Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
uow r,nsygY wAs rAnnED.

nov T1RsNEY WAS TARRED.
wilson, a Deputy sheriff who Was Con-
ocrned in the Outrage, Tells the Entire
Story aud Gives tho names of tho Guilty
Parties sheriff Bowers and His Depu-
ties the Principal Complementary of
the Outrage.
DENVER, COL, Aug. THE Ne,cs
to-day says; Joseph Il, Wilson, the
Ell Paso county deputy sheriff who was
captured By Adjutant. General Tarncy
in Missouri, has made a full confession
and given Chief of Police Armstrong
the names Of all the men connected with
the outrage committed in Colorado
Springs few weeks ago.
Wilson was brought back TO Denver
at noon yesterday by Officer Cross, and
he spent last night In the city Jail. On
the train going to the Springs in the
morning he weakened, and told every
thing that he knew of the matter. He
confirmed the story that murderer
from the FL Paso' county Jail was
allowed to help to put tar and feathers
on Colorado's Acknowledgement.
Every detail of the tar and feathers
affair is now in possession OF the Denver
officer, and however high position the
OucnueTS nuy uOlu tnCy WILL ultiHhatSit
be brought to justice.
Wilson's confession clearly illustrates
that the crime was committed by the
political enemies of General Tarsney
and that the criminals were not the out
casts of the Bull Hill army, but men Of
higher standing in the community.
According to Wilson's story, the men
engaged in the disgrnceful enterprise
were sheriff Bowers, his deputy sheriff,
Bob Mullins, Captain Saxton of Troop
| A, Sergeant William Bancroft of Troop
A, Deputy Sheriff j. Il. Wilson, Deputy
Quackenboss, Sherman Crrmley, Walter
Crumley, "Shorty" Allen, Smith Shell
lenbarger, and perhaps one or two
others, including woman.
The police also have the confession of
Wilson Parker, prisoner in the III
Paso county jail, who is being held as "a
witness to murder committed In
Cripple Crock. These men will all be
brought before the grand jury, now sit
ting in Colorado Springs. The con.
spiracy was germ horn at Gillette, and
which continued to grow until Tarsney
was found unguarded in the Alamo
Hotel.
The night the militia arrived at Gil.
lette and camped near the deputies
Wilson, Allen and others hunted up
Bob Mullins and members Of the com.
pany from the I'll Paso Club and
arranged a scheme to kidnap Tarsrey
on the spot, but for some reason this
was abandoned.
On the day that Tarsney appeared al
Colorado Springs for the purpose o.
assisting in the defence of the Bull Hill
prisoners, the conspiracy to kidnap him
was formed. 1t was freely discussed III
the county Jail and the sheritf's office
and when once it received official sup
port IL progressed.
A signal was agreed upon. 1t wa!
announced also most publicly that al
who desired to take part in the plo
should meet in a saloon On TETON stree
and enter with their right hand stucl
in the vest. According to wilson
story, Sheriff Bowers furnished the ia
to Deputy Sheriff Quackenboss anC
Mrs, Quackenboss prepared the feathers
ripping open large pillow. Bowers
in addition, ordered the release of til,
Cripple Creek murderer and ordered
him to follow Deputy sherifTs Allei
and Shellenbarger
, hack from the two Crumleys and or
dered them to drive to the Alamo Hote
He paid them in advance. Wilso
headed the party that went to tn
Alamo Hotel, and he confessed that
was the man who poked the gun i
e Tarsney's face as he came down to til
9 office TO answer the telephone. Bancroft
Allen and Smith were the other men i
I the hotel office. Saxton, Bob Multi
\ and the others waited outside.
i Wilson described the route to til
C open prairie and said that tho most hoi
IS rible threats were made against Tarsney
He was told that he was being driven /
q place of execution, where he woul
C be tortured to death. His captors gle,
o fully told him they would first quart,
9 him and then chop of his head Tar
i ney asked for his life as any man woul
J. do under the circumstances.
6 On arriving at the place of tortur
Tarsney was dragged from the hack |
J. Allen, Bancroft and Wilson and told I
'r strip. When he was Informed that b
IS life would be spared he shook hani
s with his prosecutors and thanked theI
Wilson said tina. he got tar on b
IL hand that night and so did Saxto
u Bancroft, Allen and the others. Tarsnt
St was left alone, nearly crazy, to wand
N over the fields.
Chief Of Police Armstrong confirr
le the report that Wilson has made a fl
Is confession MS related in the Ncies w
!. son is q young man, the son of a Nj
II souri, farmer at whose house he W
ot captured last week. lie was q depu
sheriff at Colorado Springs, where
3, resided for several years. He left I
70 city day or two after tho outrage
the acknowledgement. General Tarsn
has identified him as the man W
pointed a gun in his face ut the Altar
n. Hotel, who daubcd on the tar and W
led him from the scene of the outra
D. after the other conspirators departed.
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