The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-24
TOLD By THE VICTIM.
Fuller Details of the Outrage Upon
the Militia General.

DENVER, June pa representative of
the Associated Press called upon General
Tarsney at his residence this evening. His
story. Of his experiences differs from that
already related only in that it is more de-
tailed. During the day physicians at,
tended him and succeeded in removing
eyery particle of the coal tar, and from his
neck down there remains no trace of his
experiences beyond an occasional abrasion
or the skin. His face, however, is in
famed and blistered because Of the kindly
intended services of a woman who re-
moved the tar from his face and neck and
hair by the use ct coal oil.
After finding himself surrounded by the
kidnapers in the Office of the hotel Tars-
rev was informed that he was to be killed.
He requested time in which to write to the
members of his family, but was informed
that there was 70 time to waste, Then he
was roughly hustled into the hack and
hurried away.
When the open country had been
reached his captoIs took him from the
hack to a place removed from the road.
The masked men, with oaths and impre-
cations, formed a circle about him and
again he was informed that he was to be
killed. At the suggestion of the leader
every man who felt so disposed told the
general what they proposed to do with
him, why they proposed to do it and their
opinions of him. He was accused Of wag-
@. ing war against the mine-owners and the
deputies; he was accused of handling the
State troops in the interest Of the strikers
he was accused of issuing an order to the
troops to ire upon the deputies with the
twelve Founders, and finally, he was ac-
cused Of indirectly being the cause Of the
death of the deputies who were killed
during the Bull Hill campaign. For these
things they proposed to kill him. Every
humiliatng epthet that profanity and OBJ
scenlty could suggest was hurled at him.
When all those who wished to had had
their say General Tarsney was given an
opportunity to speak for himself. With
out thought other than that he was in
the presence of death, but determined to
make every use of his only weapons
argument and persuasion-that his life
might be spared to his family. he pleaded
as be had never done in court. He re-
bearsed the entire situation during the
time the troops and deputies were in the
field. He explained to them that he was
not in command of the troops, but tn al
Governor Waite. the cOmmander-in-chie f.
1t was true that he had mingled with the
miners, but he had not tried to shield the
leaders by Withholding their names, for be
knew their names only by newspaper anC
other common reports. When the ordel
to. fire the artillery upon the deputies was
given he was miles away from the scene
He knew that the men before him but
,. few days before had stood al the graves O
their comrades who had been killed, bu
as be was not in command of the troop,
he was in no manner connected with thei
death. If die he must, die he would, bu
they had the wrong man, and punishment
by death would be unjust TO him.
=. When he bad concluded the men held 1
conference and decided 10 give the genera
100!ashes When informed of this Gen
eraI Tarsney requested them to shoot him
as he never could survive the punish
mept. and death by The bullet would b.
more merciful.
The leader turned TO one OF the men ant
told him to get his implements and do bi
work. The man spoken to went away anC
In a few moments returned with pail o