The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-09
THE HADD0CK ASSASSINATION.
Leavitt Makes Confession and Says the MUIR
der Was Committed by John ArensdOrf.

SIOUX CRY, Ia, Oct S.-Important develop
ments have been made in the Haddock assassina-
tion case. Leavitt who was arrested in Chicago
yesl5g6ay, was not brought here, but taken to
Kingsley, the home of Attorney Wood. He is
expected here on Monday, the date fixed for the
beginning of the examination of the parties ar
rested.
Accompanying Wood to Chicago was F. A.
Hill, business manager of the Sioux City Trib-
une, and Mr.. J. V. Kelly. Mr.. Hill was init
mate with Leavitt, and it was through this in
timacy that Leavitt was induced to surrender
himself. Hill brought back with him the con-
fession of Leavitt, which has been made public
this evening In this confession, sworn to be-
fore a notary public in Chicago, Leavitt charges
that the shooting was done by John Arensdorf,
foreman of the Franz Brewing Company. Lea
witt says:
about Sis on Tuesday night, Aug g. went
up to Frank Cochran's room, over the Chicago
and there met Rhoden, John Hope and Frank
Cochran. and we sat down and played stud
poker until about 9 o'clock, when got up and
went down stairs l met Champion and Shafer
in front of their place. ] stopped and talked
with them a few minutes, and then started down
to Shermans saloon, / in the habit of
dropping In there every night before going to
bed. On my way there, and in front of the
Sioux National Bank, met Fred Muchrath,
George Treiber Louis Plath and a saloon keep
er, whose name cannot recall. and those two
Dutchmen whom Treiber said we're the men he
had to do up Walker They were talking to-
gether about Haddock and Turner going down
to the Greenville House. Treiber said, Let us
take hack and see what they are going to do.
Muchrath said, Leavtt, let us take ride and
go down to Greenvile and see what thev
are going to do l replied. All right We
went over in front of the Hubbard House. and
Henry, Haberrhan Treiber, Plath and myself
got into the hack. I asked Adams. the driver of
the hack, to let the windows down, which he
did, and he drove to the Greenville Henry got out
in front Of the Greenville House, went in, and
asked if there had been buggy over that way
in the last hour They said no. We returned
to town and started TO go homo from Junk's,
when we met the two Dutchmen who were hired
by Treiber 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 Treber, Platt, Henry, myself and
the two Dutchmen--started to go toward the
stable. l dropped behind and met Harry Sher-
man, and we followed on behind, and
Lange, the painter, was following us.
got close together, and Munchrath said,
If you or your is going to lick
Haddock, tell him not to punch him too hard, but
hit him III the face once or twice and give him
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any further than that Treiber said that was
right We saw Haddock coming across Water
street from the Columbia House. No one said
word as John Arensdorf started toward him.
He came up in front of Haddock and looked him
in the face, and threw up his hand in front of
Haddocks face. Mr.. Haddock pulled something
from his pocket and struck Arensdorf | then
saw Arensdorf draw hT gun, and saw him shoot
Haddock saw nothing more of Arensdqrf"
Arensdorf was arrested yesterday in Daven-
port. whore he had gone as a delegate to the
Knights of Pythias meeting, and is expected to
arrive here during the night Paul Leader and
ted to the same bail as Muchrath and Sherman.
Warrants are out for other parties implicated in
the conspiracy and it is said Leavtt has assur-
ances that by turning States evidence he will
escape punishment