The evening world., 1894-06-23
LAST EDITION.
TARRED and
FEATAERED.
ColOrado'S Adjutant.General
the Victim Of a Cow
ardly Outrage
KIDNAPPED BY Masked MEN.
Seized at His Hotel as He Stood
at the Telephone at
Midnight.
PURSUING POLICE KEPT OFF.
Gov. Waite Offers a Reward for
the Capture Of the
Piotters.
PURSUING POLICE KEPT OFF.
CBy Associated Press.)

COLORADO SPRING J, Col, June 23-
Adjt. -Gen. 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.
The Adjutant- General was left lying
on the prairie, and officers soon arriv-
ing. he was cared for by them. He is
thought to be not badly hurt. but he Is
suffering from bruises caused by rough
guish.
The kidna piping caused the greatest
sensation and excitement here. as soon
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. F. Montgom-
cry. Of Cripple Creek, appeared as at
torneye.
AT 1905 o'clock call came over the
telephone for Tarsney. The clerk sent
the night porter the only other man in
the hotel Office, to call Gen. Tarsney.
He appeared in a 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 Cen. Tarsney, the
other remaining near the door just in
side the office.
I'VE 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 40 you want?" quietly asked
Gen. Tar5ney.
eve want you to come with u.s." was
the reply.
But / don't want to go anywhere"
returned Tarsne!, at the same time max
ing an effort to ..atreat At this the man
struck Gen. Tarsney a vicious blow with
the weapon. The other masked man at
TIE door aGyan ,ed to his companion, 8
the Office counter. He was seized by the
two masked men and hurried towards
the street.
The clerk did not interfere. He had
third masked man. who had suddenly
appeared at the door
In front Of the hotel two hacks we're
seen there. Drivers who. 1t was after:
wards learned, had been intimida cd
sat on the cab boxes, and the victim
T Ths masked m nen serambed "i into e
the drivers were ordered to be of and
up the street the party moved at mad
gallop.
right and Oficers Hart and Henry were
on horses and riding furiously In the d.
rection taken by the kidnappers and
their victim.
The officers had poor trail to follow
II was pitch dirk and hey only knew
that the masked party had gone out OF
town to the north.
became known. The drivers OF the
two hacks frst brought the news to
town.
point near Austin Biuffs. two or three
Sherman ,coniey. ore of the drivers,
s s Y sSo STGh Fc and %ysst Swn the
came to our stand and sid they wanted
to engage two hacks for & lrive. They
did not wear. masks then. They told me
the struggle inside the hotel office and
knew that something unusual was up,
started TO drive away. but was stopped
by men witt masks on their faces and
"Ittcr they ali got into the hacks I
was told wha-e to drive to for the first
time. They compelled me to whip the
horses. On arriving at q point near Aus
tin Bluns lhey all got out They made
ing and making threats. Several times
on the way. out heard them threaten
Tarsnev's life.
II think they had Tarsnev's clothes
OF nv the time they ordered the hncf
clothes on him when first saw him on
the ground, The had bucket and
L From nrlver Courlev, It is learned that
pnicerss Cartwright; Harlan and Henry
Feathers was being put on. officer
teve Harlan was IN, advance. Two OF
IIhe men advanced to meet him and
1pmma nded him 10 remain on his horse
Where he was. The other officers were
I.fopped by other masked men.
LA few minutes later Tarsney was left
IIfine on the ground and the masked
men rode away, They drove TO the Rock
fisland tracks and there dismissed their