The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
GARR0TTED
Then SLAIN.
Shocking Murder of COlOradO's
Democratic State Chairman,
Frank P. Arbuckle LIN New
York Last Night.
HIS BODY is FOUND
In the Weeds In the Northern
Part of the City.
Had Been Robbed Of Money and
His Watch.
WAS LEADING CITIZEN
Interested In Many Commercial
and Mining Companies.
A. Ono Tfnoo VaTnuranh ODpra-
In the Weeds In the Northern
Part of the City.
Had Been Robbed Of Money and
His Watch.
WAS LEADING CITIZEN
Interested LIN Many Commercial
and Mining Companies.
At One Time Telegraph Opera
tor at Russell, Kan.

New York. Nov l9-Frank P Ar
buckle of Denver. Colo, was found in
an unconscious condition, dying, in an
obscure place near a vacant lot just Off
the sidewalk in a lot of weeds on the
west side of Eighth avenue, between
one Hundred and Fifty-second and one
Hundred and Fifty-third streets at 2.47
o'clock this morning. He died in the
patrol wagon on the way to a station
house without regaining consciousness.
That the man was garotted, robbed
and murdered. is believed from Incl
dents which occurred a short time pre-
vious to his being discovered lying in
the weeds
The ambulance surgeon who was call
ed. upon the finding of the dying man,
gave it as his opinion that he was suf-
fer'LS IRON heart disease The ponce
however, are of the opinion that the
man cam Ds his death AT the hands of
thugs.
Ten minutes before Arbuczle was
found a policeman passed the place on
his beat and he asserts positively that
there was no one there then ArbuclIe
was about so years old, five feet nine
inches tall and weighed about 220
pounds He wore a black diagonal suit
Of lcfhes ot fine material, which bore
the name of the maker y. A. Meriman,
FOn du Lac, Wis"
number of letters addressed to Hon.
Frank p. Arbuclzle, care of 'Tammany
Times % West Thirty-ninth street"
There were also found number OF GER
tihcates of the Cripple Creek and Cen
tral Consolidated Mining COMPANY The
letters all related to mining subjects
and schemes, which indicated that the
dead man had been interested in min
ing ventures
Besides these things found in the dead
man pockets there were also found
@l-bg IN change. several Programmes of
a theater. latch kew two han1lya7~-
chiefs marked with letter "a ' a nafr
OF linked cun buttons a gold ore charm
ana lhree pieces OF sold ore His shirt
was marked "A 50
OHtcers sent out on the case went to
the Atlanta Casino. near where Arbtlclz-
le was found. There they had 4 talk
with the bartender. Charles Hortsman.
who confirmed their theory that the
man mad been foully dealt with Horts-
man said that a man answering the de-
scriptI0n of the dead man came fur0 tfa
saloon about an hour before the time
ne was found unconscious and caUed
Tor drink of whisky. He appeared at
the time to be partly under the fnfill-
Snce OF liquor In paying for the drinks
ne alsplayed large roll of bills. and
tnen pulled from his pocket a heavy
solu ehaln which was attached to q
large sold watch After fai-ire~ 7,7
Crlnk the man left the saloon Thai is
the last known of his movements 1,,.+i1
NO money except the small amount ~
ShAHse was found i'm his pockets. ana
he had no watch or chain.
.,l.- IS sutinised that the man got on an
elevated train some where down +g744--l
and, falling To sleep. rode to tbe and of
the me lie then got off the train Il f-
pelleNed, and walked down stairs ana
INTO the Casino saloon. which is ar fbs
root OF the elevated stairway
H. IS believed that after leaving rba
e-l.lio slls man was set upon by thugs
A1Qcked down and robbed
NO marks of violence were found ~,
tne pody according to the police a,-.s4,i
q sllsn1 abrasion on the head Thfs
--ii s7-A- nave Deen caused bv q blow fr.r.4,,
8 Siila pag or ID might have been ra
NTANed IN 2 fan No one living near r..
scene could be found who 5a5 bss..5
any unusual noise during the earlv
a messenger sent TO Frederick Sfaoal
eultor oi the Iammany Times bro7,sb+
Lhat gentleman to the station to v-}13l
MT Arbuckles body had baan -s1-
siegel identified the remains bevopli
Jno- Wilkinson of 264 West 12srd .strea+
TINS city, who says he knew Mr. Ar
buckle well, has asked the coroner for
permission to take charge of the BODY
j. NOAaiNENT NAN IN COLORADO
Denver, Nov 19.-The man who v-as
round unconscious on the street in New
a"fk city this morning and who died
soon afterward was Frank p. Arbuci1le
lillttee oT Colorado and receiver of the
land office in this citv.
~ vas porn At Erie, Pa. in the carly
part ol 1892 He had the advantaaa ~
an excellent education and early eVine-
ed the business capacitv which lea =,
his success - 19e To
IN 1e'V, ne became connected with tha
teIegfapn service Of the Kansas Paeif79
- - " ~ L93lHp5nyr whose railroad had
oeen completed to Denver. Sor7a+f,75e
arterWard he organized the Amer5rs47
district telegraph company in rhis 155--
was its superintendent for a 7,lrr,, 1,s,- -
Years and showed marked exar,7tf,-5
ability ia its management
Other organfza tfons perfected
successfully operated by Mr.. Al.bn~l-is
were the Beaver Brook Water -o.r,,-,5,---
and the Mountain Water company
which Tor many years supplied the cf+s
1ens or Highlands, until consalf7a+as7
Win Lne Denver Union Water company
Y ne Denver highlands Electric COM
pany IS another OF his prosperous busi-
ness ventures He was receiver OF tae
lanu ofI1ce at Lamar during ClevaIar d.
M AIst adInAnlstra ton, and was appointed
70 lhe same position in the Denver of
Aes under the present Administrations.
AAf- Arbuckle went east just after the