The evening world., 1894-06-23
(lARRER l},4HI,En. AND
Colorado'S Adjutant.General
the Victim Of a Cow.
ardly Outrage.
KIDNAPPED BY Masked men.
Seized at His Hotel as He Stood
at tho Telephone at
\ Midnight.
PURSUING POLICE KEPT OFF.
Gov. Waite Offers a Reward for
the Capture Of the
? Pi0tters.
PURSUING POLICE KEPT OFF.
(By Associated Press.)

n Adjt. Tarsney was kidnapped from
the Alamo Hotel, a few minutes after
midnight, this morning, by masked men.
taken to the suburbs In a hack and
there tarred and feathered.
Several unknown men took part in the
outrage.
Two hack drivers, Sherman Crumley
and Jean Mckinney, have been arrested
and released on their own recognizance,
a. they declare they do not know any
Of the kidnappers and were forced at
the point of revolvers to take the party
to Austin Bluff.
A citizens meeting has been called to
denounce the outrage.
The kidnapping caused the greatest
sensation and excitement here, as soon
J as the facts became public, and also
at Cripple Creek, to which place the
= Telephone Company carried the news.
Gen. Tarsney has been in the city
for several days. attending the examina-
ton Of the arrested Bull Hill miners.
for whom he and Col. b. l.. Montgom-
cry. of Cripple Creek, appeared as at
torneys.
At 2.05 o'clock a call came over the
telephone for Tarsney. The clerk sent
the night porter, the orly other man in
He appeared in very few minutes and
stepped up to the phone.
He had hardly spoken a word into the
receiver when two men with masks on
their faces entered from the street. One
hastily advanced on Gen. Tarsney, the
other remaining near the door just in
side the office.
1--WE want you," said the first masked
man, as the General turned his face
from the telephone on hearing footsteps
The scared hotel clerk and porter were
the only witnesses.
What do you want?" quietly asked
Gen. Tarsney.
1--WE want you to come with u.s." was
the reply.
"But I don't want to go anywhere"
= returned Tarsney, at the same time max
ing an effort to retreat. At this the man
4 lunged forward, pistol in hand, and
struck Gen. Tarsney a vicious blow with
the weapon. The other masked man at
the door advanced to his companion s
assistance. Tarsney staggered towards
the Office counter. He was seized by the
two masked men and hurried towards
the street.
The clerk did not interfere. He had
been warned to keep his hands or by a
?, third masked man, who had suddenly
D appeared at the door.
In front Of the hotel two hacks were
standing. Four other masked men Were
seen there. Drivers who. 1t was after.
sat on the cab boxes. and the victim
was hustled into one Of the vehicles
The masked men scrambled into them
the drivers were ordered to be on and
pp the street the party moved at mad
In fifteen minutes Police Capt. Gath.
-tA IIa art nd Lan
IN horses and riding furlously In the di.
fection taken by the kidnappers and
The officers had a poor trail to follow
L was pitch dark and hey only knew
hat the masked party had gone out Of
Il was over an hour before the facts
became known. The drivers Of the
wo hacks first brought the news tc
The scene of the final outrage was a
point near Austin Bluffs. two or three
miles out Of town.
Sherman Crumley, one of the drivers
paid: my brother and myself own the
hacks Shortly before midnight two mer
eame to our stand and said they wanted
aid not wear masks then. They told mt
to drive In front Of the. Alamo. / saw
fhe struggle inside the hotel office anc
knew that something unusual was up
started to drive away. but was stopped
BY men with masks on their faces ant
pistols in their hands.
vas told where to drive to for the frs
line. They compelled me 70 whip tn
orsss. On arriving at point near Aus
in Bluffs they all got out. They mad
n awful lot of noise, and kept on swear
hg and making threats, Several times
On arshsv!s the way i;ts out heard them threatel
kSI think they had had TaETsneSy's :, elqthe e.
sSiss on al hm eaS When a rs a0s saw Sss a
RI the ground. They had a bucket and
brush and the deed was IS soon ION don done"
ofTicers Galthright. Harlan and Henr!
arrived Just as the coat OF tar AM
feathers was being put on ,rnh once
the men, advanced to meet him am
commanded him 70 remain on his hors
4 where he was. The other officers wer
A few minutes later all bun one OF tn
masked men rode away. They drove t
the Rock Island tracks and there dis
missed their drivers, not paying them
but simply saying, Good night
and feathers had been applied, Tarsne
wes told to move on out OF FL Pas
County; that he was not wanted, eithe
in cripple Greek Kor or sbo%sG o9,oTado sprinfs
would meet q worse fate than a dose o
tar and feathers.
deputy Tsfye sSeis Sss eenf Hnefs Ss Psf at
against Gen. Tarsney was hatche
DENVER. June 2s.-Gov. Waite
Rreatly excited over the outrage com
fiitted upon Adjt.-Gen. Tarsney. at Col
orado Springs last night, lie has offere
al reward OF 81, 900 for the arrest and cor
V1ction OF any of the participants.
tTimothy j. Tlrsncy was appointe
Astjutant General Of Coorado by Gov
|. Waite. He !s n brother OF Congressman
T|rsney, OF Missouri and ex-Congress
MN Tarsney. OF Michigan. Gen. Tars
nty was the personal representative o
d Governor during the P1lice Boar
Mubles. when the militia were oppost
City Hall His undaunted bearin
n that time antagonlzed the police an
<lr sympathlzers. and 1t was frsel