Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-13
. PADDOCK MURDER.
Ligh Shed Upon the Mysterious
| arder Of Rev. Haddock at
| Sioux City, Iowa
H. LsIeavitt, One of.the Parties I'm.
licated in the Crime, Makes
Confession.
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H. =. Leavitt, ex- manager of the Stand
ard Jheater Of Sioux City, charged with
compl leity in the assassination Of Rev.
Geo. Haddock, q we'll known Iowa pro- :
hibitiah champion, delivered himself up
to the efauthorities this morning, and few
hours later left for the scene Of the sen-
sationai crime. Attorney d. W. Wood, Of
Siouls tity, has been in the city for week
following up clews. On Monday Agent
Adams telegraphed to Leavitt, who was in
Mobile, Ala, urging him to come here.
He at once complied and surrendered to
Wood. After being placed under arrest
Leavitt turned States evidence and made n
complete confession concerning oil the de-
tails of the assassination, in which he
stated:
Harry L. Lcavitt Is my stage name and tho
name commonly 60 by, but Herman Levy fs
my real name My home 10 New York City but
have been resident Of Sioux City, To-, since
in Sioux City February /, 1855, as proprietor and
manager. Tam 80 years old, and my occupation
70 that Of theatrical manager. arrived in Sioux
Friday evening before the killing Of Geo C. Had
dock. Up to Monday morning had no CONVEX
sation with any one in regard to the injunction
proceedings In the afternoon Of Monday,
August Q, was approached by Mr.. Simonson,
and asked to join the Saloonkeepers' Associa-
tion. He told me the organization was for the
purpose Of protecting the saloonkeepers and em-
ploying lawyer, and myself and Doc Darlington
and Dan Moriarity went to the meeting In
Holdenrsid's Hall that night about 30. ! was
the frst one to speak. said, I do not know the
object Of the meeting. am not member
Fred Munchrath then stopped me and said, we
will elect you unanimously without going any
further, and made a motion to that effect. Adei-
sheim seconded it, and the meeting adopted 1t.
| My name was then written on the list by Fred
| Munchrath. / told him that as soon as it was
| necessary to use the money to pay lawyers that
| would pay the CPS and TINT could not pay IT
| until after I should open my place Doak
then got up and made a speech and said he be-
leved in all the saloonkeepers going 70 the court
| regard to any Of the cases. He said: Il am
| not member, but as this is not a private meet
ing, feel privileged to talk" Adelsheim then
| said he did not know why 6imonson had called
| this meeting, unless it was for the purpose Of
| making Lenvitt member, and as this was &C
| complished, he moved to adjourn. Louis Seller
seconded the motion and the meeting was adj
| journed.
| About 8 rs Tuesday night, August 3, I went up
| to Frank Cochran's rooms over the Chicago and
| there I met Rhoden, John Hop and Frank Coch-
ran, and we sat down and played stud poker un.
| til about O'Clock; / got up and went down
stairs and met Champion and shaffer in front Of
their place. stopped and talked with them
| few minutes, and then started down to Sher-
| mans saloon, as was 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, I met Fred Munchrath, George TreibeI
| Louis Plath, saloonkeeper whose name can
not recall. and those two Dutchmen whom Irei
| Der said were the men he had to do up Walker
| They were talking together and about HaddocA
| and Turner going down to the Greenvilie House
| Treiber said -let US take hack and see what
they are going to do" Munchrath said. 'LeRv
lit. lot us take a ride and go down to Greenyillt
and see what they going to do Ireplied
All right, don't care" We went over N from
Treibef, Plath and myself got into the hack righ
under the electric light asked Adams, thu
ariver Of the hack, to let the windows down
which he done and drove down to Greenville
| Henry got out in front Of the Greenville House
went in and asked IL there had been buggy owe
that way In the last hour. They said no. H.
got in and we came right back to town and tn.
got out. It was then about 10 O'Clock. Standing
inside Of the door was John Arensdorf Junk
Jim Scollard and Robert Grady the Alderman
myself, Henry, Treiber and Plath and got
drink. We then went out to go home, and at thu
door, on the outside. were the two DutchmeI
who were hired by Treiber to whip Walker
John Arensdorf came out with us and these tw'
Dutchmen said to him, but loud enough for u
all to hear: "The buggy has come back Arens
let &c Henry
myself and the two Dutchmen, started to go to
ward the stable. dropped behind; ! me
Harry Sherman and we followed 90 behind ant
| Lnnge, the painter. was following US. me
Jack Ryan, or passed him, and said hello Jack
he said hello Leavitt. said to Sherman thi
will be another failure, they are all towards
they have been going to do some slugging 10
two days, and no one has been hurt yet. Sher
man says, well let us 60 and see what they ar
going to do. BY that time we got close togethe
AvrIrr kn1I IsvH<v nv,I hvrrn pnth n
your man ia going to lick Haddock, tell him no
to punch him too hard, but hit him In the fac
once or twice and give him black eye that vii
do, as we don't want TO go any further than thai
Treiber said, that is right we only want to Civ
one of them whipping In that conversation
there were present John Arensdorf, Henry, tn
Treiber, Louis Piath, Fred Munchrath Harr
Sherman, myself, two Dutchmen whose name
are unknown to me. but the same men Treble
had to whip Walker, and q saloonkoeper in Siou
City, whose name cannot now call to mind, bu
who can identity We saw Haddock comm
across Water street from the Columbia House
No one said word as John Arensdof 9sa g STARE se
dock and looked him in the face and threw u
his hand in front Of Haddock's face. Mr.. Had
dock pulled something from his pocket ar an
| his gun and saw him shoot Haddock.
Isaw nothing more Of Arensdorf. Henry, tn
driver, started toward Arensdof before the she
| was fired. We all started to run after the she
was fred, and went to hunt my wife and foun
| her. and told her that night all about til
shooting. Ny wife asked me il had done any
expecting to see . sluggng match, and saw
murder. which no one expected. said job
Arensdorf shot Hsddock. She said, do you kno'
to cross the street towards haddock. She ssis
You had better toll some Of your friends al
about H. 90 You won't get into any trouble
II this IL told now they will hang someone; Il
us wait couple OF days, and II have to wi
tell all about It II no one else does.
came TO me while was standing in front
Warlich's saloon and said TO me: How do yo
feel7- said: How do you feelP' He did ne
n When ' he ..sd Il thought s s Haadoc doc
thss h * how i hap ksppsnes. S' ~ Then he asIsd Ro
many ssen y said they must have ~ s,a seen
Certainly During tho day Itold Warlich m
Junk who shot HAddock; they said the less sal
about about !; The better = win be- They both 50,
days after the killing in front Of McGies taile
shop, and said to him: what do you think I
this businsss?' He said they were trying TO in
nsy hs e rs Rs walked u away
down the street. went to Judge Foleys ofis
several times to tell him the whole thing m
was to zee Judge Foley or some Of my friends an
turn states evidence before il was too late. Th
excitement was 90 high, and not finding Fole
him. l met Hill imy wife had told me to 90
him and tell him all about ~, and started to te
him al about II, but before had stated an
shows that you proved an alibi' / said to hi
that had no business here: that Mayor Clelan
had revoked my license, and ] asked him il
thought that could leave town and 90 oout nm
SEQ II could not eet : house in Omaha. N
| Hill told me that he thought there waa no REL
son Why should not 60; that he did not think
| ftre want awav told Mr. Hill that vns IA
ing, and he ever wanted to hear from me
go me to wnte in cars u the Sporting Jossysa