Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-01
SEATTLE w. t. SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 1, 1885,

or 4ts, p1ttine out meat all the dres- I
ooeld see across the ALLEY that after
noon. ] could So the horse race from
ltooetts' porch, which took place Cd or
80 rods distant | could sae "a veil
then as at any time When there is 10
uoke Ia the s,mosF here.
cTEUs DAksT.
kpoE Mr.. Geo. W. Tibbetts.
Qaesilou-Did yo1 bear Mr.. Tibbetts
say. before the Chinese came, ,hst IL
they did come, be would furnish the
ammunition TO drive them out?
Question oblected 10, and obi iec:ion
sustained.
SAM ROBERTSON.
Recalled-I was confined in the coun-
~ jail since the Coroner's jury. Know
Thomas Maher, John Smith and John
Mclaughlin Did not SAY in their
presence that the testimony given By
me before the Coroner, relative to lib
befts giving me the ammunition, " As
not true, bat that | was going to stick
TO IL. Did not say to them anything to
that effect. Did not say to these men
that my testimony relative TO buying
the Cartridges OF Geo. W. Iibbetts was
not true. Did not say to th ese men
that | was going to save myself anyway,
send the other defendants where they
could not harm me. and then go TO
Iowa Did sot say that | would make
the persons Indicted with ne sarry for
the way they were treating me, while in
jail
THOMAS MAHER.
Am 80 years old. Am q railroader. /
met Samael Robertson in Jail. l vas in
jail September 18th. On or about that
day Robertson said that his testimony
to the effect that he purchased ammu-
milton from George w. ribbetts was not
true. he said that what be had said
about George W. Iibbetts furnishing
him ammunition was not true, but that
be vosld stick to it. He said there va 5
nothing against the boys on the other
side of the Jail. Did not mention their
names.
Cross-examiRation- am now serving
out sentence for a crime or misde-
meanor.
JOHN SMITH.
Live on White river. Au 20 years of
of age. slash fer Mr.. Mckinley. Lived
here since the latter part of February.
l know Sam Robertson. Was IN jail on
the 18th of September. Sam Robert
bought ammunition from George w.
fibbetts was not true. but that be would
swear to it also that he was going to
put the defendants where they could pot
harm him, and he was going back TO
Iowa. He said he could not swear that
any one OF the parties who went with
him to Wold's fired a gun, and did not
know who got over the fence at the Chi
ma camp. When | vas on the way to
all charged with stabbing a Chinaman,
i did not say IN the presence of Con-
sable Thornton and Sam Crawford that
| would give my life for a Chinamaa's
life, and that | hoped to live to kill a
dozen more before / died.
-. P. LUDLOW.
Am deputy clerk of the Court. There
IL record OF an indictment against
Thos. Maher, and q conviction thereHn
der, IN the records Of the court.
JOHN SMITH,
Reealled-On or about September 4th, |
while on the way to the county jail. |
don't think made use of the language |
that | would give my life for China |
mans life, and hoped to live to kill a |
dozen more. / was pretty drunk on that |
occasion.
:. L. CRAWFORD.
Sworn-Ou or about September 4th. |
Jshn Smith said in the presence of Con |
stable IhorntSn and myself, that be |
would give bis life any time fer Chi
naman's life, and hoped to live to kill a |
dozen more.
Cross examination Smith was being
taken to Jail by Constable Thernton,
charged with stahbing Ohinsmsu, and
I went along. Smith was drunk, but
could walk and talk considerable. Did
not volunteer this testimony, and did
not desire to testify Ia this case.
GEORGE W. TIBBETTs.
On Sunday. September 9th. @. X.
Jenner stopped at my heuse. did not
see any one there with pistols | did
show Mr.. Jenner a gun. | had forgot
to n it. l now remember that | did
bring out gun TO the porch. after
ward gave another gun to Oscar Tsv-
lor. IL was his gun gave him. 1t had
been left in INV store. do not rsHem-
Der the condition Of the atmosphere
that day.
ANDREW 6usTAFsoN.
know Sheriff McGraw. Have known
him six or seven years. | aaw him ON
Commercial street and / thought it was
another party. l thought il was Mr..
Hsines, but il proved to be Mr.. Nc
Graw. i was going to ask il would be
called again as witness on this trial.
but ON finding my mistake l did not
finish my sentence.
At this juncture both parties rested,
and the Court allowed each side four
hours for argument.
James McNaueht. assistant prosecu-
tor. directed the attention of the Court
to various authorities, to show that the
going to the Chinese camp at IL O'Clock
at night was an unlawful act on the
part of the defendants, and that IL they
killed the Chinamen. even though tbs
Cinnamon fred at them first. and they
did not retreat, they are guilty OF muir
der. He spoke for an hour in an earnest
manner. and Was listened to with
marked attention. At the conclusion
of his speech be asked To be excused
from further york in the case, a. be de-
sired to leave for east Of the mountains
in the morning.
flnn,t adiourued till q n m Monday