The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-11
THE TARSNEY CASE.
One of the Deputies Makes n Full Confess
sion In Regard to the rarring and Feath-

One of the Deputies Makes n Full Confess
sion In Regard to the Tarring and Feath-
ering.
DENVER. Col, Aug. s.-The News
says to-day: Joe Il. Wilson, the FL
Paso county deputy sheriff who was
captured by Adj. Gen. Tarsney in Mis-
souri, has made "a full confession and
given to Chief of Police Armstrong the
names of all the men connected with
the outrage committed in Colorado
Springs a few weeks ago.
Wilson was brought back to Denver
at noon yesterday by Officer Cross and
spent last night in the city Jail. On the
train going to the Springs in the morn
ing he weakened and told everything
he knew of the affair In his story of
the experiences of the eventful night
the names of Sheriff Bowers, Deputy
Sheriff Bob Mullins and Capt. Saxton,
of the Colorado Springs militia COM
pany. were often mentioned. He con-
firmed the story that a murderer out of
the El Paso county Jail was allowed to
help to put tar and feathers on Colo
RADIOS adjutant general.
According to Wilson's story, the men
engaged in the disgraceful enterprise
were Sheriff Bowers, his deputy, Bob
Mullins, Capt. Saxton, of Troop A.;
Sergeant William Bancroft, of Troop
A; Deputy Sheriff J. r. Wilson, Deputy
Quackenbosh, Sherman Crumley, Wal
ter Crumley, shorty Allen, Smith
Shellenberger. and perhaps one or two
others, including a woman. The po-
lice now have three confessions-those
of Wilson, Parker and prisoner in the
Ell Paso county Jail, who is being held
| as witness to murder committed In
Cripple Creek. These men will be
brought before the grand jury now sit
ting in Colorado Springs. Their evi-
dence has been corroborated. All the
mystery of the great case has been laid
bare, and in its nakedness it stands a
| disgrace to the state of Colorado.
On the day that Tarsney appeared
at Colorado Springs for the purpose of
assisting in the defense Of Bull hill
prisoners the conspiracy to kidnap him
was formed. It was freely discussed
in the county Jail and the sheriff's Of
fee, and when once it received official
support it progressed.
| A signal was agreed upon. 1t was
announced also most publicly that all
who desired to take part in the plot
should meet in q saloon on TETON street
and enter with their right hand stuck
In the vest. According to Wilson's
story Sheriff Bowers furnished to
Deputy Sheriff Quackenbosh tar and
Mrs. Quackenbosh prepared the
feathers, ripping open a large pillow.
Bowers in addition, ordered the release
of the Cripple Creek murderer and or
dered him to follow Deputy Sheriffs
Allen and Shellenberger.
Deputy Sheriff Mullins hired the
hacks from the two Crumleys, and or.
dered them to drive to the Alamo hotel.
He paid them in advance. Wilson
headed the party which went into the
Alamo hotel, and he confessed that he
was the man who poked the gun in
Tarsney's face as Tarsney came down
to the Office to answer the telephone
Bancroft, Allen and Smith were the
other men in the hotel Office. Saxton
Bob Mullins and the others waited out
side.
Wilson described the drive out to the
open prairie, and he said that mos
horrible threats were made against
Tarsney. He was told that he was be
ing driven to q place of execution
where he would be tortured to death
His captors gleefully told him they
would first quarter him and then choI
off his head. Tarsney asked for hi
life rs any man would do under tn,
circumstances. On arriving at th'
place of torture, Tarsney was dragget
from the hack by Allen, Bancroft ant
Wilson and told to strip. He was theI
tarred and feathered and left to seel
| his way back as best he could.