Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-09
CHARGED WITH THE CRIME.
Sworn to be the Murderer of
Rev. Hat,tOck.

III lt>l C'tHiiS AhtSN WIS rpm
of the arrest at Davenport Of John At
ensdorf Knight of Pgthias from Sioux
City on the charge Of completely in the
murder of Rev. Haddock last August. 1t
was also stated that man by the name Of
Leavitt also of Sioux City had been placed
under arrest in Chicago on suspicion of
his knowing something of the crime and
who perpetrated it. 1t has since develop
ed that Leavitt made sworn comics
sion, which,is now made public:
In this confession sworn to before
Merritt D. Cobb, notary public, of Chi
cago, Leavitt charges that the shooting
was done by John Arensdorf, foreman of
the Franz Brewing company, and one of
its stockholders. Leavitt says that about
SIS Tuesday night, Aug. B, | went up
to Frank Cochran's rooms, over the chi
cago and | there met Rhoden, John Hop
and Frank Cochrane, and We sat down
and played stud poker until about 8
o'clock | got up and went down stairs
and met Champion and Shaffer in front
of their place. Istopped and talked with
them few minutes and then started
down to Sherman's saloon, rs | 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 | met Fred Munchrath, Geo.
Treiber, Louis Plath and salOoukeeper
whose name | cannot recall, and these
two daichmen whom Treiher said were
the men he had to do up Walker They
were talking together and about
Haddock and Turner going down to
the Greenvillc house, Treiber said, "let
rs take hack and see what they are go
ing to do" Munehrath said. 'Leavitt,
let US take ride and 60 to the GreenvilIe
and see what they are going to do" Al
ter the party went TO the GreenvIlle they
| found there John Arensdorf and the two
DutChmen, who were hired by Treiber to
whip Walker. The confession continues
by that time we had got close to>
gether and Munchrath said: IF YOU OF
your man is going to lick Haddock, tell
him not to punch him too hard, but hit
him in the face once or twice and give
| him a black eye-that will do-as we
| don't want to 90 any further than that
| Treiber said that is right. We only want
to give one of them whipping, Ia
that conversation there were present
,JnO. Arensdorf, Henry, the driver of the
brewery delivery wagon, George Treibcr
Louis Plath, Fred Munchrath, Harry
Sherman, myself and Two Dutchmcn
whose names are unknown to me, hui
were the same men Trelber had to whiE
Walker and a salOOn>keeper in Sioux
| CITY. whose name | cannot now call /,
mind but who | can identify. VIZ
saw HaddoCk coming across Water stree
from the Columbia house-no one said ,
word. As John Arensdorf started to.
wards HaddoCk am! came up Ill front o
Haddock and ne looked him IN the fact
and threw up his hands in front of Hal
docks face. Mr. Haddock pulled some
thing from his pocket and struck Arens
d0rf. then saw Arensdorf draw hi
gun and saw him shoot HaddoCk saw
nothing more of Arensdorf. Henry
the driver, started towards Arensdorf be
fore the shot was fired. We all started
to run after the shot was fired and | wen
to hunt my wife and found her and tolt
her that night all about the shooting
Arensdorf was arrested at DavenpOr
where he had gone as delegate to tn
Knights of Pythias lodge. Munchratl
ana Sherman were arrested yestel
day and placed under 5000 bond
each for appearance next Monday and tC
day Paul, leader of the Milwaukee house
was arrested and admitted to like bal
and George Lang, the painter, was arrest
ell and sent to Jail in default of bail
Warrants are ont for still other partie
implicated in the conspiracy, and it
said Leavitt has assurance that by turnin
states evidence he will escape punish
ment.