Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-11-19
DEATH OF FRANK ARBUCKLE
Found Unconscious in the Suburbs
of New York Early This
Morning.
DIED In PATROL WAGON SOON AFTER
Probably Sand -Bagged and Robbed
Heart Failure Naturally Ensued-
One of Denver's Most Enter
prising Citizens.

New York, Nov. 19.--Frank P. Ar
buckle, of Denver, Colo, was found
unconscious igst of the sidewalk in a
lot Of weeds on the west side of Eighth
avenue, between 152nd and 153rd street,
at 2:45 O'Clock this morning. He died
in the patrol wagon without regaining
consciousness.
The ambulance surgeon gave the opin-
ion that he was suffering from heart dis
ease. The police, however, are of the
opinion that the man came to his death
at the hands of thugs.
T Ten minutes before Arbuckle was
found, policeman passed on his beat,
and asserts positively that there was no
one there then.
Arbuckle was five feet nine inches and
weighed 22O pounds.
The police surgeon, after thorough
examination of the body of Arbuckle,
declared that, in his opinion, death was
due to heart failure, brought on by an
attempt to ascend the steps of the ele-
waited station.
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DRINKING.
Charles Hoistman, bartender at the
Lanta Casino, near where Arbuckle was
found, said that man answering his de-
scription came into the saloon about an
hour before the time he was found un-
conscious and called for whiskey. He
appeared to be partly under the infu-
ence of liquor. In paying for the drink
he displayed large roll of bills and then
pulled from his pocket heavy gold
watch attached to large gold chain.
After taking the drink the man left.
No money, except $1.65 in change, was
found in his pockets and he had no watch
nor chain. It is surm1sed that he got on
the elevated train down town and falling
asleep rode to the end of the line and
then went into the Casino saloon at the
foot of the elevated stairway.
1t is believed that, after leaving the
Casino, he was knocked down and robbed.
No marks of violence were found on the
body except a slight abrasion on the
head. This might have been caused by
a blow from sand-bag or received in a
fall.
According to Mr.. Seigel, Mr.. Arbuckle
was instrumental in raising $130,000 for
the recent Democratic national campaign,
which was about one-third of the whole
aum disbursed by the national commit
tee.
HE WAS PROBABLY MURDERED.
Denver, Colo.--Frank p. Arbuckle, who
is believed to have been murdered in
New York City, where he was found un-
conscious on the street, dying soon after
ward, was chairman of the Democratic
state central committee of Colorado.
He was born in Erie, Pa, in 1852. In
1870, he became connected with the tele-
graph service of the Kansas Pacific rail
road, whose railroad had been completed
to Denver. Some time afterward he or
ganized the American district telegraph
of this city and was its superintendent
for number of years.
The other organizations perfected aud
successfully operated by Mr.. Arbuckle
were the Beaver Brook Water company
and the Mountain Water company, which
for many years supplied the citizens of the
Highlands until consolidated with the
Denver Union Water company.
The Denver Highlands Electric COM
pany is another of his prosperous busi-
ness ventures.
He was receiver of the U. s. land Office
at Lamar, Colo, during Cleveland's first
administration and was appointed to the
same position IN the Denver Office under
the first administration. He went east
Just after election to close mining deal.
He leaves widow and two sons in this
city.
Mr.. Arbuckle also had a daughter,
Mrs. I. N. Darrow, of this city.
Mrs. Arbuckle left Denver last evening
via TJnion Pacific to ioin her husband in