The Washington times., 1924-09-29

good to know that In q few days
can leave this section for good.
certainly have had enough Of the
people around here.
ut strikes me as rather unfair
that they should lock me up and let
everybody else 60, just because they
can raise bond. They are charged
with something and am only q
witness. et i stay in Jan and
they ~ Z, ~
Dot, was powdered NJ and
was clad In 3 black satin dress.
patent leather slippers and sa
felt hat. She looked good, having
gained some fifteen pounds dur
ing her stay In the jail.
Where. did you get the money
to buy those clothes, Dorothy. =
some one inquired.
Gets Dollar : Day.
Oh, I get . dollar every day
I'm over IN the JAIL" she replied
Il saved my money and bought
some cIOthes so / could look
presentable at the trial. / know
! look much better than when
they first rot me. for an i
owned after that gang stripped
me Of AL my clothes was . ging-
ham Dress"
Dorothy was confident Of the
outcome Of the trial and likewise
felt sure that her testimony would
aid materially in causing punish.
ment to the alleged members .of
For the first time since she was
arrested Dorothy's mother and
father came to Frederick.
Yes. they are up here for the
trial." she admitted, ''and I'm
certainly glad to see them"
However, neither, OF the parents
approached dot" in the courthouse,
taking seats in the rear Of the
courtroom.
Attorneys Samuel Lewis Harry
G. Hall and Reno Hart are repre-.
senting the men indicted. Mr..
Lewis represents Mrs. Shanka alone.
States Attorney Storm announced
today that the men indicted would:
be given separate trials on charges
Of assault and tarring and feather
ing. All twenty viii be charged
with rioting. I'M
The story Of the tarring episode liz
an unusual one.
3 dot" Grandon ana another young
girl, Mabel Mills, came into Myers;
vile from Hagerstown the early,
part Of July to i've at the home of
Mrs. Viola Kennedy. In a few
days DOT" pretty ana dressed In
fashionable clothes, was the tonic:
OF conversation In MyersviIle. al
s'city girl" was In town and the;
young men of the village We'd with
each other for her attentions. She
met many Of them and liked them.
She met others she did not like and
spurned them.
Told to Leave Town.
Then one day came letter from
Sheriff Albaugh, advising her to-
leave town. It was q friendly
letter. dot" decided to leave. She
wanted, however, to say good-by TO,
her many friends. Among them
was Lloyd Shank, a married man.
dot" says she thought he was
single.
on the night Of July Is, .Dot,'
packed her clothes and left town.
She met Shank and he offered to.
Rcc0lnpany her q short distance.
Another couple, Mabel Mills, and
q United States marine were with
them.
A few miles out Of town, they
saw a long line of automobiles
approaching, the first one stopped
and men jumped out.
That's her." one Of them yelled.
The others stopped and more men
got out. About fifty in all. Then
came 3 woman, Mrs. Shank. wife
Of dots" companion. The crowd
surged around them. Some one
suggested they "all get IT," Men.
ton Of tar and feathers was made.
Shank disappeared into nearby
woods. Miss Mills and the marine
begged to be let off. The crowd.
heaping curses on them, babe them
go. They were only after DOT"