Evening journal., 1897-01-08
DID he KiIl ARBUCKLE?
Frederick Baunan, an Actor,
Makes 4 Confession.
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE OF THE ACT.
" Bruman's story Is True. u Clears Up
tho Mystery OF the Death of Denver
Politician In New York he Is Thought
TO BE shammiaC Insanity.

AoAAAAtAAh ~ NeN hoAiN-At -
to he shanmiar Insanity.
Louisville. Jan S.-Fiederick Bau-
man. alns Wilson who was arrested three
weeks ago ON "a charge of obtaining goods
by giving worthless checks has declared
thar he and man whose identity is now
unknown killed Frank p. Arbucl1h, a
well known Denver politician. i'm New
York last November Bauman has been
In jail since his arrest and the iailer be-
lieves he has been shamming insanity, but
he tells the story OF the killing Of Mr.. Ar
buckle in way that seems TO indicate
| that It Is true.
We met Arbuckle In Sullivan's saloon,
in Harlem said Bauman in telling his
story 1--WE saw him flash his roll and
/ when he left friend and myself concluded
we would follow him and get his money.
/ You wonder why we should have done
this, but I'll tell you. We had been knock
ing about New York for TWO weeks and
were completely stranded. II was hand
TO mouth living with us at best. Sulli-
vans saloon is on Third avenue. We fol-
lowed Arbuckle to Eighth avenue where
he stood waiting for car. We pounccd
upon him My friend used a small slung-
shot, and cracked him over the head with
the butt end of a revolver.
We took his moncy-s325--a diamond
ring and gold watch The watch is now
pawned in a shop ON Park row. New York,
near the Brooklyn bridge After the crime
we went 90 another part of the city and "a
day or two later we left town by different
trains.
I've mot In Chicago, and from there |
went to Kansas City, where I was arrest
ed, charged with being implicated I'm the
Chicago and Alton blue cut train rob
berry They could prove nothing against
me- and ! was released. Then 1 started TO
this city, stopping "a day IN st. Louis.
Well. 90 make a long story short. when /
got to Louisville, ! forged checks on y.
G0lGstein & Sons, and for that ! was ar
rested.
II have always been crazy on the subject
of dress, and. Notwithstanding had two
trunks fun of clothing, three dress suits
and seven full suits of clothes, 1 had to get
into more trouble by trying to buy "a suit
l did not need. They put me in jail, and
heaven knows when will get out again
But, then, / know one thing, / will never
be at loss TO make a living
Played In shnhesperean Roles.
when l arrived here few days ago,
expected to join Georgia Cayvans COM
mny, playing "a role i'm Squire lIatc and
MISS ItnnluEtNhf lllNNl1ir I nave NAlN'N
i'm Shakcspcaran roles with Frederick
/ Warde Whom / first started out, it was
with one of Tony Pastors companies.
r can speak five languages Hebrew, Eng
, lish, German Greek and Italian
/ My father Is J Edward Buuman of
! Chicago, banker at Dearborn and Mon
roe streets. I suppose l could be honest II
l wished TO be, but you know that when a
man becomes idle his brain is the devil.
- workshop. That is exactly the truth in
,- my case. When l first got locked up, II
II was i'm London, for robbing friend We
p were making a tour of England, having
n just returned from the Continent / ran
d short of money, and instead of writing
it home l concluded it would be great fun t,
e rob my companion so one night / man
l. aged to give him little chloral and rob
c bed him while he slept They sent me q
l. prison for a year. When got ont, my
.- brain was fun of new schemes, and J un
D. dcrstood how to work the short chang
v racket. forge n check or turn neat trick
a as well as the next. / had always been d
Il wild, hnrum scarum youth and l con
S. cluded l might as well keep on the road
:, downward
:. Bauman talked freely about the matter
n and has insisted that his story is true but
,e the police are satisfied hc Is either cr,izy ol
pretends to DE so They say he has nOi
slept much since his arrest and is trying
to keep from being sent to the penitenti,
IS for the crime he committed here. Whca
"a told him this, he asked anxiously n hl
M would be sent back to New York and
r. he would not like to be executed He q, a
m not appear to me to be inasne, but the %
l. lice declare hc is acting part
re Frank p. Arbuckle was fourd insen s.
IN BILE in some bushes in front Of the vacun
lot al Eighth avenue and One Hundi
and Fifty second street New York. caf
on the morning OF Nov i9 last. An anhs
ID lance was called, but nc was dead when j
m. arrived Although there were no marks
- violence on his body, his watch and INC
M cy were missing. An autopsy indica,
nj that death was due to heart disease
m there was nothing TO show that an assai
~ had been committed The police made scy
d. eiyl arrests i'm connection with the case
but the suspected persons were eventual
discharged for lack of evidence.
Alleged Counterfeiter Arrested.
-, DETROIT, Jan. S.-Willam = Burns o
y, the United states secret service has arrest
80 ID s,l.f