The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-26
DETECTIVES HAVE MADE SEW
ERAL ESTS-BUTLER, THE
NEGRO, WAS RELEASED.
SUSPECTS WERE WITH The DECEASED
Four Men Arrested Who Admit Being
With the Dead Man the Night of
the Murder-The Quartet
Held for Trial.

New York, Nov. 20.-The central
office detectives have made three addi-
tional arrests in connection with the
death of Frank Z. Arbuckle of Denver.
The prisoners are George Stevens,
saloon-keeper; Joseph Davidson, Il
stenographer, and Frederick Menger, n
bartender. The men are said to have
been with Arbuckle on the night before
his death. The investigations of the de-
Wednesday evening Arbuckle was in
Luchow's saloon at Fourteenth street
and Irving place in company with the
three men named. Stevens was the first
to be taken. He at first denied having
been in LuchOw's saloon with Arbuckle.
AS he was talking to Capt. O'Brien Il
detective walked in with Davidson.
Davidson at once recognized Stevens
and said to him: "Hello, are you mere
in this case, too?'
Stevens, according to Police Captain
O'Brien, seemed netted when this re-
mark was made to him. When David
| son was searched one of Arbucklc's
cards was found on his person. David
son admitted having met Arbuckle
| Wednesday night and said they had ar
ranged a meeting for today. This was
why Mr.. Arbuckle had given him his
card, he said. After this story was told
! Detective Walker brought in the pris-
oner Menger. All three admitted nav
ing seen Arbuckle in Luchow's saloon
on Wednesday night They denied, how
ever, having gone up town with him.
Menger said Stevens was trying to get
Arbuckle to go to Harlem with him 10
go against a brace game" He did
not know whether Stevens had succeeded
in getting Arbuckle away.
The three prisoners were arraigned i'm
the Harlem police court today and held
for further examination.
Butler, the negro arrested last night
was released today, there being no cvi.
dence to connect him with the alleged
robbery or murder of Arbuckle.
Richard Arbuckle of Erie, brother of
the dead man, reached the city today.
Professor Winthaus, the chemist, who
is making microscopic analysis eXami-
nation of the stomach, has not presented
a report to the cOroner's office.
Menger made the following statement
Il, in company with Davidson and
Stevens both of whom came from Bent
ley Kan, met Arbuckle in Luchow's on
Fourteenth street. They wanted 20
steer him up against brace game and
get his money. l had nothing to do with
this and left the three men at Minors
theatre. That's all l know about the
case. anyhow"
Samuel Stewart, alias "Sheeny Sam ~
the fourth man wanted by the central
office detectives, was arrested this after.
noon. His story of his whereabouts on
Wednesday night is as follows:
Il was in the Academy saloon with
the three men arrested and Arbuckle
After several rounds of drinks we went
to Luchow's place, where game of
cards was proposed. Arbuckle refused
to play. We left the place. and in front
of The saloon Davidson and Menger
quarreled. left them and went to a
barber shop OH Third avenue. near Six
teenth street. and after getting shaved
went home"
Stewart was ararigned in the Harlem
court later in the afternoon and vas
remanded for trial