The Washington times., 1924-09-11
GIRL LISTS MOB
MEMBERS IN
TARR|NG
Dorothy Grandon viii Show
No Mercy to Members Who
Attacked Her

FREDERICK, Md, Sept. H.
Dorothy Grandon is turning the
tables on the men of Myersville,
twelve miles from here, who were
in the party which gave her a
coat of tar and feathers recently.
The pretty nineteen-year-old
| girl, entirely recovered from the
attack, says the men must pay.
"They had no mercy for me when
they dragged me onto a public
road, stripped me, and covered me
with tar and feathers" the girl
told fellow prisoners in the county
Jail today. "Why should I spare
them ?"
Names Her Attackers.
Miss Grandon has appeared before
the twenty-thres farmers who con.
stitute the September grand jury in
the circuit court here. She has told
her story; she has named her at.
tackers and she has asked for
justice.
In, jail for eight weeks, held as
material witness and unable to
raise $500 bond. Miss Grandon re.
called to the grand jury that night,
two months ago when q mob of
fifty men. led by Mrs Mary Shank,
overlook her on a road near Myers
Vile, heaped curse after curse On
her, and finally brutally assaulted
her.
Il am the victim Of the attack
and / must remain in JAIL" she has
told friends, while those who at
tackled me go free because they can
raise bond. Why should I do all Of
the suffering"
Miss Grandon is no longer vfndic.
tive against Mrs. Shank. She has
made friends with her and Is hoping
she viii be summoned before the
grand jury to tell her story.
Mrs. Shank's Stories
Mrs. Shank first told magistrate
here that she was responsible for
the assault on Dorothy; she willingly
accepted blame. The magistrate
ordered her and eight men. held in
$4,000 bond. Mrs. Shank could not
raise the bond at first and went to
jail. The men had the bond within
a few hours.
In the Jail Mrs. Shank met Miss
Brandon. A close friendship sprung
up. Then Mrs. Shank announced
from her cell that she was forced
to apply tar and feathers to Miss
Grandon; that she did so unwill.
ingly.
She no longer accepted response.
bility, accusing forty Of MyersvilIe's
most prominent citizens--a minis.
ter's son said to be among them.
She was later released from jail
under bond.
Believes Jealousy Motive.
II Mrs. Shank goes before the
grand jury and tells her second
story it will probably be a corrobor.
alton of the statement of Miss
Grandon and will aid materially In
establishing the Identity of the
guilty parties.
Miss Grandon has her own idea
as to why she was attacked. She
is said to believe several Myers.
vile citizens. angered because she
spurned their attentions, decided to
get even. They used, she believes,
Mrs Shank as q tool, telling the
woman that Miss Grandon had
been going around with her hus-
band. They also forced her to tar
and feather Dorothy, threatening her
IL she didn't.
The grand jury. with in structlons
from Chief Justice Urner, opened
it's investigation Of the mob attack.
Miss Grandon was the first wit.
ness. Then followed Lloyd Shank,
husband of Mrs. Shank: James
Whip, the young farmer, father
of seven children, who rescued the
girl from the mob; Doctor r. v.
Hauver, who gave the girl medical
aid More witnesses will appear
today.
The indictments, IL any are re.
turned, will not be announced for
probably another week--not until
the jury completes it's investiga-
ton OF all matters before II.