, 1889-09-05
BROUGHT BACK.
Robert Englis, Charged With Pur-
Joining Supplies, Is Returned
to This City,
He Is Confident of Establishing
His Innocence---His Bond
Fixed at $500.
Some Interesting Developments
Are Likely to Occur at the
Examination.

Are Likely to Occur at the
Examination.
Chief of Police Warren arrived yester-
day OH the early morning train, bring
ing with him Robert Engls, whom he
left the city is search OF about two weeks
ago. They went Immediately to the
city Jail where Englis was left.
Chief Warren says Englis was per-
iectly willing to accompany him back
to this city without rcQuisition, and
seemed quite anxious to have an investi-
CATION made.
ELoLIs TALKS TO a REPoBTRR.
a REVIEW reporter called ut the
city Jail later in the day
and found Englis in very cheerful
mood. He is fine looking and we'll.
dressed young man of about q year of
age.
He stated that he left here on the
morning train, August 10, and said that
his wife, who is living at Chico, Cal,
was in very delicate condition, and
was in u hotel ut that place when it
burned short time ago, which made
her condition quite critical, and it was
his solicitude concerning her that called
him away. lie said that he Informed u
number of persons here tint his wiie's
condition demanded his attention, and
he was going to Chico to seq her, and
among the number were members of the
relief committee.
The reporter asked him If he knew
that an Investigation was to be matlc
about the time he lett, to which he re-
piled:
"'lhey said nothing to me about AN
investigation, and besides there was no
need of my presence ii they had hnd ono !;
the books showed where everything
went to that ! issued when told them /
intended to leave nothing was said and
no objections were made; | went as far
as Portland ON the cheap rate, so 1t
WAS SURELY Known
that | was going to leave, and where l
was going.,'
Did you sell wagon load of supplies
to grocer in this city2' the reporter in
/ quirod.
NO; disposed Of nothing without an
order from some of the men that had
/ previously been instructed TO receive
orders from and the books will show it
| He further said: "Othcr parties are
responsible for the goods that were dis
| posed Of, and not L. and il they think
they can lay II on to mo and shield
/ themselves, they are mistaken. My
reputation is worth as much to me as
I theirs, and when the true facts are
/ known, Others will suffer, and not !. II
! had thought had done anything that
was criminal could easily have escaped
/ and when | was arrested was greatly
| surprised, but ! was perfectly willing To
come back. / have telegraphcd my
! father, who, with my brothers, ruus All
/ extensive boiler factory at Toronto, Can
ala, the entire circumstances, and asked
I him TO come here at once. He replied
/ that IL was impossible for him to get
away at present, but told me to
SECURE THE BEST COUNSEL
obtainable and leave everything to them
One of my brothers will be here to,
morrow, however.
"When the proper time comes | in
tend to tell all / KNOW aud let 1t hit who
it will, for my reputation and charaCtel
are ut stake and ! cannot afford to let
Others stand In the way of clearing It
When | do establish my innocence,
will prosecute the ones that have brought
shame upon me-
He was taken before Judge Curry at .
p. NJ. for n preliminary examination
Judge Houghton appeared for the terri
tory, while j. Il. Jones of the firm o
Hyde X Jones appeared for the defend
ant Mr.. Jones stated that they wcr,
not prepared for an examination just al
/ present, and asked
TIA T a CONTINUANCE
be granted for few days, and asked
that only u light bond he required sc
their client could obtain sureties here
and not be compelled to lay in Jail unit
money could he received from Englis
father. He stated that his client had re
ceived a telegram from prominent cit
iZcn here telling him that the oiliCor,
We're after him and that he lad bettel
keep out of their way, but instead Engli:
was willing and anxious to come bach
and establish his innocence.
Judge Houghton said IT would suit
him to postpone the examination unit
District Attorney Jones returned from
Walla Malla, and that while he believed
every man innocent until proven guilty
he wanted the bonn large enough to Sc
cure the attendance of the defendant a
the trial September 10 was agreed
BAIL WAS FIXED
at $500
Englis tolographed his father to send
/ money to secure bondsmeu, but it viii
/ probably not urriyc until To-day Jutlrf