The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-28
FRANK p.

A Prominent Democratic Politiciaa OF
Colorado, Died In a New York Station
House, Having Been Picked Up Cncon-
scious In q Rather Shady Locality with
Watch and Money Gone-The Police In
v~estigatins.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Frank p. Ar
buckle, of Denver. Col, was found I'M
conscious on upper Eighth avenue,
near One Hundred and Fifty-third
street. The man died in a station
house, to which he was carried. In
his pockets were found five shares of
the Cripple Creek & Central City Con-
solidated Gold Mining Co. There
were no marks of violence on the body,
but there was a distinct faint OF
liquor about it, and the detectives
were sent out at once to make an in'
vestigation. They went to Capt.
Sauer's Atlantic casino at One Hun
dred and Fifty-tifth street, and there
learned that a a answering the de.
scription of the dead mar in every par.
ticular had been in the casino between
10 and II o'clock Wednesday night
Charles uorstman, the bartender, says
that the man then had Il handsome
watch and chain. He remained in the
casino for half an hour, ana while
there bought several drinks and
showed 4 large roll of bills.
Of his movements after that time
the police have as yet been able to
learn nothing. 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 statement OF the bar
tender the police have no evidences
that would point to robbery OF
assault. The neighborhood where
the dying man was found has
all unsavorY reputation, and just
whereabouts there are a number OF
Raines' law hotels, frequented by boat
men and women of low character.
Nearly every week the police receive
a report of some robbery or kuock-ou,
drops case.
Fred Feigel, editor of the Tammany
Times, identified the dead man as
Frank P. Arbuckle, a millionaire mine
owner and politician of Denver. MIR.
Arbuckle was chairman OF the state
democratic committee of Colorado and
during the campaign raised Sl55, 900 for
campaign purpose. MI. had
been in the city for one week. and dur,
ing that time had been a guest of Mr.
Feigel at his residence. No. 236 Yves
Thirtv-ninth street. Mr.. Arbuckle,
when last seen by any of his friends,
was on Fourteenth street, near Tan-
many hall, at four o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. lie was with Mr.. Feigel
and was in excellent health and
spirits. After a few moments con-
versation with Mr.. Feigel he went
away saying: III see You at SIN
o'clock at the house."
He did not go to the house, however,
and was not heard of until Mr.. Feigel
identified his body in the station house
a. few moments after 10 a. IN. How
and why he went to Upper Eighth
avenue is a mystery, and the police, as
well as his friends, are at a loss to &C
count for it.
Mr.. Arbuckle held the office of re-
ceiver of public moneys of the state
of Colorado, to which he was up
pointed by President Cleveland
in 1893. He was also presi
den. OF the Highland Water-works
and the Highland Electric Light Co
Of Denver, and had a large fortune IN
real estate and mining properties IL
Arizona, Cripple Creek and Contra
City.
MIR. Arbuckle leaves a widow ant
three children, two boys ID and i
years old respectively, and a married
daughter, all of whom reside in Den
yer. Mrs. Arbuckle is on her way Il
this city to join her husband.