The herald., 1896-11-20
Presumably at the Hands of
Thugs
HEART FAILURE SUGGESTED
By the Police Surgeon Who Examined
the Body
However Frank Arbuckle Died, He was
Robbed by the Miscreants Which
Infest the Metropolis
Associated Press Special Wire

morning on tne sidewalk IN the upper
part of the city. On the way to the police
station he died. Early in the night the
man was seen at the Atlanta casino. He
had gold watch and chain and sum of
money. When found on the street his
watch. chain and money were gone.
From papers in his possession he is sup
posed to be Hon. Frank p. Arbuckle of
Denver, Col.
Arbuckle was found just of the side
walk in lot Of weeds on the left side of
Eighth avenue. between One Hundred
and Fifty-second and One Hundred and
Fifty-third streets. He died in the patrol
wagon without regaining consciousness.
Charles Horstman, bartender at the
Atlanta casino. near where Arbuckle
was found. said a man answering his de-
scription came into the saloon about an
hour before the time he was found un-
conscious and called for whisky. He ap-
peared partly under the influence of
liquor. In paying for the drink he dis
played large roll of bills. then pulled
from his pocket heavy gold watch at
tached to large gold chain. After TAX
ing hissdrink he left the saloon; that Is
the last known Of his movements. There
was no money except a small amount Of
change found in his pockets and he had
no watch or chain.
1t Is surmised that he got on an ele-
waited train somewhere down town, and,
railing asleep, rode to the end of the line.
He then got off the train, It is believed.
and walked down stairs and into the
Casino saloon. It Is believed that after
leaving the Casino he was set upon by
Iy-@
Frederick Siegel, editor of the Tam
many Times, identified the remains.
The police surgeon. after a thorough
examination of the body Of Arbuckle,
declared 1t his opinion that death was
due to heart failure. brought by an at
tempt to ascend the steps of the elevated
station.
The coroner's physician, o'Hanlon,
performed the autopsy on the body.
With the conclusion of the autopsy all
grounds for the suspicion of foul play
in the cause Of Mr.. Arbuckle's death
vanished. DR.. O'Hanlon told the news
paper men that the abrasion on the
head was caused by the fall of the body.
No fracture or indentation of the skull
was found, nor were there any marks
of violence on the body. The autopsy,
however. revealed that the stomach and
intestines were badly swollen. No traces
of drugs or poison were visible. The dis
eased parts were sent to a chemist for
microscopic examination. The results Of
the autopsy tend to show that the dag
nosis of Ambulance Surgeon Rossman
of the Manhattan hospital, who, when
the body was brought to the station, de-
clared 1t to be case Of heart disease. is
correct A suggestion Of suicide was
thrown out, but when Col. Siegel was
asked lated If there was any reason for
pinning faith to such a conjecture, he
said 1t was absurd.
Mrs. Arbuckle left Denver on wednes-
day night to join her husband here I'm
less she receives word at Omaha she will
not have any intimation of her sudden
bereavement until she reaches Col Sieg-
els office. in this city. Col. seigel has
telegraphed the dead mans brother,
Richard Arbuckle, who resides in Erie,
Pa, who 1t Is expected will arrive to-
morrow.
DR.. O'Hanlon did not grant a certifi-
cate of death tonight. He prefers to wait
until the arrival of the relatives of the
dead man, and then he may possibly
delay until the chemist has made re-
port of his examination.
ONE ARREST MADE
The World tomorrow will say: At a
late hour last night Captain Kirshner
and his detectives arrested Charles But
Ter, a colored man, on suspicion Of know
ing something about the death Of Mr..
Arbuckle.
Butler is a hostler and an ex-convict,
The police refused to state whether they
negro.
A PROMINENT MAN
DENVER. Nov. 19.-The man found
unconscious in the streets of New York
city this morning, who died soon after
ward, was Hon. Frank p Arbuclxle
chairman Of the Democratic state COM
mimttee Of Colorado and receiver of the
land office in this city. He was born at
Erie, Pa, in 1852. In 1870 he became con-
nected with the telegraph service of the
Kansas Pacific Railway company,
which railroad had been completed to
Denver. Some time afterwad he organ
lied the American District Telegraph
company of this city, and was it's su-
perintendent number of years. Other
organizations perfected and success j.
fully operated by Mr.. Arbuckle were the
Beaver Rock Water company and
Mountain Water company which for
many years supplied the citizens of
Highlands, until consolidated with the
Denver Union Water company. The
Denver Highlands Electric company is
another of his prosperous business ven-
lures. He was receiver of the land Office
at Lamar, Col, during Cleveland's first
administration, and was appointed to
the same position In the Denver office
under the present administration. Ar
buckle went east after the late election
to close up large mining deal. He
leaves q widow and two sons.
Mr.. Arbuckle also had a daughter, Mrs.
l. N. Darrow of this city. Mrs Arbuckle
left last night via the Union Pacific to
join her husband in New York for a
month.
A WOEFUL JOURNEY
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 19.-Frank P.
Arbuckle, wife of the deceased Denver
man, passed though Omaha this even
ing while en- route from her home in
Denver to New York city. She occupies
section of the sleeper on the Union
Pacific train, which arrives at 4:45 1t
had been planned by the friends of Mrs.
Arbuckle in Denver to have the news
of her bereavement communicated to
her here, as 1t was known that she was
on her way to New York to spend a few
weeks with her husband. She was met
at the depot by q couple of newspaper
men. who found thatthe duty Of inform