Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-23
TARSNEY THE TARGET
Waitss Enemies Wreak VENGEANCE
on His Adjutant General.
KIDNAPPED. qARRED and FEAqHERED
Reward Offered for the Arrest OF
the Criminals.
THE GOVERNOR EXCITED

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. June 23.-
Probably the most glaring outrage connect
ed with the recent mining trouble at Grip
pie Creek was committed shortly after mid
night this morning Adjt. Gen. Tarsney
of the Colorado National Guard. who was
stopping at the Alamo Hotel. was called
from his room shortly after IL o'clock and
informed that some one at Cripple Creek
wished to speak to him over the telephone
When Gen. Tarsney appeared behind the
clerks desk to answer the call he was sud-
denly confronted by q masked man. with
two revolvers. who ordered the general to
accompany him. TIE hotel clerk in the
meantime had been placed under guard Of
one of the kidnapers.
Gen. Tarsney called for help. but waa
clubbed into submission with q revolver.
Suddenly several more Of the kidnappers
appeared and carried him to the sidewalk.
where two closed carriages under guard
were In waiting. He was hustled into Cns
Of the carriages and driven to Austin
Bluffs. at the city limits. On each drivers .
box sat one Of the mob with drawn re-
volver. who saw that the hack drivers
promptly obeyed orders.
Arriving at the open prairie at Austin
Bluffs. Gen. Tarsney was removed from the
Sa3flaee, StfippeQ uuues bAo y CooS " -
and feathers was administered.
The ringleaders Of the kidnapers had
previously ordered that the general was
not to be abused. This order seems to
have been obeyed after the general was
subdued by clubbing at the hotel After
tar and feathering Gen. Tarsney the mob
warned him against returning to the
springs.
While the mob was at the hotel Police
Onicer Agard heard the calls for assistance.
and while on the way to render aid was
napers party and compelled at the point
Of revolver to halt until the balance OF
the mob had secured their man.
In less than ten minutes after the hacks
In hot pursuit of the abductors. One of
these officers. who struck the right trail.
and came up with the mob. was captured.
and was an involuntary witness Of the
dastardly outrage.
Sherman Countey, one of the hack drtv
ers. told the following story:
My brother and myself own the hacks.
Shortly before midnight two men came to
our stand and said they wanted to engage
two hacks for a drive. They did not wear
masks then. They told me to drive in front
of the Alamo.
II saw the struggle inside the hotel ohlce
and knew that something unusual was up.
! started to drive away. but was stopped
by men with masks on their faces and pis-
tols In their hands.
After they all got In the hacks was
told where to drive for the first time. They
compelled me to whip the horses. On ar
riying at a point near Austin BLUFFS they
all got out. They made an awful lot Of
noise and kept ON swearing and making
threats. Several times on the way heard
the men threatening Tarsney's life. / think
they had Tarsney's clothes on by the time
the they ordered the hacks to stop; At least I
first saw him on the ground. They had q
bucket and brush and the deed was soon
done"
ing on the ground and the masked men
took to their heels. When the officers
came up Tarsney could not be found. A
tosse is now securing the country for them.
Driver Countey says that after the tar
and feathers had been applied Tarsney
was told to move on out Of Ell Paso county;
Snat ne was not wanted either In Cripple
Creek or Colorado Springs. and that II he
ever showed up again he would meet q
worse fate than a dose Of tar and feathers
There was meeting Of twenty-five depu-
" snertns at Antlers Park at 10 O'Clock
Iast night and IL II believed the plot
against Gen Tarsney was hatched there.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. June .a-At
~ O'Clock Gen. Tarsney had not been found.
Tne hack drivers Sherman, Crumley and
yean mckinney have been arrested and re-
ssc'sr. sessr on tneir own recognizance. as they
napers and were forced at the point Of re-
vofvers to take the party to Austin BLUFFS.
Cruniey. who owns both hacks. says one
snow him the way back to the CITY. Some
St the men wanted to Till Tarsney, but their
leader held them In check
mey thanked this man and shook
SSnos with him. citizens' meeting has
Deem called to denounce the outrage
DENVER, Col. June 2s-Gov. Waite is
Hreaty excited over the outrage committed
upon Adjutant General Tarsney last night
AZ Colorado Springs. He has offered a re-
waru OF l,uO for the arrest and conytc-
con Of any of the partictpants
ne also ordered a special train to leave for
Soioraoo springs at IL o'clock 1t fs b.
nerso ne intends to go to the springs In
person 10 assist in the hunt for Gen Ter
Ley and the men who kidnapped him
4umotny j. Tarsney was appoirtad ad
sutant general OF Colorado by Gov Waite
$3.50, Ne q orotner OF Congressman Tarsney of
missouri and ex-Congressman Tarsnev ~
Aicnigan- He was the personal represen,e
i've OF the governor during the police bourd
troubles. when the militia were opposite the
s,. sS nan ms undaunted bearing at that
tiIne antagonized the police and their sym-
patnlzers and II was freely stated that n
shooting commenced he would be the nrst
man to fall. "
% In the early stages of the Cripple Creek
uouole ne was legal adviser for some of the
miners. and since the settlement of the
strike has resumed his services in that
capacity. While the militia were in the
NSAN - SfiPpAc STcck ne was again the
direct representative OF the governor
through whom orders were transmitted 10
Gen. BROOKS In this service he found him
self opposed once more to many OF the men
aHSned against him at the city hall
The A =. A. was bitter In its threats
against Gen. Tarsney.
DENVER. Col June 23.-Cov Waite did
rot go to Colorado Springs. but sent on a
special train q party Of detectives. Mrs
Iarsney and her daughter also went
News From Mrs. Tnraney.
AT i O'Clock Representative Tarsney re-
ceived the following dispatch from Mrs
Tarsney. the wife of the adjutant general
dated at Denver:
Tom was kidnapped by unknown parties
at Colorado Springs and grossly maltreated
We can get no trace of him. If you don't
hear from me by o'clock. start. / leave
at IL 80 for Colorado Springs.
(SiSned) ''IJ-CY TARSNEY"
Representative Tarsney fears that the
worst has not been heard Of the affair His
brother Is very inpulsive, and IL he has
been made the victim OF a personal outrage
ne Is not the man to calmly submit to the
humiliation.
Representative Fence said: The Tarsney
outrage Is In line with the many outragts
these hlred deputies have been committing
When the Cripple Creek war began Gov
ate sent the militia down to preserve
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