Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-12
MORE EVIDENCE.
Statements Bf kosnitski and
Greiber, EyeWitnesses Of the
Hadd ick Murder.
Ihelr Stories Confederate Leavitt's
Confession, Fixing the Crime
Uph Arensdorf.
[Ds Moines special.]

~NSAAASo oPSSloAsI
The mystery attending the Haddoclz mur.
der in Sioux City is slowly clearing up.
One of the most important witnesses, who
may prove very closely connected with the
murder hinsslf, was man named Kosnit-
ski, commonly called Bismarck. He dis
peared Immediately after the murder, and
the police found him in San Francisco and
brought Jim back last week. He was first
taken tothis city before Gov. Larrabee and
the Attorney General and he made con-
fesslonwhlch corroborates the confession
OF Levitt, already fixing the crime upon
the brewer, Arensdorf. The confession
was nisle last Saturday, but the prosecu-
ton h;vc kept it secret till Tonight. when.
by permission of the Attorney General, it
is giv.n to the public. He confesses that
he assisted saloonkeeper to hire a man to
assault Handbook, but he claims that an
othe, man fired the fatal shot. His testi-
1nory shows that the murder was the result
q saloon plot, and no one but the sa-
Moons We're concerned in it. The confess
SION Is regarded as the most important evil
dence yet produced, and is startling in its
developments. 1t is as follows:
My nalno is Albert Kosnitski. On the dav Of
Aaddock' murder went to see Sylvester Gan
der Mt o'clock p. M, ut the place where he was
MMiprk thsst talked to him few minutes told
MN ut his saloon. The purpose of the interview
was to induce Gander to beat Haddock. Gander
promised to see him. I then went home and re-
haf ,east an honr or an hour and half and at
loon. Ireloer asked me il had seen STEAM
bout Charlie Sylvester Gnnder) I REPLIED
yes. He then sent mo to Gander's house, and
gave me five cents for street-car fare. went to
Ganters, but he had gone to town. I went buck
to IIrelbers saloon, but did not find Camden J.
went down the street about 8 or half-past
O'CLOCK and found George Treiber Munchrath
and Gander; also Plath and party whose pho
toeraph was shown to Leavitt). never
saw saw. him before; When met the party Treiber
house to sec if they would not meet him. We
vent to the house and stayed about half an hour
and returned to the party. When we returned
Plath gave him 25 cents Gander then went to
J. Uhlmer's saloon and took drink of whisky.
lreiber sent Gander and myself to Chas. Eber-
hardts hotel to inquire whether the buggy had
returned. The house joins the stable 1 asked
Eberhardt. but he did not know. Then I asked
him to go to the stable and inquire, us could
not speak English very we'll. He sent young
man, who returned and said that the buggy had
not come.
Gander and I then went to the corner of
Fourth street to watch for Haddock, as request
ed by. Treiber. Gander Went to Eberhardts
saloon and drank some whisky. He returned
and both of us waited while until all returned.
Liz DuS9y cdne at same Tune. Went to
Dan OConnells saloon and asked for u drink.
had no money, aud asked for the proprietor, who
| was not in. then left the saloon and went to
the corner Gander went to the crowd on Fourth
| street. Then noticed that Brewers Arensdorf
and Henry Peters had come into the crowd. I
heard them say to Gander: 1--WE don't want
you. you drunken fellow, and pushed him out of
the crowd. Paul Leader, a saloonkeoper step
ped from the crowd toward me and snid, "These
/ men will have trouble I think we had better
leave. 1rep1ied: yes. that is SO; let us 60"
| Tha1N nHvvIn V.,%o
| streets. went toward the alley. AS the crowd
approached the corner saw Haddock come out
q the barn and cross the sidewalk. John Arens-
dorf and the other brewer, Henry Peters, met
and shot him. Leader and ran to the Farmers
Hotel Arensdorf and the crowd ran across the
bridge. drank some whisky and then went to
drank glass Of beer. Some one cnme in and
said q man was killed. I went down town and
heard the people talking about the murder and
met Gander in the morning and he said: Let
us report the whole thing" 1 said: "You can
do what you please" went to the saloon and
then to Sixth street and then to Fourth street,
and then Gander Went home. Invent home also.
The next day George Troiber came to me at
my house about 10 a. IN. and in :, said; You must
hurry away from here" Treiber then gave me
sl25. He said that when was drunk might
talk, and that would get twenty years in the
penitentiary any way for my part if the matter
leaked out said that had done nothing and m.
money back. told him had use for the money
and would not give it back Treiber then said
that they would get me out Of the way atel
lowing, fixed a pump somewhere: Fritz Folger
met me there. Foger is q cousin to Gander:
He told me that his cousin had left and that had
better leave also; that might possibly get III.
teen or twenty years in the penitentiary. l told
him that had no money. Then Fritz Folge1
said: "You got sl25, like Sylvester Gander" ]
my wife took the rest away from me, and that
did not have q cent left Then Foyer and
went to the beer garden. When there Arens.
me he said: Thought you Ind left long ago
you got money to leave replied that my wife
took the money, and that l. had no money to go
the garden and asked me if saw who fired the
shot Ireplied yes. Arensdorf said: You hue
better hurry and leavoi it might be pretty hare
81 s1oS If YOU co. but will not give the money
YOU Fred Folger will go with you ways and
give the money to you when you are on the road.
told him all right YOU al iva Want ey me TO go
when Fritz Foger should take me in his bugg!
to Salix. The next morning it rained and Frit
did not want to go on account OF bad driving
Tuesday afternoon went to the beer garden
Peters came along and saw me and said "Yo!
G-d-so of a gun, are you still here? If
see you again, no matter where, I will shoot yo'
down.
left and went home the same afternoon
Fritz came and said it was time for me to &c
away, as my life was not safe He said W
| WOulQ SCuTG MOlluuy llOIulu6. W . AC1e oAio Ae-A
morning for salix, and then Fritz Folger gay
me sos. left the same day for Omaha, and tn
same night left for California After being il
San Francisco for two or three weeks wrote t
my wife to sell tho house and come to San Fran
cisco. She wrote back for written consent.
sent the written consent and my wife came
Fritz Folger told me on the rond between Siou
City and Snlix that his cousin Gander had toll
him that Arensdorf killed Haddock: | am nfrai
to go to Sioux City. think that Folser know
where Sylvester Gander is,
Otto Greiber's Statement.
NV name is Otto Greiber. am IS years
age. was born in Darmstadt, Germany. al
a printer by trade came to America two an
one-half years ago, and have resided i'll siou
City since that time Eight weeks previous
the murder of George c. Haddock boarded 9
Sylvester Gander's. Two days before the nul
der saw Bismarck and Gander talking togethe
on the street. The day of the murder sylyeste
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