Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-01
A DlEp-LAID PLAN.
Evidepee OF q Diabolical Plot
Against Arbuclzle.
FOUR ARRESTS MADE IN NEW YORK.
Developments Lead to the Belief That
the Suspects Conspired TO Drug
and Rob the Wealthy
Westerner.

New York, Nov. 21. = Capt. O'Brien's
are supposed to have been concerned in
the death of Hon. Frank Z. Arbucllle,
of Denver, Col, who was found dying
on Eighth avenue, between One Hun
dred and Fifty-Second and One Hun
dred and FiftyThird streets, early
Thursday.
The prisoners are George Stevens, a
.reputed gambler; Joseph Davidson
and Frederick Menger.
Developments lead to the belief that
he was the victim of diabolical plot to
rob him.
1t is now the conviction of the police
that Arbucllle was lured uptown,
drugged aud robbed and then left to
die on the sidewalk in the unfrequent-
ed region where he was found.
Frederick NLenger, Joseph Davidson
and George w. Stevens, who We're ar
rested on suspicion that they were con-
, cernedint herobbery and possible muir
der of Mr.. Arbuckle, were arraigned at
the Harlem court before Magistrate
O'Brien Friday morning, and at the re-
quest of the detectives at the Central
Office We're remanded to give further
time for Investigation.
The arrests of the men were brought
about by the investigation of the de.
tectives, who learned that Arbuckle
was in the neighborhood of the Acad
envy of Music, Fourteenth street and
Irving place, on Wednesday evening
and that he was seen there and in 6
saloon near by in company with the
/ prisoners.
The Plot to Rob ArbucI1le.
Davidson, like the other prisoners, a
first professed utter ignorance of the
case, but when pressed with questions
acknowledged that he had met Ar
buckle on Wednesday afternoon il
front of the Academy of Music ant
made an appointment to meet him IL
the academy saloon in the evening.
Davidson, according to the police
met Arbuckle at the saloon after hay
ing made an arrangement with Menge
and Stevens to entice Arbuckle to som,
unfrequented place and rob him.
Davidson said that he met Arbuckl
according to appointment and intro
duced him to Menger, Stevens and
man named Stewart, who is at large
The four had number of drinks a
Arbuckle's expense and then started t
leave the saloon, but Menger rename
behind with Arbucllle to get cigar.
When Menger came out of the saloo,
with Arbuckle, Stevens took him t
task, charging him with warning Al
buckle and "queering" the robber
scheme. Menger became angry an
struck Stevens, who thereupon lef
Menger following him. Davidson sal
that he followed Menger and Steven!
leaving Arbuckle with Stewart, an
that he did not see either Arbuckle Q
Stewart afterwards.
Menger and Stevens deny any plot
rob Arbuckle, but they corroborat
Davidson's statements in regard to til
meeting at the Academy saloon and th
subsequent quarrel
The detectives claim that they trace
Arbuckle and Stewart to La Grange
. saloon and restaurant, Thirty-fourt
street and Broadway, where they wei
seen together at 1880 at night. N
: trace of Arbuckle can be found fro1
that time until Arbuckle was foun
: unconscious at Eighth avenue and Or
. Hundred and Fifty-second street {
: 2:45 o'clock Thursday morning.
! Samuel Stewart, alias "Sheeny Sam
!, 81 years old, who is one of the four me
, believed to be concerned in the allege
: robbery and possible murder of A
j, buckle, was arrested Friday afternoo
q and arraigned before Magistrate Bran
= at the Harlem court. He was remande
until to-day.
At police headquarters he acknow
> edged that he had been in Arbuckle
: company on Wednesday night, alon
! with Davidson, Menger and Stevens, an
that the party had several drinks
> Luchow's and the Academy saloon
. Fourteenth street, near Third avenu
Arbuckle was intoxicated. Some OF
! suggested game of cards and Arbuck
refused TO play. Then there was
quarrel between Menger and Steven
4 and Stewart said he left the party, g.
y ing to Third avenue barber shop |
get shaved. He did not see any of IL
party again, and positively did not lkno
what became OF Arbucllle.