The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-07

ed that he should be taken back to Den
yer at once. This also was agreed to.
Then he told his story.
The consp iracy WAS a germ born at
Gillette and which continued to grow IN
til TArsney was found unguarded in the
Alamo hotel The deputy sheriffs at Di-
vide heard the false report from Denver
that Tarsney had uttered the remark: II
hope that every man in Bowers army
Will be shipped home IN a coffin"
The MIG ht the militia arrived at Gil
lette and camped near the deputies, Viii
SOP, Allen and others, backed up by Bob
Mullins and members of the company
from the Eel Paso club arranged a scheme
to kidnap Tarsney on the spot. but for
some reason this was abandoned.
On the day that 1arsney appeared at
Colorado Springs for the purpose of as
sisting in the defense of the Bull Hill
prisoners. the conspiracy to kidnap him
formed IL was freely discussed IN
the county Jail and the sheriff's office and
when once il received official support, it
progressed.
signal was agreed upon. It was
announced also most publicly that all
who desired to take part in the plot
should meet in saloon on TETON street
and enter with their right hand stuck IN
the vest According 10 Wilson's story,
Sheriff Bowers furnished to Deputy
Sheriff Quackenbosh tar, aud Mrs Quack-
enbOSh prepared the fathers, ripping
open a large pillow. Bowers, in addI-
ton, ordered the release Of the Cripple
Creek murderer and ordered him TO fol
low Deputy Sheritfs Allen and Shellen-
berger.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Mullins hired the
hacks from the two Crumleys and order
ed them to drive to the Alamo hotel He
paid them IN advance. Wilson headed
the party which went into the Alamo
hotel, aud he confessed that he was the
man who poked the gun in Tarsney's
Tor a.
to answer the telephone. Bancroft, Al
len and smith, were the other men in the
hotel office. Saxton, Bob Mullins and
the others waited ontside.
Wilson described the drive out to the
open prairie and said that the most hOr-
ribie threats were made against Tarsney.
He was told that he WAS being driven to
a place of execution, where he would be
tortured to death. His captOrs gleefully
told him they would first quarter him
and then chop off his head Tarsney
asked for his life, as any other man
would do under the circumstances.
On arriving at the place of torture,
Tarsney was dragged from the hack by
Allen, Bancroft and Wilson and told to
strip. When he was informed that his
life would be spared, he shook hands
with his persecutOLs and thanked them.
Wilson said that he got tar on his hands
that night and so did SaxtOn, Bancroft,
Allen and the rest.
One result Of Wilson's confession may
be the release of Jack J. Aiullins. Wilson
says that Mullins started into the CON
spiracy, but did not appear on the scene
at the appointed hour.
The News Confirmed.
Chief of Police Armstrong confirms
the re port that Wilson has made a full
confession 20 related in the News. VIII
son is a young man, the son Of a Missouri
farmer, at whose house he was captured
last week. lie was d deputy sheriff at
Colorado Springs, where he has resided
for several years. He left the city a day
or two after the outrage on the adjutant
general.
Gen. Tarsney has identified him as the
man who poked revolver in his face at
the Alamo hotel. who daubed the tar on
him and who led him from the scene Of
the outrage after the other conspirators
departed.