Show GUilTY IS VERDICT IN TARRING CASE Jury Reaches Agreement After Long Deliberation Convicting Convicting Convicting Convict Convict- ing Two of the Defendants and Acquitting the Third FOUR WHO CONFESSED GIVEN YEAR IN JAIL Court Imposes Extreme Penalty Penalty Pen Pen- Penalty alty fo for r Offense Charged Prisoners Also Required to Pay Costs of Prosecution MOTION MADE FOR APPEAL LINCOLN T CENTER Kan 1 Nov Xo 24 iI Two Two of the time defendants in the II tar tar party ca case eaic c John JolIn Schmidt and Sherrill lark Clark late today were found guilty guilt of assault and nul battery by n a jury july ill iii in Ju Judge ge Glovers Glover's court that had been out continuously since II 11 1130 30 o'clock Thursday morning A. A N. N Simms the time third defendant W was S ac ac- ac- ac quitted Sentence on the lime two men was deferred de tic- Ie- Ie to permit attorneys to argue a motion for a new trial Earlier In the da day In th the same court sentences of or one ono year ear each in the county county coun coun- ty 13 Jail the extreme JJ hm penalty In Kansas s for tor the tue offense charged ed were passed on J erett G G. Clark lay hay Ia Watson S Scranton arid antI Edward confessed assailants of ot M Mary ry Cham Chamber Chamber- er- er erI I lain luin These defendants wore were accused of ot the ante ame crime as the other men I i In addition n to the time sentences the court ruled that hut the men inert must pa pay the time costs of the time pro prosecution An n effort was made b by attorneys for tor and Clark to have the time court entertain a motion to grant rant an appeal al to the supreme court courton on the ground that the time sentence was excessive This motion was not passed on today Ricord already was In Jail having ln been Leon surrendered by br his bondsmen even seven d days s 's ago The court told the three other men tho they might aught have a a. reasonable time in which to straighten up UI their business affairs j I Accepted Fute Pub Calmly the d' d and amid sentenced d men took their ther fates tates calmly ol The four tour confessed men expressed themselves es as 31 actually being being- glad the long period of waiting was over o Clark and Schmidt hard hardly expected conviction but they had no complaint to offer The They Timey are still free tree on their bon bonds s Only a e. few spectators wore Were In the court room room at ut an any time today This was because It was not generally I known the convicted men were to be sentenced and because the Jury was vas expected expected ex ex- to ho he hung Amon Among those who gave crave up hope of ot otan an a agreement this afternoon were all the attorneys 8 for both sides But Judge Grover was more optimistic Ill IU hold them until tomorrow he henl ald taid nl and arid If It there is no verdict then Ill I'll lot lol them go goP BO Ju Just t before the noon hour the sleepless sleepless sleep sleep- less jurors sent word they wanted to see the time jUll Judge e. e There was no hope of or ofa ora a verdict then th the attorneys took their places Led by Myron Green the Jury jur tiled flied Into the time court room Uncle Myron Iron as he Is called cabled advanced arl to the time Judges Judge's bench ench raising his left lert hand Imand thumb extended upward b by wa way ay of ot salutation a custom of ty five years with him In the court of or Lincoln county and then retired Everybody B settled down clown to hear the V verdict C rl I Ct Your honor announced the foreman foreman fore fore- man mean we wish Ish to hear heal certain parts of time the testimony of ot Mr 1 Simms read again Sentence Time The testimony hoard heard Judge Grover Sent sont for the four tour assailants assailant who pleaded plead plead- ed guilty and sentenced them preparatory ator story atory to tn putting the court in order for adjournment None of the time ac accused men offered any reason ronson h why timy he should not be sentenced The court made no comment on the crime charged Il All Alt morning attorneys for tOl the tIme defense den e for tor lenIent lenient len len- lent treatment of nC the prisoners Prosecutor Prosecutor Pros Pros- McCanleS demanded the time extreme penalty Mary Chamberlain was not mint present It was WitS said she sime too thought ht a n verdict Impo Impossible and arid left town today for tor crl Bc Beverly O. O P I Sanders one of ot jurors jurors' tonight to tonight to- to night told how the tIme jury arrived elJ at the verdict There was so rio o much testimony to consider he said that It took us a alon alone along lon long lone time to go JU over o the ground Not Nota ot ota a single ballot was taken tn until after afternOon n nOon on today when tho jur lund land been out more than twenty four hours We re spent less time on the he case ciso of Sherrill Clark perhaps than on an any aimy other although It was gone Into luto In jn de detail tic tic- etall e- e tail tall Then we spent much time on time the caso case of John Schmidt Tho The principal thing that caused his conviction was his imis act In shouting to a n neighbor to come corne along with the time crowd that wa was going oln to see ste the time tarring That made It ft all appear pear th rl t ho lie was waR as taking an unu unusual un un- timi- timi u usual interest In the time episode Tho Time acquittal of or Simms d does not nots when It is considered s seem cm so 80 peculiar pecullar that the un uncorroborated testimony of ot Ch Anderson was elven rn against ng him Time The court Instructed us that a conviction con should not be bo basel base upon alone such testimony tt-sUmon None considered for tor a n moment the tho alleged cod bad r reputation of Mary Chamber Cham Chain ber In- In We Ve agreed that was not the issue Isue |