Huntsville gazette., 1886-12-25
THE HADDOcK MURDER.

The Confession of Sylvester Granda, One OF
the Active Participants in the Crime, De-
failing the Manner of Its Commission and
g. the Escape of Some of the Perpetrators
A Dozen to One. -i aHt
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec 1S.-Sylvester
Granda, alias Charles Gander, or Steam
boat Charley, the man who was arrested
on suspicion of being the murderer of Rev.
II. C. Haddock, of Sioux City, Ia, was
positively identified by Sheriff Mcdonald,
of Woodbury. County, Iowa. The
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
wife1s story he made 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 ''cussing'' Rev Mr.. Haddock
and other Prohibitionists, and said they
were running the State, and ought to be
tarred and feathered or strung up. Iriber
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. Koshnitzki,
Granda and others were given money and
told to go 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
4 Ir1+
returned and reported that he had gone
out in the country in 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 a dark and
unfreouented'street They all took another
drink Granda says ne was not drunk,
but admits that he was under the influence
of liquor.
About $50 or O'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.. Haddoclz coming along the
| street. They went up to him IN
an abusive way. Granda had q
| revolver in his hand. He says he does not
know whore he got it. He thinks some
body gave it to him. He says he was not
going to shoot, and can't remember
| lust 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
/ huchter feigling' (cursed coward.
Then Arensdorf fired and Mr. Haddock
| fell to the sidewalk. They all fed. That
night Arensdorf gave Granda and
\ 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, 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 S125 more
| and took Koshnitki across the country
to small station, where he left for San
Francisco. Folger is also cousin to
! Koshnitzki. Granda and his wife con-
! tinued their trip on the boat to this city.
Granda is rather an intelligent German,
| ana was formerly a sailor. This and his
occupation as river rat gained him the
! sobriquet Of Steamboat Charley"
| Koshnitzl1i and others claim that
1 when Arcnsdorf 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
| fatal snot was fired.