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

ost- did BOT say on my porch, on or
q bout September ist, IN the presence of
Frank Fernell and two others. that II
any BODY bro1Qht Chinese into the val
ley tbtIr property shoQld be destroyed.
/ never stated TO Cy. Darst or Albert
Gitchel or wm. Wolf, that IL Chinese
came there | would furnish annual
tion 10 drive them out. did not hear
much discussion a, my place about the
Chinese. There vas no crowd there on
Sunday night. | did not take a Win
chester rife and 90 ont 10 front Of the
store In the presence OF c. & Jenner
Sunday night. ! opened the store n
September eth. Gastafson and Rape
were not there when the store vas
opened. Ny rule il to open the store At
5>3o a. m. tie same weapons were In
ms store on the ssn that were there on
the 9Th. Dos't know who stole Indian
B,lrs gun oot Of my store. Il w4s
pasned for s. worth Of goods, and |
never missed it till the SQsday before /
came TO Seattle.
Re direct-Mr. Hughes was DOT at my
store on September 7th 10 the evening
Perry B.yne's shop is between his house
aad mine, completely shutting of the
view. received a letter from the Nc
Nsught firm setting fsrth that com
plants had been made TO them that
people had been over TO Wold's Satur-
day night TO drive the Chinese out, and
requesting me to preserve peace and
good order. and stating that they had
ben employed and would prosecute all
offenders without fear or favor. 1 read
this letter to about thirty persons.
DR.. L. 3. DAWSON.
vas The Coroner who conducted the
inquest at Squsk on September 9Th, at
which there we're large number of
persons present. Samuel Robertson was
sworn to tell the truth. | took notes of
all his testimony except the questions
pat to him BY Ar Baype. then filed
the notes with Justice Lyon. Samuel
Robertson signed his testimony at lib
bstts store. | think he knew the con
tents. Ii was sigued Thursday msrn-
ing. in the presence of Mrs. Tibbetts
and myself. / read IL to him rapidly,
and he made no objection, but signed 1t.
Cross exsmination-I am not a short
hand reporter. Took a synopsis, and
took down what | considered the NEST
important Of the testimony. Mr.. Bsyne
was examined and testified there.
The evidence taken before the Cor
oner's Jury was here offered in evidence.
GEO. W. TIBBErTs
Was recalled. and asked to examine a
press copy Of the letter alleged to have
been written by the McNaught firm to
him. He recognized it as press copy,
and Jas. Mcknight proceeded to read it.
PERRY BAYSE,
The defendant, was next sworn-I am
81 years Of age. Am blacksmith and
live at Sqoak. Lived there a year and
a half. Came from Mississippi. Prior
to that i lived at GavinR Rock, Ill. Ny
shop il lC9 yards from Tibbetts' store.
was iu Squak aboat Sept. LIST. know
about the bringing of Chinese to the
valley. heard nearly every man in
the valley say he was opposed to it. The
first Chinese | saw was on Saturday.
Supposed they we're going to Wolds'.
The general nature of the opinions of
those who talked to me was bitter oppo-
sition to it. had heard Of the tro1bles
elsewhere growing out OF the employ
ment of Chinese. / read in the news
papers the account Of the Wyoming
trouble the day before the shooting at
Squak. | understood that the result
was the killing OF Chinese and destruc-
tion of property. / was in George w.
lib petts' store on the 9th and 9th of
September, and heard the letter from
the MeNaueht firm read. l understood
Mr.. Gustin received a letter also from
the Prosecuting Attorney. 1 understood
il was canton for him to keep the
peace. Ga Sept. 7th. during the after
noon. / was hauling lumber from the
lake to my place with p. j. Smith.
know Jack. the sailor, by sight. His
name is Albert Getchum. Between 2
and 3 O'Clock / was at the lake. did
not state TO Jack, the sailor, or Albert
Gstchum, that there was a crowd
goipg over TO Coal Creek to drive the
Chinese out. At 6 O'Clock went to sup
per. and then went to the COW lot and
MIXED. Was there half an hour. Taen
took the milk home. saw Sam Rob
ertsop In the road as came from milk
ing. He was going into the store. Sam
asked me il / wanted to go to Coal
Greek TO drive ths Chinese out; the chi
uese, be said, were there waiting for
transportation TO Wolds'; thar the boys
had talked OF driving the Chinese out
and il these came there weuld be so
many they could not drive them back.
told him be might get himself into
trouble. | have known Robertson we'll.
take him to be excitsble, and not alto
eether re.psusibls. He might do things
shat be oid not intend to do. / had no
reason to believe that be knew much
about firearms. heard on Sunday, at
Sunday school, that sam Robertson
was more excited about the Chinese
coming TO the valley than any body else.
understood that il Sam had his way
he would drive the Chinese out. After
this talk with Sam Robertson. | went
home. then vent TO Tibbetts' ore,
as usual, which 10 q sort Of headQ1ar-
ters for the settlers. There are usually
from Eve to ten men around there.
know Joe Day, Ramsey and Dan
Hughes. / saw Sam Gustin, q. w.
fiboetts, Mr.. Lane and Sanderson.
did not see any firearms that at
tracted my attention. | sometimes re-
pair guns. Could not tell what guns
saw. When ! repair gun | leave IL
at Tibbetts'. ! saw no pistol. nor did
have one. Did not see Dan Hughes at
the store. | believe Robertson was
there. stayed there . good bit, but
noticed nothing unusual. Heard no
shots fred early In the evening. IL got
dark soon after | came TO the store.
Don't think talked With Sam. Did
not see any cartridges, and did net see
any one else had them. vent home
from the store alone. Saw no one on
the way. stopped at the shop to shut
the doors. then vent TO the house,
then vent to the shop again. and then
to the house and commenced reading.
Then vent out on the porch. | saw
man pass along the road. took II to
be Sam Robertson. He vas going to-
ward Indian Jee's cabin. Ten minutes
later he came up the road again. He
had a gun. l vent in the house and
stayed some time. then hsd carlos
isy 10 zee What Sam Robertson vas
going TO do With his gus, and went up
toward the store. | heard talking in
the Iadiau camp, and recognized sam
Robertson's laugh. I then started TO
wards the hop house. and heard voices,
and sav parties and waited for them. /
sav Sam Robertson. He said he vas
going TO wold Brothers, to ask the
Chinese to leave I saw no one
else in the crsvd With gun
supposed be Vas going 10 help the
Chinese away. I encouraged him
little, and asked him II be vas on good
serus With Void Brothers, and be said