Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-11

the Prime Movers.
DENVER, Col, Aug. s.-Joe r. VII.
son, the FL Paso county deputy sheriff
who was captured by Adjutant Gem
eral Tarsney in Missouri, has made q
full confession and given to Chief OF
Police Armstrong the names Of all OF
the men connected with the outrage
committed in Colorado Springs few
weeks ago.
Every detail OF the tnr and feathers
affair Is now in possession of the Dem
yer officers. and, however high posi-
ton the offenders may hold. they will
ultimately be brought to justice.
Wilson's confession clearly illustrates
one point: That the crime was com
mitted by the political enemies Of
General Tarsney, and that the crimi.
mails were not the outcasts Of the Bull
Hill army, but men OF higher standing
In the community.
( According to Wilson's story. the
men engaged in the disgraceful en-
prise were Sheriff Bowers, his deputy,
Bob Mullins, Captain Saxton of Troop
A, Sergeant William Bancroft of
Troop A. Deputy Sheriff j. Il. Wilson.
Deputy Quacl,enbosh. Sherman Crum-
ley, Walter Crumley, shorty" Allen.
Smith Shellenberger and perhaps one
or two others. including n woman.
The police now have three confess ons
those OF Wilson, Parker and
prisoner in the III l'aso county Jail,
who is being held ~ witness to n
murder committed in Cripple Creek.
These men will b, brought before the
grand jury now sitting in Colorado
Springs. Their evidence has been
cnrroborated. All the mystery of the
great case Ina, been laid bare. and in
its nakcdness it stands disgrace to
the state of Colorado.
Before he confc -. Wilson feared
that some day h. would receive "a coat
of tar and feathers. similar to the one
he helped put on General Tarsncy.
Protection was promised by Detective
Eales. Then Wilson demanded that
he should be tax IN In ;li to Denver
Mt once. This also was agreed to.
Then he told hi, story.
The conspiracy was born at q llette
and continued to grow until Tarsnsy
was found unsuardcd N the Alamo
hotel. The deputy sheriff ut Divide
Lad heard the false report from Dem
yer that Tursney had mad the Remark:
II hope that every man in bowers
army will be shipped in u coffin" The
night the militia arrived ut Gillette
and camped near the dcput es. Wilson.
Allen and Others. backed by bob
Mullins and members Of the company
from I'll raso club. arrang ii n scheme
to kidnap Tarsney on the spot. but
for some reason this was abandoned.
On the day that Tarsncy appeared
ut Colorado Sprin - for tn. purpose
Of assisting in tn. def nSe Of Bull
Hill prison RS tn. con .racy to kid.
nap him was formed. II was fairly
discussed in the county Jail and the
sheriff's office. and when il once re-
ceived official supI ort it progressed.
A signal was agreed upon. II was
announced also most publicly that all
who desired to take part in the plot
should m.et in saloon on TETON
stree, and enter with their right han
stuck in the vest. According to vii.
sons story Sheriff Bowers furnished
to Deputy Sh.r ii Quack ,nbosh tar
and Mrs QuacIenbosh prepared the
feathers, ripping open II large pillow.
bowers in addition. ordered the re-
| As. OF the Cr.ppl. Cresk murderer
and ordered him To follow Deputy
Sh riffs Allen ana Shellcnbtrger.
Deputy Sheriff Mullins hired the
hack, from the two Crumleys. AMI
ordered them to drive to the Alamo
hotel. lie paid them in lvanc'. Will
son headed the party which went into
the Alamo hotel. aud he confesse
that he was the man who polied the
gun in Tarsney's face as Tarsney
come down to the o.li;e to answer the
telephone. bancroft, Allen and Smith
were the other men in the hotel office.
Saxton, Bob Mullins an the others
waited outside.
Wilson described the drive ont to
the open prairie and he snid that most
horrible threats werc male against
Tarsney. lie was told that he was
being driven TO plncc OF execution.
where he would be torture to death.
His captors glerfully told him that
they would first quarter him and then
chop of his hen |. Tarsney asked for
his life as any man would do under
the circumstances. On arriving ut
the place of torture. Tnr,ney was
dragged from the hack by Allen. Ban
croft and Wilson and tod to strip
When he was informed that his life
would be spared he shook hands with
\ 4. Ian al
Wilson said that he got tar on his
hands that night and so did Saxton,
Bancroft. Allen AMI all the rest The
general was left alone, nearly crazy,
to wander over the fields.
Wilson is young man, the son OF
Missouri farmer, at who'e house he
was captured last week. He was
deputy sheriff at Colorado Springs.
where he has resided for several
years lie left the city a day or two
after the outrage on the adjutBnt
general. General Tarsney has identi.
fed him rs the man who poked re-
volver In his face Mt the Alamo hotel.
who daubed the tar on him and who
led him from the scene Of the Outrage
after the other consp:rators had de-
parted.
Sheriff Bowers pronounces the con-
fession of ex- Deputy J. r. Wilson un-
aualifiedly false in so far as Il i'm.
pl:cates him n the outrage against
Adiutant General Tarsnsy. Bower
says he had no knowledge Of the
alleged conspiracy.
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