The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-20
Hen. Tr"uN /. buckle OF Den
ycr .,.tt Violent Death in
New York.
He Was Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Commit
tee of Colorado,
AS Well as a Prominent Business
Man of Dcnver--Evident1y
Murdered.

NEW York, Nov. 20.-Frank p. Ar
buckle of Denver, was found III an un-
conscious condition, lying i'll an obscure
place near vacant lot just off the side
walk, in lot of weeds on the west
side of Eighth avenue between One
Hundred and Fifty,second and One
Hundred and Fifty-third street at ? 40
a. III. He died in the patrol wagon on
the way to a station house, without re-
gaining consciousness.
That the man was gar Oted, roDbed
and murdered, is believed from incl
dents which occurred short time pre-
vious to his being discovered lying In
the weeds.
The ambulance surgeon who was
called upon the finding of the dying
man gave it as his opinion that he was
suffering from heart disease. The
police. however, are of the opinion that
ihe>man came to his death at the hands
Of thugs.
Ten minutes before Arbuckle was
found, policeman passed the place on
his beat, and he asserts positively that
there was no one there then. Arbuckle
was about 90 yoars old, tt. III. tall,
and weighed about 220 pounds, and IN
his attire had the appearance OF pros
perous business man. He wore black
diagonal suit of clothes of fine material,
which bore the name of the maker -.
A. Merriman, Fond du Lac, Wis In
the pockets of the dead man, number
of letters addressed to Hon. Frank +.
Arbuckle, care of 'Tammany Times,
236 West Thirty-ninth street.
There were also found a number OF
certificates of the Cripple Creek and
Central City Consolidated Mining COM
pany. The letters all related to min
! ing subjects and schemes which lndl-
lated that the dead man had been
interested III mining ventures.
Had Evidently Reen Robbed.
Officers sent out on the case went tc
the Atalanta Casino, near where Ar
buckle was found There they had
talk with the bartender, Charles Horst
man. who confirmed their theory that
the man had been foully dealt with
Horstman said that Il man answering
the description of the dead man came
into the saloon about an hour before
the time he was found unconscious
and called for drink of whisky. HI
appeared at the time to partly under
the influence cf liquor. In paying fol
the drink. he displayed large rolko
bills and then pulled from his pocket I
heavy gold watch which was attached
to large gold chain. After taking hi
drink. the man left the saloon. This i
the last known of his movements unit
Ihc was found in the weeds nearly dead
mo money except the small amount
change was found in his pockets, AM
Ehe had no watch nor chain.
\ messenger sent to Frederick Siegel
editor of the Tammany Times, brough
that gentleman to the station to whicl
Mr Arbuckle's body had been taken
Siegels identification of the remain
WAS complete.
John Wilkinson of 24l West On
lIIundred and Thirty-third street, thi
.ity, who says he knew Mr.. Arbuckl
well, has asked the coroner for permis
l;ion to take charge of the body.
The police surgeon at the static
Mouse, after thorough examination c
he body of Mr.. Arbucle, declared tha
his opinion, death was due to hear
Failure, brought OH by an attempt
ascend the steps of the elevated station