The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-29
INSPECTOR HoLpEN.s STORY.
Straightforward Statement of His Move.
ments Since Leaving Seattle.

straightforward statement OF His Move
ments since Leaving Seattle.
sKpHo, July Especial. Inspector Holdsn's
story, as given to reporter, In rs follows:
On Saturday afternoon last, about o'clock
should say, went to the custom house. | had
been stamping tobacco at Tee Lees store on
Jackson street. When got through went to
the custom house, and think It was Judge En-
cry rssd message from J. c. Baird, in which he
gave the office instructions TO look out for Chi
psmen on the Henry Bailey, and also to watch
10 me: Holden, we are short handed here, but
guess you had better assist in trying to catch
these Chinsmen Deputy United States
and he and I left the once together.
Mudgett wanted 20 90 with him ON
the Great Northern, and told him would like
they could reach me by telegraph; that was
locking for my brother to die at any time I
told Mr.. Mndgett that would watch the s., l.
;: d. e. and tho city all could, aud he told me
all right He said: "Hsdn't you better put the
police ong' So told Police officer Miiligan 10
tell all the officers 10 look out for Cinnamon
sunday morning about 9 o'clock, ]. f. Cum
mlngs, who IL taking care of my brother, re-
ceived message from j. +. Terry from Acme,
saying he would be IN Wooley tomorrow. 1
went 10 the Office to answer the message and
met George W. Poor. He asked me to go 10 the
sheriff : office with him, which / did. | had
dropped this message somewhere and thought
had LETT 1t in the telegraph office on the table
Another message came while / at the
sherif's office, OF which do not remember the
contents, but answered, saying; al will be ON
nrst train. George Poor told me he would
meet me at my house At O'clock that afternoon.
and We would take the electric car 70 Fremont
aud tue train to sedro, which we did
When we arrived here ]. C. Baird met me and
wanted 10 know what was doing here, or some
thing Of that kind. told him we had received
message from him Saturday 10 look out for
Chtnamen on the Great Northern or Henry
Bailey He said: elf you are going to stsy
here tonight / will 60 down to the Great North
eTn crossing" He said there was q friend OF bis
had hos has k.zA A
walk down to Woolsy junction 10 see about the
horse, which did. He called out an old gen
tiaman who seemed TO have charge of the store,
ami asked him; "Cau have your horss?" The
man replied: 81 have no horse" lie meant
some one else had left horse in his charge that
lie was looking for. Baird said: ''Come and
the barn, out past the depot, 70 a man named
Recess. He introduced me. When we got to
Recess place Raird had bundle that looked TO
be clothing lie threw IL into the house and
then went 10 tue barn aud found Mr.. and Mrs
keeee there, and introduced me. Mr.. Baird
s ssid MT Holden, you stop here with
aud drive the horses up" / agreed TO
this. Mrs Reecs wanted TO Know IL | had late
paper told her there was paper in my grip,
aud that would look and see Whist date IL was.
i saw lt sunday PosT-lNTELLIGENCER
so 1 judge George Poor had put IL ia there
save Il 70 her. IN few minutes Resce aud
baird came back. and they had horse with
bride, bus 40 saddle Baird said: II will get
saddle about mile below here I asked him
how long he would tie gone. he said: al won't
be DAcE until o'clock IN the afternoon on Mon.
Cay. This was on sunday. so we bads each
other gooaey, aud Mr.. Rssce showed me out 10
the railroad.
From there | went 10 Wooley station, and I
ionnd Poor apd Terry. Terry said: Holden,
snow where there are some Cinnamon, aud
WI pot You Ga aud you can capture them"
70 We walked down the tTsck probably half
tniie toward suInas, and We planned that Poor
sud Terry were 10 go and capture the Cinnamon,
sod WAS TO come back 10 Wooley Junction and
watch the crossing. We expected that they
would D. there ia about two hours
We thought they might break and run
There when they had got TO the
OPEN space. came hack 70 wooley and went
10 the Palace loon aud remained there prob
ABLY az hour or an hour ana a quarter nan
named Ramsey that came UP On The train with
me. and several others were there.
remained there until some one came running
Ia. saying there WAS a man Killed, and they al
reH across the street 20 q saloon the ST Clair
think vent with the crowd. When Ientered
J saw Baird with his head tied up. j said:
~ hsss tie matter, ksirdf" he said: sleu'rs