New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
A BOLD OUTRAGE AT COLORADO SPRINGS
tDJurANT-GENERAL TARsNEY KIDNAPPED AND
MADE THE VICTIM OF AN ATROCIoUs
CRIME AT THE HANDS or
MASKED MEN-Hls STORY

Colorado Springs. Col June 23-Probably the
most glaring outrage connected with the re-
cent trouble Cripple Creek was committe d
shortly after midnight this morning Adjutant-
General Tarsney. Of the Colorado State National
Guard, who staying AT the Alamo Hotel. was
called from his room shortly after u o'clock and
Informed that some AZ Cripple Creek wished
TO speak to him over the telephone When
General Tarsney appeared behind the clerk s
desk 10 answer the alleged call he was sud
denly confronted by a masked man, armed with
two reyolvers. who requested him 70 accompany
him. The hotel clerk in the mean time had been
placed under guard Of one Of the kidna ppers.
Tarsney Immediately called for help and was as
quickly dubbed into submission with a revolver
and. almost instantly. several more of the kid
nappers appeared and carried him to the side
walk. where two closed carriages under guard
were IN waiting. The outrage was the work Of
only moment and then ensued a wild ride
east on Cucharras-s;., and north on Weber-st.
then east 10 Austin Bluffs at the city limits on
each Of the drivers boxes sat one Of the mob
with drawn revolver. who saw that the hack
drivers promptly obeyed orders.
Arriving at the open prairie AZ Austin Bluffs
General Tarsney was removed from the carriage
and stripped nude and coat Of tar and feathers
quickly administered. The ringleader Of the
kdnappcrs had previously given orders that
Tarsnsy was not TO be abused This order seems
10 have been obeyed. after the General sub
dued by clubbing at the hotel. After tarring and
feathering General Tarsney the mob warned him
against returning TO the Springs
While the mob was at the hotel Police Officer
Agard heard the calls for assistance and while
on the way 70 render aid was stopped by another
member Of the tarrng party and compelled at
the % nj OF a revolver 20 halt until the balance
of the mob had secured their man. In less than
ten minutes after the hacks had departed three
mounted police started in hot pursuit of the alb
ductors. One OF these officers who struck the
right trail and came up with the mob also had
the pleasure of looking down the mu2zle of n
villanous gun and being ordered to surrender.
This ne did. and was Involuntary witness Of
the dastardly outrage.
General Tarsney has been in the city several
days attending the examination Of the arrested
Bul! Hi miners, for whom he and Colonel B. F.
Montgomery OF Cripple Creek appeared as at
torneys.
Sherman Crunlev one OF the drivers, told the
following story: MY brother and l own the
hacks Just before midnight two men came to
our stand and said they wanted 10 engage two
hacks for a drive They did not wear masks
then They told to drive in front Of the
Alamo saw the struggle inside the hotel
Office and knew that something unusual up
started 70 drive away, but was stopped BY men
with masks their faces and pistols in their
hands. After they all got In the hacks was
told. for the first time. where TO drive Ihey
compelled me 10 whip the horses. On arriving
at point Austin Blaffs they all got out
They made an awful lot of noise and kept swear
M and making threats. Several times on the
vaysout j heard them threaten Tarsneys life
I think they had Tarsney's clothes of by the
4t,,n .bax- rda SfODDpd InpX
a bucket and brush and the deed was soon
done"
few minutes later General Tarsney was left
lying on the ground and the masked men drove
to the Rock Island tracks. and there dismissed
their drivers. not paying them but simply saying
Goodnight. Johnny" Tra' was the last seen
OF them and the drivers came back 20 this city
Crunley says that after the tar and fea hers had
been applied, Tarsney told 10 move OUT OF
Cripple Creek or Colorado Springs, and that II
ne ever showed himself again he would meet
worse fate than ; dose Of tar and feathers;
There a meeting Of twenty-five deputy
sheriffs al Antier's Park al 10 o'clock last night
and Il Is believed that the plot against General
Tarsney was Matched there.
Timothy j. Tarsney was appointed Ad1utan'-
General of Colorado by Governor Waite lie Is
brother Of Representative Tarsney. Of Missouri
and ex-Representative Tarsney, of Michigan.
Denver. June 23-Tbe special train bearing
General Tarsney and a party Of friends arrived
here from Palmer Lake at 5:15 o'clock this af-
ternoon. and the General driven Immediately
to his home where Surgeon King, Of the Ma
uonal Guard assisted by Victor Goethe, the Cen
erals orderly, removed all the tar that had COW
cred him from head to feet. General Tarsney
said in regard to his experience:
There were about thirteen in the crowd The
leader asked me TO divulge the secrets Of the
striking miners on Bull Hill. and when told him
that knew nothing on the subject they stopped
all questioning. They told me that their first
tn ohs.ua aaHf
hang me. but they compromised on the tar and
feathers
The General walked until daylight away from
Colorado Springs got breakfast at a ranchhouse,
and was then driven across the hills. a distance
Of thirty-fve miles to Palmer Lake. He says
he could not recognize his assailants, and he
does not intend to go back 70 Colorado Springs.
He is inclined 70 the opinion that the assaants
were citizens Of Colorado Springs.
Governor Waite is greatly excited over the out
rage committed upon AdJutant- General Tarsney.
He has offered a reward Of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of any one OF the partici-
pants. General Tarsney was the personal repre-
sentative OF the Governor during the Police
Board troubles when the militia were drawn up
opposite the City Hall His bearing at that time
angered the police and their sympath thzers, and II
was freely stated then that II shooting occurred
he would be the first man TO fall. While the
militia in the field at Cripple Creek he was
again the direct representative Of the Governor
through whom orders were transmitted 10 Gen
eral Brooks In this service he found himself
opposed once more to many of the men aligned
against him at the City Hall. The American
Protective Association made bitter threats
against him.
A special train containing large NUMBER OF
detectives left here early this afternoon for Colo
rado Springs to assist In the search for General
Taisney and the men who kidnapped him. mrs
Tarsney and her daughter also left on the special
Tor the Springs
DAY LABORERS DELAY A SETTLEMENT.
Terre Haute, Ind. June 3.-There is hitch In
the settlement Of the miners strike In this state
This morning the day laborers in the mines were
to have gone to work to clean up 50 that coai
digging might begin Monday. The men SAID that
they expected 81 50 per day. The operators OF
Tered 81 10 and the labor was not performed Inc
rule has heretofore been that day labor was az
fected proportionately with the change In the
price Of mining The reduction In this state was