The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-28
BUCK ENGLISH SHOT
Filled Full of Holes By California
Officers.
HE WORKED" MONTANA
Brief Sketch of Oregon's Noted
Desperado-He Stole Cattle,
Robbed Banks and Married
Mormon Girl.

From the Portland Sun
The career of Buck" English, who is
now in a critical condition, suffering from
a number of gunshot wounds received at
the time he was arrested on the charge of
robbing the stage plying between Calls
toga and Clear Lake, has been a notorious
one.
English was born in Polk county, Ore,
3S years ago. where he received a common
school education. His only occupation,
when out of Jail. was trading for cattle.
HIS business not yielding the abundance
of money he found need for, he resorted
to many daring robbrries, for which he
has served several terms of imprison-
ment. Other rebberes than those re-
ported against him are known by the de-
tectives of Portland a to have been COM
mitted by English, but he has escaped
punishment through lack of evidence to
convict him.
Some five years ago this reckless des-
perado got away with $500 in British
Columbia. With this money in his pos
session English went to Salt Sake city,
where he married a young Mormon
woman, with whom he spent the greater
part of the booty in a very short time.
quietly left Salt Lake city, leaving his
wife without any knowledge of his depar-
ture, and went to Montana where, in COM
pany with a man named Irwin, several
hold-ups we're made, but only small sums
of money taken.
Walla Walla was to be the next scene
of action. Knowing that the annual fair
day was approaching, "Buck" repaired
there and made his plans for robbng the
bank when IL was thought the whole town
would have turned out and be on the fair
grounds. The eventful day arrived, bat
n short time before il had boon calculated
would be the most propitious moment to
enter the bank a very heavy storm of
wind and hail passed over the town,
which brought the people hurrying to
their homes. The unexpected turn IN
their calculations caused an abandonment
of their projected robbery.
After this English became associated
with three other men, one of whom was
breckenridge, with whom he appears to
have palled ever since. The quartet went
to Baker City, where the officers sue
ceeded in arresting them for stealing a
quantity of gold dust from the camps of
the Chinese placer miners there. They
we're each tried and sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary, but English and
Breckenridge, through influence which
was brought to bear, were released after
serving two years.
After leaving prison some 10 months
ago, the couple came to Portland, where
they remained under the eagle eyes of the
detectives until they disappeared a few
weeks ago and went to California.
Buck Enghsh's father has been dead
some years. His mother is still alive, and
residing at Clinton. b. c.. with her son,
DIR. English, who is a well-respect citi-
zen and skillful physician. David Eng
lish, the oldest brother of Buck" whose
real name is Lane Buchanan English,
was hung some p years ago for horse
stealing.
Below is given copy of letter, which
has just been received from Brecken-
ridge, who is now with Buck" in tho
Napa Jail, charged with robbing the Calls
toga stage some three weeks ago. from
which can be drawn n fair idea of the
character of both men.
"Napa, Cal. May Is. Friend Billie: Buck is
In serious trouble here. charged with stage
robbing. He has been shot in 10 or 10 different
places and am quite sure that he will no. live
many more days, but i hope that he will re-
cover. He was shot by the district attorney OF
this county. II he RECEIVERS (which is doub. fun
he will be sentenced 10 long term OF imprlson-
ment al san Quentin. / am 10 have an ex-
animation to-day at 1870 p. m. BucS is here in
jail with me. The doctor just said he Will not
live long. Bucks sister wrote a letter 10 the
sheriff, and she will be down here in a day or
two TO see him. Now. Billie. II YOU can do any
thing for him or me. please do So as YOU know
how hard worked for your cousin once so
please do something for me. You can have
some one with influence TO write TO the Judge
here and state my good character and give M
justice. The judges name is Judge l.. D. Ham
and the district attorneys name is William
Eel. The judge is a Mason. and il some Ma
sons would write 10 him in my favor il would
do me a great deal Of good. My mother does
not know Of this yet. and do not intend to let
her know OF il Yet or al al.
TEL Ida Clarke 10 try and get my watch AMI
send Il TO my mother AZ 50 North ParN street 10
keep for me until am released from prison. il
I am sent there; also tell her 70 send the latch
key up. Buck sends his regards 10 yau. Billie
and Ida. Tell Ida 10 write 20 me for Buck
Buck SAYS II YOU can, Billie. send some money;
IL Will help rs IN our casr. Have Ida write II
you see Harry Hunt dOn't ten him about this
matter 40 an, a. be talks too much. have a
lawyer here H. Hogan l can get him 10 de-
fend US, providing We can raise some money for
him. ] have written my friends for some al
Portland. and with very little money we can nay !