Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-30


do it We zili prove ttA: the story Of
Iiooetts firing eight stoss, vzs al hun
bug Psrry Bsvoe nevs, went 70 the
Indian cAnp. He sent 70 the meadow,
and Vas overtskep by crowd OF ner.
armed and socon panied By Indians.
he Inquired the o, Jet and vas told
that they v-rs RoInR TO drive the Ccl-
pese o1f- Being cool beaded citizen,
Mr.. b8yne concluded to 20 With toe
crowd 20 prevent violence or the dong
OF unlawful sets- After . tine, tbey
coocluded % 20 near the camp. and let
Mr.. bayns, Who was the bssf talker, 70
TO the camp and tell the Chinese Of the
feeling against them in the valley, and
invite theH TO leave Sam Robertson
told the truth when be said there vas 10
inteation 70 inf.ict bodily injury spon
the Cbinsmen- As to VITO was armed.
and who vas Dot armed. ve cannot tell.
exeept that this defendant vss BOT
armed. and ne will show that all that
part sf kcberJson's testimony about
getting ammunition at Tibbetts' vas
absolutely false. Ou reaching the Chi
nese caHp, Mr.. Bsyne went around
through the gap IN the fence. He
walked few steps, and lsoking up. be
ssv Chinaman raise his hand and FIRE,
and before Mr.. B.yne could say q word
the CkInsnan fred again. and a volley
Of shots were then fired from the crowd
outside the fence. Mr.. Bsyne shouted
for the shooting to cease. and IL did
cease. think ve can show that Rob
ertsou attempted to pull down one or
txo tents tent vas barned. prob
ably from the fash of pistsl fired BY
a Chinam8n. The evidence will show
that Rob=rt on j. here vol king for the
Territory, and in order 10 save his
Hsck, be - attempting to implieate
somebody else IN the cri ne r which he
alone ~ responsible. he Is guilty of
murder. No question about that, sc-
cordine TO his oSn statement. II We
can show tais state of facts, We shall
ask for verdict At your haods-
koBERT r WILSON.
iva at Sq1sk. Am SS years old.
II We known defendant for q year.
Knog san Robertson. Have known
him for ye<r. Hs worked for me in
September. Oa Sunday evesine. Sept
Sth. IN the barn, Rohertson said, talking
about Cinnamon. "Yon are all a lot of
oowsrds. IL could get a few men to
follow me I would 20 up and kill every
one Of them" ! have lived two miles
from defendant for year. know his
reputation IN that community. II. had
q very good reputation. so far as knew.
Cross examination = Sam Robertson
said 10 me, The felloxs around here
are all cossrds. II could get 9 few
men to stick to me, I'd 80 up and kill
all those d ID Chiaamen-" Wolf was
there at the time | AN brother in-lsv
of George W. TIbbetts-
JOHN veLF.
live at Sqaak. / know Samuel Rob
ertson. Worked With him in the barn
Sunday evening. That evening he said
We we're talking about the affair of
Saturday night Robertson uas afraid
some Of the boys we're going back en-
hina. and said they were all cossrds-
Before the C3roner testified that had
hsd conversation With Samuel Rob
er;sou on Sunday morning.
P.E. LASE
Svorn-Hsve lived at SQ1sk txo years.
Lived near the defendant. Have known
him eighteen months. Know bis repu-
tstioH II was good. Hop raising is
carried on to some extent that Is the
principal crop IN the valley. There
vas quite prejudice against the Chi
nese coming thsre before the shooting.
This feeling was quite general. Ths
first Chinese came this fall vho we're
ever in the valley. lived q mile from
Void Brothers. They had fifty acres
in hops. Most everybody talked With
we're opposed TO the Chinese coming. /
Vas at Tibbetts' store September !,
1885. | went at 7 O'Clock. | saw Sam
Gastin there. l met Sam Robertson
going there as | came down. | don't
know whether I sav Mr.. Baype there or
not. Dan Haehes vas not there. Don't
think | saw any guns thsre or smmuni-
ton. live fifty yards from Tiboetts'
store. heard no shots fired that even
ing. Gasiin's house is between nay
house and the store.
Cross examination Il vas working
for Mr.. Tibbet,s at that time. | was
only at the store q short time.
p. J. SMITH.
I have resided in Squak valley for
eiRh, years. Have known defendant a
year and a half. Live one mile from
defend Ant. Am a farmer. Knew the
reputation Of defendant up to the time
OF tuc sDOObDk. II uts Always DccQ
first class. There have been several
persons engaged in growing hops in the
valley. | know the general feeling of
that community relative to she harvest
ing of hops. The feeling Was bitter
against the Chinese coming into the
valley. Whites and Indians started in
picking at Tibbetts' before these Chi
uese cane over, aud there were more
pickers than the dry house could keep
going. and I heard complaints by the
pickers that they we're not kept going.
There we're as many sgain pickers as
vork TO do al that time. | say the
defendant on the day OF the shooting.
| wss with him all the afternoon. 1
hauled two loads of lumber and shakes
for him that day.
Croes examination-l was q member
of the coroner's Jury at Squak, on the
9Th OF September. I saw Mr.. Bayns
there. / saw him get up and walk to
the door, and sit down. Mr.. McGrav
spoke 10 Lim, saying he wished 'he Wit
nesses all TO remain in the building,
when be sat down.
Re direct / coald not say Who was
testifyine at the time Mr.. Bsyne walked
toward the door.
Court adjourned.