The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-27
DASTARDLY OUTRAGE ON AD-
JUTAET GENERAL TARSMEY.
CARRIED OFF BY MASKED RUFFIANS.
Called to Telephone In a Colorado
Springs Hotel at Midnight aud
Seized by Seven Masked Mcn--
Found Twelve Hours After
ward Twenty Five Miles
From the Scene.

CpLo8Apo SPRING3 Col, June @5.--
Adjutant General Tar5ncy of this
state said Ia be brotcr of Congrcs S.
man Tarsncy Of Missouri and ex Con
gresham Tarsney OF Michigan. was
kidnapped from the Alamo hotel "a few
minutes after rhiduightSatnrddy MORN
ing by masked men, supposed 90 bc eN-
deputy shcritfs, taken TO the uburbs
in hacl, aud there tarred and fcatl-
cred. The outrage was the dircct re-
salt OF the recent Cripple CreoE
miners war
When police officers arrived General
Tarsney could not be found aud up To-
noon he had not been heard
from. About o'clock. however lac
was found at Palmer Lake, twenty
five miles away.
oNERrowERED Is a HoIEr oFFICE.
AT five minutes past T. o'clocil cal!
came over the telephone of the Alamo
hotel for Tarsney The clerk sent
the night porter, the only other man
in the hotel Office, 10 call him. lie
appeared in very few minutes and
stepped up to the phone. lie had
hardly spoken word into the re.
ceivcr, when two men, with masks on
their faces, entered and one advanced
on rarsney while the other remained
near the door.
I'VE want YOU said the first
masked man, rs tho general turned
Oh hearing footsteps
What do you want?" quietly asked
Tarsney.
1--WE want you 10 como with us, -
was the reply.
But don'l want % go anywhere, "
returned Tarsney, 20 the same time
making an effort TO retreat
At this the masked man lungcd for
ard, pistol in hand and struck
General Tarsney vicious blow with
the weapon while the masked man
near the door advanced To his eon-
panion's assistance. Tarsney stag
gered toward the Office coun en-, but
was ruthlessly seizsd by the two
masked mel and hurried toward the
street.
The clerk did not interfere. lie
had been warned To keep his hands of
by third masked man who had sud
denly appeared at the door
In front of the hotel two hacks
were standing and four other masked
men were seen there. The general
was hustled into one OF the vehicles,
the masked men scrambled in the
drivers were ordered 10 be OIL. aud up
the street the party moved at . galop.
In fifteen minutes Police Captain
Cartwright and Officers liarland and
Henry were on horses and riding
| furiously in the direction taken bv
the kidnapers and their victim. The
officers had poor trail 10 follow for
il was pitch dark aud they only knew
the masked party had gone out of
town To the north aud they did not
erfise ON the scene in time.
CuiCKIN rARRED AND FFATrRED
The drivers of the two hacks first
brought tho news 10 town II was
that the masked men had taken their
victan Ia a point near Austin Bluffs
between two and three miles out OF
own and covered him over with tar
and feathers.
sherman Crumley, one OF the
drivers. told the following story;
''My brother and / own the hacks
shortly before midnight. two men
came 10 oar stand and said they
wanted 10 engage two hacks for a
drive They did not wear MASKS then.
They todd me 10 drive in froPt 81 the
Alamo I saw the struggle inside the
hogel office and knowing that some
shing unusual war 0p 4 ataft1d -