The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-06
RAIRD'S BAD BREAK.
The Inspectors Method of Ar
resting Taylor Holden.
sroRY TOLD BY WITNESSES.


-. Ktefer all Of yesiefosy s4lei aase "ti
- \ f;usshsd usfl some time souA! sna per
hsrs later. ne e0ursfoom was nise "a. win IN,
tssesss0 ~ s.rjcspafed Commissioner kiefer
wnien - .rrt RON his Office in the Starr
MDssu 1000 70 the courtroom OF Judge
-. |. ~ courthouse
osD 1 - "a set for 10 o'clock in the morning.
H. IL ~stnessss for both sides were present,
- r1fprney for the prosecutor, j. T. Ronald,
~ - I'd could NOT be present and Assistant
r..sr 1900 District Attorney Sullivan, who
o..'--.erted 20 arrive from Tacoma, was also
.s-.st Prosecuting Attorney John +. Miller
=. esI,ed in By Holden to conduct bis case.
.ssvnsy VI. II White, for Baird, dsmurred TO
- fcrm OF the complaint He said II should
- specihcally set forth just how Baird was
s.terfsring with Holden in the discharge OF ms
$500 he held that the law provided for the
ss-sssmsnt of one who interfered with q United
49, offeer when he was making seizure or
sehsrw,ss periorming some of his duties, bus
- complaint did not specifically state In wnas
~ ths defendant had interfered with Holden.
= nat spseific duty Holden was engaged In
perforning a. the time
: rbe court here adjourned until l:SO O'Clock In
a. siternoon. 10 give Mr.. Sullivan time 10 ar
,svs srom Tacoma At the reconvening at the
eourthouse Mr. Sullivan Was still absent, ana
- e.se went on without hira. The complaint
"a heen slightly amended meanwhile, and the
crisonsr vas discharged sad rearrested upon the
smspded complaint and the bond continued
Atsornsy White again demurred to the COM
rassnt. Vii eh demurrer the court overruied.
y EhItaasked that the witnesses for the
,rorecuftca should be excluded from the court
,sos susil such time a. their testimony was
~.ufad The prosecution agreed 20 this, but de-
ssr46 thaf the same rule should be held in force
ion ths other Witnesses All o. the witnesses,
about ave on each side, were put into the wit
nszs room.
1T Holdss, sworn a. the first witnsss, sesti-
fed:
fsm ne informant in this case and live ct
fge Fits street. seattle On the 18th OF last
fnoath wat 70 Sscro from here. Walked down
the freek e N0oley adjoining. Saw Baird there
shst sssaine an inspector OF customs. was
such Il that dine. Baird met me in the evening
cpor he arrival Of the train. He was on the
platform / bod conversation with him. He
% there fof told him / was on the lookout
lof those Chinamen. He said: "Ai
right VII go down TO the
Great Northern crossing. Buchanan 10 al
insu 70 watch the track north. We went north
shd Baird called out . man named Dormsr at
Noolsy and Baird asked him for his horse. he
It'd Baird he had no horse. Baird said ne
usnf down and he introduced me 10 Mr..
Rssce He told me TO stay there with MRS.
1eece while he aud Reece went after the horse.
n came back soon with the horse asked him
uhen be would be back as be was starting
sgv. He said the next day at 4o'clocks
shsd Mr.. Reecs II he would show me where the
tn6so hotel was; there was q man there named
6nan who used 20 clark in the Occidental hotel
nd wanted TO see about getting room. saw
Md ride OF bareback about 9.3O, think. Next
limsf saw him was in the ST. Clair saloon.
vM In the Palace saloon just before. Some one
eams along and said that somebody was shot
wasn went to the St Clair i saw Baird with
h,s lead tied IN. He said: you're the -
- who's been shooting 81 me. thought
had killed you"
think Baird had the gun. One of them had.
] don't know whether IL wss large one or not.
Baird and Buchanan took my hends behind me
and handcuffsd me- Baird said: YOU'RE
--. have notion 70 put hole through
you You are - p- ana al you.
friends are 49, BARD k7ss was
n inspector. The handouts were taken of
ssterwards | don't know how long. After
Hxi was put In charge of Mr.. Buchanan and
vent % ted with him. Two hours later dep
~ sheriff came up and arrested Buchanan.
naert day was under arrest all day. l ar
rss1 tbs nine Chipamen that day. Took them
mellow sedro TO a Jail and put two guards
esx thsn. The two reyoivers that Baird took
iran nswere small ones. Baird pointed one oil
sesinsf shs wall and il went Off 1 was there 10
vltcA the Cinnamon. They were contraband
(hinamen
On cross-examination, he testified:
Have been inspector since January n, 1890.
Nn suspended on the Sd of this month. Had
Known Baird month or two probably. He was
heated az Nooley and | at seattle. When /
veat up there went % Fremont, and got on
TIE Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern railway for
kooley. knew that Baird was an officer. Did
hot tell him of the Terry telegram because had
49, ~ 81 49, .s-.A
was no friend of mine. ! told the brakeman /
didn't know why he shouldn't be. He said
Baird was mad because my stuff had gone the
ether way Baird had said he would "lay for
the -, about me. That was why
thought he did not like me. and why did not
teli him about the Terry telegram.
The witness here gave . long account OF the
pssfurs OF q trunk full Of opium. in which il
had been charged that he had failed to turn
ever some smugglsd goods he then eontin-
ssd;
] saw Terry at the junction while was with
Poor. Terry says: 81 am onto some Cinnamon
ssrs; MI put you on We walked down the
sck, 50 be could catch them after we got 10
Noaley. But Il was agreed that I should go
esek. a. was a little deaf and might not be able
bear the Cinnamon IL they tried TO get away
q ihs woods. We went up hall mile OF more
ne came back. got dispatch IRON Terry
eNs Gays before asking me to come 10 SUmaS
~ Alexander said he couldn't spare me To 20
thsse thought IL was important aud said
fought 10 30. He said ''No." teIegrAphci 20
1ssaxhAw and got permission TO 20. When
~ Pesmissien 20 go met Poor and he said he
.va9 Ake to 80 with me. / said "a.l right
- foer got permission from Sheriff Noolery 10
vie ne. We went by way OF Fremont
ltssy fod me be was onto q big opium deal and
e wsnted me 20 put him in as the inicrmer il
&c tnid ne about IL ] don't know IL there is
~ river around there or not Don't know bow
III N h. ~
- !. 1s ssdro hOie.; but wanted TO know where
= vas went over To Wooiey al once. Terry
esa hot show me any opium at Sumas- II was
p.ossnly or 10 O'Clock when last saw Baird
-. I, was probably II or 1890 when Baird ar
Iessed me. ! borrowed those rsyolvers TO 20
eas sna watch the crossing
= q bsienGn, g brakeman on the Seattle.
iAAe saoss 4 Eastern railway, was the second
witness sworn. he testified:
49, ssia Mooley the night OF july M, and saw
800. ss ana Baird meet in the st. Clair saloon.
cane IN n1'i - a.snaegr Holden. When Holden
snm~.s ~ sam was sn the pool room. Baird
ea.sa up aud rsn cut and hanacuffs,i Holden
aoor 80 'afew one al the revolvers on the
Hnlss1 As'e ciseAsrged | heard Baird cal
the arrest E.--.- both before aud after
snes A. nlsn anyway. He was noin,fS, 70 :
s.. :. u. I'm Holden told aim he was IN thar
krn,tss ~ Se0id prove he was not AT thu
H4a sos Try TO get away
Va cross examination the wines, te.tinea.
. sIra s wa. excited when he came into the
TIE .rrs.t 80 ,. ne revolver al the time OF
se saia ne didn't know who has 49,, 80 W,
esa had shell Of q Axhtse, u.s. nm ~ ne
"a -, 81 and wounded snoshsr A nsS
yins ' .hot IN ne ss'a ,ss@ .s0a, Terry who
go OF 50 afierward, when Baird tr,De-1 M ~
~ over 10 Buchanan. he told RTeh...a,i NJ
aa eA1e saoi at BIN IL he lie, Holden 20 AZ
Nlilism { Runsey. Of wooley. svorn. o. 49,.
persecution, testified: '01 ne
JnSx "a moolsF on the evening Of h. Nth =.
vas tending bar in the Palace $50,
nv ,sIssar s ana baird there. saw Holden an
Is = ssss me saloon together ana weat 49, =,
i ,ss 49, az; ssw baird get up from the ;.hie
49, sss n,!A.rd- room and come sor Ho'A 800