The Washington times., 1894-08-08
WAITE A CZAR And DESP0T
Denounced for Sending Troops to the
Doors of the Court.
TARSNEY'S ASSAILANTS OWN UP
Prominent Officials We're Engaged in the
Conspiracy, and Even Woman Took Part
in Thames Of All the Participants
Known-No Secret Was Made Of It.

CoLoRADo SPRINGS. Colo, Aug. 7.-Adjt.
Gen. Tarsney was fined $3.50 and costs by
Judge Campbell to-day for contempt Of court
in refusing to appear before the grand jury
at once and testify regarding the outrage
OF which he was the victim.
In addressing the court on behalf OF Gen.
Tarsney Attorney General Engelry said:
yesterday the Governor Of this State saw
| fit to send guard to the doors of this hall OF
justice. In my opinion it was an invasion Of
the Constitution and of civil rights, and it is
an action that 1, standing in the presence of
this court, repudiate as l repudiate the State
administration. do not believe the officials
OF the State indorse such actions. We have
in this State Grover Cleveland, czar, and
| despot. repudiate him."
FULL CONFESSION OF THE OUTRAGE.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. Joseph R. Wilson.
the Ell Paso county deputy sheriff who was
captured by Adjt. Gen. Tarsney in Missouri,
has made full confession and given to Chief
| Of Police Armstrong the names OF all the men
connected with the outrage committed in Col
| orado Springs few weeks ago. He con-
| Paso county jail was allowed to help put tar
| and feathers on Colorado's adjutant general.
Every detail OF the tar and feathers affair is
now in possession Of the Denver officers, and
| however high a position the offenders may
| hold they will ultimately be brought to JUS
| tice.
Wilson's confession clearly illustrates one
| point. That is that the crime was committed
htr ha tc1I lpar 0ff m
that the criminals were not the outcasts Of
| the Bull Hill army. but men of higher stand
| ing in the community. According to Wilson's
| story the men engaged in the disgraceiul en-
terpise were Sheriff Bowers, his deputy sheriff,
Bob Mullen, Capt. Saxton, OF Troop A, Sergt.
William Bancroft, of Troop A. Deputy Sheriff
| j. X. Wilson. Deputy Quackenboss, Sherman
Crumiey, Walter Crumley, 'Shorty" Allen,
Smith Shellenberger, and. perhaps, one or
two others, including woman.
EVEN A MURDERER RELEASED.
The police now have three confessions
those of Wilson, Parker, and a prisoner in the
Ell Paso county jail who is being held as a
witness to a murder committed in Cripple
Creek. These men will be brought before the
grand jury now sitting in Colorado Springs.
On the day that Tarsney appeared al Colo
rado Springs for the purpose OF assisting in
the defense OF the Bull Hill prisoners con-
spiracy to kidnap him was formed. 1t was
freely discussed in the county Jail and the
sheriff's Office, and when once it received
official support it progressed. A signal was
| agreed upon. Ii was announced also most
publicly that all who desired to take part in
the plo. should meet in saloon on TETON
street and enter with the right hand stuck in
the vest.
According TO Wilson's story, Sheriff Bowers
furnished to Deputy Sheriff Quackenboss tar,
and Mrs. Quackenboss prepared the feathers,
ripping open large pillow. Bowers, in ad-
dition. ordered the release of the Cripple
Creek murderer and ordered him to follow
Deputy Sheriffs Allen and Shellenberger.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Mullen hired the hack
from the Crumleys. and ordered them to drive
TO the Alamo Hotel. He paid them in advance.
Wilson headed the party which went to the
Alamo Hotel, and he confessed that he was
the man who poked the gun in Tarsneys face
as he came down to the Office TO answer the
| telephone Bancroft, Allen. and Smith were
the other me in the hotel Office. Saxton,
Bob Mullen, and others waited outside.
THREATENED WITH HORRIBLE ToRTUREs.
Wilson described the route out to the open
prairie, and said that the most horrible
threats were made against Tarsney. He was
told that he was being driven to 4 place OF
execution. where he would be tortured TO
death. His captors gleefuly told him they
would first quarter him and then chop off his
head Tarsney asked for his life, as any man
would do under the circumstances. On ar
irving 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 prosecutors and thanked
them. The general was left alone, nearly
crazy, to wander over the fields.