Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-01-21

amongst us-whispered that money was his-that con-
siderable monthly transmitted to him by his
wealthy friends in Germany. This sufficient;
further evidence OF honesty, integrity aud worth de-
sired These very men violent in their denuneia
tons gave him the hand Of friendship, and babe
him cordial welcome-iheY received him into srcies
confidence and thus became the ondorers Of bis character
the Of communiiy-they themselves gave him
rency by the warmth and kindness Of their attentions
Thus encouraged and thus sustained be ourshed in the
elegant circles Of society. mingled with the most
ued and caressed and FILTERED By the resrecta
ble His grossness negaliyed than compensa
ted by the length Of his purse aud his faults and vices
transformed into positive virtues under the alisma
influence of gold. His exTavagance and prodigaity
euloglsed the tangible illustrations Of generous
and IN short be received the homage aud
worship that might imagine the persons would
extend the great God Of their idollry-Mammon him
SELF the for innate finder Of the philosophers Stone
Thus flowed the tide. when Engleman, weaTied by the
dull mOnotony and lhreadbare amusemens of country
town. resolved change the theatre Of his operations
the city Of Cincinnati where pleasures would be enhanced
by variety, and the facilities for enjoyment increased by
enlargng the field SO off be went but his devoted friends
ever sclcitous for his well being preclude the
silly of his submitting the ordinary of riding quar-
antine" for sufficient length of time after his arrival TO
prove him worthy, loaded him with letters of recommen-
dation-wih testimonials Of good moral character. and
thereby secured him the confidence and respect which,
under other circumstances is the fruit alone Of long and
idfVia"iS LuIiHB MS aueeuCc ~ was us
covered that he (Eagenan) not the be sup
posed TO be- Doubts and sumises his honesty
first put in circulation. One recolected this strange and
mysterious circumstance-anolher tha-all once-and
for the first time, of his dear friends acerained that
he had stolen large amounts of money from Them
ing in instances from two thousand dollars
AT length he charged with having stolen from the
post Office in Fort Wayne certificate Of depose for some
thirty dollars During his absence had also been
tanned that instead OF being the wealthy heir OF wealthy
parents be indeed but poor adveniuer wandering
foreign andfar from his friends and far from his home,
and that instead of receiving three four thousand
dollars annually from Germany, he had received a
farthing fcm that quarter; which facts made more
probable that be guilty of of the hes alleged
against him. In the meantime, Engeman being ignorant
that such disclosures made and longing restore
himself to the fond embraces of his quondam friends in
September, A. d. 1876, returned to Fort Wayne; but
woe Is me on his arrival instead of meeting with the
kiss Of friendship, and the social gralulaous Of
kindness, he met, he landed from the boat
which brought him back the oe his former great.
ness by officer Of the law, who Immediately took him
before The Mayor the charge of having stolen the before
mentioned certificate OF depOsite tie held to bail for
his appearance the morning the Of five hundred
dollars In the interim large of PEOPLE had
gathered together. Engeman denounced as en- i'm,
poster-a scoundre and with being guilty Of having
mtted nearly all the offences the catalogue Of crime
Several nfammatory speeches were made against him
and he who had but short time befre been ocked
with friends, friendess-they who but short
time previous had conenled as to who should give him
the greeting and kndes embrace now commended
10 who should pronouce against him the heaviest male
dcton, the bitteest To avoid the fury and in
dignaion of the multitude, among whom many of his
former flends-now his enemies-who threatened
him with tar and feahers-ridng on q rsil-ducking in
the canal-lynchng &c &C. he fed to the suburbs OF
the city, and concealed himself cellar What charge
what fall
He who was once as great as Caesar
Was low q Nebucha lnezzeT."
His retreat in due time discovered and al the ap-
pointed hour he was again brought before the Mayor
Here sad dilemma awaited the prosecution, although
affidavit had been filed charging Engeman with the lar
ceny Of the certificate of deposit the charge still remained
without evidence TO support it, and was consequently
WHOLLY abandoned by the prosecution, and neyei
afterwards resHscitaed, or even mentioned until he had
been let to bail by me in November last And
TO say only then dragged from its resting place to
make capital against me. But Engeman not allowed
to escape; the time his trunks had been seized
broken open and examined and in OF them found
some county orders Allen county, which iden
he'd under oath as the property of respectable mercantile
house of Fort Wayne and which had been previousl y
stolen ierefrom For the larceny of these orders which
were of the value Of 40 dollars alleged in the affidavit
filed before the Mayor in that behalf EPgleman again
arrested HIS counsel waived an examinaIOn-thnkIng
perhaps that examination would be useless, owing TO
the great excitement and prejudice which prevailed
against him. and he recognized TO appear at the
term of the Allen circuit court to answer said last men
toned charge, and the amount Of his bail fixed at ees
hundred dollars. He unable give such bail and
was forthwith committed Jail, where he remained
al the October term, A. ID. 1896 of the Allen circuit
court at which term Indictment found against him
for the larceny of the said county orders, the value OF
which IS alleged in the indictment al hityOur dollars.
Engeman not being ready for trial at that term o The cir
CUT court owing the absence of material witness
his behalf, on his affidavit and motion the
tlnued until the February term A. d. 1917, of said circuit
court and he ordered into recognzance in
the of fifteen hundred dollars for his appearance at
that term SILL being unable to give bail to so large an
amount, he again imprisoned but order of CON-
mment was made entered the records OF the circuit
In that behalf that from that time the time OF
his being brought before writ of habeaS corpus
be let to ball. his Imprisonment Illegal however
advantage allowed be taken of this fact and
merely mentioned here rebut in part the charges OF cor
rupton and maleassnce made against me for my acts in
the PREMISES for could, had felt disposed wished
to have acted coHupty have discharged him without Ia
king from him. did recognZanee for his appearance
the February term A. d. lS47, of the circuit court and
the law would have sustained IN in doing.
On The 4th day Of November last between three and
four o'clock in the afternoons the being the third
dcia day of the November of the Probate OF
Allen county, petition from EngIeman praying writ OF
habcaS corpus for the purpose alleged in the petition Of
letting the prisoner ball. presented me, imme-
datey endorsed the petition order for writ
urnabe iRStdner and returned the TO the attorney
Of EDgleman- delay occasoned in issuing and
serving the writ owing 10 the absence of the clerk
and sheriff from their Offices and before the prisoner was
brought before me the evening had advanced to past
o'clock then wished to adjourn the until the
morning. but the counsel of Engleman would not
consent thereto and the application only to let to
ball. and required notice the prosecuting attorney
planning party waived my objection act and LEI
the prisoner bail-taking from him recognizanee in
the of FIVE hundred dollars for his appearance the
nexs February of the Allen circuit court with
Conrad Mill surety thereon, who supposed that
perfectly good for that amount and who still think
good for the same, Notwithstanding the declarations OF
some to the contrary Now II may be asked why re-
duced the bail from fifteen TO five hundred dollars an
sver did so because was then had always been, and