Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-22
Miss Chamberlain Reoites Story Of
Her Experiences When De-
ooyed to Lonely Spot.
FIVE MEN IN THE PARTY
Saw Three Men on Trail as She Was
on Way Home.
EVIDENCE sOBERs THE TOWN
Persecution of Young Woman is No
Longer Regarded as Joke.
RECORD IS UNDER oRoss-FIRE
barber who Took GIrl fCr Drive
says Attempt Was Made 90 Get
Him 60 Modify Ills
Testimony.
EVIDENCE sOBERs THE TOWN
RICoRp IS UNDER OROss.FIRE

LINCOLN CENTER, Kan, Nov. 2l--
Mary Chamberlain, tho shady Bend
school teacher. facing Edward Ricord. her
decoyer, and the three other men charged
with completely in the attack upon the
young woman. took the stand this after
noon and began the recital OF her terrible
experiences on the lonely roadway on tho
night OF the now famous tar party"
while the spectators, who crowded
every inch of space in the court room,
listened breathlessly. Miss Chamberlain
told with minute detail the story that
men and women in this and adjoining
counties had both dreaded and anxiously
awaited.
The crowd that surged into the court
room during the morning session was
augmented by at least another hundred
persons In the afternoon. II was no.
tlceable that not a woman besides Miss
| Chamberlain and her mother was in the
room. The rule regarding the exclusion
OF minors was strictly enforced. Judge
Grover being especially desirous that mono
be present when the plaintiff took the
stand.
None OF tho witnesses who testified dur
ing the morning session gave any detailed
testimony regarding the actual act Of
tarrng.
Tho prosecution used the witnesses sim
ply In an effort to establish chain OF
evidence showing the three defendants
now on trial were involved in planning
the attack and actually started out to at
tend the party" It is tho contention
Of these three men that they took no
part in spreading the paint and were not
present when it was done.
After telling about her employment in
a store at Shady Bend she plunged into
her story.
"pid some one call you up on August
l7?' was asked.
'Yes. Ed Ricord," she replied
what did no say1"
''IEe jokad nie little hit and then SAID
there was a dance At Beyerly and he
wanted me TO so with him He SAID we
were invited, and / told him would go.
he arrived about $50 o'clock and we
started TO Beverly"
what cid he say TO your"
J ''IIe spoke about the people that were
going TO be at tho dance"
How was his conduct toward your
Ills remarks we're Indecent
what did you say?'
IL told him II no was going TO act that
way wanted to go back home. We
talked little and then we turned around
and started back toward shady Bend"
"what happened at the top Of the hill
on the way back 20 town and short
distance from where you turned sround9
Five Masked Men.
''Fiye masked men took. me from the
buggy. Three OF them carried me around
behind the buggy. threw INC down and
gmeared tar over my shoulders md my
lower limbs"
''where was RicoTn"
. "He was over by the fence"
"DId you call Ed to help your
"Yes, two or three times"
what happened then?"
zone OF the men then raised my clothes
over my head. Another poured the tar
on my lower limbs and two smeared It
! around
! "Did the treatment you received that
I night make you lame?'
ut did"
. How did you get back into the buggy =
Y II do not remember"
4 did Ricord accompany you back 20
- town."
e "He did"
+ did you see any men in the read ns
e you were going back to townT
e ''Yes, four OF them"
e "Did you call Rlcord's attention To
. them?"
YES"
g what did he DOR
a whipped up the horse"
Z The prosecution thon went back TO OBJ
& tain a more detailed story of hom much
, tar was applied TO Miss Chomberiain's
q body.
= The witness said not only her shoulders
. and limbs, but also her breast and arms
!, wore smeared with tar. Her clothing, she
a testified, was ruined.
. Returning 10 the ride homeward with
: lRlcord, Prosecutor MoCandless asked tho