El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-22
Oregon Sheriff Is Here To
Get GirOux.
AWAITS PROPER PAPERS.
The Man Wanted Returned Yesterday
Afternoon From Arizona and Is
Ready To Return To Face His Ac-
cusers.-Sheriff Registered Under
An Assumed Name.

All ASSuIucu NdLucs
Eugene L. Giroux returned to the
city yesterday from Nogsles, whittier
he went on business soon after he was
released from custody on q bond Of S1,-
600.
Officers from uBaker City, Oregon,
who came to Texas for Giroux left that
point as soon as notified of his arrest.
Sheriff S. S. Horner, of Baker City,
reached here December 49, AID regis
tered at the Grand Central hotel under
the name of j Smith, Boston.
That be was in town has been known
to the HERALD for several days but
the fact was withheld from the public
for good and sufficient reasons.
District Attorney White left Baker
City with Sheriff Horner, but instead
of coming direct to Ell Paso he went to
for Gtroux. He would have arrived
ere this with the document, but was
snow bound for day or two and de-
layed thereby. He is expected to
reach this city this afternoon or to-
morrow and then the two officials will
escort Giroux back to Baker City for
trial.
THE SHERIFF'S STATEMENT.
Sheriff Horner was seen by a HER
AID reporter this morning at the
Grand Central. He said that in his
.
Injustice by the newspapers of Cali
fornia.
"Giroux has not been In hiding"
said he; "his whereabouts have been
known ever since he left Oregon. He
was indicted after he left and did not
jump his bond as reported. He has
many friends in California who claim
s'He was indicted three years ago for
obtaining money under false preteuses.
We did not cause his arrest before for
the reason that the expense of bring
ing the fugitive back was very great
and we did not feel inclined to incur
it unnecessarily.
"Will Giroux return without requi-
sition papers?'
s'No, he says his lawyers will op-
pose their issuance, but If they are is
sued he says he will return; but asked
that I permit him to close several
mining deals before he goes back-in
case the papers are issued--and have
consented to do So"
HIS OREGON RECORD.
The San Francisco Examiner of re-
cent date prints a story about Giroux
from which the following extracts are
Baker City lore.). Dec. 14.-Eugene
L. Giroux who was arrested in Ell
Z d6Os 4cA6s, IOr 66tllDR n 66lC-
ed mine in this county for $40,
came to Baker City in 1888. Here he
became acquainted with the McCarty
brothers of train-robbing fame, most
of whom have been killed since. W.
A, McCarty supplied him with funds
to foist the so-called Giroux amalga-
mstor upon the public and $25, 900
was subscribed for that invention.
In 1895 he secured bond
on the Clsrk's Creek placer mines,
went to Paris and interested
French capital in his properties. A
French expert named Viala was sent
out here and reported that hundreds
of millions OF dollars of gold were con-
tain ed in the conRlomerate country
rock underlying the gravel. E. N.
| Imhaus was sent out as manager, and
after q seasons fruitless work ordered
3 re-examination. Again Vials was
sent out at salary of $50 day
and expenses paid. Imhaus suspected
Viala who, when arrested, acknowl
edged in open court that he had placed
some gold with the samples in order to
get better results. Viala was discharg-
ed, because there was no state law GOV.
sring the crime of sailing mines. Cir
oux was discharged from the service of
The company after Viala's trial. He
hen went south, where he has wealthy
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