The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-15

Circumstances Connected with the Tragedy.
Sioux Cry, Iowa, Oct. S.-Importantd de-
velopments have been made in the Had
dock assassination case. Leavltt, who
was arrested in Chicago yesterday, was
not brought here, but taken to Kings.
lev, the Home OF Attorney Wood.
He is expected here Monday, the
date fixed for the beginning OF the
examination OF the parties arrested. Ac-
complaining Wood to Chicago was f. A.
Hill. business manager Of the Sioux City
Tribune, and J. G.. Kelly. Mr.. Hill was in.
innate with Leavitt, and through his in
timacy Leavitt was induced to surrender.
In a sworn confession Leavitt charged that
the shooting was done by John A~rensdorf,
foreman OF the Franz Brewing company.
Leavitt says:
About SIS Tuesday night, Aug. 3, I
went up to Frank Cochran's rooms, over
the Chicago" and there met r. Holden,
John Hoop and Frank Cochran. We sat
down and played stud poker until about 8
o'clock, when | got up and ven down
stairs. l met Champion and Staffer in
front OF their place. l stopped and talked
with them a few minutes, and then started
down to Sherman's saloon, as / was in
the habit OF dropping in there every night
before going TO bed. On my a
there and in front of the Sioux Ma.
tional bank / met Fred Munchrath, George
Trieber, Louis Plath, a salooakeeper,
whose name Icannot recall, and those two
Dutchmen whom Trieber said we're The
men he had to do up Walker. They were
talking together about Haddock and
Turner going TO the Greenville house.
Trieber said: Let us take a hack and see
what they are going to do" Munchrath
said: "Leavitt, let us take a ride and go
- - r..n- usJIn n I'D 100 xyIa kl-.. -.
going to do" | replied, 'All right" We
went over in front OF the HUB
bard house, and Henry Hibberman,
Trieber, Plath and myself got into the
hack. | asked Adams, the DIR liver OF the
hack, to let the windows down, which he
did, and drove to Greenv lie. Henry got
out in front OF the Greenville house, went
in and asked ifthere had been a buggy over
that way in the last hour. They said
NO" We returned to'town, and started
to go home from Junk's when we met the
two Dutchmen who were hired by Trieber
to whip Walker. John Aren sdorf came
said to him, loud enough for us TO
hear: The buggy has come back"
We Chat is, Arensdorf, Munchrath, Trieber,
Plath, Henry. myself and the two Dutch.
mem started to go toward the stable.
dropped behind and met Harry Sherman
and we followed on behind. Lange, the
painter, was following us. BY the time we
reached the stable we had got close to-
gether, and Munchrath said: IF you
or your man is going TO lick Haddock,
tell him not to punch him too hard, but
hit him in the lace once or twice and give
q black eye. That viii do, as wedon't
want TO go any further than that" Trie.
Der said that was right. We saw Had
locLy nNpoipu N nrpuo We for ctpaaf frna, fbo
Columbia house. No one said a word as
John A%rensdorf started toward him. He
came up in front OF Haddock, looked him
in the face and threw up his hand in front
Of Haddock's face. Mr.. Haddock pulled
something from his pocket and struck
Arensdorf. then saw Arensdorf draw his
gun and saw him shoot Haddock. / saw
nothing more of Arensdorf.
Arensdorf was arrested recently in Dav-
EXPORT, where he had gone as a delegate to
the Knights OF Pythias meeting, and is ex.
pected to arrive here shortly. Paul Leader
and George Lange were arrested and adj
mitted TO the same bail as Munchrath and
Sherman. Warrants are out for the other
parties implicated in the conspir
acy. 1t is said that Leavitt has assurance
es that by turning states evidence he will
escape punishment. Chief Of Police Malone
has arrested another party, an eye witness
to the tragedy, and will arrive here with
him tonight or tomorrow. Arensdorf is
the most prominent citizen whose arrest
followed Leavitt's confession. He was o
candidate for alderman two years ago.
Four horses believed to belong to James
Quinn, q farmer who was murdered a short
time ago near Hastings, Neb., were found
in a livery stable at ST. Paul, Neb., where
they had been left by two strangers who
have disappeared. These are believed to
be the murderers.
De Bensaude, husband OF Violet Gamer
on, the English actress, brought suit in
New York against Lord Lonsdales her
manager, for 500, 600 damages for alien.
atin2 his wife's affections. A warrant will
be applied for for Londale's arrest.
Earl Cress, bell boy, and Lewis Living
ston, pantry boy of the Macqueen house,
Miles City, appropriated aquantity oil valu-
ables, consisting OF clothing, shotguns,
rifles and revolvers, worth about 5000, be-
longing 20 guests OF the hotel, and ran
away with them.
The Journal DIES Debats has q dispatch
from Constantinople saying that England
made oyertures to the sultan for his con-
sent to the establishment OF q British
station on an island near the OAR
The sultan, with a sharp express
sion OF irritation, refused to grant the re-
quest.
Gen. Francis A.. Walker has declined the
presidency of Senator Stanford's great
university in California.
Congressman FELTON, OF Colorado went TO
that state when nineteen years old, with
out a cent, and is now worth $10,0 900
United States Senator Pike dies at
Franklin Falls, N. III.
Safe crackers blew open Stanley safe at
Chippewa City. twenty miles North OF Eau
Claire, Wis, rifing it OF $160.
In the circuit court at Eau Claire, Wis,
Martin Cannon was convicted OF the alb
duction last March OF Nellie Goldsmith Tor
the purpose OF prostitution. The conyic-