Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-07-02
HIBHs CASE.

OUT aDScOuOlnS post masLeS, IL que which
b exciting much interest both here and
IN Washington City, and in Victoria.
Hibbs is incarcerated in Jail at Victoria,
having been remanded back without bail,
after partial hearing, for twenty-one days
from the Oath of june for papers and
evidence to come from the United
States. The late dispatches from Wash
ington tell US that Gen. Goode from the
Department Of Justice started on the
26th Of June for Lewiston to gather evil
deuce and papers and then proceed to
Victoria and present the same to the CO.
lonial government to secure his cxtradi-
tion, that be may be brought back to be
tried for his offense. All this will re-
quire time. It seems that Hibbs has Of
fered TO the government at Washington
$4,000 to settle the matter and be re-
leased. but the government refuses to &C
cept, and say shcy want the person, of
Hibbs more than they want that money.
His attorneys at Victoria claim that un-
der the treaty between the two govern
ments he cannot be cxtraditcd and
Hibbs says that before he obtained the
money he read the treaty, and concluded
that if he could get to British Columbia
he would be safe from arrest and from
being brought back--showing that he
planned his offensc with much cool de-
liberation, fact which his former friends
and acquaintance here did not believe
he would do it he could, and which they
did not believe he was capable Of doing
If be would /; and hence many claim that
he must have had an accomplish in the
business 1t would seem that so conf
dent was he Of bis safety on British soil,
that he let 60 all prudential means for
his safety. We learn that he acknowl-
edges that he obtained upwards Of s2O,-
600, besides that he drawed for and had
not obtained because intercepted after it
was known that be had been issuing
these orders for fictitious persons. Ex-
actly how many we're issued, no one yet
knows here, but il is reasonably presumed
that the amount will yet be discovered
and known to be $4,000. and perhaps
much moro in amount It would seem
that the treaty between the two govern
srnments must be very lame, il there can
be no extradition for such offenses, and
We think that our government can find
provisiona, which il the treaty covering
such cases, which the colonial authori-
tier will have to acknowledge are applica.
bic to the case, and will give him over to
the United States authority. The CO.
lonial judge will not be hasty, as appears,
and yet tho fact that he refuses him bail,
indicates tpat ne expects 70 surrender
Alm up % soon as the proper evidence
q ms gullt, and the papers from the
proper authorities arc produced, which in
dus tune viii De forth coming Some
claim that az indictment Will have to be
iound against MN ~ the u .. grand
lnsy q n's countrymen before ne can Dc
sarreadered and produced to the Colo
MAJ court, OF . certified copy thereof. II
% that can procured before court now IN
ssasacn g tfis place, adjourned BY calling
special grand jury IN the case, although
twsney one days from the 24th Of june
whi slapse bcicfs = can De procured and
seos % sicsofia, IN which case upon .
proper showing 20 doubt the Colonial
)aoee van remand h'm to jail tor q fur
snef t'me' w. 40 not despair Of ms
yes coming Dack % answer before our
court ior ms onense' 4 our authorities
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