The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-10-16
HADD0CK'S MURDERER.
The sworn Confession of LeAvitt Accuses
Arendsorf as the Murderer-The Con-
spiracy In DetaiI-It WAS Not Intended
to Kill Haddock.

Important developments have been
made in the Haddock assassination
case. Leavitt, who was arrested in
Chicago was not brought to Sioux
City but taken to Kingsley, the home
OF Attorney Wood. Accompanying
Wood to Chicago was f. A. Hill, busi
ness manager of the Sioux City Trib-
une, and j. c. Kelly. Mr.. Hill was in
innate with Leavitt and it was
through his intimacy that Leavitt
was induced to surrender. In asworn
confession, Leavitt charges that the
shooting was done by John Arensdorf,
foreman of the Franz Brewing Com
pany. Leavitt says:
About SIS Tuesday night, August 8, /
went up to Frank Cochran & rooms, over the
Chicago" and there met Rhoden, John
Hop and Frank Cochran, and we sat down
and played stud poker until about 8 o C. ock,
when got up and went down stairs. met
Champion and Shaffer in front OF their
place. | stopped and talked with them a
few minutes and then started down to Sher-
mans saloon, as | was in the habit OF drop
ping in there every night before going to bed
On my way there and in front of the Sioux
National Bank | met Fred, Munchrath, Geo.
Treiber, Louis Plath a saloon. keeper whose
name | cannot recall, and those two Dutch
men whom Treiber said were the men he
had to do up Walker. They were talking
together about Haddock and Turner going
down to the Greenvie House. Treiber said:
Let US take hack and see what they are
going to do" Munchrath said: ''Leavitt,
let US take ride and go down to Greenville
and see what they are going to do" l re-
piled, "all right"
We went over in front of the Hubbard
House and Henry Habberman, Treiber,
Plath and myself got into the hack |
asked Adams, the driver of the hack, to let
the windows down, which he did, and drove
to Gresnville. Henry got out in front of
the Greenvile House, went in and asked if
there had been buggy over that way in
the last hour. They said, NO" We re-
turned to town and started to go home
from Junk s, when we met the two Dutch
men who were hired by Treber to whip
Walker. John Arensdorf came out with
us, and these two Dutchmen said
to him, loud enough for us all TO
hear: THE buggy has come back"
We, that is, Arensdorf, Munchrath, Treiber,
Plath, Henry, myself and two Dutchmen,
started to go towards the stable. dropped
behind and met Harry Sherman and we fol-
lowed on behind, and Lange, the painter,
vas following us. By the time we reached
the stable we had got close together, and
niuHCHi hl II Sdiu+ II you VI yOuT uudu rs
going to lick Haddock, tell him not to punch
him too hard, but hit him in the face once
or twice and give him black eye. That
will do, as we don't want to go any further
than that Treiber said that was right.
We saw Haddock coming across Water
Street from the Columbia House. No one
said woId as John Arensdorf started to.
ward him. He came up in front OF Had
dock and looked him in the face and threw
up his hand in front of Haddock's face.
Mr.. Haddock pulled something from his
pocket and struck Arensdorf | then saw
Arensdorf draw his gun and saw him shoot
Haddeck. | saw nothing more OF Arens-
dorf.
Arensdorf was arrested in Daven-
port, where he had gone as q delegate
to the Knights of Pythias meeting.
Paul Leader and George Lange were
arrested on the 9Th and admitted to
the same bail as Munchrath and Sher.
man. Warrants are out for other
parties implicated in the conspiracy,
and it is said Leavitt has assurances
that by turning states evidence he
will escape punishment.