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

them hallovinQ, /" We viii Be back TO-
msrov and drive them or | vas
here on the farm Monday night, when
the killing took plsee. / vas IN bed.
Heard firing Of guns 50 many shots
they could not be counted more than
twenty. l ran out to the orchard and
saw about SIX or seven persons running
down through the orchard, away from
the China camp. They we're not mere
than 100 yards from me, and | could see
1000 yards. don't know whether they
we're white men or Indians They were
not Cinnamon | did not go TO the
camp that night went next morning.
Two we're killed and four wounded that
night. One Of the wounded died pext
morning.
sAM. ousTTy
Sworn Live in Sqaak valley. Am a
day isborer, and sometimes act as con-
stable. Am married. Was not on Void
Brothers' farm Saturday night. Don't
know any one who was. except by ru-
msr. An no. positive any one told me
be was here Saturday night. Know no
thing about the shooting Monday night.
Was at Tibbetts's store Monday night
Went in the morning and worked there
all day and vent back In the evening.
Left there about $50 that evening, and
vent home to ~ ke care of my sick baby.
When left the store Mr.. Tibbetts was
the only person there. Joe Day vas a,
the store that evening Monday, also
Sam Robertson. kumsey and Mr.. L. j.
Smith. Void Brothers we're there try
ing 20 get Mr. Tibbetts 70 bring their
Lac
Smith, Thomas LeAdman, Perry Bayne,
all Who worked there were there that
evening. Did not hear any one speak
of shooting Cinnamon. sam Robertson
and wife sleep at my house. They slept
there Monday night. Sam came IN be-
tween 10 and ll19 o'clock. de said
about where be had been, bot
went directly 10 bed. l think We did
not talk about aHy shooting that night.
nor about Cinnamon, nor about Void
Brothers. To the best of my recolleo-
ton nothing was said about where he
had been. / was holding the baby when
be came in. He did not SIT down, but
went directly up stairs to bed. Nothing
vas said about why he was up 80 late.
! never talked about the shooting to Joe
Day or Rumsey. bat did to MIR. Smith
and Mr.. Tibbstts-
NJ. DE WITT BUMsKY
sworn live on Squak Lake at pres
int. Am foreman for Mr.. Tibbetts.
Know Void Brothers, and have been on
heir farm. Was there Saturday night.
Henry Iibbet;s, Mr.. Dodson, James
Garter, Sam Robertson, Joe Day and
several siwashss were there also. Mr..
Doason told Mr.. Void he waited him
% take his Cinnamon away. Don't
'ecollect the reply. Don't know what
Mr.. Henry Tibbetts said. Think he
laid something. Did not see him have
my firearms. Never saw Joe Day on
TOld Brothers farm any time since
night before today. Talked
With Sam Robertson aud Joe Day about
he shooting yesterday. Robertson
anne there with a team. Don't remem-
yer what he said about Cinnamon be-
ne killed. Joe Day came to the hop
louse. Don't remember what he said.
am Is years old, and not married.
Never saw Perry Bayne on Void Bres.'
arm before today.
J. A. WOLF
sworn: Work for Robert Wilson. sam
Robertson did not tell me the shooting
II the Cinnamon was liable to go hard
nth him. Know nothing Of the shoot
nR.
GEO. W. rIBBETrs,
sworn: Am merchant and farmer at
;qusk. Keep nearly everything needed \
n the valley. Keep all kinds of am
but no firearms. Have sold
almost daily. During the
ar.A
hot to Indians, but no cartridges. Mr..
Dodson, the mail carrier, got box of
,entsr. fire cartridges, 30 oaliber, last
Eeek. Have let no other cartridges 20
rom my store in the last three weeks,
the cartridges used in
the Cinnamon could not have
,ome from my store. Have heard con-
'iderable talk lately among the work |
ugmen about the Chinese. Think 1t
vas white men whe shot the Chinese, |
udging from the conversation heard in |
ny store. Can take my solemn oath |
,sfore my God that have not the re- |
hottest idea who was concerned in the |
filling Of the Cinnamon. Don't know |
vho turned back the Cinnamon near my |
tore. | have asked my Indians II any |
Il them were concerned in the shooting, |
nd they did net know of any. Monday |
vening Mr.. DonliR, Jimmy Carter,
)harles Smith and myself were sitting |
N the porch in front of my store. At
:l5 Mr.. Gustin came out on his porch |
nth lamp in his hand. asked him
low his baby was. He said, "No |
'etter." joe Day and kumsey we're at |
ny store Monday night.
wM. A. WOLF
worn: Work in Ssuak Valley for Mr.. |
sash. Talked with Ro nertson Sunday. |
laid he was going to run the Cinnamon |
ut. told him be would get in trouble |
he did. Don't know who did the
hooting.
PERRY BAYNE
worn: Live liz Squsk Valley and run
blacksmith shop. Am married, and |
ave one child living. Know most Of
be residents Of the valley. Know
iumsey. Have heard him speak of
'aturday nights occurrences. Have
Ieard considerable talk about the
hoosine Monday night. Think white
men did it. Think whites would be
fraid to trust Indians. Have mot talk
d with Joe Day about the shooting.
Understood Indians stopped ChiHauen
n the way from Newcastle. Know
sumsey. Never saw him or Joe Day on
Void Bros.' place before today. Heard
be shooting Monday night. First
card one shot, then several rounds 20
lose together I could not distinguish
he separate shots. Heard that one
all came over and struck Void Bros
IJuse.
SAMUEL RosERrsos
worn: Have lived in Squsk valley since
february l5th. Am Is years old. and
ras married on July 2nd. NV mother
ives on Squsk lake. Know the Void
,rsthers. Was here Saturday night.
'ome boys we're coming 30 see MI.
n old about the Cinnamon, and | came
long. There were also Wesley bod
Oh. Mr.. Rumsey, Joe Day, Henry lib
etts, James Carter and Frank ribbetts.
70 vs came along the road, Mr.. Void
skcd what We wanted here. Someone
aid We wanted him TO send bis CAina-
neu away. DE said he would zee about
/. He started for the house. The per
on Who spoke before said, "Coms, boys.
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