The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-21
THEARBTCELElIYSTERY
Growing Belief That He Was a
Victim Of Thieves.
FOUR MEN NOW UNDER ARREST.

They Were with Arbuclte the Night Be
fore He Was Found Dying ON New York
eet-Circumstantial Evidence Against
the Men in Custody.
NEW YORK, Nov 2l.-The central Office
detectives have made four additional ar
rests in connection with the death of
Frank p Arbuckle, the wealthy Denver
citizen and chairman of Colorado's Demo
cratic state committee. The prisoners are
George Stevens, saloonkeeper; Joseph
Davidson, stenoFrapher; Frederick
Merger, bartender, and Samuel Stew
art, alias Sheeny SAM who calls HIM
self salesman.
The investigations of the detectives dis
closed the fact that on Wednesday even
ing Arbuckie was in Luchow's saloon, at
Fourteenth street and Irving Place. in
company with the men named Stevens
was the first to be taken. He at first de-
MED having been in Luchow's saloon with
Arbuckle. As he was talking to Captain
O'Brien detective walked in with David
son. Davidson at once recognized Stevens
and said to him: Hello, are you here in
this case, toon
Stevens, according to Police Captain
OBrien, seemed nettled when this re-
mark was ma de to him. When Davidson
was searched one of Mr. Arbuckle's cards
was found on his person. Davidson ad-
mitted having met Arbuckle Wednesday
night, and said they had arranged meet
ing for yesterday. This was why Mr. Ar
buckle had given him his card, he said.
After this story was told another detec-
tive walked in with the prisoner Menger.
All three then admitted having seen Ar
buckle in Luchow's saloon on Wednesday
night They denied, however, having
| gone up town with him. Menger said that
! Stevens was trying to get Arbuckle to go
to Harlem with him "to go against a brace
gambling game" He did not know
whether Stevens had succeeded in getting
Arbuckle away.
1t is alleged that after they left the sa-
loon and stood on the sidewalk outside
"Sheeney Sam" another of the gang got
into an alteration with Menger 1t was
about this time it is alleged, that the
"brace game" up town was suggested
and "Sheeney Sam is believed to have
uuarreled with Menger, thinking that he
was about to be cheated out his share of
the Arbuckle money. Menger is said to
have left the party after the row.
"Sheeny Sam was arrested last even
ing by Detective Dale, His story of his
whereabouts on Wednesday night is as
follows:
II was in the Academy saloon with the
three men arrested and Arbuckle. After
several rounds of drinks we went to Lu-
elbows place, where a game of cards was
proposed. Arbuckle refused to play. We
left the place, and in front OF the saloon
Davidson and Menger quarreled | left
them and went TO a barber shop on Third
avenue, near Sixteenth street. After get
ting shave l went home.'
Colonel Frederick Fiegel, a friend of
Arbuclle, said that he thought Mr.. Ar
buckle got on an elevated train going up
town by mistake, and had been carried
far up town before he was awakened by
the guard. On getting out of the train he
was somewhat dazed, not knowing eX-
actly where he was that he was shortly
after attacked by the persons who had
robbed him, and that the excitement
brought on heart failure.
1t was learned last night that Arbuckle
was seen last before his death at Forty
second street and Sixth avenue, Wednes-
day night just before IL o'clock. He was
seen in the saloon attached to the st.
Charles hotel, at the northwest corner of
Forty-drst street and Sixth avenue There
he seemed to be alone, though he treated a
number of men who were in the place at
the time. He showed a number of bills,
and gave his card to one of the men.
When he left the saloon, he was seen talk
ing to a number of oabmen, and finally
went up the street towards the elevated
station at FOrty-second street He was
alone then.
Butler, the negro arrested Thursday
night was released yesterday, there being
no evidence to connect him with the al
legged murder or robbery of Arbuckle,