The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-23
STF:D|T|0N.
TARRtJ AND
FEATHERED.
Colorado's Adjutant.General
the Victim Of a Cow
ardly Outrage.
KIDNAPPED BY masked MEN.
Seized at His Hotel as He Stood
at the Telephone at
Midnight.
PURSUING POLICE KEPT OFF.
Gov. Waite Offers a Reward for
the Capture Of the
Piotters.
PURSUING POLICE KEPT OFF.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, June a.
Adjt.-Gen. Tarsney was kidnapped from
the Alamo Hotel, a few minutes after
midnight, this morning. by masked men.
taken to the suburbs In a hack and
there tarred and feathered.
Several unknown men took part in the
outrage.
The Adjutant- General was left lying
on the prairie. and officers soon arriv-
ing. he was cared for by them. He is
thought to be not badly hurt, but he IL
suffering from bruises caused by rough
handling, and Is In great mental an
guish. =. ....
The kidnapping caused the greatest
sensation and excitement here, as soon
as the facts became public. and also
ut Cripple Creek, to which place the
Telephone Company carried the news.
Gen. Tarsney has been In the city
for several days, attending the examlna-
ton Of the arrested Bull Hill miners,
for whom he and Col. B. F. Montgom-
cry, Of Cripple Creek. appeared as at
torneys.
At 1905 o'clock call came over the
telephone for Tarsney. The clerk sent
the night porter, the only other man in
He appeared in q very few minutes and
stepped up to the phone.
He had hardly spoken a word into the
receiver when two men with masks on
their faces entered from the st rect One
hastily advanced on Gen. Tarsney. the
other remaining near the door just in
side the office.
1--WE want you," said the FIRST masked
! man, as the General turned his face
from the telephone on hearing footsteps
The scared hotel clerk and porter were
the only witnesses.
what DO you want7" quietly asked
Gen. Tarsney.
1--WE want you to come with u.s." was
the reply.
But don't want to 60 anywhere"
Ss an Snort to ystr re- e At s1 this the man
struck Gen. Tarsney a vicious blow with
r: Weapon The other 5 %asEed man q.
assistance. Tarsney staggered towards
wo masked men and hnrried towards
The clerk did not interfere. He had
Seen warned keep his hands Off by a
bird masked nan. who had suddenly
handing. Four other masked men were
cen there. Drivers who. It was after
tss cab b ssa 0 ssa IN. 1ss
as hustled into one C Of I, the vehicles.
the drivers were ordered to be of and
up the street the party moved at mad
In fifteen minutes Police. Capt. Gath
right and Offlcers Hart and Henry were
IN horses and riding furiously In the di.
rection taken by the kidnappers and
tueir victim.
The oficers had a poor trail to follow.
\ that the masked party had gone out Of
!, town TO the north.
" II was over an hour before the facts
1became known. The drivers OF the
4 The scene OF the Anal outrage was q
point near Austin Bluffs, two or three
sherman coniey, one of the drivers,
said: my brother and myself own the
hacks. Shortly before midnight two men
TO engage two hacks for a drive. They
did not wear masks then. They told me
to drive In front Of the Alamo. ! saw
the struggle o inside the h h0tsi once and
] started to drive away. but was stopped
by men with masks on their faces and
was told where to drive to for the first
time They compelled me to whip the
horses. On arriving at a point near Aus
tin Bluffs they all got out. They made
an awful lot Of noise. and kept on swear
IN the way out I heard them threaten
Farsney's life.
. II think they had Tarsney's clothes
\ m by the time they ordered the hack
.}opped; at least ! dig not see MANY
Nc, ground. They had bucket and,
-Ilsh, and the deed was soon done"
v/rom Driver Counlev. II is learned that
VIf&rg Gaithright. Harlan and Henry
rived Just as the coat OF tar and
,v(berr was being put on. Ohicer
~ Harlan was In advance. Two Of
mon advanced to meet him, and
vI&n1et him 70 remain on his horse
10 was. The other officers were
"a - other masked men.
r. minutes later Trsney was left
y "a the ground and the masked
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