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TIE TARsNEY OUTRAGE.
Confession of an Ex- Deputy Sheriff O
Colorado.


Colorado.
DENVER, Aug. Joe E. Wilson. Ell
Paso County's exDeputy Sheriff, cap
tured in Missouri, has made full con-
fession OF the tarring and feathering of
Adjutant- General Tarsney at Colorado
Springs. According to his story Sheriff
Bowers was the chief conspirator and re-
leased a murderer from Jail to assist in
the outrage. Bowers furnished the tar to
Deputy Sheriff Quackenbush, and Mrs.
Quackenbush ripped open a pillow to
provide the feathers. The others en-
gagged in the affair were Deputy Sheriff
Bob Mullins, Captain Saxton and Ser
geant Bancroft of Troop A, Colorado
Springs; Sherman and Walter Crumley,
hack-drivers; shorty" Allen and Sam
uel Shellenberger. The scheme to kid
nap Tarsney originated while the depu-
ties were in camp at Gillette, and they
carried it out at the first favorable oppor-
tunity.
Chief of Police Armstrong confirmed
to-day the report that Wilson had made
S confession of the Tarsney outrage, but
added: ''As far as | know. Sheriff Bow
ers is not implicated by the confession"
COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 7.-Sherif
Bowers pronounces the alleged confess
sion of ex-Deputy Wilson. in SO far as it
duplicates him in the outrage against
Acknowledgement Tarsney, false.
TARsNEY FINED.
COLORADO SPRINGs, Aug. 7.-Adjutant.
General Tarsney was fined $50 and costs
by Judge Campbell for contempt of Court
in refusing to appear before the Grand
Jury when summoned. He was ordered
before the Grand Jury TO testify regard
ing the outrage of which he was the
victim.
In addressing the court on behalf of
General Tarsney. Attorney General Eng
ley said: Yesterday the Governor OF
this State saw tit to send force to the
doors of this hall of justice. In my
opinion it was an invasion of the con-
stitution of civil rights. and it is an action
that /, standing in the presence of this
court, repudiate, as | repudiate the State
Administration. / do not believe the
officials of the State indorse such actions.
We have in this State Grover Cleveland,
Caesar and a despot. repudiate him."
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Badly In Need of Rain.

OMAHA. Aug. 7.-Conditions are re-
ported from various portions of Ne
braska tonight to be very favorable for
rain. The State has practically had no
rain since July 5tb, the slight showers
which fell during July having no appre-
ciable effect on growing crops. AS re-
suit, there is practically no crop of any
description in the western, northern and
northwestern part of the State.
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Man MISSING.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. IA stranger, CIV
ing the name of Smith, claiming to be
banker of st. Paul, came down from San
Pedro on the schooner Merchant July
9th. He disappeared at once and mas
not been seen since. He had 500 in
greenbacks in his pocket, according to
the skipper of the schooner, and had
paid in advance to return To San Pedro.
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Snntn,s Doom.

LYONS. Aug. 7.-Casario Geronimo
Santo, the assassin of President Carnot,
has persisted in his refusal to appeal to
the Court of Cessation and the papers
were sent to Paris to-day for the sigma
ture of President Cassimir Perier, liking
the execution ten days hence.
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THE CzARINA WON.
Result of the Royal Yacht Sqnadron's
Regatta Yesterday.

Regatta Yesterday.
CowEs isle of Wight, Aug. I'm
the race for her majesty's cup in the
Royal Yacht Squadron regatta to-day,
for all yachts belonging to the squadron,
the old Queens course was revised. The
Prince of Wales cutter Britannia; EN-
peror Williams cutter Meteor formerly
the Thistlel; Admiral Montague's s 40-rater
the cutter Czarina; Lord Dunraven's g.
rater L'Esperance; w. r. Cookson's 40
rater Castanet, and the 6l-rater Mohawk
started at 10 A. NJ. The Britannia crossed
the line before the gun was fired and was
therefore, disqualified. The Czarina led.
followed by the Meteor.
The Meteor finished first, but the Gar
ina won on time allowance.
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SHOCKING MURDER.
A Lover Cuts His Mistress Throat
With a Razor.

A Lover Cuts his Mfstress' Throat
With Razor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Ethel Leroy,
a dissolute woman, was murdered in
shocking manner this afternoon in a
Iodging-house on O'Farrell street. After
a desperate struggle with Frank Larabee,
whose mistress she had been, he over
powered her, and with razor cut her
throat. In the terrible struggle the
woman's cheeks, neck and breast were
frightfully sashed. Pushing the dying
woman from him. Larabee then drew the
razor across his own throat in an attempt
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The Americans Again Victorious.

SAN Francisco, Aug. There was
large crowd at Central Park tonight to
witness the tug-of-war contests. When
the Scots and Germans appeared, it was
noticed that the Germans had a new an
chor man, and the Scots Immediately
protested. The referee decided in favor
of the Scots, and they were declared the
winners. America beat Italy in min
utes and 30 second. Canada beat Russia
in minutes. Denmark beat Sweden in
19 minutes and 90 seconds.
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Fight with Cattle Thieves.

WALLA WALLA (Wash.), Aug. t.
Particulars of an exciting fight between
officers and cattle thieves near Dayton,
Friday night, have been received. Sheriff
Dixon of Garfield County and Deputy
Sheriff Allen of Columbia County at
tempted to arrest two suspects named
Pettijohn and Lloyd, when running
fight occurred. About sixty shots were
exchanged. Both Pettijohn and Lloyd
were shot through the legs and finally
captured. Deputy Sheriff Allen was also
shot in the leg.
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Steamer to Be Sold.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. limited States
District Judge Morrow issued an order
to-day commanding the United States
Marshal to sell the steamer Willamette
Valley to satisfy q claim Of r. d. Chand-
ler for coal furnished her owners, the
oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany. The order is made under libel
against the steamer on December 18th
last. The steamer is lying in the stream
uncared for. and Judge Morrow decided
that it would be injurious to the property
to longer keep the vessel In the hands of
the receiver, Charles Clark.
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WHOLE NO. 16,47s.

to end his own life. The woman yery
soon bled to death, but Larabee will live.
The murder resulted from the woman's
threat to leave him. Larabee is an cleo
trician, who came here from Chicago at
the beginning of the Midwinter Fair,
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New York has the greatest number of
inhabited dwellings. S95,593; Nevada the
least, 10000.
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smugglers Sentenced.

TACOMA, Aug. w. H. Horr. con-
victed of smuggling, was sentenced to-
day by Judge Hanford to eighteen
months in the Federal penitentiary and
to pay fine of $100 and costs. Herbert
Guy, who pleaded guilty and who testi-
fed against Horr, received eight months.
Shooting ARRAY in Los Angeles County.
SANTA MONICA, Aug. John San
ford shot and probably fatally wounded
Lugo Valdez tonight at the Marchado
dairy, located about eight miles from
here. The cause of the shooting is not
known.
A Chinaman Sentenced to be Hanged
SANTA BARBARA, Aug. Anton Vital.
the murderer of Chinaman at Lompoc,
two years ago. was sentenced by Judge
Cope this afternoon to be hanged at San
Quentin on October 10th.
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Bonds for New Courthouse.

AUBURN, Aug. 7.-Placer County voted
$4,000 bonds for new courthouse to-
day.
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Fatal Dispute over Line Fences.

SPOKANE. Aug. Thomas Collier was
shot and killed yesterday by Thomas
Campbell at st. Manis. Idaho. They
were farmers. and had dispute over line
fences
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30

lines at the place where Gen. Armistead
led them and was killed, were the SOL
dlers of Pickett's division. IL is no dis
paragement TO the soldiers OF North
Carolina TO say this. No one has ever
cnntended Nhat they did not perform
their part wNh all the heroism that ever
inspired any troops and they may Tor
all we know, have made another ana
separate breach of their own. but 1t
seems plain TO US that they had no part
in the breach that Picketts men made
We canot close this article without cali
ing attention 20 the disclosure Colonel
Hall makes of the successful work that
was done. P.cketts men had accom-
plshed what they were sent upon that
terrible march TO 90. Brave old General
Armistead had thrown his brigade into
column under the most trying circum-
stances and hal precipitated it with
ever increasing momentum upon one
point which had given way and left him
master Of the situation. Colonel Hall
tells us the enemy were rapidly gaining
a foothold organization was mostly lost,
in the confusion commands We're USE
less This tells the whole story. Men VINO
have been in battle know what 1t means.
The crisis of battle was past the enc
my was routed. There was nothing
wanted but a support for Armlstead To
bolster him up in the position he had
won. There was no support there. The
troops he had routed were allowed to
rally, fresh ones We're brought 70 their
aid. Armistea1 men We're surrounded
and shot down like sheep, until. seeing
down their arms and surrendered His
tory is going forever to ask General
Longstreet in its sternest tones VIII
he did not obey Generals Lees orders
and have Hoods and McLaw'5 divisions
at Pickett's back TO make good the
work which his heroic men had done.
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was attested by the line OF slain within
itg range This had a great effect upon
the result, for it caused the enemy 10
move rapidly at one point and conse-
quently to crowd in front-be,nS occas-
Toned at the point where his column was
forming, he did not recover from this
disorder. The remainder Of our line re-
served its fire until within 100 yards,
some regiments waiting even until but
htty PAGES interviewed between them and
the enemy. There was but a moment OF
doubtful contest in front Of the position
OF this brigade. The enemy halted 10
deliver his fire, wavered and fled. while
the line OF the fallen perfectly marked
the limit of his advance. The troops
were pouring into the ranks OF the
fleeing enemy that rapid and accurate
fire. the delivery OF which victorious
lines always so much enjoy, when | saw
that portion Of the line Of General
Webb or my right had given way, and
many men were making to the rear as
pouring over the rails that had been
a slight cover for the troops.
Having gained this apparent advantage,
the enemy seemed to turn again and
re-engage my whole line. Going 10 the
left | found two regiments that could be
spared from some command there, ana
endeavored 10 move them by the right
flank 10 the head. but coming under a
warm fire. they crowded TO the slight
cover Of the rail fence mixing with the
troops already there. Finding it impos-
fible To draw them ont ana reform. and
seeing no unengaged troops within reach.
! was forced 20 order my own brigade
back from the line and move it by the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30

marked "enemy" on the second. The
troops then that marched on point 4.
were Mainly. according 10 Colonel With
er's map. Pickett's division, and the
breach that WAS made in the lines was
clearly made at that point and by those
troops alone. Col Oteys letter in to-day's
Times makes the same thing clear.
This is proved in another way.
We learn from Halls report, (what has
been no where else stated as far as We
know that Armistead changed his for
nation as ne marched across the field
froro line ~ hattie to a column Of regiment
trort W. saw we learn that Armistead
aid this We know it was Armistoad.
Tins The second line Of battle that Hail
saw aid this and col Withers map shows
Tho, that second line of battle was
,rr,ts,aoa,s brigade 1t Is. besides. plain
,ron all the reports that Scales and
,-,-,des crossed the field in line
.no II was Armistead's brigade
vi hanged to a column OF regi-
.heM ,rort and Halls maps show that
men, .v,rsrn. (contederate) right of the
.ne ,hs, broke through his lines was
fore force imam. .nur which formed into column
Of regiment front. On .ns NV w'' OK. case case
It IL perez ,se sroka through the snsmys
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30

Harrlsonburg. Va, Sept. %.
Editor OF The Times: Reading Of
Gettysburg in the Richmond Times | am
reminded OF an accidental interview
with Major General George +. Meade.
the commander Of the tnited States
troops a that fight. which occurred ln
the city OF Philadelphia ia NE winter or
1871, thus: Rothmca., the ARTIST painter.
had been employed by the Sttle or
PENNSYLVANIA az the price Of s, ol) %
put on canvass the battle II Getty burg.
After finishing IL he obtained Ie.m =
sion to exhibit it in Philadelphia to the
public.
He built a shed-roofe1 structure front
ing on Chestnut street near the CON
tinental Hotel on the opposite SIDE or
the street. for its exhibition. one day /
walked in and took my seat ana was
examining the picture.
Some time after a gentleman address
ing me said: That's a good picture
After a few remarks back and forth, h.
said: Were you in the army | piled
YES" Whose brigade?' replied Il vas
In the artillery and belonged To Early's
corps" "Oh. you were IN the Confederate
army "Yes," 1 said. Then ne remarked:
There never was greater bravery on
earth than that shown by your people,
and If Stonewall Jackson had been liv-
ing and in command you would have
won the fight if Il had taken place
there tat Gettyshurg).'
Nv ny 30 you say 50. re NbulI l4ai
seen the Importance OF Cemetery R'Gga
and would have occupied it the night
before. when all that was 10 be done
was to continue the march from the
battle won the evening before"
then said. Were you In the army
Yes" What regiment Il commando
the Federal troops" Are YOU General
Meade" Yes" and we Continued Tor Eait
an hour or more our conversation.
| write this simply to show you thSl
the leader OF our opponents, ike the
gallant T.. Il. Withers. Of Danvilie,
Va. thought that all without distinction
did their duty and did i wen. oravely,
gallantly. herolcally; and l think there
drawer than the Virginians. No Virs man
fought more CALAMITY than our dashihs
brothers OF the South.
There surely Is glory enough in the
sp!endor OF that battle. end all througa
the war, to gid the arms Ok the wh, u
country with a pride that has no eavy
nor selnshness In II. 1t belongs 10 tne
private. as we'll as the officer. US glory
IL the glory of the mothers. sisters. ana
sweethearts. no less than the peerless
man who fought and fell. Let there pc
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looked again 70 our right for the effect
Of PiCkcttS charge, but could see noth-
ing but a few men from the EmittsDurg
road. II was then. after brief bul
deliberate view of the field, that said,
NO Charley. the best thing these brave
fellows can do. Is 10 get out or TINS. 50;
mounting my horse. from when ! nad
alignte1 with help of Grogau, we tolloWtd
al walk our men to the rear. VINO
marched back sullenly and slowly, in
almost as good order as they had adj
vanced, and ! halted them on the sum
NIT Of Seminary ridge
We print, below, an exact copy
Of the government map OF the
battlefield Of Gettysburg. General
Trimble tells us that his command went
T. the Gettysburg road and no farther
and that road is shown very plainly IN
its correct relation TO the enemy's line
on the map. 1t is plain, too, that Arm
istcad's fight was over before Trimbie'S
men reached the Emittsburg roai. lor
General Trimble says that when he
reached the Emmitshurg road. he took
quick view Of Picketts position and.
inferred from the way the fire had
slackened there that Pickett had been
repulsed and he Immediately retired with
his command
W z IlIOtttl ION ~ i'l'HHNN 'F'''Ni'NN
from another wholly different source.
The point at which Armistead burst
through the enemys line was just where
the second and the third brisades OF
the second division Of the second corps
united The second brigade. which was
at the Confederate left Of the breach
was commanded by General Webb. the
third, which was at the Confederate
right of it. was commanded by ColoneI
Norman j. Hall, a graduate OF west
Point. a First Lieutenant In the Fiith
regular artillery, and volunteer Colonel
Of the Seventh Michigan infantry com
handing the third brigade Of the
Second corps. sc are thus particular in
mentioning Colonel Halls rank because
regular army officers being professional
soldiers can generally be relied on to
give accurate accounts OF what takes
place in connection with their com
mauds as far as they are able TO. Col
onel Hall made very complete report
Of the assault on his and Webb's line
on the nth July 1868, and IL can be seen
at page 40 vol = Part / Series Of the
War Records. He accompanied his report
with two rough maps Of which We print
exact copies along with this article, the
first Of which shows the Confederates
marching on his position. the other Of
which at the word enemy shows the
breach being made in his line and the
point at which it was made. We copy
his account Of the charge as follows:
at 8 o'clock exactly. the fire Of the
enemy slackered and his hrst line OF
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flank under a heavy fire. The enemy was
rapidly gaining a fOothOldt organiZa ton
was mostly lost: in the confusion COM
mands we're useless while a DISPOSITION
on the part Of the men to fan back
pace or two each time 10 load, gave the
line q retiring direction. With the officers
of my, stan ana = ~" "ther-. VINO
quired, the head of the line. still slowly
moving by the flank, was crowded closer
to the enemy and the men obliged 10
load In their places. J dld not see any
man Of my command who appeared dis
posed to run away, but the confusion
first caused by the two regiments above
spoken or so destroyed the formation in
two ranks that IN some places the line
was several files de"n.
IN pressing the Vine as closely upon
the enemy as possible It took the form
here represented.
During this time the Fifteenth Massa-
cbusotts volunteers, First Minnesota and
Nineteenth Maine volunteers from me
first BRIGADE Of this division had joined
the line and are entitled TO Il fun share
I'm the credit ~ the final re-
pulse. The line remained in this way FOR
about ten minutes rather giving way
than advancing when, by simultaneous
effort upon the part Of al the of1cerS
| could instruct aided nv the general
advance of many coioiS. the Inc t''Sed
with the enemy, and. after a few MN
utes Of desperate. often hard tO hand
fighting. the crowd such had became
thar part Of the euemy's column that had
passed the fence, threw down Their arms
and were taken prisoners ot war. "hle
The remainder broke ana lied IN great
disorder The second brigade had again
Joined the right Of my line, which now
occupied the position originally ned hy
that command. Generals Gnrnott anu
Armietcad were picked up near this point
together with many coloneIs and oihcefs
of other grades
Now It it perfectly CLAIM 10 us, in look
ing at Colonel Halls map Of the field.
that what he saw and what attacked
him and Webb was Pickett's division
and only Picketts division. This is evil
dent to us from the general lay Of the
field and from all the descriptions OF
the locations Of the different commands
Pettigrews right, Archer's and Scales
brigades clearly came no further towards
Han than the far angle Of the stone
wall. as appears upon the map which
Colonel Wither's trinted with his letter,
which IS. we are satisfied. a correct
map We reprint it with this article.
This locates Archor's and Scales right
with certainty as at the far angle Of the
stone wall. But all the troops on Halls
map-the troops that he saw-are plainly
to his LETT. the Confederate right Of the
stone wall. moving To- point considerably
to the Confederate right AMI Union
left Of the stone wall Halls second map
shows that the breach was made in his
lines al the point marked enemy
which is far TO his left-the Confederate
right-os the stone wall, and, by compar-
Ing the two maps together the point
\ on the fist is shown 70 be the po.nt
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battle advanced from the woods in front
III beautiful order. About 100 yards In
rear came a second line, and opposite the
main point of attack was what appeared
10 be ii column Of battaliOns.
1.-THE accompanying diagram will Illus
trate the disposition of the troops OK Wy
own command. This sketch does not pre-
tend TO accuracy in distance ana ahsies.
The conformation OF me ground en-
abled the enemy. after advancing near
the lines, 10 obtain cover. Arrived at
this point, one battalion continued 10
move toward the point y, occupied 10y
me second ana third brgades OF the
Second Division. The other battauons
moved bv the flank until completely
masked by the preceding one when tney
moved by the flank again, mus FORMING
column of regiments. The few pieces
of artillery still in position were directed
uDon this column, while the rebel can
non again opened with shell, hrinS over
their own troops.
The perfect order and steady, but fapid
advance of the enemy, called forth praise
from our troops. but gave, their me "a, an
spearance OF being fearfully iIresistipi s
NV lipe was single, the only euP
mort cine Seventy-second PehhsylEa,i'a
volunteers) having been called away pS
General Webb before the action had
fairly commenced. There was disposl-
non In the men to reserve their nre lor
close quarters. but when ! observed ile
movement the enemy was ehoeaVotins
IA execute. | caused the Seventh Micni'
gan and Twentieth Massachusetts VOL
unteers TO open fire at about ao yaIas;;
The deadly aim Of thu former reK'"'"'
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same IN Pettierews lire. When the latter
was within one hundred or one hundred
and fifty yards from the Emittsburg road,
tney seemed 10 sink ilto the earth unier
the tempest OF IRE poured into them. We
passed over the remnant of their line.
and immediately after some one close
hV my left. sung out Three cheers or
the Old North State: when both bril-
gades sent up a hearty shout; on which
j said 20 my aid, Charley, / believe
those fine fellows are gong into the
enemy's line They did get TO the road.
and drove the opposing line from IL.
They continued there some minutes, dis
charging their pieces at the enemy. The
loss here was fearful, and ! knew that
no troops could long endure 1t. I was
anxious to know how things went on
with the troops on our right, and taking
n quick but deliberate view of the field
over which Pickett had advanced !
perceived that the enemy's fire seemed
10 slacken there, and men I'm squads
the Emittsburg road. BY this 1 inferred
tIat Ilrxru., ,iiNisicn bad been .epulScd.
and n so. that II would be a useless
sacrifice Of life TO continue the contest
/ therefore. ala not attempt to rally the
men who bean 10 give back from the
tstfn VI ncu We reached The
EmittebIrg road th" terrific IRE right
in their faces. with their comrades melt
ing away around them. our line slowly
becan 10 Weld. or rather ceased 10 adj
vance hcvOnd the road. II WAS then, as
SIM sal on my horse, wounded and at
the road that my aid. Charley Grogan,
said. General the men are falling back,
snail / rally them" Before replying, /