The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-30
THE PRISONERS DIsCHARGED.
Holden, Terry and Coolies Were Gofnl
I'm Wrong Direction. the j Justica Saxa.

In Wrong Direction, the Justice Says
sEDRo, July Especial 1.-THE first witness
in the examination was the defendant, J. c.
Baird, who testified:
J. C. Baird, the principal defendant, was called
to the witness stand, and upon direct examins-
tion testified:
live in Seattle: am United States customs
Inspector; was sent to Wooley Junction by tho
collector; was allowed TO run on the trains be-
tween Seattle, Wooley, Sumas and Anacortes
am required to search all baggage that think
has contraband goods in, TO prohibit Illegal entry
into the United States of Cinnamon, opium, ETC.;
have been on this road since the 10Th or 10th Of
June, was at Wooley on the Goth of July. About
the 23d of July l was at snohomish
aud came back on the evening train.
The operator here told me that inquiries
had been made tor ..me from Acme; lsaid that
twelve Cinnamon and one white man were
there. 1t was too late to do anything that night.
The next morning heard they had left, coming
this way. ! wired to Buchanan, and he came
on Sunday. On the morning OF the 10Th saw
brakeman, who l knew was acquainted with
Terry, whom suspected of being the white
man who was bringing in the Cinnamon. I
came up TO the sedro telegraph Office and was
informed by Charley Davis, engineer,
who had overlooked Terry writing, that Terry
had sent message to Holden. II read:
Terry STAYED there until the answer Ma sisnes eas
back that Holden would come. That afternoon
we were In Dormans bedroom when Terry
went went oy sa with sack and bog. going north
Terry, following him to point above the shoot
ing. We tried to locate them in the woods but
failed, and came back to town. We then agreed
that should meet Holden on the train, while
buchanan was to stay at Dorman's. Holden
came up that night. / asked him what he had
come for. He said that l had sent word to
Alexander that there were some Chinamen here,
and as he had leisure he thought he would
come up. l told him i was glad he had
come, also that had secured horse and was
going 10 watch the Great Northern; that had
secured two men to watch the road north of
town, but wanted another man to watch tho
corduroy road south of town. During this after
neon Mr.. buchanan and / went out with Dor
man, and Dorman showed us this cordIfroy
road. introduced Holden to Dorman, asking
Dorman for his horse. got the horse and rode
away Dorman was going to show Holden, who
claimed to be a stranger here, where the hotel
was. l rode out OF sight. Before we started
There was big, blucd gun, 41-caliber Colts
revolver, in his satchel After / had
rs ridden ~ 100 yards away away jumped
ran back to Reece's and changed my clothes.
Reece said he had gone with Holden, who
seemed anxious TO go TO the hotel. He had left
him, and Holden had gone north instead. Bu-
ehanan and went north to the crossing OF the
Seattle & Northern. We'eoncluded that was not
the right place, so we went north to the place
where the corduroy road crosses the Sumas road
was very thirsty and we walked toward town
after water, on the sumas road. Then We walked
back TO where the wagon road comes up on the
grade. Buchanan heard some one coming, and
so did l. We got down by some weeds and
waited till they passed. There were
n three white men, ! think; and the
got to the place whore the road turns they
came down the trail. Buchanan says: sswhst
are you going to do now" I said we wanted to
menced. know there was three men shooting
Twenty feet from the front man / hallooed that
was was customs olncer and for them TO halt.
Wnen threw my gun up 70 take aim it struck
Terry's gum Terry shot the first shot. Those
three men fred the first shots, one apiece
These three men were with the Cinnamon
/ mi 10.
be Holden. The front man was Terry.
1 think i shot four shots at Terry. Did not
shoot at Holden Buchanan was shooting at
Poor. Poor was twenty feet from me- Terry
ten. Holden and Terry ran aud l fell. / guess
into hole. The last two shots fred fred at
Poor Buchanan and we're firing at Poor at
the same time. Poor dropped, saying, '"I'm
shot I'm deputy sheriff. / got up and ran
70 where Poor was lying, put my hand on his
same time. Buchanan was loading his gun.
He went through Poors pockets. / pulled of q
false goatee from Poor's face. We came up on
the grade and came back home. Twenty min
utes after got back 10 the hotel at Wooley,
Holden came in. / arrested him and put hand
cuffs on him. got on the railroad track twenty
or thirty feet from Poor; did not run; did not
see any one on tho corduroy road, but could
have II there had been any one. There was
brush north and east Of whore Terry and were
shooting. Terry disappeared with another man
about the time was shot. / fell when I was
shot. fell toward the grade. / did not lay
long. Poor was still shooting when got mp.
The only thing Poor said was, I'm shot.
am a deputy sheriff" They did not say another
word. They stopped when said "Halt1 Tsrry's
and my gun struck together. IL seemed 10 me
IL ali instant after we commanded them TO
halt that they commenced firing. After they
commenced Buchanan and commenced The
three men were walking abreast. ! thought
there was three men-am quite sure there WAS
The three shots went close together-sbang
bang, bang. Two men could have shot the
shots that quick. They all camo from q differ
ent direction. All came toward me and
Buchanan. Told Holden that / had all the
roads guarded except the one south of town
men TO guard the Seattle, lake shore
* Eastern railway The men wero
coming from wooley going 70 Humas
They went along toward Sumss till they got "a
The trail' rIeye they came down wes sbo,s
eight or ten feet from Poor. He fell eight feet
down the gra1e. His gun was eight feet back 0s
him when picked u up. We must have been
eighteen feet apart when we were firing. Iden-
tined gum. Have arrested Cinnamon before. IL
had arrested the Cinnamon 1 would have noe
gone before them.
On croGs-exarntnation Baird testified as fob
lows:
Was on the police force at Blaine for nine
months Have had the run from seattle 10 So
dro. Would 20 down twice day usually. Stay
over night here quite often. Only been TO SUI
mas one trip Learned that Cinnamon were be-
Ing smnggied over, ! think, the I'D. Aay
have been as early as Thursday. They were
at Acme, camped in the brush. Learned
that there were thirteen Chinamen and ons
wAite man. Didnt 90 up tbs next morning ba-
cause heard they had gone. Wouldaf have
any chance to get them then, 50 didnt 20 up
Fxpscied them 10 como down here. sent Tor On
officer 70 New Whateem. Was informed there
was a whits nan with the Chinamen. saw
Holden sunday morning af 0 clock. Ioid him
the Cinnamon were Ave or ak miles north Of N