The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-25
LATEST DISGRACE
Adjutant General Tarsney, of
Colorado, Tarrcd and
Feahtered by Fiends.
Charged with Befriending the Cripple
Creek Miners During the Recent
strike-Threatened with Death.

Ten. 1drsney. who was kidnapped last
night, turned up at Palmer lake. -
miies from here today and sent tele.
gram TO Gov. Waite. A special train
will take him to Denver.
Last night be was called from his bed at
| the Alamo hotel and the clerk informed
him that he was wanted at the telephone.
As soon as he entered the hotel office
several masked men pounced upon him
and struck him over the head with re
yolyers and carried him off in hack
The clerk gave the alarm, but sometime
elapsed before officers could start in pur
suit. Search was made. but no trace Of
the general could be found. This morn
ing two hack drivers were arrested on
suspicion Of having been implicated in
the outrage. They both declared that
the kidnappers had intimidated them in
taking part. and one Of them said that
Tarsney had been taken to point near
Austin Bluff. where he had been tarred
and feathered and ordered to leave El
Paso county. Both drivers have been
released on their own recognizance.
4 meeting 81 - deputies who took
part in the Cripple creek strike was held
last night IN Antler park and it is be-
lieyed that the plot against Tarsney was
hatched there, he having made himself
particularly obnoxious TO the deputies
by acting as counsel for the striking
miners.
Gov. Waite has offered a reward Of
sl eco for the arrest and conviction Of
the men who kidnapped Tarsney and
this morning sent out force Of detec-
tiyes on a special train to work on the
case After rarsney had been tarred
and feathered, one Of the hackmen says.
one of the masked men remained with
him ostensibly for the purpose OF con
! ducting him back TO the city. Some Of
the kidnappers wanted to kill him. but
| the leader prevented this. whereupon
| Tarsney thanked him and shook hands
with him.
DENVER, Col, June 23.-A reporter for
the Associated Press called on Gen.
Tarsney this evening. The story he
told differs only in details from the ac-
count of his experience already pub
lished. During the day physicians sue
ceeded in removing the coat OF tar. and
from his neck down no trace Of his ex-
| perience remains. except an occasional
abrasion Of the skin. His face however
I. is iniiamed and blistered. caused by an
application of oil put on by kindly in.
tending man.
AT first his captors informed him that
he was TO be killed. The general re.
| quested time to write To his family. but
was told that there was no time to be
lost. lie was hustled into hack and
hurried into the open country and taken
to place removed from the road. Al
the suggestion of the leader of the gang
every man told the general what the,
proposed 10 do with him. He was ac
cused OF almost everything the men
could think. from waging war agains,
the mine owners and deputies TO being
responsible Tor the deaths OF the killed
deputies. Finally he was given an op
portunity to speak for himself and he
made plea for his life. He explained
that Gen. Brooks and not himself was in
command Of the troops. and that wher
the order to fire artillery was given he
was miles away.
When he had concluded the mob held
a conference and decided not to kill him
but give him 100 lashes. Rather thar
this the general asked that he be shot
The leader then turned to one Of the mer
and told him to get his implements anc
do his work. The man spoken to had
pail OF tar brush and a feather pillow
and after the general was disrobed tn,
tar and feathers were applied. Hi,
clothing was then put on and he was or
dered to leave and never return. III,
walked IA miles and then applied to
farm house for assistance. Here he wa
cared for and taken to Palmer lake.
The Redemption league Of this city Of
fers reward Of 500 for the arrest o
the mob. and State Treasurer Mauce Of
fers personally q reward Of e25O
Meetings have been held at Crippl,
creek and Colorado Springs which de
nounced the outrage, and every effor
will be made to apprehend the guilt.
parties.
MINERS WILD WITH RAGE.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo, June 9th,
outrage perpetrsted upon the person o
General Tarsney is condemned by ever,
man in Cripple Creek. The militia mel
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