The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-20
WOMAN VICTIM
OF TAR PARTY
JUB|LANT
dot" Grandon EIated That
Jury Has Indicted Twenty
one Citizens
FREDERICK, Md, Sept. 90


Grandon, held in jail here as a
material witness against the moi
which tarred and feathered her re-
Gently, was told today.
That's the best news I've heard
since I've been here" she re-
sponded.
"But"-she pleaded with the
jailer-"keep them all locked W
and don't let them get near me,
I've had enough Of their treat
ment."
The Company" will be twenty
leading citizens Of Myersville, Nd,
and one woman, who are charged
with being in the group which bru.
tally attacked Dorothy Grandon.
Ignore Threats.
They were indicted yesterday by
the Frederick county grand jury.
cc'he jury, ignoring threats by alleged
Ku KluS& Klansmen and others, re
turned twenty-one true bills yester
Gay afternoon.
Today bench warrants will be oh.
tanned and the sheriff and his
deputies go to Myersville, Nd, to
make arrests. Their incarceration
will be brief, however, for all OF
them are well fixed and the
needed bond will be quickly forth.
Il hope they all come here
Dorothy said today. 1T will be
much different than that night they
got me out on the road and beat
me. It's my turn to laugh now. q
II told the grand jury everything
that happened and they certainly
acted quickly, didn't they?" she de-
clared when told Of the indictments
Now, maybe, I'll get out OF this
awful place"
The day after the attack Dorothy
was ordered held under $500 bond
as a material witness and unable
to raise bond, was sent to Jail
Eight men arrested at the time put
up bond Of $4,000 and were re-
leased. Mrs. Mary Shank, the
woman indicted, spent several weeks
in jail before bond was provided.
Fifty Men Were in Party.
The names Of those indicted have
been withheld from publication
until the sheriff rounds them up
Fifty men were in the tar and
feather party. States Attorney
William M. Storm declares he will
vigorously prosecute the case.
Indictments against ten OF the
men charge both the actual tarrins
and with aiding and abetting. The
pther men are charged with violat
ing the. riot law. Mrs. Shank faces
three charges, felonious assault
turing and feathering and aiding
and abetting.
VI found guilty, those indicted
face jail, sentences from one tc
twenty years.
Details Sf. the tar and feather
party told to the grand jury leaked
vandes Of several prominent Myers'
vile farmers enraged them. She
encouraged the attentions Of Lloyd
Shank, married man.
Farmers "Get Even"
The farmers, disgruntled. decided
to get even" and picked Mrs.
Shank as their tool They told her
that unless she applied the tar anG
feathers they would give her q
dose.
News Of the party quickly spread
and the original group of twenty
men and one woman increased to
about fifty.
Sentries were posted early one
evening and at 10 o'clock ONE re-
ported that dot" was seen on
the pike with Lloyd Shank. The
mob jumt - in autos, overlook the
couple. Mrs. Shank stripped the
girl while the men shouted words
Of encouragement. One prominent
Meyersville business man handed
Mrs. Shank a. club and she bea;
Dot" The tar and feathers were
applied and she was left suffering
on a public \road. James Whip
a young farmer, rescued her.
Investigation by the States at
torney was unS,r way the next
day. Mrs. ShaIk< and eight men
were arrested, fncluding Calvin
Shank, Grayson boub, Harry Leath
erman, Paul Grossnickle, Arthur
Rice, Alvin Rice, Irving D. Rice
and Roman Shank.
Trials of the twenty-one indicted
are expected to be held some time
next week.