River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Mysterious Death OF Frank p.
Arbuckle in New York.
Pound Unconscious the Street and
Dies a Little Later - -Four Men
Arrested-Stories Of the
Prisoners.

New York. Nov. 20.-Frank =. Ar
buckle, president of the Cripple Creek
& Consolidated Gold Aiming company,
of Denver. was found unconscious at
2:45 o'clock Thursday morning.. lying
on the sidewalk in Eighth avenue. be-
\ tween Que Hundred and Fifty-second
and One Hundred and Fifty-third
streets. He died IN the patrol wagon on
/ the way to the station-house. without
regaining consciousness.
Denver. COL, Nov. 20.-Frank Z. Ar
buckle, whose death was reported from
New York Thursday morning, was a
/ prominent democratic politician. lie
/ was chairman of the state democratic
I central committee of Colorado, register
/ of the land Office in Colorado, under the
| Cleveland administration, and we'll
known figure in western politics. lie
leaves wife and family, and his sud
den death is a great shock TO the COM
Inunity.
/ New York, Nov. 81. - Capt. O'Brien's
/ detectives have arrested three men who
are supposed TO have been concerned la
I the death of Hon. Frank T.. Arbuckle,
of Denver. Col, who was found dying
on Eighth avenue. between One Hun
bred and Fifty-Second and One Hun
bred and tifty-ThiTd streets. early
1 Thursday.
/ The prisoners are George Stevens, a
reputed gambler; Joseph Davidson
End Frederick Menger.
Davidson, like the other prisoners. at
/ first professed utter ignorance of the
I case, but when pressed with questions,
acknowledged that be had net Ar
| buckle on Wednesday afternoon in
front of the Academy of Music anu
made an appointment TO meet him IN
the academy saloon in the evening.
Davidson, according to the police,
/ met AIbuckle at the saloon after hav-
/ ing made an arrangement with Menger
and Stevens to entice Arbuckle to some
unfrequented place and rob him.
Davidson said that ne met Arbuckle
according to appointment and intro
/ duced him to Menger, Stevens and !
man named Stewart, who is at large
/ The four had a number of drinks at
ArDuckle's expense and then started TO
leave the saloon, but Menger remained
behind with Arbuckle to get cigar.
When Menger came out of the SALOON
with Arbuckle, Stevens took him 20
4 task, charging him with warning Ar
buckle and "queering" the robbery
scheme. Mengcr became angry and
struck Stevens, who thereupon left,
Menger following him. Davidson said
that he followed Menger and Stevens,
| leaving Arbuckle with Stewart, and
that he did not see either Arbuckle OF
| Stewart afterwards.
Menger and Stevens deny any plot to
rob Arbuckle, but they corroboTate
Davidson's statements IN regard to the
meeting at the Academy saloon and the
subsequent quarrel.
Samuel Stewart, alias "Sheeny Sam, -
/ ~ years old. who is one of the four men
believed to be concerned in the alleged
robbery and possible murder of Ar
1 buckle, was arrested Friday afternoon
and arraigncd before Magistrate Brann
! at the Harlem court.
At police headquarters he acknowl-
| edged that he had been in ArbuclSle :
company on Wednesday night, along
with Davidson, Menger and Stevens, and
/ that the party had several drinks in
Luchow's and the Academy saloons.
/ Fourteenth street, near Third avenue.
Arbuckle was intoxicated. Some one
suggested game OF cards and Arbuckle
re lscd to play. Then there was a
! tuarrel between MeDger and Stevens,
and Stewart said he left the party, go
ing to Third avenue barber shop to
get shaved. Tie did not see any of the
party again, and positively did not know
/ what became of Arbuckle.