Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-28

Sunday. sept eth. saw the txo men
~so siepE wlte Moo Goat. Mon Goat
was dead soon after cane sscs to the
teni
Ihe board. can, soH pot snd tuo
tests all Of which ~ers riddled with
bale; holes we're offered ss exhibits IA
TIE case, ahd ordered properly marked.
All sow,
Chinsnan, vho Was wounded daring
TIE shooting, vas the rsxt witness. He
eoa4d 10; taik English. and Lae King.
the chinese interpreter. vas called. Ah
gov vas Examined As 10 bis krovledee
I OF the character Of an oath. He sald
he knew about God, had been told sbou,
hin At school IN China, and he knew
| that II be lied, after taking an oath TO
tell toe truth. that God would punish
him Never had been q witness before,
and never had seen anyone examined IN
1 court.
Witness sworn-My name il Ah Jox.
( ard | 1--we II Seattle.
Where Is Funs woey;" asked Mr..
| Ronald.
All Jow-He Is dead. Monday night
be got killed. he VAS shot 10 a tent az
the hop yard He Was IN q tent with
ne. be was killed. | vas wounded.
There we're three men in the tent, Mun
Zee, f1n9 Woey and myself. Fuug
Noey heard the shooting. jumped up,
and vas runnisQ toward the back sna
| OF the tent when hs was shot. Man Gee
and / we're wounded. Nun Gee can't
| walk, bone IN bis hip Is broken.
sas shot 10 the rear. After being shot
| ran away. The shooting sounded like
the discharge Of FIRE crackers.
Gross examinstlou-I was asleep, bat
on being shot | inmped up and run.
vas asleep when Fang Woey was shst.
JIM GRAHAM.
A large. fbe locking Indian. with a sor,
| Of Daniel Webster head on him, vas
next called. He could understand some
English, but could not speak it very
well. so be told bis story through Henry
Alexis, an interpreter, the conversation
being carried on IN Chinook.
Sworn-My name IL Jim Graham.
live In Squak, have been there a long
time. ! know the defendant, Perry
Bsyne. lived in S41ak valley on Sep
tember 7th. | saw Perry Bsyne that
night. He came to my house with Sam
Robertson and some other men. Perry
Bayne came to my house and said /:
Where Is Jim Graham want him
20 90 over to the Chinese" told him
| was sick. was laying down, bat after
wards got up. SAm Robertson was there
With gun and cartridges. He told me
TO gei my qua and come along. / told
hiH / bad no gun, bat would take q
| club and % along. they all laughed at
the, but | went. Perry had a pistol
At his side, and belt full of cart
ridges around his waist. Robertson had
a gun. Prom my house We went to Cur
'ey's house. / saw other white men be-
sides Perry Bayne and Sam Robertson,
but do not remember their names.
| Would vou remember the names il
sou should bear shem r asked the Pro-
scouting Attorney.
''Ol, yes; il heard the names
would know them" was the reply.
The Prosecuting Attorney asked per-
mission of the Court 20 mention the
names Of the other parties indicted,
which vas granted.
| Joe DayY'
Yes, sir; he was there"
| "kamssyy'
Yes; Rumsey was there"
What do Joe Day aud Rumsey do
for livins?"
They work at hops in the valley"
Daniel HuGhes."
Yes; he was there"
"HCw were these men armedg'
sam Robertson, Joe Day, Dan
Hsgses and R1msey all had Winchester
rifles Perry BAyns had a revolver.
We stopped AZ George W. TIbbetts' hop
yard on the way TO the China camp, bat
did not stay long. We went from there
to Hbbetts' gate, and from there TO q
road leading TO woId Brothers, by the
way of PIcksrinr's. After going some
distance Perry and bis orovd came to-
Rether. and Perry told Curlsy that If
the lndisns did not come that they
would BE- shot Sam. Robertson. Perry
Bsyne and several others said they we're
| going over to shoot the Cinnamon. They
said this In English. From there they
| went over TO void Brothers orchard,
aud climbed over the frpce near the
Cnina tents. All the whites got over the
| fsnce at the same time. aad went ts the
tents. heard Perry BAyne say, Hold
np the tent, and all shoot when we get
ready" When they reached the tents
they eommenssd q to shoot, all dring to-
Rether. When the friog commenced,
tie Indians all ran, and when the tent
was burned the Indians we're over to
Bgsh's place, which Is next to Void
Brothers They fred their guus at
least three times each. Before the
shooting Perry B,yue said, "All ready,
boys" and the firing commenced. |
next sav Perry Bayne while on my way
home. he Was With all the other white
men. was little way from the fence
sh q the shooting took plsce. Curley,
Johnnie, Bill Badgers and other lndi-
ans we're With me. The white men did
not say anything to the Indians after
the shooting.
Gross examination have told this
story before At first | Vas afraid to
tell everything. No one has prom Used
me anything TO tell this. Mr.. ID. I.
Denny told me TO tell the truth and the
Indians would be let cut Of Jail. teld
The trath because | thought II Vas the
best way. sav Mr.. Denny tedsy for
she first time. Mr.. Denny sent word be
wanted to see me about the shooting.
Mr.. Denny told me be wanted TO see
the white msn punished for killing the
Chimes. Have known Sam Robertson
for a long time. When Ferry Bayne
and Robertson came to my house they
bad ali the white mea With them The
whites told the Indians the Chinese
| weIs only 10 be driven to Seattle, and
that 10 Why she Indians went With the
whites. | did not carry any weapon
| with me. sui went as tooksr-sn- i
never had q gun, nor don't want one.
Sam Robertson had Winchester rife,
aud rot angry in my house because the
qua would not work. The cartridges
we're too tight. There we're Ave or six
men IN my house Sam Robertson asked
me 10 go first 20 the Chinsse- Perry
Bayne told nae 10 put on nv Shoes and
20 along with the men Have known
Mr.. Denny for q iona time. he talked
10 me in Chinook, near his house. !
was aloGe with Mr. Dsnny, no one else
Was With rs. have known Mr.. Denny
ever since | came 10 Seattle. many years
ago. When we went 10 the China camp
u Was dark. In my house | had little
FIRE and coald zee who came in. Sam
Robertson did nos tell me thai they
we're going over 20 kill the Chinsmes.
de told ne 10 get up and so With them
| 10 drive the Ckinese back 10 Seattle.
On the road Curlsy said the white men
told him they were eoipg over 30 shoot
the Chinese, snd the Indians we're fright
eued wasn Coriey told NE that 1yee
Jim. Johnnie, Ball Budeers and Johnnie