St. Paul daily globe., 1894-06-24
TAR FOR GEN. TARSAEY.
c0L03AD6'S AOJUTaNT STRIPED
TARRED AND DECORATED
WITH a SUIT OF FEATHERS

AAA sui Or RI rEA4H 4 ktS
He Is Kidnapped by Masked Men
In the Alamo Hotel, Colorado
Springs, and Taken Three
Miles Into the Country. Where
the Outrage Was Committed
Intense Indignation Reigns.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, June 23.-
There is the utmost excitement here
over daring outrage perpetrated by
masked men shortly after midnight.
Adj:. Gen. Tarsney has been in the city
several days acting as counsel for tie
arrested Bull Hill strikers. He was
stopping at the Alamo hotel. At the
hour named telephone rang and call
came for Tarsney. A porter notified
him and he responded. While standing
at the telephone, seven masked armed
men appeared outside and in various
parts of the hotel. overawed the persons
in the vicinity. took Tarsney out,
forced him into hack, drove rapidly
north three miles into one of the su-
burbs, stripped. tarfed and feathered
him and left him lying on the prairie
before the police, who were at once
notified, could overtake them Oh horse
back. When the job was finished.
according 10 the hackdriver's story,
they left Tarsney lying on the prairie
with an injunction to get out of Ell Paso
county, as he was neither wanted in
Colorado Springs nor Cripple Greek. and
if he returned he would meet worse
treatment than already given. 1t is be-
lieved that the outrage was perpetrated
by deputy sheritfS. who held meeting
early in the evening at Antlers Park.
The police were handicapped by the
darkness. and when they arrived. Gen.
Tarsney could not be found. The party
left the hacks by the roadside about We
miles from the city. Officer Harlan
came up just as the horses were being
tied to the fence.
THE FIVE MASKED
men pointed their guns at him and COM
PEELED him 20 dismount. His horse was
mounted by the leader of the gang
Gen. Tarsney was then led through the
pasture to point half mile from the
road and almost mile from any build
ing. Several of the men carried be-
tween them large can filled with liquid
tar
When the leader thought they had
gone far enough so that no outcry could
possibly be heard from the road the
party stopped and proceeded with the
work for which they had come. Driver
Crumley tells what happened in the fol-
lowing language:
lone OF the men set down the can of
tar. and another, drawing a six-shOoter,
told Tarsney to undress. A rag was
pulled out of the tar can dripping with
the fluid, with which he was struck
time and again, the cloth being fire.
quently dipped in the can In this
manner the back, arms, base of head
and body were quickly covered.
Another man drew pillow from
under his coat, aud placing his foot on
1T. tore 1t open, and with his two hands
took out the feathers and rubbed them
over the sticky tar. While this was in
progress one of the men said: Let us
kill him. This remark was heard by
the leader, who turned and reprimanded
the speaker very sharply, saying:
1--WE won't hurt him. and will simply
give him what he deserves
Gen. Tarsney seemed greatly re-
lleved at this and shook the leaders,
hand. His fear all left min and he be-
came quite iovial.
flow am to get out of this place2,
asked Tarsney.
The leader told him a guard would
be left who would show him the roads
aud see him out.
AFTER THE TAR
and feathers had been exhausted Tars.
ney was left with the single guard and
the rest OF US made our way back to the
CARRIAGES
DENVER. Col, June 23.-Gov. Waite
did not 20 to Colorado Springs, but sent
on special train party OF detectives.
Mrs. Tarsney and her daughter also
went.
The hack driver, Sherman Crumley,
and Jean Mckinney have bsen arrested
and released on their own recOgnizance,
as they declare they do not know any If
the kldnapers, and were compelled at
the point OF revolvers to take the party
to Austin Bluff. Crumley. who owns
ooth hacks. says one masked man re-
manned with Tarsney, ostenslbIy to
w AA'AA ehS way OoSh W LIlC CltN
DENVER, June 23.-Gov. Waite h as
received dispatch from Gen. Tarsney,
who is at Palmer Lake, twenty-five
miles from Colorado Springs. He will
be met there by the governors special
train and brought to Denver. The spe-
cial train arrived at Palmer Lake at
1:40. Gen. Tarsney was taken on board
aud is now on the way home. He is
badly tarred and daZed, but not seri-
Ously hurt.
REWARD OFFERED.
DENVER, COL. June 23.-Gov. Waite
is greatly excited over the outrage on
Adjt. Gen. Tarsney at Colorado Springs,
and has offered $1,000 reward for the
arrest and conviction Of the particl-
pants. Timothy j. Tarsney is brother
OF Congressman Tarsney, of Missouri,
and OF ex-Congressman Tarsney, of
Michigan. He was appointed adjutant
general by Gov. Waite, and has been
the personal representative of the gov
ernor i'll the police board and militia
troubles here and in the strike troubles
at Cripple Creek, making bitter ene-
mics. He also incurred the ennity of
the A. P. A.
FEELING IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The tarring
and feathering of AdJt. Gen. Tarsney
by the Cripple Creek miners was much
discussed among members of the house
today. Gen. Tarsney was here recently
and met many members of the house.
He has been spoken Of as possible
Populist nominee for congress in the
district now represented by Represent
ative Bell, II elected 1t would be the
third Tarsney brother to be sent to
congress. Representative Tarsnev says
he had understood his brother to be in
sympathy with the miners. although as
adjutant general he was at the head of
the state militia and subject to the
orders of Gov. Waite. Representative
Bell and Pence. of Colorado, say that
Tarsney and the militia have stood be-
tween the posse of l.000 deputy sheriffs