Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-01

axtb pay-Evidesee All In. and Ftrst
Argument for the Preseeu-
fion Made.

The court house was again crowded
yesterday. -
cantiuoed-When ve stopped at the
seree. ing on to Void Brotbers' placs
s,0uped 70 tzlk 20 Sam Robertson, and
ia hIn1 10 bold up till ne had an IN
xsr.tandipg. so there would be 10 dan-
ger Of any trouble. | told him vhen We
eot nett TO the camp 10 let me 90 asd
40 the talking, be ,ause be Was In bad
fr 10 compronise anything or to uHt
sny reason into il. We went to the
ssnee which divided the orchard from
he China camp, where / told him TO
hold on aud let nae 90 in. | started up
ts the fence TO 90 TO the camp, aud Just
A got close 10 the fence | saw there
vss a break IL the f'nce and went
through instead OF climbing. The men
we're drawing closer all ths time. About
the time ] got to tbs gap. there was one
ngn that ! know Of came up the aisle
betxeen the tests, and the moment
ax him ] stopped TO speak. and before
| had time to speak there Was pistol
sfed toward the crowd. which WAS iust
outside the fence. | was six steps from
them. At the same instant there were
more men ia the camp they seemed TO
a FIRE came back from the men behind
me- II frightened me for an instant,
being in lins OF the two parties firing.
After gave the word to stop there were
three or fsur more shots fired. Sam
Robertson asked Lns what to do, and
said they had bsster get away. | started
10 go through the camp to see what had
been done. When ! got to the thIrd
tent, saw blszs start up and | has
tened away. | never caught up with the
crowd, bat did catch up with Sam Rob
srtson. When we separated Sam Rob
ertsoh asked me to keep it secret.
found out that the Chinese had pistols
when the pistol flashed in my face. The
Chinaman who fired the shot WAS about
siI feet from the fence. After leaving
Robertson | vent home. | wAs at Cor
sner Davson's inquest. Dad not say
ANYTHING 10 Jack the sailsr that day,
but did tell the crowd that had nothing
70 saw, excep, what ~oald tell in court
Never said | would tell about Iibbetts
Robertson came and asked me not to
give him away. | tod him that II any
body gave it away II would be him. |
did not attempt to leave the room where
the inquest was held. The seas occu-
pied was uncomfortable, 30 | vent to a
better Que near the door. where Mr.. Nc
Graw WAS.
Cross- Ex x,mination-Did not say that
italked about going to Coal Greek. |
said that had not talked with Jack,
the sailor, or Mitchell. Did not see Joe
Day after supper, on the 7th. Don't
know that Dan Hughes, DE Witt Rum-
seq, Indian Joe, Indian Cufley, jim
Graham or Jim Youdopnmp, were there
There were from eight 10 twelve per
sons in the crowd. | think they were
whites. Don't know who was with me
except Sam Robertson. Swear before
the Jury and the Court to that "a 30.
answered few questions at the Coro-
ner's inqsest. Did not swear that was
not there or that did not know who
was there. Did not say that heard the
firing from my home. Am as certain
that had no conversation with Jack,
ths sailor, on the afternoon of Monday,
an am that do not know who was
with me that night beside sam Robert
sop. Might have talked in bis presence
In the morning. There was consider
able talk going on. When went 10
Tibbetts store. saw Tibbetts, Gustin,
Laue and Sanders-n. Stayed there an
hour and then went on to my pre- misses.
First saw him on the road, going TO lib
belts store; then saw him going to In
dian Joe's cabin. | Was choring about
toward the Indian camp 20 fad Sam
Robertson. There we're from six TO
twelve persons with him. Some were
ahead and some were close to Sam. We
went to Henry iibbetts' hop house and
stopped there two minutes. Spoke TO
Henry Tibbetts. Think he aooompa
MED Us for half mile. " hen we held
the csnsultation We were scattered
around withiu a radius OF thirty or forty
feet. ! was the principal talser. Sam
Robertson also spoke. The next near
est person was probably twelve feet
away. talked loud enough. wanted
30 let the Chinese know whst danger
they were in, and the danger to Void
Brothers' property. After this led the
way. When we reached the feDce, l
ordered them 10 stop. Think some
moved up closer. ! vent through
the gap in the fence. | was
in the gap of the fence when the frat
shot was fred, six or eight feet from
me. Don't know that they climbed the
fence. When | looked IN / saw one
0hinamaa, afterwards saw crowd of
them. They got cot of sight mighty
fast. After the shooting stopped went
down to the third tent. when saw the
first tent on fire, and tsought had bet
ter get out of there. Could not see any
Was at Tibeetts' inquest, bat Was asked
no questions. Was ssorn at Coroner
Daxson's inquest. bat told nothing OF
what knew had taken place. In con-
versation with MIR. Ronald, told him
Rnmsey, Day, Sam Robertson and some
others who had been talking consider
able. | told him all my conscience
voald permit me to. ! told him Sam
Robertson bad talked considerable.
vas not compelled to criminate myself
BY telling thoss who would criminste
me. Prosecuting Attorney Ronald ask
ed me 10 teil him all l ooald well do.
Gave him the names OF some witnesses
Did not think It was 10 my interest at
that time 10 admit that | was there.
poRt believe there vas an Indian IN
the crewd. Think the Cinnamon were
killed by white men. or they might
have shot themselves. The first shot
came from the Chinese quarters, and
the next voiley from Sam Robertson's
crowd. l knew Joe Day, Dan Hughes,
and Dewitt Rumsey quite well on Sep
fenaber 9Th. At the hop house ! say
Henry iihbetts. Carter and Donlin's
boys. Did not see Joe Day. Saw De
Witt Rumsey. Did not see Dan Hughes.
kamsey was at the hop house. There
we're several other persons with him,
Nao went WIN US 10 tne snuotihS.
saw the McNsuRht letter. Heard him
read 70 Monday evening IN the road. He
nezt read u 10 the in the store. Henry
ftbbetts and sam Gnstin were
present. There we're two hundred persons
there within radius of tive miles.
he hrst read il after o'clock Monday
evening 10 me. He was reading the
letter when vent in. Was not In the
tent OF Jlm Graham. Don't know but
shat Day and Graham we're near there.
Was not at the tent or near the tent OF
sim fosdepump. Am as certain OF that
ss am that did not swear that ! was
nct a. wcld Brothers on Monday night.
Old not testify before the Ccroaer that
knew nothing Of she shooting. Ou the
day Of the inquest | had tse talk with
hooersson about not giving him avay.
Void vas on the stand. Robertson
took me one side 90 the old hsp kiln
aud asked me 10 saw nothing about