The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-20
FOUND DYING IN THE STREET.
Suspicious End of "a millionaire In
New York

New York, Nov. 19.-Frank P. Arbuckle
OF Denver, Col, well-dressed, prosperous
looking man, was found unconscious on
and Fifty-third street, this morning. The
man died in a station house to which he
was carried. An ambulance surgeon said
that death was due to heart failure. There
Were no marks of violence on the body.
but there was a distinct smell of liquor
about it, and the detectives were sent out
at once to make an investigation They
went to Capt. Saurer'S Atlantic Casino at
one Hundred and F'ifty-ffth street and
there learned that man answering the
description of the dead man in every par
ticular had been in the casino between 10
and IL o'clock last night. Charles Horst
man, the bartender, said that the man
then had a handsome watch and chain.
He remained in the casino for half an
hour, and while there bought several
drinks and showed a large roll of money.
or his movements after that time the
police have as yet been unable to learn
anything They examined the ground
where he was found, but not a trace of a
struggle has been found. There was no
watch on the body when it was searched
at the station house, and but for the state
ment of the bartender the police have no
evidence that would point to robbery or
assault The neighborhood where the
dying man was found has an unsavory
reputation and just Whereabouts there are
a number of Raines law hotels frequented
by boatmen and women OF low character.
Nearly every week the police receive a re-
port of some robbery or Knockout drops
case. Fred Frigel, editor of the Tam
many Times, identified the dead man as
Frank p. Arbuckle, a Millionaire mine
owner and politician of Denver, Col. Mr..
Arbuckle was chairman of the state dem
ocratic committee of Colorado and during
the campaign raised $l35,000 for campaign
purposes.
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon performed
an autopsy on the body of Mr.. ArbucKle
tonight. He found fatty degeneration of
the heart sufficient, he said to produce
death. There was slighS gastritis in the
stomach, which may have been due to al
cohol or some irritant poison. To settle
the matter definitely the contents of the
stomach will be analysed. There was also
found congestion of the brain. which
might have been caused by alcohol"
A very slight confusion under the scalp
back of the right ear and a slight hemoTr-
hage of the right kidney were probably
caused by falling to the ground. They
were not, the doctor said, the result of an
assault. The chief mystery in the case Is
the place where Mr.. Arbucke's body was
found. He had been in this city for one
week, and during that time had been a
guest of Mr.. Feigel at his residence, No,
236 West Thirty-ninth street. Mr.. Ar
buckle, when last seen by any of his
friends was on Fourteenth street, near
Tammany hall, ait o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. He was with Mr.. Feigel, and was
in excellent health and spirits.
After few moments conversation with
Mr.. Feigel he went away saying, 'Ill
see you ats o'clock at the house."
He did not go to the house, however,
and was not heard of until Mr.. Feigel
identified the body in the station house a
few moments after 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. How and when he went to upper
Eighth avenue is mystery, and the po-
lice, as well as his friends, are at loss to
account for it.
Denver, Col, Nov. 19.-Frank A. Ar
buckle, whose death is reported from New
York this morning, is a prominent demo-
cratic Toliffciar, Ia 40 0f