The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-28

granted his request A week ago Saturday
Holden went to Sedro, but returned with
out affecting capture of any kind. Mat
tiers ran along, and Friday he went to
Sheriff Woolery, his friend, and stated
that he had in view a good catch at
Wooley. .'Some of the officials connected
with the service are trying to down me, "
he said. ''but by this capture / expect to
be able TO pay off old scores and square
myself all around"
Saturday afternoon about 8 o'clock
Deputy Sheriff Poor telephoned up to the
sheriff7s Office and asked permission TO ac-
company Holden TO Sedro and effect an
important capture. Cowboy Terry has
given Holden tip" he said. land we are
10 see him." Sheriff Woolery gave Poor
his permission and Holden and the deputy
took the O'Clock train, over the Seattle,
Lake Shore IL Eastern, for the boundary.
Nothing further was heard until yesterday
morning when the news came that there
had been a desperate fight in the woods
between officers, and that Poor had been
shot dead.
The news would have reached the city
sooner had not the forest fires IN Sno-
homish county deranged the wires and
severed Geographic communication. The
first message sent was received yesterday
morning. 1t was from Coroner Tozier, of
Skagit county, notifying Sheriff Woolery
of Poor's DEATH The sheriff Immediately
dispatched Deputy Wells on the 8 o'clock
train to take care of Poor's remains.
The first authentic story of the shooting
was brought to the city at II o'clock yes
terday by c. E. Bigman, brakeman for
the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Rail-
way Company, who was member of the
coroner's jury summoned TO inquire into
the cause of Poor's death. He said:
From all accounts the shooting took
place about IL O'Clock, nearly a mile north
of Wooley, just off the car tracks, in the
county road. 1t was IL 80 O'Clock when
first heard of the affair. | went into the
hotel at Wooley and saw Baird there, all
daged up. He said:
and shot another - to pieces
don't know whether he is dead or not
''Baird wanted some one to go down the
track and get Poor's body and not wait
for the coroner. A storekeeper az
Wooley named Dorman and two
or three other men went down
the track on a hand-car and brought
the remains back to town and laid them
out in the Fairhaven freight house, near
the hotel. He was shot just below the left
nipple. the bullet going clear through his
body, and was found in his clothes. Terry
was lying stretched out over several chairs
and was covered with blood. He said:
aft I'm going to die I'll say something;
but if not, I'll keep mum. l was attacked
and shot by two men without cause. After
the shooting the men ran down the track
towards town as fast as they could go.
''He is shot in the groin, the ball passing
almost through the body.
Holden says he was in town at the
time of the shooting. He went into the
hotel billiard room where Baird covered
him with his revolver and told him to
throw up his hands. Baird then hand
cuffed him and searched him. He took
Holden's revolver and threw it across the
room with such force that it was dis
charged He arrested Holden for SNUG
Cling. This, Holden says, was the first he
knew of the shooting.
AT o'clock the coroner arrived. In
meantime DoFaan had see-ehsd Poor $
clothing and taken away ali his effects.
paneied q jury and We found that Poor
came to his death by gunshot wounds at
the hands of ]. G. Baird and Charles
Buchanan"
After the verdict was rendered Baird
and buchanan were arrested by the mar
shall of the place and put in jail. Holden
and Terry were held as witnesses.
The noon train brought down messages
from Baird and Holden to their wives in
Seattle.
Last evening, fearing he would die,
Terry made deposition in the presence of
witnesses, the purport of which is not
known. He afterward made the following
statement to reporter:
Il located nine Cinnamon who had
crossed the border and teegraphed rush
message yesterday to Deputy Holded to
meet me, and help me to take them. He
responded promptly and came here with
George Poor. / told him what was wanted
and after waiting until 10 O'Clock, the three
of US went down the Seattle, Lake Shore &
Eastern track about one mile. Holden
concluded TO go back and watch Sedro and
let me make the arrest.
Poor and myself went on and found
the Chinese and placed them under arrest
We had started to come to Sedro, and the
hrst thing saw was two or three men in
front OF Us. At the same time they COM
menced to shoot.
1.-THE first shot went in front of me and
turned sideways. | was hit in the stom-
aeh. In all was hit four times. George
Poor cried out three distinct times, saw
ing: Il have these men under arrest. and
am deputy sheriff.
when l was hit the last time stepped
into the brush, and then | heard one of the
men say: we have killed him; let US get
out
"They walked up to the railroad track
and then started for town on the run. |
looked at George and. seeing that he was
dead, made my way TO town, and tainted
as soon as / reached it.
Il do not know who did the shooting,
but understand that Inspectors J. C..
Baird and James Buchanan did it,"
Though Baird was reluctant about tell
ing the eoroner's jury that either he or
Buchanan killed Poor, il is alleged that
he boosted of firing the fatal shot before
he was placed under arrest by the town
marshal. The following dispatch, which
he sent to Deputy Collector Alexander,
has been preserved and will be used as
evidence when the case is tried in court:
SEDRo. skagit County, July "
Depusg rRitet States Inspector. Seattle: James
buchanan and myself shot and killed one man,
Poor. while trying 20 arrest him: also shot one
man, J. +. Terry, not MORALLY We want United
States prosecuting attorney or counsel Have
Holden under arrest J. C. BAIRD, Inspector.
He was seen in Jail at Woolery by a re-
porter and ne gave the following ACCOM-, ,
of the affair