Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
MEMBERS Of MOB
RE|TERATE STORY
ABOUT TR PARTY.
Fate of Kansans Who Commit
ted lndignity viii Soon Be
Given to Jury to Pass
Upc1.
NO ATTACK ON CHARACTER
Men On Trial Let Girl Alone and
Content Thems elves With
Denial Of Their Per-
sonal Guilt.
v0 ATTACK ON CHARACTER

Branding tho tsrrins Of Miss
Chamberlain as barbaric, coward
~ and brutal, thing almost un-
beiievable in a ci- ;iized comnun-
ity, Prosecutor Mecaniess here this
the jury demanded that the sever
est penalty that il. was possible to
inflict be mcted ut to her de-
trainers.
ITO think" he thundered. that
crowd of men should attack
defensiess girl. Even dog de-
served better treatment
Lincoln Center, ktan.. Nov. 23.The
defense in the tar Gartyp case closed
it's direct testimopv al the morning
session of court. a. the state began
presenting evidence in rchuttal The
attorneys expressed the opinion that
hands before night. and that probably
some of the closing arguments would
have been heard.
An of the defendants were on the
stand al the morning session. A. N.
Simms. Who began nis testimony yes
terday, was excused in a few minutes
and was followed bn john schmidt and
Shenill Clark in tl..,n
The defendants t,id the same story
They admitted knowing of the plans tc
tar Miss Chambe, ain and starting to
where the crime W S to bc done, but
denied having a ha.'a in the assault ol
ever intending to have.
A touch of romance Was introduced
into the trial when Homer IIonick WAS
called by the state "a rebuttal. He has
been very friendly With Miss Chamber
lain during the last five OF six months
In fact, he said, he had been Keeping
company steatlily Nitll her.
Trial is Resumed.
With the testimt of Mary Cham
berlain a thing of e past. the crowds
began to lose inter- In the case today
Less Than half the seats were occupied
when the first witness, A. n. Sinms
took the stand. Simms' testimony oc-
cupied but few minutes, during which
time nothing new was brought out. an6
he was then excused to make way foi
John Schmidt.
Schmidt said he was farmer, 3.
years old, and had lived i'm this county
all his life. Taking up the events or
the day OF the 'tarrng" he said he met
Chester Anderson near Shady Benz
during the afternoon and Anderson tolG
him to come to clarlSs mill that might
as the boys wanted to see him.
WAS anything said at that time
about tarring Mary Chalnbcrlain Q
asked Attorney Millkn.
No sir
Was at Tarrine Plot.
Schmidt said he went to the mill tina
night as he had done many nights be,
fore and there found "A crowd consist
ing of James Booze, Jay Fitzwater, Al
fred Lindermuth, Sheriff. Clark. A, N
Simms, Chester Anderson and Delber
| lSindelspargcr. The subject of tarrini
Mary was brought up.
Did any one say that it should no
| bc?' was asked.
Yes sir replied Schmidt. both Mr.
| Simms and myself warned the boy
against doing IS they planned"
| But the plottors were not to be stop
| ped by a mere warning, he declared
Soon all the members of the party bu
| himself. Sinms. sheriff. Clark ant
| James Booze left for the SPOT where tn
| tailing WAS 10 be done. going on motto
| c>clcs and in blsgies. Then the fo,
SGT out on foot 70 watch the assaul
| committed.