Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-24

Sss .he cause OF the death Of The
n *, VT, VINO We're killed during Inc
.,s iiiii campaign. For this they mr.
posed TO XIII him. Every bnmiiia, IN.
epithet that profanity and ohsca,,a,ss.
eeuiu suggest was hurled AGAINST him
W men all those who wished n,,a ~,
.nelr say Gen. Tarsney was given ~,
opportunity to speak. Without =
, .n9uknt other than he was in the
n,esehee OF death. but determined 10
n. sass every use OF his only weapons.
snneht and persuasion thar his iife
pe spared TO his family. he nlesdaS
US ne had never done In court He ~.
nearsea The entire situation during the
uine the troops and deputies were IN
me neld. He explained TO them thai he
was not in command OF the troons
put mat Gen. Brooks was In command
uhuer Gov. Waite, the commandments
chlet' ~ was true he mingled with tho
miners, but he had not tried to shield
~ leaders by Withholding their names
Tor he knew their names oriv Nv
newspaper and other common report
hen the order to fire the artillery upon
the deputies was given he was miles
away from the scene. He knew that
the men before him but a few DAYS he
fore had stood at the graves Of their
comrades who had been killed. but as
he was not In command he was In no
manner connected with their doings.
II die he must die he would, but they
had the wrong man and punishment
by death would be unjust.
When he concluded the men held
a conference and decided TO give the
general 100 lashes. When Informed OF
this. Gen. Tarsney requested them to
shoot him. as he could never survive
the punishment and death by the bullet
would be merciful Then the leader
turned TO one OF the men and told
him 10 get his implements and do his
work. The man spoken to went away
and in few minutes returned with a
pail OF coal tar. alb rush. a rag and q
feather pillow. The general was dis
ROBBED and the coat Of tar and feathers
applied.
Whom the dirty work was finished
and the general was daIbed fr1m
head 10 foot. he put on his clothing
He WINS led TO the road and the leader
snid TO him: 'R' swell lies in that
, direction. Go dow that way. and
Cripple Creek asuin or your life vii
pay the forfeit
So unexpectedly had life heen giver
TO the tortured man. so great the sirair
through which he had passed and Sc
severe were his physlcnl suffering tha
he hardly realized the situation. Nev
ertheicss. he started On his walk. with
| out loOlur. back 10 see II h. WIS fol
| lowed. His ears. However,, were un
| naturally awake to every sound. Ar,
after walNlng about Two miles, h
! thought he heard hurscs hoofs in tn
| roar Tearing that the iiends who hal
| tortured him had repcntei ~ hnvinl
/ allowed him 10 ESCAPE with his lift
AMI that they were In pursuit az hin
to xiii him, he left the road and con
cealeG himself
After a painful Interval the horse
man, Gen. Tarsney felt convinced. ha
either given up the search or ha
turned Of on cross road. so he re
| stunned his walk Continuing In tn
direction indicated by his prosecutor
the suffering man walked fourtee
miles. The tar stiffened about his per
son and walking caused eNcruciatin
pain. Several times to decided to al
ply at one Of the farm houses 70
help, but hatless. In solled clothing an
his face covered with tar and featt
ers. he feared he would frighten N
people to whom he might apply. ~
his fatigue and injuries became to
severe. ana finally he knocked vt
farmers door A woman responded
his summons and was almost overcom
with fright. Gen. Tarsney assured h,
he was a human being and asked h,
to call the men She did so. and aft,
convincing the farmers who he wa
and after relating his experience
everything that could be done for hi
was done