The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-29
How Inspector Baird Shot Down
Deputy Sheriff Poor.
HE SET A TRAP FOR HOLDEN
Cowboy Terry Confesses that He
Brought Down the Cinnamon.
He Wanted Holden to Seize Them, but
Baird Caught On-Poor and Terry,
with the Coolies, Meet Buchanan
and Baird, and Battle Ensues.

SEDRo, July 2s.-[Special. l-Woolsy and
Sedro are still very much excited over tire
shooting Of George w. Poor, and nothing
else is thought of or talked of in the twes
towns. Every man has q different sheory
as to the reason for the shooting. some
claim that each party was trying to srnug-
gle the Cinnamon into the United Stntess
but the larger number think that Baird 10
the only man to blame in the whole affair.
Taylor Holden is entirely free from sus-
picion of implication in the shooting. de-
spite Baird's emphatic statement that Hol-
den was one of the three men whom he
says he had the fight with.
Baird goes around with his head tied up
in handkerchief and does not appear at
all affected by having killed q man less
than two days ago. Buchanan does not
talk much, and appears to feel that he may
get into an inextricable difficulty IL he is
not careful. But he instantly resents the
insinuation that he is going to go back on
his friend Baird. Baird's and Buchanan's
stories, as given to Posr-INTELLIGENcER
reporter, conflict in several particulars.
They have not yet been called to the
witness stand, but they have paid the
closest attention to every word of evidence
introduced.
There is no Jail, and the prisoners 60
about with almost no guards. The nine
Cinnamon are being guarded by a deputy
sheriff with rifle. The Cinnamon seem
very much astonished at the way they are
being hustled around. They are unsatis-
factory witnesses. j. It. Ronald, who was
Holden's attorney, got hold of the Mon
gols and provoked great deal of merri-
ment, but got little good evidence. There
are four Cinnamon still in the woods.
The nine that were caught applied to
young man named Bishop for food, and
they offered him $40 if he would get them
to Seattle. Bishop came to town at once,
got q deputy sheriff and went out and
brought in the Cinnamon.
]. E. Terrys full confession, as made in
his deposition tonight, clears up about the
only remaining mystery in the case which
for two days has so agitated the people
here. Late in the afternoon Terry said he
wanted to tell the whole story, and he then
admitted having smuggled in the China
men with the idea of making something
from them and afterwards turning them
over to the customs inspectors, from whom
he would get the credit of a clever
capture. His statements made in his
deposition are believed by every one here
to be true, and the cloud that has hung
over Holden's and the dead deputy sher.
ifs head, threatening to drop upon them,
has entirely disappeared. Poor was notl
known here much, but there are many exsl
pressions of sorrow for his death to bel
heard now. Holden's reputation as an.
honest, conscientious United States officet
has gone up immensely, and no one would
charge him now with the misdemeanors
that were charged against him thirty-si1
hours ago. Holden and Buchanan ars
now the best of friends, while Baird hal
lost many friends today. The examina
ton will undoubtedly hold him for til I
murder OF Poor.