The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-02
END OF 4 NOTED CASE.
The Alleged slayer Of Onicer
Hubbard Set Free
THE TEMrTER AND THE Thief
Dhameleas Robbery ~ Fsasnd-Ihres
Cissse.s 81 stsaveed Improve
4 Tksrenghfsre.

srnxAvE rAIax, April I'll s5oksssa9a -
Manfred Payne. Alias Engse- who sas
eh.rwrd risi1 having murdered Officer
Hubbard. of shss city, In Douglas county
about four years ago, s. free man, me
inaxtment against him having ossn
ozsxhed By Judge Mount in the superior
eourt Of Douglas county last week The
news wa received sn spokane yesterday
and created great deal OF surprise. The
story il an interesting ons-
About i've years ago an old man named
Payne. his wife and son. the latter aooas
u years Of ase. settled al Badger nolr-
tain. In DousIxs county. and opened
stock ranch. There WAS mystery surround
ing the family and soon IL began 10 De
whispered about that Payne had ned Mfs-
souri, 70 escape arrest on criminal charge
About four years ago information came
20 spokane officers making inqEiries for
PAYNE. whose true name was Engle. from
Missouri, where be was wanted charged
with murder. and . large reward was
offered for his apprehension Ii aT-
peared that Eugie's son, Manfred, had
had an alteration with one OF bis
companions at camp meeting and had
been worsfed, when, much enraged, Old
HAN fsEftE CAME @8f - hE4 oA<3 Sftts vars
young man, with whom his son had quar-
re.ed, and before he could he spprehended
rode away, and subsequently. with his
family, led from the country and came TO
Washington.
The case was placed in the hands OF
Odscer Hubbard. who was noted IS brave.
fearless man. He located Payne - the
man wanted and with one Aiken started
for Douglas county To arrest hifa-
He arrived at ths Payne ranch, took the
old man unawares, although Winchester
was always within easy reach for instant
use, placed him in irons and started on his
return trip 70 Spokane. When midway
between the two counties. about 10 miles
out from this city, Is Hubbard. Aiken and
their prisoner were riding along. cloud
Of dust was seen behind them.
Soon after over the brow of the hill q
horseman came in full view, riding at q
rapid rate OF speed. Old man Payne or
Engel remarked: THAT is my son and
you will have trouble"
Hubbard stopped his horses, jumped
from the buggy. with revolver In his
band. turned on his tracks toward the
newcomer. who within 80 yards OF Hub
bard rsigned up his horse. dis
mounted, drew q Winchester to his
shoulder. took aim and then fired.
The first shot struck Hubbard and he
was seen by Aiken to reel. He returned
the fire and began advancing, 80 Aiken
saws. But Aiken was too thoroughly
scared TO tell what really did happen. He
quickly rs possible embarrassed one of the
horses, mounted il, and hurried 70 Spo-
kane. Some hours after young Manfred
Engle Was seen riding away from the scene
OF the conflict Next day the dead bodies
of Officer Hubbard and old man Engie
we're discovered where they bad fallen.
Whether the murderer killed both Hub
bard and Engle-t the latter by mistake-or.
finding himself mortality wounded, Hab-
bard turned and dispatched hts prisoner
rather than permit rescue, viii probably
never be known.
shielded young Engle. but nevertheless he
fed the country A year afterward he re-
appeared IN Douglas county, but was al
ways ON the alert. always armed. guarded
well against surprise, and declared that no
man could take him alive. He terrorized
for years the whole section. However, a
year ago he voluntarily surrendered him
self for trial. An indictment was found
against him at the fall term of the Douglas
county district court, to which be pleaded
not guilty. continuance of the case was
had, and the other day il was dismissed for
want OF evidence, as heretofore stated. The
case was So old that the officers OF the law
found IL hard 20 obtain evidence going to
estahItxh Young Envla's yuilt