
last ditch before admitting their guilt
This gave the defense an opportunity
to ask for delay and the ad1ournment
until Monday was the result
At the beginning Of today's session
Of court only four challenges remained
for the defense. The state had eN-
hausted its challenges. Six men re-
manned on the venire.
Asked Jurors OF Lynch law.
An attempt was made by the state TO
ascertain the feelings of the prospec-
tive jurors in regard TO the lynch law
This is taken to mean that the stAte
fears an attack on Miss Chamberlain
in an attempt 10 justify the actions Of
The meu on trial The defense object
ed and was sustained by the court
As sample of the righteousness OF
Lincoln complaint was made by some
of the women present that there was
too much smoke in the court room when
court was not in session Today smok-
ing in the court room at any time was
cut out
The people Of Lincoln county and the
country are still coming
in to attend the trial. A dozen pubic
sales advertised for next week nave
been postponed because the men CIV
ing them declined TO run A counter at
traction TO the trial
Families Former Friends.
Joseph Chamberlain. father Of the
girl. and a retired farmer. was also az
lhe court house. The three defend
ants. sherin Clark, A. n. Sims ana
John Schmidt and Mr.. Chamberlain
met in a hallway today. No sign OF
recognition passe between taem- fuI-
meriv they we're good friends.
Anxious to testify and, as she says,
get it all over with" Mary Chamber
ain the Beverly school teacher VINO
was tarred, nailed one Of the lies told
'They have said everything they
,ou1d to bIacken me-" the girl said
his afternoon, as she sat By her
side. "Not a word OF 81 Is
.ure. They say my teachers certih-
ate was revoked on the ground OF Inn
morality. All are false and wicked
les"
Prove the Report False.
At Miss Chamberlain's request the
asst report, which has been widely
circulated in Lincoln, was run down.
county superintendent Jennings or
lincoln county said Miss Chamber
AIMS certificate had never been re-
,oJxed here Everett Clark. the shady
3eud miller. and one OF the men who
pleaded guilty Thursday, said thnt 10
vas not in Lincoln county, but In "a
inc county that a certificate was re
'oked.
Telephone inquiries. however. com
,letelv refuted this statement OF the
lefense. The county superintendent
~. z. Connolly Of Saline county. said
hat he never heard Of a certificate or
Mss Chamberlain having been re-
'oked there. and Miss Mabel Marih'
lis pred ecessor. declares that Miss
ham berlain had taught in her county
nd attended her Institutes, but that
Hiss Chamberiain's certificate had
lever been revoked. nor had she ever
leard any reports against her.
Perhaus There Was NO TarrinC4
y. c Mllnken of Salina, Of counsel
or the defense. is bitter against the
ress for having carried the news or
he case. he displayed this bitterness
II day long in examining and chal-
snEinE Jurors who had read news
amer accounts Of the case and hence
eiieved the tarring had actually oc-
urred.