Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-10-14
TIE MYSTERY cOlVEC.

The Assassins oi Rev. Had,;nrk Finally Ar.
rested-ene of the Cons;,irators Turms
states Evidence.
Sioux CITY, Ia, Oct. a,-Fx-MaaageT
Leavitt. OF the Standard 1hea:er here VITO
was arrested in Chicago Thursday, was not
brought here but taken TO Hiugs.ey, the
home of Attorney Wood. He is expected
here Monday-tae date fixed for the be-
ginning of the examination of the parties
arrested. Accompanying Wood to Chicago
was f. c. Hill, business manager of the
Sioux City Tribune, and Mr.. j. V. Kelley.
Mr.. Hill was intimate with Leavitt and 1t
was through this intimacy that Leavitt was
induced to surrender himself.
Hill brought back with him the confes-
sion of Leavitt which was made public last
evening. In this, swoyn to before notary
public in Chicago, he charges that the
shooting was Zone by John ArensdorG
foreman OF the Franz Brewing Company.
TIE CONFESSION.
The main points in the confession are !:
"About s:l5 Tuesday night, August g.
went up to Frank Cochran's rooms over the
Chicago and there net Rhoden, john Hop
and Frank Cochran, and we sat down and
played stud poker until about nine O'Clock,
when / got up and went down stairs.
met Champion ard Shafer in front of their
place. 1 stopped a;iI talked with them q
few minutes and then started down to Sher.
man S saloon. as | was in the habit of drop.
ping ia there every night before going 10
bed.
'On my way there and In front OF the
No n
Faith, George TriebeT Louis Path, a saiOon-
Keeper whose name l can net recall and
those two Dutchman whom Treher said
"sre the men he had Ia 90 up Walker.
Ahey were talking about Haddock and
Turner going down TO the Greenvi,lo
House. Treber said: Let us take q hack
and see what they #rc going to do
"Mnnchrath said: 'Ieavitt, let lis take a
ride and 20 down Ia GreenyiIe and see
what they are going to do ! replied
AL right We went over In front of the
Hubbard House, and Henry Ilabei man,
iricber, Piah ana myself got into the hack.
i asked Adams, The driver of The hack to
let Tie Windows down, which lie did, and
drove to Grecnviile Henry got out i'm
front 81 the Greenyile House, went in and
sskeI il there had been buggy over that
WY in the last hour. They said, No.
We returned to town and started TO go
home from Junks' when we met the two
Dutchmen who were hired by Treber to
whip Walker. John Arensdortf came out
with us and these two DutciImen said to
him loud enough for us all to hear: The
buggy has come back
'We-that is, ArenSdorif, Munchrath,
Irieber, Path, Henry, myself and the two
Dutchmen-started to 90 toward the stable.
Y d I'll 4,
and we followed on behiud; and LANCE. the
painter, was following us. By the time we
reached the stSJle we had go.
close iosetter and MuEchrath said:
IF you Or your man is going TO lick
liadd0cF, tell him not to punch him too
hard. Jut h!t HIM in the face once or twice
au" give him IA black eye. That will do, as
We don't want 10 go any further than that
Irieber said That was right
I'VE saw IEaddock coming down Waller
street from the Columbia House, No one
said Il word As John arensdUrf started
toward ham. lie came up in front OF Had
dock and looked hi,,, in :he face and threw
Up his hand I'm front OF IladGocks face.
MI liaddos. pulled something from his
pocket anu struck hrensGorii | then saw
'eArcnsdofif draw his gun and saw him shoe.
1.addock. L saw nothing more OF Aliens
Gotif.'
Arensdorf was arrested Thursday in
Davenpqrf, where he had gone a. a dele
gate to Tie Knights Of PIthas meeting, and
is oYtjrcted To arrive here to-day.
fanl Leader and George LANCE were ar.
rested Yesterday and admitted 10 The same
bail as MuEchrath and Sherman.
warrants are out for the parties mplca
ted in The conspiracy, and it is said Leavi;t
has issuranccS tina. by turning States eyi-
Qcnce he viii pScanp puiiiSbmuut