The Tombstone., 1885-06-05
RECOLLECTIONS OF COLD
 NIGHT IN COLOR4UO.
How a Brute was Punished tor Striking His Wife at
 Carbonville, Colo.
An Application of Tar and Feathers which Resulted
 III q Horrible Death.

in Lafayette, Ind recently, when sentl-. man read aloud To d group of friends t.le. graphic account of the tarrin. an f.athe-- irg of Roy :. Hathaway. The city editor of inc Teledo Sunday D., patch observed that they al! lauglel and ,cem med 10 consider the thing eXquisiteir funny That inc fact Is, tarring and iesth.ring, us far IS pubic srnnathy goes, Is placed in sood deal tie same category as harin" a tooth pul'ei 1T
 aliing down on q banana skin us-d % laugh at il my self but altered my opinion two years ago la.t fail.
 This change of heart did not come about through my being tarrec and frather-a my self, but through an episode of which gas . spectator. IL wJ. Tn 1882, and took place nt a little Colorado mining camp called Carhon- vile
 Carhony!lie lies inst over .Ae continental divide on the Pacific side. in Lake county. about twe yc miles from Leasville as the crow flies Ii WIS q mushroom city. and ac that tlmr was ir the hectic hrld.r Of it's prosperity. it- business portion was III ad. np largely uf saloons and fsgn banks. Li.d ,h- fact thnt its population was mainly eorIu.srd p etiifJ TOT NFlk 'llt OIirHsps from Le:dv!lle, Will give ar l,ica Of i,. moral status
 One of the very few "rcsprc-able" women
 n the camp wa, Mrs. Jake Cory. who ran little lur"h-room anal restaurant. She was swre, faced and sweet ernr"rct. anc. had an rhainp fund of patience, that cuatlrd her 70 nut up with th' va-tric> ol on "! the wo" I,,,. in, Ny,,ril M. in ti.,1f m thought Int Jake Cory was absolutely Ine Iorst Oil Inc face of the earth. He was q dru.keG, to;.. iH,..thca, brutal Scaacir.viafi, who divided his iiG.e betner:i ;..e gambling houses ,u1 worse resorts. ht these places ne spea. every dollar that l.s Hi!e earned aui all iIs could 1nrG0w on her good haInc. lie once went so fir \, la pawn her !nrni- iure down To the rook!ng stove over which sue supported him. mention these things unprDvoked.
 One evemin. Cory came into the restau- rant druuI. and strIcn n;s wife s~vagcly III tle face lie escaped through the back door of the kitchen, and she came in, scared and bleeding, and told the story 10 some oi the hoai dcrs. An in.Ylomptu indignation meet ing was held among th. boy>, and il was de- cjd,d Ia lar and feather ii.c fellow and iun him oui of town. The phrase sounded well in the mouth of the man who suggested Il and everybody agreed tha, wLs ;he correct thing to dc.
 No time was lost. \ cuuple of men ran over 10 the rctnin. works and biz iron buck | et of tar, ani others procured an old feath- tick from lodging house, Then com mittce started cut to get Cory.
 They iouai kim a-l:cp in saloon and hustled .. i'm over to vacant lot in ,he rear uf some buildings. lie Was half daz.d -!!l. ; confused wiii drink, and thought Inc alIair Was ! joke, until thc IIcn began 10 s!rip oil | his clothes. Then he fought liae ! Hiadman in truth, belicve he was mad wiih terror. His shirt and undcrci0thrs had to bc lilcrai- ly torn oil of him, aud it was good fifteen minutes N orS before he stood shiyc!n n.s and ark naked ia inc moUG!is.I:
 can zee him row-his b!eared eyes dila- ted and his shock of yellow hair b,is,!iug on his head. His mule body stood out in bold relief against the group that surrounded aim and the chill, penetr. ng air must have s;iuck ;he wretch iO the bone. Al any rate he crourh5d d,Nn and som tbsdy called out: "Gi7c it to him now" At the same instant the bncket of tar Was lifted, and about gtl lon tirown with a swash over his pared shoulders. He syrans erect Il. thc cold .such of the pitch. and whired around just n time to receive the rest of it on the head. face and clcst.
 For moaeat re stood pciriHcd, inc black stuF ,rickiiny dswn his body and legs, and uniting with 2 great puddle of 1t on The ground. Tnsg he slowly raised his hands 10 his eyes and irIcd io brush them clear, but as his fingers had rccc!vcd good sksre Of tue pitch, he only made matters worse, anc i:c dropped his arms again. He aid no. seem 10 be able to realize what Lad happened. and ws.gei his head bliui!y from side 10 side.
 As h: stood thu. one of the men took Inc upper edge e. l.Ie tick aud Inverted il over hI,r. ] suppose it wus complete ] iob of the sor; .s WAS ever undertaken. at least, noth- ,ns was overlooked to make it Il success. Cory looked like nothing human. but some strange species of monster bl"i -hca ali over with fluffy white. His head seemed aho'.l Enc siZc :laG shape oi Gus.el o4SAct anu his features were oblittratrd n thc general blIckness-
 When t.e work WAS 6orc hs was given I5 pinuies to get put of capp. He Vas made to understand wi,h difficulty, Lu: Wa, finally started oE Inc trail ai,: t.lg rroYd dispersed
 E,riy sex: morning some n it CTS, going tc work, found Cory back ot e.'slG.ng lying ,,...r