The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-08-10
THE fARsNEY CASE.

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One Of the Deputies Makes Full Confess
sion In Regard to the Tarring and Feath.
ering. -!
DENVER, Col, Aug. s.LThe News
says to-day: Joe R. Wilson, the Ell
Paso county deputy sheriff who was
captured by Adj.-Gen. Tarsney in Mis-
souri,, has made full confession and
given to Chief of Police Armstrong the
names of all the men connected with
the outrage conmittcf Colorado
Springs few weeks ago.
Wilson was brought back to Denver
at noon yesterday by Officer Cross and
spent last night in the city, Jail. On the
train going tothe Springs in the morn
ing he weakened and told sevcrything
he knew Of the affair. In his story of
the experiences of the eventful night
the names of Sheriff Bowers, Deputy
Sheriff Bob Mullins and Capt. Saxton,
of the Colorado Springs militia COM
pany, were often mentioned. He con-
firmed the story that a murderer out of
the Ell Paso county Jail was allowed to
help to put tar and feathers on Colo
radios adjutant general.
According to Wilson's STORY, the men
engaged in the disgraceful enterprise
were Sheriff Bowers, hisadeputy, Bob
Mullins, Capt. Saxton, of Troop A;
Sergeant William Bancroft, of Troop
A; Deputy Sheriff j. r. Wilson. Deputy
Quackenbosh. fisherman Crumley, Wall
ter Criiinley, 4 shorty Allen, Smith
shellenbergefl snd perhaps one or two
others, including woman. The po-
lice now have three confessions-thos
of Wilson, Parker and prisoner in the
Ell Paso county Jail, who Is being held
as witness 10 murder committed in
Cripple Creek, These men will be
brought betora the grand jury now sit
ting in Colorado Springs" Their evil
dence has been corroborated. All the
mystery of the great case has been laid
bare, and in its nakedness it stands a
disgrace to the state of Colorado.
On the day that Tarsney appeared
at Colorado Springs for the purpose of
assisting in the defense of Bull hill
prisoners the conspiracy to kidnap him
was formed. 1t was freely discussed
in the county Jail and the sheriff's of
fee, and when once it received official
support it progressed.
A signal was agreed upon. 1t was
who desired to take part in the plot
should meet in saloon on TETON street
and enter with their right hand stuck
in the vest. According to Wilson's
story Sheriff Bowers furnished to
Deputy Sheriff Quackenbosh tar and
Mrs. Quaeken bosh prepared the
feathers, ripping open large pillow.
Bowers in addition, ordered the release
of the Cripple Creek murderer and or
dered him to follow Deputy Sheriffs
Allen and Shellenberger.
Deputy Sheriff Mullins hired the
hacks from the two Crumleys, and or
dered them to driEe to the Alamo hotel.
He paid them in advance. Wilson
headed the party which went into the
Alamo hotel, and he confessed that he
was the man who polSed the gun in
Tarsney's face as Tarsney came down
to the Office to answer the telephone.
Bancroft, Allen and Smith were the
other men in. the hotel Office. SaXton,
Bob Mullins and the others waited out
side
Wilson described the drive out to the
open prairie, and he said that most
horrible threats were made against
Tarsney, He was told that he was be-
ing driven to a place of execution,
where he would be tortured to death.
His captors glcefully told him they
would first quarter him and then chop
off his head. Tarsney asked for his
life as any man would do under the
circumstances. On arriving at the
place of torture, Tarsney was dragged
from the hack by Allen, Bancroft and
Wilson and told to strip. He was then
tarred and feathered and left to seek
nc ,x-ay hack n c host he cOnld