El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-12
EUGENE GIROUX
ARRESTED
Charged With Obtaining
Money Under False
PretenseS.
WANTED IN OREGON
WAN 7 ED

The Sheriff at Baker City Says He Was
Indicted For Procuring $4,000
By the sale OfAn Alleged Sailed
ine-The Prisoner Was Released
On Bond.
this city yesterday when it was
learned that E. L. Giroux, promine Mt
mining expert, had been arrested by
the chief of police on the charge of
procuring money under false pre-
lenses.
The chief received a descrip-
tion of Giroux from the sheriff
City, Oregon, coupled with
the request that he endeavor to To-
cate him.
Yesterday morning he found Giroux
at the Center Block hotel where he
has been stoppipg with his wife for sev-
eral months, and placed him under ar
rest. leaving George Harold on guard
at the hotel until this morning, when
the prisoner was taken before Justice
! The dispatches from Baker City
were exhibited to the court as the
authority on which the warrant had
| been sw orn out. County Attorney
Edwards was on hand to conduct the
prosecution, while the prisoner had
retained Judge Buckler and Hon.
Leigh Clark to defend him.
The court proceedings we're brief.
The attorneys for the defense insisted
small figure and suggested that $500
would be sufficient. The county attor-
ney argued that since Giroux was
charged with embezzling $40, 900.
the bond should be fixed at S5,-
600, if not more The court did
not make up his mind on that point
Immediately, but decided to take the
matter under advisement until noon
and the prisoner sat in the court room
with George Harold near him to await
the decision of the magistrate to fix the
amount of'the prisoners bond.
| GirouX wRs released at noon on g.
bond of 81 900 signed by U. S. Stewart
and E. Kohlberg.
HIS LOCAL HISTORY.
Giroux and his wife made their ap-
| pearance in this city in the fall of 1897.
| They remained here for several
months. Giroux finally procured q po-
| sition as manager of the Pilares mine
| in Mexico, owned by h. L. Newman
| and others of Ell PasO.
L He remained at the mine until q
| few months ago when he returned to
| Ell Paso with his wife and procured
apartments at the Center Block
where they have since resided.
| Giroux is man of striking appear
ance and attracted attention whenever
hes made his appearance in public.
a heavy curling mustache.
He took his arrest coolly and ex-
hibited no undue excitement when
placed under arrest yesterday, nor in
the court room this morning.
The message to the chief of police
conveyed the Information that Giroux
had been indicted for obtaining e
| twenty thousand dollars under false
pretenses and that the trouble was the
outcome of an alleged sslted mine deal
near Baker City.
| GIROUX'S STATEMENT.
A HERALD reporter called at the
Center Block hotel short time after
Giroux had been released. He and
his wife both appeared to
be deeply grieved over the
charges preferred against Giroux.
s>;When asked if he cared to make q
statement for publication Giroux
said:
"This Is case of blackmail, pure
and simple, and 1 think it will be q
good foundation for a heavy suit for
damages later on.
Il had only known these men five or
six months prior to the time the mines
were sold and have had many SINH
lar transactions with them. I
never had any trouble with them be-
| fore until this old sore was brought to
| light
.sI am satisfied that everything will
be cleared up in short time and my
name cleared of this charge. I regret
that the disgrace has been brought
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