The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-15
iRdTH DAE7lNS ATLAST.
That Outrage on colorado's
Adjutant General.
THREE PARTIcTPaNTs CONFESS.


Story tq't IN Detail by the Sheriff OF FL
/ Pslso County Political Enemies Of Cen
ersl Ts.rtney the Criminals, and Not the
Outeast1 OF the Ban IsiII ArImy-Feuaale
in II
DENTER. Aug. Joe R. Wilson, the
FL Paso county deputy sheriff, who
i WAS cautnred by Adilutant General Tars-
ney =, sI;sso5,,; hos T,od. f.II con.
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-,
.sss ..li ol eiie
/ connectqq VII! tne outrage coli1nalteed
IN COLORADO SpTlnss a Few weeks ago.
" llson vas pfQusnt Dack 20 denver at
noon nloiuass py s1filcer Cross and he
spent tnc n19nt IN tne elty jan eln ene
tram going 20 the Springs II the morn
I ing, he 77eaSoned and told everything
! tIsat Il. riEsa<ss tf the matter.
He confirmed the story that a muir
derer from the FL Paso county Jail was
allowed to help to
Pm. Ta, .n,, FEATHER.
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ta - Aom 's II u. Ine
fhe otTande,s .s ,,,"y hold thay Iii ,,Itil
,na+eI,- 1a Tro,,a,bt 70 inst;ce W;Iso,,ss
| co,,fas.;o,, sIaa,.l,y ;IlnSt,.otas ono ,1oi,,t.
That is that the crime was committed
| by the political enemies of General
| Tarsney and that the criminals were
not the outcasts of the Bull Hill army,
but men of higher standing in the COM
munity.
According to Wilson's story. the mon
engaged in the disgraceful enterprise
were Sheriff Bowers, his deputy sheriff,
Bob Mu Inns, Captain Saxton of Troop
| a, Sergeant William Bancroft of Troop
| A, Deputy Sheriff J. r. Wilson, Deputy
| Quackenboss, Sherman Crumley, Walter
| Crumley, ..Shorty" Allen, Smith Shell
lenberger and perhaps one or two
Others. including n Woman.
Tha ,,ol;ce NOW, l,o1,a +l,,.aa ,,,foss;ons,
tI,osd ~ Wise, po,I-a,. a,,d ,,,.;.'
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80 - Ia S,.;s's %l.s.1ts -
co,n o a,itted I u, % cr;nmle G,oaS The ,na,,
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NOV. ,sit sit+;,e. :. SoIoredo S,,-;,tss
Tbe consn;racv was n e,e,.,,9 horn at
| C3iII.tte and which continued To eTroyv
until Tarsney was found unguarded in
the Alama hotel. The deputy sheriff at
Divide heard the false report from
Denver that Tarsney had uttered the
rem ark: "I hope that every man in
Bowers army will be
Shipped Home In n Conn.,
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.,d ~ 5a,,,,t;a U;Iso,,
Ai1a,, a,.J ,ti.ss,., $500 ,,1s ~, Itl,I,
M,Ii;ns @ and Y Tne,1he,.s % of +ha ,oy,,am1, 0D
49,, a. IN NJ D. .l..i Va" o..t.lS Op ,
scheme ~, l;d,,a,a To,s,,ay, o,, tI,a s1,,t
Int f1, sr,,es ,sas,1 tS,i S:,sS ,I,a,,one
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AZ, 5eea.,,o ~. Iilo t,p D,Ii u rt;II
sls.ilis ~ ltle me ueIense ot ths Dun .li IN
sie Gonslracy ~ 70 hialap 9li n!
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al signal was agreed upon. 1t was
announced also most publicly that all
who desired to fake mart in the nlot
should meet in e saloon ON Teion street
and enter with their right hand stuck
| in the vest. According to Wilson's s
| story. Sheriff Bowers furnished to Dem
| luty Sheriff Ouackenboss tar and Mrs.
| Ouackenboss prepared the feathers.
thinning Omen :, I.arpe P,I1ovv.
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Bowers; '.Se IN addition, ordered the release
9t Ia .nS p reeh aRu OF W
i,1,i " ioiloM lIepuIy solleFlis al
len and shellen6eTger:
al's Dop nullllis i,lre9 Ine
ti..cA tloin Ihe wv aLlu
.1 Che1 ~ 70 urive 10 the AlaIra ANY, ho1eL ne
pIsal palo mem N anVance. @ Wlison headeo
tne l1 parry "nlcn We1s 70 1ns AlaIna no no
Cel, anu ne coniesseo sS' IlaG ne was tne
eai flitlli Milo ~ poAei a slie gun ~ trshey
lace as ne ct.llie .lI IoMn 70 tne once 10
allswsr ans yer 1ne eelepnone. mo- bancroIV' Alien
f.ai an. Snaatn nts. "e5e Lae 9sner Ie 1n III Gne
I,ot notel olIlce. oaAOoh, Poo Mlhs l!, ana
sc,;ISfi tho dive ont 10 tba omen 1,,.,i,;e
and said that most horrible threats were
made against Tarsney. He was told
that he was being driven TO a nlaee of
execution. where
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His captors eleefully told him thew
would quarter him and then chop off
his head. Tarsney asked for mis- life, as
any man would do under the circum.
stances stances r On arriving ae tne place OF
Saol re- aiis, Rft was ae1 sisa MjIo, 1ron s 1ns
told t9 etlin WbeO ba % 1v.S w infor,,ad msS sa
tNt ~ I;fp o.,Is - no maS LII ais,l
hands with his prosecutors and thanked
them.
Wilson said that he got tar on his
paIu1 nanas snat M nlgns ana a.. SO aid SaxSon, ton
esneTai sr.s Iast oiona @ e nearI1 g ozo,r A4e ~
,,H.- wanda- oy.sr " ,.1 the the feIJa ti0' 'ty' "
Chief IF Police AT,nst-one, confi,,,s
the, renort that wilson has made a f,11i
confession as related Wilso,, is a .,o1,,,e,
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