The evening world., 1894-06-23
TARRED and
FEATHERED.
Colorado'S Adjutant. General
the Victim OF a Gov.
ardly Outrage
KIDNAPPED BY Masked MEN,
Seized at His Hotel as He Stood
at the Telephone at
Midnight.
HACK DRIVERS lNTlMIDATED.
Police Soon on the Trail, but
Darkness Favored the
PIotters.
HACK DRIVERS INTlmIDATED.
(By Associated Press.1

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. June a.
Adjt.-G Tarsney was kidnapped from
the Alamo Hotel, a few minutes after
midnight. this morning, by masked men,
taken to the suburbs IN hack ana
there tarred and feathered.
Several unknown men took part In the
outrage.
The Adjutant-General was left lying
on the prairie. and officers soon arriv-
ing. he was cared for by them. He II
thought to be not badly hurt. but he II
suffering from bruises caused by rough
handling, and Is in great mental an
guish.
The kidnapping caused the greatest
sensation and excitement here. as soon
as the facts became public, and also
at Cripple Creek, to which place the
Telephone Company carried the news.
Gen. Tarsney has been in the city
for several days, attending the examina-
ton OF the arrested Bull Hill miners,
for whom he and Col. B. F. Montgom-
cry. of Cripple Creek. appeared as at
torneys.
At 1906 O'Clock a call came over the
telephone for Tarsney. The clerk sent .
the night porter. the only other man In
the hotel Office, to call Gen. Tafsney.
He appeared in a very few minutes and
stepped up to the phone.
He had hardly spoken n word into the
receiver when two men with masks on
their faces entered from the street. One
hastily advanced on Gen. Tarsney. tho
other remaining near the door Just In
side the office.
I'VE want you," said the Arst masked
man. as the General turned his face
from the telephone on hearing footsteps.
The scared hotel clerk and porter were
the only witnesses.
What do you want?" quietly asked
Gen. Tarsney.
1--WE want you to come with u.s." was
the reply.
But I don't want to go anywhere"
returned Tarsney, at the same time max
Ing an effort to retreat At this the man
lunged forward, pistol In hand and
struck Gen. Tarsney vicious blow with
the weapon. The other masked man ~
the door advanced to his conpanion'e
assistance. Tarsney staggered towards
the office counter. He was seized by the
two masked men and hurried t0wSrds
the street.
The clerk did not interfere. as had
been warned to keep his hands OF by
third masked man. who had suddenly
appeared 1T the door.
In front of the hotel two hacks were
standing. Four other MASKED men were
seen there. Drivers who. II was after
wards learned. had been intimidaed
sat on the cab boxes. and the victirp
was hustled into one OF the vehicles
The masked men scrambled into them.
the drivers were ordered to be on and
up the street the party moved at d mad
sallop.
In fifteen minutes Police Capt. Gath
right and Offcers Hart and Henry were
on horses and riding furiousiy in the Or
rection taken by the kidnappers. and
their victim.
The officers had a poor traii to follow.
1t was pitch dark and they only knew
that the masked party had gone out OF
town to the north.
It was over an hour before the facta
became known. The drivers OF the
two hacks first brought the news %
town. s
The scene of the final outrage was u
point near Austin Bluffs. two or three
miles out Of town. H'l
Sherman Conley one Of the drivers
said: My brother and myself own the
hacks. Shortly before midnight two men
came to our stand nnd 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. I saw
the struggle inside the hotel once and
knew that somethins unusuai was 10.
1 started TO drive away. but was stoDps4
by men with masks on their faces an1
pistols In their hands.
After they IN got into the hfe&-
was told VIZ g drive 2 -