The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-21
TIE ARBuCKLE MYSTERY.
Three .Ien Arre,ted Charged with the
Murtier--A Partial Confession ozone OF
Thrm-cass Drawing III Interest.

Mur,lrr-.A Partial Confession OF Ono Of
Thrui-Caso 0ro,ytng III Ipterest. IA
NEW YORK, Nov, 90 The Central
oillcs detectives have made three addl-
tlonal arrests in connection with the
death OF Frank p. Arbucllc,, OF Denver.
Tho prisoners nre George Stevens. q sa-
loon keeper. Joseph Davidsonna q stcno-
graphcr, and Frederick, Menger, a bar
tender The men are said to have been
with Arbuckle on tho night before his
death, ES. I'd
The investigation OF the detectives dis
closed the fact that on Wednesday even
Ing Arbuckle was IN Luchow's saloon, at
Fourteenth street and Irving Place, in
company with tho three men named.
Stevens was tho first to be taken. He ut
first denied having been In Luchow's sa-
loon with Arbuckle. AS he. was talking
to Captain o. Brlen, a detective walked
In with Davidson. Davidson \ at once
recognized Stevens and said to him:
Hello. are you here In this case, too?"
Stevens, according to Police Captain
O'Brien, seemed nettled when this re-
mnrk was made to him. When David-
son was searched one OF Mr.. Arbuckle's
cards was found on his person. David
son admitted having met Arbuckle We'd
nesday night, and said they. had arr
ranged a meeting for to-day. This was
why Mr.. Arbuckle had given him his
card. 81 5 ri tl ta iiN
After this story had been told another
detective walked In with the prisoner
Afenger. All three then admitted hav-
Ing seem 'Arbuckle In Luchow'a saloon on
Wednesday night. They denied. how
ever, having gone up town with him,
Mengcr said that Stevens was trying to
get Arbuckle to 60 to Harlem with him
ITO go against a brace gambling game"
He did not know whether Stevens had
succeeded In getting Arbuckle AWAY.
The three prisoners were arraigned in
the Harlem police court to-day.
The men were held for further exami-
nation. Butler, the negro arrested last
night, was released to-day, there being
legged murder or robbery OF Arbuckle.
The detectives are now said to be look
Ing for man known as "Sheeny SAM
who bears an ,lnsavory reputation and
whose haunts were in East Fourteenth
street. %
The detectives have learned, that this
person was also In the crowd accom-
panylng Arbuckle. while he was in Luc-
how's saloon. It Is alleged that after
they left the saloon and stood on the Side
walk outside, "Sheeney Sam" and Men
ger got into an alteration. twas about
this time, Il was alleged, that the brace
game" UP town was suggested, and
"Sheeney Sam" Is believed to have quar-
relied with Menger thinking that he was
to be cheated out Of his share Of the Ar
buckle money. Menger Is said to have
left the party after the row.
Menger hns made the following state
ment. IT. In company with Joseph Day.
idson and George Stevens, both OF whom
came from Bentley. Kansas, met Arbuc-
ke in Luchow's saloon, on Fourteenth
street. They wanted to steer him up
against a brace game and get his mon
,ey. had nothing to do with this, and
left the three men at Miners Theatre.
That's all I know about the case any.
how" f4s;.- ~
"A Friends Theory.
Col, Frederick FlegeI. friend Of Ar.
buckle, tonight said that q telegram
had been received from Mrs. Arbuckle.
saying that she would reach Chicago
Saturday morning and, would be in New
York Sunday at noon.
Col. Flegel said he thought Mr.. Ar
buckle got on an elevated train going
UP town by mistake and had been car
r!ed far up town before he was awak
cned by the guard. Then getting out
of the train he was somewhat dazed,
not knowing exactly where he was; that
he was shortly after attacked by the
persons who robbed him. and that the
excitement brought on heart failure.
1t was learned tonight that Arbuckle
was seen last before his death at Forty
second street and Sixth avenue Wcdnes-
day night. Just before 12 o'clock; he
was In the saloon attached to The st.
Charles hotel, at the northwest corner
of Forty-frst street and Sixth avenue.