Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-29

| mony, or about the case Sam Rob-rt
son aud Perry Bayne came 10 nv houss
IN the night, and Was asleep. I tod
them that my wife was sick, and | dir
net want 10 90. Perry and the other
indians came to ny house. When
nrst saw PERI, and Sam, they came and
s.ked me 70 get up. have no gun.
Ny wife vas sick at the time; she vas
sleeping with me. / eRiy say Perry
sam and two Indians when tkey were a,
my house. l went sleoR TO look on
Peirs said he was going 10 drive the
Chinese to Seattle. and Perry wanted
me to look on. walked bshind the
crowd. IL was dark night. Some et
my friends stayed with me outside the
fence: The fence was not broken down,
don't know Who gave the order, "AIl
rea y" before the firing commenced
ALBERT EDWARD sETsos
Was next called. Svorn-Liye at
Squlk. Have known Perry Bayne ten
months. Live at Mr.. B1sh's. Last
September. the 7th, saw the defendant
at Ilbbetts' store between and 9
o'clock In the afternoon. He said a
crowd was going over to Coal Creek
that evening to drive the Chinese sut.
The next time | saw him was at the in
quest. he asked me what | was there
for. told him was subpenasd there,
bot did not know what for. He said he
vould tell what he knew about Mr..
fibbetts when be got into Court.
SAM. d. GUsTN.
Live in Squak valley. Lived there
two and a half years. Know Perry
Bsyne. | am a laborer employed by
Nc fTfhhakfG -
or MAE years. Have had basiness rela-
tons with him. | have worked with
him in Squak, some. On September
7th saw Perry. was at the store in
the evening. between I and o'clock.
saw Mr.. Bayne, Joe Day, Rumsey, Mr..
Tibbetts, aud Dan Hughes, there that
night. Rnmsey and Haghes had guns.
They left the store s,oa after I got
there. did not see any Of the other
parties have guns. or other weapons.
sAM ROBERTSON.
Live in Sqask valley. Lived there
five or six years. Know Wold Brothers
They live in Sqnak valley. one mile
fron ribbetts', and are hop growers.
On Saturday, Septenber 5,h, l was
vorkinR for Mr.. Wilson, Geo. W. lib
belts partner. Was in Squak valley On
Monday, September 7th. working for
Mr.. Tibbetts. | slept at Sam Gustin's
house, near George Tibbetts' store. He
is constable. Frsm Gustin's house at
1870 O'Clock | went to George Tibbetts'
store. Before l started Mr.. Tibbetts
came out of the store and fred eight
shots from Winchester rife. From
Gustin's house l went to Geo. Tibbetts'
store. The first to come was Mr.. Lane
next Mr.. Rumsey, then Joe Day, Dan
Hughes, John Ssnderson and Perry
Bayne. Mr.. Bayne took revolver that
was hanging on the wall and buckled it
ar sund him. saw George Tibbetts
give him the ammunition. IL WAS Bob
Wilson's revolver. Mr.. Bayne asked
Tibbetts IL he had any cartridges for
the revolver. | saw Mr.. ribbetts give
nim ths cartridges. 1 had Indian Joe's
Winchester. Tibestts put one c.rtridee
10 IL. ia the store. and | put in the six
afterwards. but took out all but one.
Mr.. Rumsey had a Wiuehe ster, he told
me IL was Indian Joe's gun. saw Mr..
kumsey load his gun on the store porch.
| saw him get his ammunition from Mr..
ribbetts. Dan Hughes came into the
store with rifls. and asked for balls
No. 3. Mr.. Tibbetts told him be had
none. Dan put his gun uudsr the coun
tr, and Mr.. Tibbetts loaned him his
Winchester. and furnished him ANNA
milton. Joe Day had Winchester rifle.
saw him load 1t on George Tibbetts'
store porch. l saw him get she ANNA
uition from Mr.. Tibbetts. know In
dian Carley, and Johnny. Did not see
either of them at the store. | was at
the store an hour. I went from there
with the boys. Perry Bsyne. Rumsey,
Joe Day and Dan Hughes. We went to
Jim Graham's tent. / being the only
one who understood Chinook we'll. Mr..
Bayne and Mr.. Rumsey told me so ask
Jim to 60 with us, which he did. He
did NOT want TO go; We coaxed him.
Mr.. Bsyne told him to put on his shoes
and come along. He said he would.
From there We went to Tyee Jim's and
asked him to 90 along. Bayne went to
Cnrley's tent. came bank and reported
that Curley would go. We then went 10
ribbstts' hop house. Jim Graham went
With US. Curlsy had a Winchester and
Johnny bad a single -bsrreled shotgun.
We stayed there i've minutes. When
We left the bop house, Mr.. BsyLe said,
Come on. bey-; let's Co." Henry
Tlbbetts vent with rs. We went down
through ribbstts' hop yard to the road.
Il Was dark, and as | knew the way
through the meadows, toek the lead.
After gsing half a mile We stopped and
agreed to stay together. II any man
rs q away and left the others in trouble.
he was TO be shot. | heard Joe Day
and Rumsey say il. Henry Tibbetts
was talking to me. he said a. he was a
cripple aud not armed. and had q
family, be would 90 back. We went
from there to Mr.. wold's, approaching
the Chinese shanties. or tents, from the
south. They were on little peninsula
formed by a creek. There IL fence
between the orchard and the Chinese
camp. There was q gap IN the fence.
We got over the fence. Mr.. Bsyne
gave the order TO fire, and We all hred.
| ared once, and my gun would not
work because the cartridges did not fit.
said TO Mr.. Bayne. my gun is
broke" He said, Never mind the
GUN pull down the tents" After the
| firing. Rumsey said, What shall We do
now, Perry 2" Perry said, "Dry mp
your ID mouth; doa't call nv
name; everybody knows me here.
We then ran through the orchard asd
walked fast toward home. Joe Day
and kumssy went 10 the hop house,
where they usually slept. Dan Hughes
Perry Bayne and ! walked together fol-
some distance, when l climbed the
fence and took q short cut over 10 MI
Gustin's house. where my wife was.
put nav gun under Mr.. Gustin's house
IA Winchester rifle Was here exhibit
| ed, with the lever sticking straight
Down, and immovable, one empty shell
vas in the gun, and one unexplodsd
cartridge.
Witness continued-Thst Is the gun
had. IL is in the sarne condition II vas
When it got out Of order, after nred
the first shot out Of il al the China
camp. think Indian Joe owns the
| gun. I got 10 from him she night oi
the shooting. After pat the gan uudei
the house Il remained there until veni
With the Prosecuting Attorney and tool
| IL out.
fAt this iunc:ure the Prosecuting At
torney asked the witness 90 stand ons
side for few minutes-
| DAVE NC KISLxx.
Sxern-Am deputy sheriff. when Ia.
gun came into the sherihs office, d,e
not kuox il Vas TO be al exhibit IN th'
case. IL vas loaded. did not want J
in the Office in that condition sris;