Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-20
Additional Arrests Made by the New
York Police.
INVESTIGATION OF THE DETECTIVES
Men Who Were With the De-
ceased the Night He Died.
HELD FOR EXAMINATION

NEW YORK, November 2O-The central
office detectives have made three Additional
arrests IN connection with the death of
Frank p. Arbuckle of Denver. The nr,s
oners are George Stevens, a saloonkeener.
Joseph Davidson stenographer ana
Frederick Menger, a bartender. The men
are said to have been with Arbuckle on The
night before his death
The investigations of the detectives dis
closed the fact that "Wednesday evening
Arbuckle was in Luchows saloon, at l4th
street and Irving place, in company with
the three men named.
Stevens was the first to be taken He at
f'rst denied having been in Luchow's saloon
with Arbuckle. As he was talking to Cam
tain OBrien detective walked I'm with
DAVIDSON. Davidson at once recognized
Stevens, and said to him:
Hello, are you here in this case too?"
Stevens, according to Police Captain
U Brien, seemed nettled when this remark
was made to him.
When Davidson was searched one OF Mr..
Arbuckles cards was found on his per-
son. Davidson admitted having met Ar
buckle Wednesday night, and said they had
arranged meeting for today This was
why AIR. Arbuckle had given him his card,
he said.
After this story was told another de-
tective walked In with the prisoner Menger.
All three admitted having seen Arbuckle
I'm Luchow's saloon Wednesday night
They denied, however, having gone up town
with him. Menger said Stevens tried to
get Arbuckle to go 10 Harlem with him
ito go against brace gambling game"
He did not know whether Stevens had sue
ceeded in getting Arbuckle away.
The three prisoners We're arraigned in the
Harlem police court today.
The men were held for further examina-
tion.
Butler. the negro arrested last night. was
released today, there being no evidence to
connect him with the alleged murder or
robbery of Arbuckle. The detectives are
now said to be looking for a man known as
'Sheeny SAM who bears an unsavory rep
uta ton, and whose haunts were i'm East
18th street.
The detectives have learned that this per-
son was also in the crowd accompanying
Arbuckle while he was In Luchow's sa-
loon. 1t is alleged that after they left the
saloon snd stood on the sidewalk outside,
Sheeny Sam and Menger got into an al
tercation. 1t was about this time ii is al
legged, that the '-brace game" up town was
suggested. and .'Sheeny Sam is believed to
have quarreled with Menger. thinking that
he was to he cheated out of his share of
the Arbuckle money. Menger is said 10
have left the party after the row.
Richard Arbuckle of Erie. a brother of
the dead man, reached the city today. Pro-
fessor Witthaus. the chemist who is max
ing microscopic analysis of the stomach
OF the dead man, has not yet made any re-
port on the matter to the coroner's office
Coroner OHanlon, who made an autopsy
on the remains last night, said that the
abrasion on the head was caused by the
fall of the body. No fracture or indenta-
tfon of the skull was found, nor were there
any marks of violence on the body. The
autopsy, however, revealed that the stom-
ach and intestines were badly swollen. No
traces of drugs or poisons were visible
The diseased parts were sent to Chemist
Witthaus for microscopical examination
Menger has made the following state
ment:
Il, in company with Joseph Davidson and
George Stevens, both of whom came from
Bentley, Kan. met Arbuckle in Luchow's
saloon, on 14th street. They wanted to
steer him up against a brace game and
get his money. l had nothing to do with
this, and left the three men at Miners
Theater. That's all know about the case,
anyhow"