The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-15
AssAssINs CAUGHT.

the Story of the Murder-John Arens-
dorf, the Assassin, Captured.
Sioux CITY, Ia, Oct g.-Important de-
velopments were made yesterday in the
Haddock assassination case. Leavitt, ar.
rested in Chicago, was brought here, but
taken to Kingsley, the home of Attorney
Wood: He is expected here Monday, the
date fixed for the beginning of the exam
ination of the parties arrested. Accompany
ing Wood to Chicago was F. A. Hill, busi-
ness manager of the Sioux City Tribune, the
brother-in-law of its editor and proprietor,
J. c. Kelly. Mr.. Hill was intimate with
Leavitt, and it was through this intimacy
that Leavitt was induced to surrender him.
self. Hill brought back with him a con-
fession of Leavitt, which has been made
public. In this confession, sworn to before
Merritt D. Cobb, notary public, of Chicago,
Leavitt charges that the shooting was done
by John Arensdorf, foreman of the Franz
Brewing Company, and one OF its stock
holders. Leavitt says:
about SIS Tuesday night, August 8, me.
Fred Munchrath, George Treiber, Louis Plath,
saloen-keeper and two others whose names
can not recall. They were talking together
about Haddock and Turner going down to the
Greenville House. Munchrath said: 'Leavitt,
let us take ride and so to the Greenville and
see what they are going to do We went over
in front of the Hubbard House, and Henry
Haberman, Treiber, Plath, and myself
got into the hack right under the
electric light. 1 asked Adams, the driver OF
the hack to let the windows down, which he
did, and drove down to the Greenville. Henry
got out in front of the Greenville House, went
in, and asked if there had been a buggy over
that way in the last hour. They said no. He
got in and came right back to town, and the
hack stopped in front Of Junk'S where we al
got out. 1t was then about ten o'clock. Stand
ing inside of the door were John Arensdorf
Junk, Jim Scotland and Robert Grady, the al
derman, and Lange, the painter. We all went
inside-myself, Henry Treiber and Plath-and
got drink. We then went out to go home, anC
at the door on the outside were the two Dutch
men who were hired by Treiber to whip Walker
John Arensdorf came out with us, and these
two Dutchmen said to him, but loud enough fol
us all to hear: The buggy has come back.
Arensdorf said: Let us go over anG
see.' We-that is Arensdorf, Munchrath
Treiber, Plath, Henry, myself and the
two Dutchmen-started to go toward the stable
dropped behind and met Harry Sherman and
we followed on after them. Lange, the painter
was following us. I said to Sherman: This
will be another failure. They are all towards.
Sherman says: We'll, let us go and see what
they are going to do BY that time we had
got close together, and were talking, and Nun
chrath said: If you or your man is going to lick
Haddock, tell him not to punch him too hard
but hit him in the face twice ana gave him a
black eye. "rhat will do, as we don't want to
go any farther than that Trieber said: THAT
is right. We only want to give one of them 9
whipping In that conversation there was
present John Arensdorf, Henry, the driver Of
the brewery delivery-wagon, George Treiber
Louis Plath, Fred Munchrath, Harry Sher
man, myself, the two Dutchmen whose
names are unknown to me, but the same
men Treiber hired to whip Walker, and a
saloon keeper in Sioux City whose name 1 car
not now call to mind, tbut who can identify
We saw Haddock coming across Water street
from the Columbia House. No one said word
as John Arensdorf started toward Haddock and
came up in front of Haddock and looked
him in the face and threw up his. hand
in front of Haddock's face. Mr.. Had
dock pulled something from his pocket and
struck Arensdorf then saw Arensdorf draw
his gun, and saw him shoot Haddock. I saw
nothing more of Arensdorf. Henry, the driver
started toward Arensdorf before the shot was
fired. We all started to run after the shot was
fired, and went to hunt my wife, and found
her and told her that night all about the shoot
ing"
The morning after the murder John Arens-
dorf came to me while 1 was standing in front
of Warlich's saloon. I said: John,
think you did wrong He said: I thought
Haddock was pulling gun on me
and in the excitement 1 shot, that
is how it happened. 1 left Sioux City shortly
afterwards. 1 have made no concealment OF
my whereabouts, and have always been ready
and willing to make the proper party
full and complete disclosure of all my acts
connected with the Haddock murder and the
conspiracy to whip Walker whenever 1 could
do so without receiving bodily injury and be
legally protected in SO doing.
ArenSdorf was arrested in Davenport
where he had gone as delegate to the
Knights of Pythias Lodge. Munchrath and
Sherman were arrested here Thursday
and placed under 5000 bonds each
for appearance next Monday, and yester
day Paul Leader, of the Milwaukee
House, was arrested and admitted to like
bail, and George LANCE, the painter, was
arrested and sent to jail in default of bail
Warrants are out for still other parties inn
plicated in the conspiracy, and, it is said
Leavitt has assurances that by turning
States evidence he will escape punish
ment.
1.-THE killing of Rev. Haddock has been one Of
the sensational mysteries of the year, and has
baf1ed the authorities of Iowa. Mr.. Haddocl
was pioneer in the prohibition crusade and
opened bitter campaign against the liquor
interests of Sioux City, which had q very large
number of saloons, and when the prohibition
law went into effect it was openly
deted by the worst element there The bold
advocate Of temperance was often warned to de
sist in his efforts to enforce the law or he would
be removed, but he paid no heed to the threats
His dead body was found on the public street
one day, and the wound showed that he had
been shot down without warning by some am
pushed assassin. The crime was laid at the
door of the saloon element, but nothing was
ever discovered to warrant the arrest of any
one until now