Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-23
the PADDOCK MURDER.

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| The Confession Of sylvester GRANADA, One OF
| the Active participants in the Crime, Do
failing the Manner of It's Commission ana
! the Escaue or some of the Perpetrators
A Dozen to One.
| Kansas CITY, No., Dec. 1S.-Sylvester
| Granda, alias Charles Gander, or steam.
| boat Charley, the man who was arrested
| on suspicion of being the murderer OF rev.
| Fl. C. Haddock of Sioux City, Ia, was
:! positively identified by Sheriff Mcdonald,
! of Woodbury. County, Iowa. Inc
| sheriff arrived yesterday morn
ing. His wife appeared at
the Central station in the morning and
| made statement. At first Granda would
not make statement, but when told of his
wife's story he made a confession. His
defense will be self-defense. Sheriff
| Mcdonald left last evening for Sioux City
with Granda and his wife.
Granda's confession is substantially as
follows: He says he had been drinking
heavily on the day of the murder; he was
with Koshnitski, Leavitt, Triber, Arens-
dorf and others during the afternoon.
They were scussing'' Rev. Mr.. Haddock
and other Prohibitionists, and said they
were running the State, and ought TO De
tarred and feathered or strung up. Triber
said he would give any OF us boys
500 apiece who would lay old HaddocK
out. They were bitter against all the
Prohibitlonists, but especially bitter
against Rev. Mr.. Haddock. Koshnitzkl,
Granda and others were given money and
told to 90 and ass ault several Prohibition
lists, among them Rev. Mr.. Haddock. They
were promised protection and more
money if they did the work. They went
to Rev Mr.. Haddock's house, but
returned and reported that he had gone
out in the country in a buggy. They re-
ported to Triber at his saloon. Triber
told them to lay for Haddock at the livery
stable and knock him down when he
came out The stable was on dark and
unfrequented,street. They all took another
drink Granda says he was not drunk,
but admits that he was under the influence
Of liquor.
About 80 or clock Granda and Kosh-
nitzki started for the livery stable. They
were followed by Triber, Arensdorf,
Leavitt and the other men about
the saloon, ten or dozen
in all. The scheme was for Kosh-
nitzki and Granda to assault Rev. Mr..
Haddock first, and the others would fol-
low them up and help them out. AS they
went toward the livery stable they saw
Rev. Mr.. Haddock coming along the
street. They went up to him in
an abusive way. Granda had a
revolver in his hand. He says he does not
know where he got it. He thinks some
body gave it to him. He says he was not
going to shoot, and can't remember
just how he held the pistol Just
then Arensdorf rushed up and grabbed
the pistol as he (Granda) was about to
drop it ON the sidewalk. Arensdorf
grabbed the pistol with the remark:
'You are too drunk to shoot der YER
fluchter feigling' (cursed coward).
Then Arensdorf fired and Mr.. Haddock
fell to the sidewalk. They all fed. That
Koshnitzki S125 and told them to
skip at once. Instead Of doing 80
they stayed in town and got drunk.
The next day Fred Folger, a butcher, who
is Granda's brother-in-law, put him and
his wife and Koshnitzki on the fatboat
and started them down the river.
Things were growing very warm by
that time. About twenty-five miles down
the river they were signaled by horse
man on the shore They went ashore
and found it was Folger. Folger
gave Mrs Granda $125 more
and took Koshnitki across the country
to small station, where he left for San
Francisco. Folger is also q cousin to
Koshnitzki. Granda and his wife con-
tinued their trip on the boat to this city.
Granda is rather an intelligent German,
and was formerly sailor. This and his
occupation as river rat gained him the
sobriquet of Steamboat Charley"
Koshnitzki and others claim that
when Arensdorf fired Mr.. Haddock
was making for him with heavy
window-sash weight which he drew from
his pocket. Granda says he does not know
what Mr.. Haddock was doing when the
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