The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-21
THE ARBUCKLE MURDER.
THREE MEN ARRESTED IN NE"
YORK on SUSPICION.
One Of the Prisoners Makes sign'hcah'
Hemark-ADother Gives f"r'"' ~"
count Of Arbuckle's Movements

NEW YORK, Nov. 2o.-The Centrai
Office detectives have arrested three me"
or suspicion OF being the assailants OF
Hon. Frank l.. Arbuckle, OF Denver Oo'''
who was found unconscious and dying
at Eighth avenue and l52d street carry
yesterday morning. Captain y brleh ue-
tailed Detectives Valley, Mannion Muir
ply, Gale. and Thompson to inVesusa'o
the case.
They learned that on Wednesday night
Arbuckle was seen In the company VI
gambler named George Stevens IN Lucn-
ow's restaurant. on Fourteenth street.
near Union Square. with two other men.
'rne detectives arrested Stevens last
night. lie is iifty-tlIree years old. stew
ems al first denied all knowledge OF At
buckle or having been in his company.
A SIGNIFICANT STATEN 1NT.
After being locked up Tor while Jo-
sepb Davidson. twenty years old. VINO
said he was n stenographer, was con-
fronted with Stevens In his cell. Nheh
Davidson saw Stevens IN the lookup he
said.
well see you arc in trouble TOO
about Arbucklc.'
Stevens made no reply.
when Davidson was searched one OF
Arbuclle's cards was found in ms pocket
The detectives also arrested fieu' men
ger. twenty-four years OLD, a par ''"u'i
Mengor saws they were all together III
I.uchow's restaurant. and that Stevens
was trying to .nlI,e Arbuchc to 80 up
town and play cards. Mengcr had row
I'm front of the restaurant when he
punched Davidson. lie say he does not
know what became OF Arbuckle after
that
on the card found In Davidson's pocket
was an appointment TO meet Arbuckle
some time yesterday
Captain O'Brien sent the three men
to the Harlem Police Court They viii be
turned over to Captain Kirschner, of tho
l52d-street police station. to help him in
his investigation of the case.
Charles Butler, a negro night-watch-
man, arrested late last night, on suspi-
cion Of having some knowledge Of the
death and supposed robbery Of Mr.. Ar
buckle was discharged from custody this
morning. The police have become salts
fed that Butler knew nothing about the
case.
a PLOT TO ROE.
Developments i'm the Arbucke case lead
TO the belief that he was the victim of
the police that Arbuckle was first drug
ged. then placed I'm cab somewhere
down town taken TO Pradhwst avenue
and I52d street. and robbed. and then
carried TO the sidewalk on Eighth avenue
and left 10 die.
ANOTHER ARREST.
Samuel Stewart. alias "Sheeny Sam"
twenty-seven years old. who is one Of the
four men believed TO be concerned I'm the
alleged robbery and possible murder Of
Frank T. Arbuckle. was arrested this
afternoon and arraigned before Magis-
trato Brann at the Harlem Court. lie
was remanded until Tomorrow.
Stewart is said by the police 10 be
race-track tout lie appeared surprised
at his arrest and when told the reason al
once become uncommunicative When
taken to police headquarters. however. he
acknowledged that he had been I'm Ar
buckles company on Wednesday night
along with Davidson. Menger and Stevens
and that the party had several drinks In
Luohows and the Academy saloon. Four
teenth street. near Third avenue. Ar
buckle was intoxicated. Some one sug-
cested game Of cards and Arhuckle re-
fused to play. Then there was q quarrel
between Menger and Stevens and Stew
art said when he left the party going 10
a Third avenue barber shop to get shaved.
He did not see any of the party again
and positively did rot know what became
OF Arbuckle.
All of the prisoners will be rearraigned
in court tomorrow.
They are now i'm custody Of Police Cap
tain Kirschner who with detectives and
policemen, are securing the precinct for
clews.
Acting Inspector Thompson. who has
taken charge Of the case. said this after
noon that he expected the whole mys-
terry would be solved by tomorrow. II
was known that the men now I'm custody
had arranged a scheme 20 swindle Ar
buckle and they were none too good 10
drug and roh him