Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-31

slept in the barn. Went to bed at hal,
past O'Clock. heard some shooting.
First | heard revolver shot, and then
hears the big shooting. which sounded
like rifles | visited the camp at dsy-
break. Several men vent With me, in
eludIng the two Void Brothers. In the
second tent sac a revolver and a dead
Chinsrnsn- The revolver vas pretty
large. There we're txo shsiIs empty.
and three with slnes in them. Toe tents
were IN two rows. With q street between
them. vas IN the camp several Il mes.
The Cinnamon were busy packing up.
noticed they had several boxes Of cart
ridges Ga tn. sday saw folr pistols.
two big ones and tuo small ones. When
the dead Chinsman's things we're barn
ed one OF the pistols vas thrown on the
IRE, aud some of ,he cartridges were
thrown on the fire. Gong Hing asked
NE 10 say sothine about the revoivers
saw IN the China camp. / took The
news Of the killing 10 Mr.. Tlboetts, be-
cause he vas an sffiser and thought be
should be notifiea
Cross-exsmiBstiou-I Was IN the hay
when | heard the shots. Peterson vas
with me- / listened for q few minutes
vhsn ] heard the shooting. aud then
vent to Wold's house. where rem aimed
until morning. Did not 90 to the China
camp that night. Did not count the
shots. There we're probably - or 30
Inc first was a revolver, and the next
rife shots. Twas examined before Geo.
W. Tibbetts. | Was not asked any ques
tiohs about the revolvers. Don know
Who asked the questions. Ii was no,
Mr.. Tiobctts. The rifle shots were 80
quick could not count them. De no,
know whether the Chinaman / talked
TO was the foreman or not. | was At
the camps on Sunday. Ga Tuesday
morning ! saw one camp had been torn
down and burned. examined the pistol
| found in the camp. The barrel was
blue. Rain fell at 7S5O tuesday morn
ing. WAS examined by Coroner Daw-
son. Only three questions were asked
me. Do not know whether / testified
that | did not know anything about the
condition Of the Chinese camp or not.
Mr.. Hsines here read the order OF the
Court discharRinR Samuel Robertson
from two OF the three causes In which
he was indicted for murder In the first
degree. and offered the same as an ex-
hlbit IN the cause.
GEORGE W. TIBBETTs.
Am 40 years Of age. Have lived in
squak for seven years. Follow farming
aud mercantile business. In September
! kept store in building 22x50 east and
vest. 22x5O north and south. Witness
Examined diagram Of the surroundings,
and identified the various localities. 1t
Is seventy five yards frsm my house to
Sam Gastin's. Lanes house is twenty
yards beyond. On the 7th of Septeni-
ber there was a counter and shelves on
either side. am Postmaster. The
boxes are in the northeast corner OF the
store. There are large windows in the
front of the store. there are double
doors in front of the store. keep a
hotel there; have kept it seventeen
months. Am we'll acquainted with
nearly every one in our section Of coun-
try. The people come there at all
times, to buy goods, get mail, and pass
the time. At hop picking there are more
than at other times. Generally more
there from 10 a. IN. TO 8 p. m. | remem-
Der September z, 1886. Ii was very
smoky up to that time, and had been for
several weeks. 1 did not fire any shots
from q gan that evening. Ip the store
there we're Winchester rife, belonging
to me. double barrelsd rifle, oeeH in my
possession three years; a revolver that
belonged to me. which picked up on
the battle field; horse pistol have
had for long time; a four -barreied re-
volyer belonging to Dutch Ned, which
has been there four years. That.
think, 10 all the weapons in the store.
The Winchester was of the model of
1873. The revolver 10 a Colts, SIX shot,
and uses powder and ball, loaded at the
cylinder caps are used to sci
the powder on bre. The pistol
loads at the muzzle. The muxzie
IL as large as my thumb; it Is
fred with cap. Tue double barrelled
my possession. The four barrelled re-
volver IL different from anythiBg ever
saw. | hays had two or three army
muskets, but not in the store at that
time. One of them belonged to me. /
have had guns there that did not be-
long TO me. | had ammunition at that
time-thiry eight Winchester cartridges
and forty-fuur pistol cartridges. 1 had
several boxes. That is she only kind
have calls for. l sell to lnGians and
B4yue, Ramsey, Joe Day and Daniel
Hughes. On the afternoon Of Septem
Der 7th, vas not of my place. Heard
no shots that evening. When Sam.
Gustin came to the store was there.
Did not see sam Robertson that even.
ing. ssx Joe Day, Rumsey and Per
~ BayUe. Did not see Dan Hughes.
Did not sse any body with guns, or re-
I -
$40. He staid few minutes. He calls
mos. every evening for different par.
poses. | know pistol owned by Bob
Wilson. Did not see II that night. Did
not give Mr.. Bayue pistol that even
log. Had nc dealings With bin that
night. Had no conversation with him
about cartridges. Did nothing With re-
gard to cartridges Don't remember
seeing Sam Robertson that night. Had
no dealings with him, or conversation
with him relative to cartridges. Did
not talk to Dan Hugaes. Did not have
uly rifle in my hands that evening. Mr..
kumsey and Mr.. Day came out from
supper at ] o'clock. Don't remember
seeing them afterwards. When Mr..
Bsyns left be said. Il guess I'll go
down bome." No one went asay With
nfu. L saw tudflcN Ctnitu, oouucfosu
and Lane there. | saw Indians there
that evening trading. There we're 70
Indians in the valley who do not live
there. There were quite q lot there
from SkaQit river. They came to pick
hops. Hop raising vas the principal
industry. The Chinese came to Void
Bfothers' place on Friday. September
lth. | saw them on the road. The
general feeling In the valley vas op
posed to Chinese being employed there.
Daring my residence Chinese had never
been employed there before. Dan
Hughes owns q gun. I saw him Sep
tember 7th. He left my store at go ..
m. | vas Strengthening up the store
thai evening. l have been at Void
Brothers. where Cninsmen were killed.
Was there on Septesber sth. Mr.. Gas
tafson and Rspe came over. and Informed
me that some Cinnamon had been kill
ed. vent ever 10 hold an inquest.
vas Justice of the Peace. l went over
at = o'clock. I found wold Brothers.
their hired men, some dead Cinnamon
and some living Cinnamon. Remained
there till about noon. Did not notice
she effects of Chipamen. First placed
Two men in charge Of the camp. and
then eDpannelled q jury Of siI men TO
hold an inosest, We remained there