Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-11

nls pano On tne our- Joe Day "a.
there, also. Sopposs be had q gun, BE-
cause | think every white man in the
crowd had gun Perry Bsyns
vas there; AN certain be
was there. He had re-
volver. think il vas ooe Henry lib
belts borrowed from Mr.. Wilson Sun
day morning. He vas vstchnan for
Mr.. Tibbeits, and wanted to watch at
night Perry Bayns vas inside of the
fence. He was there Just the same as
/ vas. Dan Hughes vas also In the
crovd with Us Myself, Joe Day. Mr..
Rumsey, and | think Dan Hughes, join.
ed together st Mr.. Tibbetts' store. Then
We were ioised By several Indians at
the Indian camp. and Hesry lib etts
Joined rs at the hop house. He ksd no
pistol. Perry Bayne vss at the store
and had his pistol when be joined u.s.
Henry Tibbetas went With as to Mr..
Wilson's meadow. He did no, 20 any
further. He said ne had no pistol. and
Oh account of his family be had
not better 20 any further. Mr..
Hughes had a rifle. Suppose II was
Winchester. he. tso. was over the
fence. John Boil vas not With Us.
CurIey was there and had gun.
think be was somewhat intoxicated i
don't know Who fred besides myself.
There ssre about . shots fired. John
ry, an Indian, Was With u.s. de had a
gun, but doR't knew what kind. de
was also over the fence with as, and Was
apparently under the influence OF Ii
Qaor. | think Tyee jim was with os,
but am not certain. We all thought II
would be best 10 keep the circumstances
TO ourselves. We talked about keeping
the matter secret on ths way over. before
ne reached the camp. After the shoot
ing, and after We started back We
thought il best to keep everything Sc
cret, because We knew what would be
the consequence IL it got out. i don't
know Just when / got home. or just
when we left the store. Don't knew
Who melted this affair. When | got
home told my wife where 1 had been.
My mother does not know anything
about my being out Monday night. l
had Indian Joe's gan. Mr.. Rumsey
went with me to get the gun. | irst
saw Dan Hughes at Mr.. Tibbetts's
store. When We left the store don't
know that Mr.. Tibbstts knew where We
were going. Rumssy told me where
to CO."
JOE DAY, BE Examined.
| joined the crowd Saturday of nv
own free will, and Was not led into it. /
have nothing to say about Robertson's
testimony. except that he lied.
Sam ROBERTSON, RE-ExAMISED.
Did not know where We were going
until after got the qua. Could not tell
the features of a man more than ten
feet away. Am certain every man
have mentioned was inside the fence.
Mr.. Rumsey asked me to go with the
crowd to the Cinnamon. l interpreted
for some Of the boys who were asking
the Indians to come along. Did not
ask any one of my own will 10 come
along. Left my gun under Sam Gus
tins house. Don't think he knows il
was there.
VERDICT.
We, the Jurors, duly impanelisd by
the Coroner of King County to inquire
into the circumstances attending the
death of three Cinnamon killed at Void
Brothers hop ranch in Squak Valley,
after due investigation find that the
deceased were three Cinnamon named
Yeng Sin, MonR Goat and Fupg Wee,
and that they were killed on or about
the night Of September 7. 1885, in their
camp on the hop ranch of Void Brss.,
by gun and pistol wounds inflicted by
M. DE Witt Rumsey, Joseph Day, Perry
Bayne, David Hughes, Samuel Robert
son, Indian Curley. Indian Johnny and
other persons to rs unknown.
Dated Sqnak Valley, Sept 8. 1885.
JACOB DIERsINa,
~. SMITH,
j. w. Bush,
THos. j. CHERRY,
1Hos. II. HUsoS,
W. X. Bush.