The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-24
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COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, June 23.-The
people of Colorado, without regard to par
ty, sect or creed, ara aroused to indigna
tlon as they have seldom been before. The
cause of this revulsion of sentiment was
the outrage perpetrated upon Adjutanl
| General Tarsney in this city last night.
A few minutes past u o'clock cal
came over the telephone for General Tars
ney at the Alamo hotel. where be was stop
| ping. The clerk sent the night porter, the
only other man in the hotel Office, to cal
General Tarsney. He appeared in few
minutes aud stepped up to the phone. He
had hardly spoken q word into the receiver
when two men, with masks. entered from
the street. One hastily advanced on Gen
eral Tarsney and the other remained near
the door, just inside the office.
Eve want you," said the first masked
man. as the general turned his face from
the phone on hearing footsteps.
| The scared hotel clerk aud the porter
were the only witnesses.
What do you want7" quietly asked
Tarsney.
Eve want you to come with u.s." was
the reply.
But don't want to go anywhere" re
| turned Tarsney, at the same time making
an effort to retire. At this the masked
man lunged forward, pistol in hand, aud
struck General Tarsney a vicious blow
with the weapon. The masked man near
| the door advanced to bis companion
assistance. Tarsney staggered toward the
| Office counter. He was ruthlessly seized
by the two masked men and hurried
| toward the street.
The clerk did not interfere. He had been
1 n.l 20 se AZ offI ,-, .k.s,. a
masked man who had suddenly appeared
at the door. In front of the hotel two
| hacks were standing Four other masked
| men were seen there. The drivers, who, it
was afterwards learned. had been intimi-
dated. sat on the cab boxes and the victi m
was hustled into one of the vehicles the
| masked men scrambled into them and the
drivers were ordered to be off, and up the
street the party moved at mad gallop.
| In fifteen minutes Police Captain Gait
height and Officers Harmon aud Henry
were on horses and riding furiously in the
| direction taken by the kidnappers and
| their victim.
The party left the hacks by the roadside
| about five miles from the city. Officer
| Harmon came up just as the horses were
| being tied to the fence. The seven masked
men pointed their guns at him and COM
| PEELED him to dismount. His horse was
| mounted by the leader of the white cap
pers. General Tarsney was then led
| through the pasture to point half mile
from the road, and almost a mile from any
| building. Several of the men carried be-
| tween them large can filled with LIQUID
| tar
! When the leader thought they had gone
| far enough SO that no outcry could posi-
| bly, be heard from the road, the party
stopped and proceeded with the work for
which they had come. Driver Crumley
| tells what happened in the following Ian
guage:
lone of the men set down the can of tar
| and another, drawing a six shooter, told
Tarsney to undress. A rag was pulled out
| of the tar can dripping with the fluid,
with which he was struck time and time
again, the cloth being frequently dipped
in the can. 10 this manner the back, arms,
base of the head, face and body were
! thickly covered.
Another man drew a pillow from be-
| meath his coat and placed his foot upon it,
tore it open, and with his two hands took
out the feathers and rubbed them over the
| sticky tar.
"Wbile this was in progress one of the
( men said: Let's kill him, boys This
remark was heard by the leader, who
| turned and reprimauded the speaker very
sharply, SAYING We won't hurt him, and
will simply give him what he deserves.
Gen. Tarsney seemed greatly relieved at
Il
fear all LEFT him and he became quite
| jovial.
"'How am l to get out of this place,
as ked Tarsney The leader told him that
guide would be left with him, who would
| show him the roads and see him safely
| ont. After the tar and feathers had been
| exhausted Tarsney was left with this
single guard and the rest of US made our
| way back to the carriages"
\ n fraa he
and there dismissed the drivers. not pay
| ing them but simply saying Good night,
! Johnnie" That was the last seen of the
masked men. Driver Crumley says that
/ after the tar and feathers had been applied
| Tarsney was told to move on out of FL
! paso county.
There was meeting of twenty-five dep
uty sheriffs in Antlers park at 10 o'clock
and it is believed the plot against Tarsney
was Matched there.
The hackmen were arrested, but were
| later released on their own recogniZance,
claiming they were compelled 10 drive the
vigilantes at the point of revolvers
General Tsrsney has been in the city
several days attending the examination of
arrested Bull Hill miners, for whom he
! and Colonel b. Z. Montgomery of Cripple
Greek, appeared as attorneys.
The Outrage Denounced.
COLORADO SPRIAGs, July 23.-At the
| meeting of the committee of Public Safety
to take action regarding the outrage per-
petrated on Adjutant General Tarsney,
resolutions were adopted as follows:
| "W hereas, a most outrageous assault
has been committed OF the person of Ad-
| jutant General Tarsney of the state of
Colorado; and
Whereas. the law abiding citizens of
! FL Paso county. and the city of Colorado
| Springs do rise and protest as one man and
denounce the brutal insult,
Resolved, By the Com mittee OF Safety
| in body assem- biad. this day-the impress
ion of every law-abiding citizen of III Paso
county and Colorado Springs being TO de-
| nouDce this lawless and brutal lnsult-in
| behalf of citizens demand that every effort
be made by locsl and county authorities,
regardless of expense. TO sppreheod the
perpetrators of this heinious crime, and
| enlist. if necessary, the services of every
law abiding citiz-u in Colorado Springs
and the county OF FL Paso-
TIE Governor Offers Reward
DENVER. June 23.-Governor Waite is
greatly excited over the outrage commit
| ted upon Ajutaut General Tarsney at Col
| orado Springs Isst night. He has offered
| a reward of 81, 600 for the arrest and con.
| vic.ion of the participants.
At l p m. Governor Waite received 8
teIegFaUl from 1rhetal 1arsuef- WHO - At
| Palmer lake, twenty Eve miles from Col
| orado Springs. He will be met there by s.
special train and brought 70 Denver
Timothy J. Tarsney was appointed ad-
! jutant general of Colorado by Governor
| Matte. He Is a brother OF Congressman
| Tarsney OF Missouri and exon gressmsn
| Tarsney OF Michigan Ia the earlier stages
| OF the Cripple Creek trouble he was the
| legal adviser for the miners and since the
settlement OF The strike has resum Cd his
services in that capacity
Redemption Lesg ne Resolves
DENyEE, June - The Redemption
/ League OF Colorado ST a called meeting
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