New-York tribune., 1895-11-01
ARCHIBALD A PRISONER
THE IMMORTAL RAABEs SUCCESSOR GETS
DISTINCTION.
HE LOADS IT on E1GHTH-AvE. WHIsKEf. AMI
AFTER GETTING INTO An UMBRELLA DUEL
WITH AN UNKNOWN. BECOMES THE
GUEST OF CAPTAIN PICKETT


FOR NIGHT.
Sheriff Tamsen doesn't to be a wild ana eN-
citing in selecting subordinates-especlahS
wardens OF Ludlow Street Jail. Every one refnein
bers Raabc. Raabe was the warden OF Luu'o"
Street Jail who with the mighty assistance Oh sew
eral Teutonlc keepers permitted the three pos'ohoe
robbers. Allen, KiEoran and Russell to glide grace
fully out of the prison the Fourth of July Raaoe
atterward bounced from his place, and Tairseh
Is now under Indictment for letting the wor'hieS
loose upon a world that doesn't want them.
When Raabe took a melancholy and reluctant de-
parture from the institution where he had acheVeo
80 little success and gained great notorety' the
Sheriff of New-York cast about for his SUCCESSOR
who might be relied upon to conduct himset
with official decorum and keep prisoners In the jail
He chose James r. Archibald Archibald has been
known as a labor leader. and his voice has oiten
been raised in eloquent speeches at the Cehtra'
Labor Union on Sunday afternoons and other times
Nothing has been heard OF Archibald since he took
charge of the jail. but recent developments warrant
the theory that he has been envious OF MS preoe-
cessors success in getting himself squarely before
the public eye and wanted TO do something In that
line himself
So last night he sailed in to do It, He took
tack Numerically opposed to that pursued BY
Raabe and instead OF falling to restrain prisoners
lawfully committed to his charge as RaaDe d'd ne
comported himself In the wet and slippery hours
of last evening TO be locked up in the Tenderlon
police station for safe-keeping on charge OF
drunkenness, and in the possession OF very PAIN
ful broken head
Warden Archibald was removed to the station
from the side room Of Mrs. Catherine Denneits
saloon. at No. So Seventn-ave. about 800 O'CLOCK
in a patrol wagon in an unconscious condition. His
shirt front. in which sparked three-carat diamoni
sud was covered with blood which flowed from
two cuts through the lobe of the left ear an i
the other In the LEFT side of his head.
ONLY "WIlSKEY DROPS"
II was at first thought that the warden a vic
tim OF knockout drops and ambulance from the
New-York Hospital was summoned by Sergeant
Shire Dr. Lefetra who responded to the cali, found
Archibald lying the floor Of the section room stil
unconscious. Under the surgeons treatment ne re-
vived and after an examination Or. Lefetra an
nounced that the only Knockout drops Mr.. Archibald
was suffering from were ordinary whlskey drops,
which statement the warden verified himsef later;
The manner in which the Warden came TO be the
guest of Captain Pickett shrouded In mystery for
all the Warden can tell OF IT, 1t was about CLOCK
ST. station was standing Fortyfrst st. and Broad
way when he was approached by Richard Atkinson.
a bartender in MIS- Dennetts saloon. who told him
that there were two men in the side room. one Of
ne believed SUITE ring from Knockout drops
Naphtar Went to the saloon and found Archibald
unconscious. lying on the floor and James Smith,
waiter OF No 500 West Fortysecond-st., standing
over him. The bartender said that Archibald smith
and another man had entered the saloon had a. three
other being paid for by Archibald. Soon after TAX
ing them ae%Ped h to S set up DS to go S.n e
on The Gooi and became unconscious Naphtar
made smith prisoner and took him to the station
whore he was locked up on the charge o. belng
suspicious person.
FIGHT WITH UMBRELLAS.
Smith declared that he had not robbed Archi-
bald nor given him Knockout drops. He said
that he vas on h's way dowa Eghthave. intend
ing 10 go the American Theatre. and when ne
reached Forty-second-st. he saw big crowd about
several men who lighting and beating each
q t1aar uyhn he
was Archibald was bleeding and had lost his UNI
brella in the ight. Smith says he started down
through Forty-frst-st 10 the gallery entrance
OF the theatre. when Archibald. who had staggered
up to him. seized him by the arm and insisted
gave Archibald his handkerchief, which the lat
ter hed to mis- ear. which was bleeding, and they
way In the side room which they entered were
a colored man and a white woman, who went
he says joined himself and Archibald, and their
drinks were served. The colored ma, man lie left me
Po the former fell to the floor and hearing the
fall the bartender rushed into ,he n room asa 'pa ps
turned with the policeman. when he was arrested
THE wARDEN's STORY.
After being in the section room OF the station for
a while Archibald recovered sufficiently to talk to
Captain Pickett. whom he said that he had gone
uptown about O'Clock and purchased sdeboard
in Lesters furniture store. at Eighth-ave. and
Fifty.cighth-st and Eighth-ave.. where he met
a party of friends. with whom he remained
drinHking iHkSi until o'cock when he started to walk
down Eighth-ave., and when at Forty second ST. IN
bonarn involved in a quarrel with some unknown
person during which he lost his umbrella
the captsin in maudiin manner. land don't know
much about what happened after ls't i9her :, i
anG anGe ali n0i %sn "ss TO DO E to get back to
It's only blocks from here. right in indiow-st'
| can get there. captain. II you let me 20.
HELD FOR sAFEKEEPING.
Captain Pickett told him that he would not take
the responsibility Of letting him go in the condition
in which he was and would have to .ock him up
Then Warden Archibald led before Sergeant
Shire who took his name and address. and after
being searched and ninety cents, in change being
found upon his person the warden was leo paek
Dr. Lefeira said that the wound was probably in
Al a late hour last night the warden was doing
comfortably. unmindful OF MS experience vi '"e
night.
A KEEPERS GLOWING TRIBUTE
The night keeper OF the Ludlow Street jail too
Tribune reporter .ate last night that information
had been received there about the wardens arrest
He said the warden had been out during the even
ing but did not know where. unless he had been at
tending some political meeting.
"Tbe warden is a fine man." the keeper continued
"and am surprised to hear that he Is under arrest
II is not our business 10 ask him where ne is go
ING when he caves here. He is not frequently out
as late this but that his business mes ana no?
actions although he keeps his eye on us pretty
SHARPLY :. ,.u,.. -. ,ho,oh ,hara NJ q
more trouble ahead for Ludlow. think we've had
n,r share OF already and they ought to give us
rest. , -, 49,. - Ill. .rros,
"It is not likely that we would hear OF MS arrest
tonight in any event. don't Ike to believe that
Nc renort is true for Mr. Archibald has always been
an excellent warden. and have never heard OF his
being in trouble like this before.
TAMsEN IN CHARGE AT THE JAIL" e
AT midnight Maurice j. Power and another man
called at the stationbouse and made arrangements
for the release of the Warden on ball, when ne had
sufficiently recovered 10 go away. They then left
the station. c.,. r. o,,.rad
tho sation in a state of great excitement. ana had
a long talk with Sergeant Lane. In an interview
the Sheriff said: II my way 10 LudioN =
S,reet Jail now will stay there Tonight ana
viii heein an investigation OF this matter. When
| first heard OF the Warden's arrest 1t struck me
tbnt as number Of counterfeters are in the jail
waiting TO be transferred TO prison. ms arrest was