The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-12-23
NEARLY HI IN LIMBO.
AH But TcO of the Hdddock Mttrder Con-
spirators Within the Grip of the Lar.

All Bat TtU0 of the Hadd0cH Mxrder Com
spfrators Within the Grip of the Lac.
Sioux City dispatch: The first intima
ton of the line OF defense OF John Arens
dorf, who is under indictment for the muir
der of DR.. Haddock, is derived to-day from
an interview with him. Arensdorf is re
murder, it has been correctly stated that
he was in Champions saloon. He says
that he could not have been many feet dis
tant, and that he was down on lower
Fourth street when he heard oftlie murder.
Now the situation is this: DIR. lIaddock
was killed on Upper. that is West Fourth
street, al the crossing OF Water street,
Champions saloon is east two blocks, and
a hall on Fourth street. on the north side.
About midway between Champions and
the spot of the murder. on the south side,
is Junk's saloon. Arensdorf, Leavitt,
Treiber, and the rest of the crowd were at
Junk's saloon when Bismarck" who had
been watching for DR.. Handock's buggy,
came in and said: 'The buggy has come
back" Alderman Grady and IL street
commissioner were in the saloon. and they
swore before The grand jury that Arensdori
was there and went out with the crowd,
which started west. Having only a block
and a half to 90 to meet DR.. Haddock, as
he came directly out Of the livery stable
after driving up, and had only loo ieet to
go to the place where he was shot, il can be
seen that Arensdorf. ii he left the crowd,
would have TO make great haste 10 reach
Champions. two blocks in the opl,usite di-
r~ection. before the shot was fired. The two
confessing conspirators, Leavitt and BIS
marck," OF course state positively that
ArenSdorf did not leave The crowd, and that
he walked up to DR.. Haddock and shot
him. 1t has been regarded is incredible
that Arensdorf would attempt to prove an
alibi in the face of the evidence. The de-
Tense of an abb involves his absolute vim
dication OF the utter collapse OF the de-
Tense. There can be no other alternatives.
But it now seems clearthat he has resolved
to take the bold chance.
Information reaches here tonight that
Granda. one OF the fugitive defendants, in
dicted for murder and conspiracy IN the
Haddock case, was arrested to-day at Kan
sas City. He was in the crowd and stood
within a few feet of DR.. Haddock, when the
latter was shot. Indeed, for a time it was
supposed that Granda himself fired the
shot. The murder was on the night Of
August 8 and on the Friday night following
Gran1s .eft the city, being supplied with
$125, which was conveyed to him by George
Treiber, another fugitive conspirator.
GRANADA left in a skiff, accompanied by his
wife, Otto Griebel and Fritz Hearing, a
youth. He stopped at Blair. Omaha. and
later at Nebraska City, where they re-
manned a week, Granda repairing his BOAT.
Here Griebel and Haerling abandoned
Granda and started back to Sioux City.
Granda n his wife quarrelled. She want
ell to return but he refused. They left Ne
braska City and vent down the river about
the last OF August. Chief Nolan, OF the
police, getting Il clue, started down the
river in Il BOAT in pursuit. At one time he
was within twenty-four hours OF the fugi-
tives, but lost the trail. He, however,
sowed the country with circulars. which
has at last resulted in Granda's capture.
GRANADA worked here for a while in the
packing house and was reported as a tough
character, always being heavily armed,
and having been engaged in "a shooting az
fray last spring. 1t is said that George
Trieber also has been located by the Off
GERS. Ii SO, this leaves only Lewis Plath
and Henry Peters, the brewery, driver, at
large. When they have been captured the
whole circle OF conspirators who are in.
dicted for the bloody work OF August Sd
will be within the grip OF the law.