Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-21
JOHN ARENsDoRF,
Charged with Killing Rev. George @.
Haddock,
Held In Bonds OF Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars.
[sIoux City telegram

Sioux City telegram.l
John Arensdorf. who is charged by II. T.
Leavitt with being the man who killed Rev
George @. Haddock, was arraigned In Justice
Browns court on two charges conspiracy and
murder-and held in bonds Of s25, 900, which
were furnished with very little delay. The
bondsmen are james Junk, O. +. Hoyt J. b.
Sloan, r.. Seller, E. ]. Ressegieu, and L. II.
Drumm.
Confession OF the Man Who Turns States
Evidence.
hSaSf go . By BUT Herman Lew Is
my real name. My homo is in New York City,
but have been resident OF Sioux City since
January, 1886, opening the Standard Theater in
February. 1856, as proprietor and manager /
am ~ years old, and have long been connected
with theaters. i arrived in Sioux City from
Visit East with my wife the Friday evening be-
fore the killing Of George @. Haddock Up to
Monday morning 1 had no conversation with
any one in regard TO the injunction proceed
ings, but that morning went to the Tribune
office to sec about putting an adyertisement in
the paper about opening the theater and or
1ered AN advertisements In conversation with
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Hill I told them it was my
intention OF opening the place and running IL
without selling liquor and said to them that 1
believed could make it pay. had Joe Marks
and Walter Strange come in and look at the
place, and had about the same kind al fall with
q
them, and told them would not sell LIQUOR In
the afternoon OF Monday, Aug. g. was ap-
PIoaShed aS,aS ON the street by Mr.. Simonson. and
asked to join the Saloonkeepers' Association
he told me that the organization was for tho
purpose OF protecting the saloonkeepers and
employing lawyer, and myself and Doc Oar
nngton ana Dan Moriarty went to tho meet-
ing in Holdenreid's hall that night about 80
ana Joined the association. My name was writ
ten ON the list by Fred Munchrath. told him
that as soon as it was necessary TO use money
toPay lawyers that 1 would pay the S25 fee.
and that could not pay until after I should
open my place: Adelsheim then said he did
not know why Simonson had called this meet
ing unless 1t was for the purpose of making
Lcavitt q member. and as this was accom-
plished he moved to adjourn. Louis Seller sec
onded the notion and the meeting adjourned
On going out Fred Munchrath and Simonson
said TO me wait minute, until the crowd goes
oown-stalrs, as we have some more TO talk over
ana we don't want TO do SO while people are
around who do not belong to the saloonkee eepers
80 Fred Munchrath, George Treiber Simonson
Louis Plath, and another man, whose name
nave forgotten, but whom l can identify, who
runs hotel in Sioux City, and were the ones
who remained after tho meeting had adjourned.
George Treiber had whispered this thing about
nolulng tne meeting around to the members of
the committee, as he said he had some mas-
ters to tell which were private and not for out
siders. George Treibtr said he had two men
VINO would do anything to Walker il they
got money for it. Some one then said aJunk
has the money in his safe, and some one then
said, We Will give SlCO to have Walker licked
BoOu ~ Ndb Lueu uBTcOQ LlaC ITG1Der 6lOuld
get the men and 90 to the court house next day
and when Walker came out OF the court room
they would whip him. then said, "If you can't
get these men will ask Dan Moriarty to do it
for SlOo." We then left the place thought no
more of it till the next morning when MUNICH
rath came to me and said Treiber could not get
and he refused to have anything to do with IL
supposed this was the ond of II until Irad
Munchrath and George Treiber came into the
court house where 1 was standing at the
stairs with Major Mcdonald They called me
aside, and said Matt Cassman had two men that
were going to leave town, and he would get
them to do the job for 500. / said, go on and
bring the men up" Treiber told the fellows
when they got there that it was all fixed with
the policemen went across the road and sat
down in front OF Wescott's stable, talking to
Tappan OF tho Lone Star Restaurant. Messrs.
Walker and Wood came down the stairs and
these two men followed behind. / did not try
TO keep it secret, but said openly that thoy were
going to be licked, then Walker and Wood start
ed on down toward the Hubbard House As
Wood and Walker passed them stepped up to
King and Waldevering and, pointing TO Walker,
I said. That's him." and walked across the
street King and Waldevering got up and fol-
lowed them down to the Hubbard House.
About 10 Tuesday night, Aug. 8, In front Of
the Sioux National Bank, met Fred MUNICH
rath, George Treiber, Louis Plath, a saloon
keeper whose name can not recall, and those
two Dutchmen whom Treiber said were the
men he had to do up Walker They were talk
ing together and about Haddock and Turner
going down to the Greenyille House. Theiber
are going to do" Muncnrath said LET us
take ride and 90 down to Greenville and see
what they are going to do" I replied, -All
the Hubbard House, and Henry Habeman.
Treiber, Plath and myself got into the hack
right under the electric light. asked Adams,
windows down, which he did, and dtHe
to the Greenville. Henry got out in front of
the Groenville House; went in and asked IL
there had been buggy over that way within
the last hour. They said no. He got i'm and we
came right back to town. At Junks saloon we
stopped. On the outside were the two Dutch
men who were hired by rreiber to whip Walker.
John Arensdorf came out of the saloon with us,
and these two Dutchmen said to him, but loud
enough for us all TO hear: -The buggy has come
bnck." Arensdorf said: "Let us 60 over and
SEQ" We-that Is, Arensdorf. Munchrath,
Ireiber, Plath, Henry, myself and the two
Dutchmen-s started to go toward the stable.
followed ON behind, and Lange, the painter was
US. said to Sherman, "rhis will be
another failure; they are all towards; they
1Sys 0eSn going TO 40 Ss some s,ugsng for two
time we had got close together and were talk
Ing md Munchrath said IF you or your men
TOO hard, but hit him in the face once or twice
and give him black eye; that will do, as wo
don't want to go any farther than that" Trei-
Der seii THAT is right; we only want to give
The morning after the murder John Arens-
iorf came TO me while was standing i'm front
Ji w bulOOn ana Bh10 10 me, HOW do
you feel2 said "How do you, ,feelT He did
not answer. and said, John. Il think you did
wrong" He said, 81 thought Haddock was
pulling gun on me, and in the excitement I
'hot that is how it happened" Then he asked
now many had seen It. said they might have
I'll seen it. He says, "Can depend ON your
replied. Certainly" During the day told
Narlich and Junk who shot Haddock. They
laid the less said about IL the better IL will be.
Afterwards came on to Chicago and engaged
N my legitimate business, to open at the Prin-
Tess Theatre, Mobile, Ala Here Hill found
ne, as had given him my address. 1 have
made no concealment of my whereabouts, and
rave always been ready and willing TO mako
he proper party full and complete disclosure
u all my acts connected with the Haddock |
murder and the conspiracy to whip Walker |
could do so without receiving bodily |
injury and bo legally protected in so doing.
There is another matter 1 wish 20 refer TO-
about ono week after the killing, John Arens- |
lorf came TO me in front OF Warlichs saloon |
md said to me: Henry, the driver OF tho |
wagon, knows all about this, and am thinking |
4 sending him over into Nebraska to his /
lome." l said you had better lot him stay |
light here, you can't tell how the thing is COM |
ng out, and won't have Il that way / was I'm |
he court room Saturday, July 81, and Monday |
nd Tuesday afternoons at the Court House. /
funchrath said that he had Just been TO Junk /
nd got the money-nnd gave IL to Cormeny. He /
aid this in the presence OF King, and Waldev-
ing agreed TO do It. and we separated. MUNICH
ath afterward gave me note TO Cormeny to /