The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-26
GIRLS RESCUER.
THREATENS
To SHOOT
Farmer Who Saved Victim Of
Tarring Mob Fears At
tempt on Life.
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experience Of Thursday, Il lodged
in the county jail here In q cell
adjoining one occupied by Mrs.
Mary Ghanl1s, the woman who told
Magistrate August T. Brust last
night that she alone was responsi.
BILE for the attack on Miss Grandon.
Mss Grandon IL unable to raise
$500 ball.
Miss Grandon, who viii celebrate
her twentieth birthday In fail Mon.
day, 10 held under $500 bond as q
material witness, and Mrs. Shanlxs
and eight men are being held under
$1,000 bond Tor the action OF the
grand jury, In September,
Authorities today are seeking
Miss Mabel Mills and Luther Silver,
companions Of Miss Grandon. They
tled after the tar and feather party
and have not since been seen.
They are also keeping q close
watch on the home Of Mrs. Viola
Judy" Kennedy. There were
threats that Mrs. Kennedy would
be given the same treatment as
Miss Grandon.
OAUckD1. " AC2bUs
Miss ,Grandon's storyrof the in.
dignities she suffered was given to
Magistrate Brust At the preliminary
hearing.
We'll, yesterday afternoon about
4 o'clock" Dorothy 0randon said.
Viola, got q letter from Sheriff
Albaugh, saying we girls had to
leave. had no money, but / de-
cided I'd go. Viola said she'd 20
q little ways with me, and / thought
I would walk along the pike and
maybe get "a lift on the way to.
ward Martinsburg.
II had no idea Of seeing Lloyd
Shank, nor James Whipp, either.
But all Of sudden thore they came
driving along the road In Lloyd's
buggy. They stopped and we be.
gan talking. ] told Lloyd to stop
his foolishness and so back and live
with his wife.
''Mr. Whip viii tell you I told
him that"
Dorothy Grandon turned around,
facing the little crowd that had
made q shameful thing Of her, and
looked for James Whip, who, with
Lloyd Shank; later had come to
her rescue. The States attorney
called "Mr. Whipp." but Mr.. Whip
was not there.
Anyway" Dorothy went on, 81
told him to 60, home to his wife
like q man.
"Just then Dorothy paused for
dramatic effect, Just then here
came his wife UP through the field.
she asked him what he was
doing with thing like me.
Then she got into Lloyd's buggy
and drove off with his sister.
Virgie. II was not QUITE dark vet.
It was about 8 o'clock, / think. She
hit the horse twice, and away she
went toward Myersville.
Viola and / walked on, and we
met couple Of fellows, who said
tnere was q mob waiting for us
there In the village. Viola wanted
me TO go back with, her, but l
said No; I've started home and
I'm going. But Viola insisted the
MOB might do something to me-"
Ana, interrupted Magistrate
brust. What made you think the
mop might do something to you?
You Were only visiting. weren't
Sure I was only visiting" said
Dorothy 0randon, but she had
said when she drove off something
ABOUT what she was going to do
to me.
Shows Her Bruises.
Then along came three cars. and
Mrs. shank jumped out of the first
one. She had a flashlight in one
hand and a club in the other
says to her, Mrs. Shank, Won come
10 me like a woman, and TIL fieht
you like a woman
But she said NO, I'm going tn
handle you like / said / was. ana
with that she soaked me with the
ciun. She didn't hurt me the first
time, but she did the second time
ana the third time she hit ma IN
the shoulder, and went down.
She pulled her cream colorad
crepe shirt waist down from her
Eisnt shoulder and showed the court
long, purple bruise there.
Then she went on with her story.
put II grew q little incoherent. She
nao come now to the tar and feath.
ers, and recollections Of the out.
RACES she had suffered were mixed
up with a notion that she mtsf
prove herself an innocent victim.
so her words were a tumble of hazv
description. hot denunciation and
pathetic self-pity.
Go on. Mary" she said the man