Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-11-25

Merrlman SEND MIN new suit TO Erie,
Pa.
When quite young Mr.. Arbuckle was
an operator at Russell, Kas. Later he
became interested in politics and soon
drifted to Colorado. He was appointed
land commissioner at La Mar, Col,
under the Cleveland administration and
was also chairman of the Democratic
state central committee.
I During the past summer he had been
visiting at his birthplace in Erie, Pa.
He leaves a wife and two sons, aged 16
| and is years respectively. The young
men are at present attending college in
the West. tsf
New York, Nov. 2O.-From the evil
gdence secured by detectives Oh the case,
there IS little doubt that Frank 2. Ar
buckle, the Denver millionaire mine own
err and politician who was found in dy-
ing condition ON the street early yester-
day morning, was the victim of murder
Gus robbers. The report that he died of
heart disease receives little credence and
every bit of evidence secured thus far
points to foul play.
The detectives arrested Charles But
Ter, colered man, late yesterday after
noon, on suspicion of knowing something
about the death of Mr.. Arbuckle The
colored man has been kept in a cell and
admittance to him refused to all persons
Three Suspects Taken.
This morning the detectives made
three additional arrests. The prisoners
are George Stevens, a saloonkeeper; Jo-
seph Davidson, a stenographer, and
Frederick Menger, bartender. The
men are said to have been with Ar
buckle on the night before his death.
The Investigations 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 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 talk
ing to Capt O'Brien, 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 Capt.
O'Brien, seemed nettled when this re-
mark 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
Wednesday night and said they had ar
ranged meeting for today. This why
Mr.. Arbuckle had given him his card. he
said. After this story was told another
detective walked in with the prisoner
Menger. All three then admitted having
seen Arbuckle in Luchow's saloon on
| Wednesday night. They denied, how
ever, having gone up town with him.
Menger said that Stevens was trying to
get ArbuclIe TO go to Harlem with him,
Ito go against 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 today
Menger has made the following state-
ment: Il, in company with Joseph Da-
wilson and George Stevens, both OF
whom came from Bently, Kas., met Ar
III E0nr-
teenth street. They wanted to steer
him UP against brace game and get
his money. [ had nothing to do with
this and left the three men at Miner S
theater. That is all know about the
case anyhow
Looking for FSheeny Sam"
The men were held for further examin-
alton. Butler, the negro arrested last
night, was released today, there being no
evidence to connect him with the alleged
murder or robbery of Arbuckle. The de-
tectives are now said to be looking for
man known as ''Sheeny SAM" who bears
an unsavory reputation and whose haunts
were in East Fourteenth street. The de-
tectives have learned that this person
was also in the crowd accompanying Ar
buckle while he was in LuchoWS saloon.
1t is alleged that after they left the sa-
loon and stood on the sidewalk outside,
''Sheeny Sam and Menger got into an
alleged, that the brace game" uptown
was suggested and ''Sheeny Sam is be-
lieved to have quarreled with Menger,
thinking that ne was to be cheated out
of his share of the Arbuckle money.
Menger is said to have left the party
after the row.
The Autopsy.
An autopsy was held late yesterday
afternoon and revealed the fact that the
stomach and intestines were badly swol-
len. No traces of drugs or poisons were
visible. The diseased parts were sent
to Chemist Witthauer for a microscope
ical examinat ton.
A suggestion of suicide was thrown
out, but when Col. Seigel, the friend
who took charge of the body, was asked
later if there was any reason for pinning
faith to such a conjecture, he said it
was absurd. Col. Seigel has telegraphed
TO the dead mans brother, Richard Ar
buckle, who resides in Erie, Pa, and
who, it is expected, will arrive today.
DR.. O'Hanlon did not grant a certif-
cate Of death. He prefers to wait until
the arrival OF relatives of the dead man,
and then he may possibly delay until
Mr.. Witthauer has made a report of
his microscopicsl examination.
Richard Arbuckle of Erie brother of
the dead man, reached the city today.
Prof. Wittehaner, the chemist, who is
making a miscroscopical analysis of the
stomach of the dead man, has not yet
made any report on the matter to the
cOroners Office.