The record-union., 1891-07-28
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.
A deputy Sheriff Killed and Another
Man Wounded.

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Man Wounded.
SEATTLE (Wash.), July GA shooting
afIray took place early this morning at
WoOley, small place in Skagit County.
United States Customs Inspector Baird,
stationed at that place, together with
James Buchanan, shot and killed Deputy
Sheriff of King County, named George
w. Poor, and wounded j. E. Terry.
They arrested another inspector named
Taylor Holden.
conflicting. Holden and Poor left on
Sunday for Wooley, the latter telling the
Sheriff that he was going after some
opium. Terry seems to have been in
league with Holding and Poor, either for
the purpose of betraying the smugglers,
whoever they might be, or to aid the
oflcerS IN getting away with 1t for them
selves. Holden accuses Baird and Buch-
anan of being smugglers, and declared
that he received word and took Poor
along to arrest the smugglers. The par
ties met in the dark and shooting fol-
lowed. Owing TO forest fire at Snoho-
mish, the wires are down and further
particulars are unobtainable.
There are many conflicting reports re-
garding the shooting. 1t has been
rumored that Holden, Poor and Terry
We're endeavoring to smuggle twelve or
fourteen Cinnamon across the border,
and that the shooting occurred as a re-
suit of their resisting arrest. There are
also indications that Holden and Poor
were in their line of duty when they were
1nteriered with by Buchanan and Baird.
Several weeks ago Holden applied to
Deputy Collector Alexander for leave
OF absence to go to the border on secret
mission. He was refused, but Collector
Bradshaw allowed him to go. Friday he
went to Wooley, and said he could make
good capture, even though the parties
IN the service were trying to down him.
Poor got permission of the Sheriff OF
Wooley to go with Halden to Sedro. and
nothing was heard OF the other party
until the news of the desperate encounter
came.
C.. f. Byman, a brakeman on the
Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railway,
member of the Coroner's jury, said
"The shooting took place about II O'Clock,
one mile north of Wooley, just off the car
tracks. l saw Baird at the hotel about
1880 with his head ali handaged up and
covered with blood. He said he had
killed man down the road and shot an
other to pieces, and did not know whether
he was dead or not"
Poor's body was brought to town
Terry was found covered with blood. and
would not say much. He said, eff am
going TO die will say something, but if
not I'll keep num-" He claims that he
arrested Holden for smuggling.
a Coroner's inquest was held over the
body of Poor, and verdict rendered that
he came TO his death from a gunshot
wound at the hands of j. C. Baird and
Charles Buchanan. After the verdict
was rendered Baird and Buchanan were
arrested. Holden and Terry were held
as witnesses.
This evening Terry, fearing that he
would die, said that he and Poor had ar
rested a number of Chinamen, and had
started to Sedro and had met three men,
who commenced to shoot. He said he
did not know who did the shooting, but
he understood that j. c. Baird and James
Buchanan did it.
Holden was released subsequently and
started out and captured the Cinnamon
He sent the following dispatch TO the
acknowledgement tonight: Il arrested
the nine Cinnamon at 4:30 to-day that G..
w. Poor had in charge when killed last
night by j. c. Baird"