The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
foul PLAY SUSPECTED.
Mysterious Death OF Frank p.
Arbuckle in New York.

Mysterious Death OF Frank P.
Arbuokle in New York.
Found Unconscious on the Street and
Dies q Little Later -Four Men
Arrested-Storles OF tho
Prisoners.
New York, Nov. 20.-Frank P. Ar
buckle, president of the Cripple Creek
& Consolidated Gold Mining company,
of Denver. was found unconscious, ut
2:45 o'clock Thursday morning, lying
on the sidewalk in Eighth avenue, be-
tween One Hundred and Fifty-second
and One Hundred and Fifty-third
streets. He died in the patrol wagon on
the way to the station-ho'lse. without
regaining consciousness.
Denver, COL, Nov. 20.-Franls 2. Ar
buckle, whose death was reported from
New York Thursday morning, was Il
prominent democratic politician. lie
was chairman of the state democratic
central committee of Colorado, register
of the land Office in Colorado, under the
Cleveland administration. and a we'll
known figure in western politics. He
leaves wife and family, and his sud-
den death is a great shock to the COM
munity.
New York, Nov. 49, Capt. O'Brien's
detectives have arrested three men who
are supposed to have been concerned in
the death of Hon. Frank +. Arbuckle,
of Denver, COL, who was found dying
on Eighth avenue. between One Hun
dred and Fifty-Second and One Hun
dred and Fifty-Third streets, early
Thursday.
The prisoners. are George Stevens, q
reputed gambler; Joseph Davidson
and Frederick Menger.
Davidson, like the other prisoners, at
first protested utter ignorance of the
case, but when pressed with questions,
acknowledged that he had net Ar
buckle on Wednesday afternoon in
front of the Academy OF Music and
made an appointment to meet him IN
the academy saloon in the evening.
Davidson, according to the police,
met Arbuckle 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 he 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
Arpuckle'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 to
task, charging him with warning Ar
buckle and 'queering" the robbery
scheme. Menger 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 or
Stewart afterwards.
Menger and Stevens deny any plot to
rob Arbuckle, but they corroborate
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
buckle, was arrested Friday afternoon
and arragned before Magistrate Brann
at the Harlem court.
At police headquarters he acknowl-
edged that he had been in Arbuckle's
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 ArbuckIe
refused to play. Then there was a
quarrel between Menger and Stevens,
and Stewart said he left the party, 60
ing to Third avenue barber shop to
get shaved. lie did not see any of the
party again, and positively did not know
what became of Arbuckle.
Princeton Defeats Yale.
New York, Nov. 23.-On Manhattan
field, Saturday, the contest for the
American championship at football was
won by the Princeton college team, the
Yale forces being defeated by score
of "a to 6. Fully $4,000 persons wit
messed the game.
Philadelphia, Nov. 23.-For the third
successive year, Pennsylvania this year,
on Franklin field, Saturday. defeated
Harvard at football. Pennsylvania won
by a score of o6.
A Fatal Initiation.
Des Moincs. Ia, Nov. l9.-E. w. Cur
~, chairman of the democratic state
committee, died Wednesday at the Saw
cry hotel l.: this city. His death was
caused by blood poisoning, due. it is al
legged to injuries received while being
initiated into the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks about four weeks
ago in the lodgeroom in this city. This
fact was kept secret at the urgent re.
quest of MIR. Curry during his illness.
but has now become the general topic of
conversat ton.