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

Il was at the Office when the reply came,
| and it said:
1 Win be on the first train z. T. Holden.
Then we knew that Holden, from the
work he had previously done, was impli-
Gated with the smugglers, for two weeks
| previously he had been TO the line with
| Terry in some work of this kind. met
! him on the train and told him there was
bundle of Cinnamon located two or three
/ miles from Sedro, because we knew it, as
we had followed Terry when he was car
rying something to eat to them. Holden
was very anxious to know what became
of the Cinnamon, and when l asked him
why he did not go over the line
| of the Great Northern he said he was
| going to, but thought he would run up
here for the night and then go back.
told Holden that had located two men
on the road, about one mile north OF the
town of Wooley, to watch the railroad
from Sumas to Wooley. At about III
O'Clock last night was on horseback with
| Mr.. Reese and told Holden was going to
| the Great Northern. After / left Holden
/ came back to town and got Buchanan,
and then met Reese, who had shadowed
Holden and found the direction he was
! going. We followed and saw Holden.
| Terry and Poor at the head of gang OF
| from nine to fourteen Cinnamon.
"At the junction of the railroad and the
| township wagon road, as we heard them
! coming, we hid in the brush, and when
! they got opposite US I rushed out and con-
| fronted Terry with my revolver and told
| him that was deputy customs collector
and arrested them in the name of the
| United States. As soon as spoke, each OF
| the three men fired three times at me in
| quick succession, and Buchanan and my
self returned the fire. shot at them as
| long as they stood their ground, but shot
only at Holden and Terry.
'They suddenly took to their heels
while Poor stood his ground and shot me
| in the head 1t was not serious wound
| 1t stunned me and fell to the ground. |
then commenced firing at Poor again.
/ Pretty soon he dropped and at the same
moment sprang upon the PROSTATE form.
| When he fell he threw up his hands and
said.
"'You shot me and I'm deputy sher-
if,'
"They fired between fifteen and eighteen
shots and Buchanan and I fired ten. l
| found in Poor's pocket false beard and
some colored eyeglasses.
| Holden was subsequently released, and
started off in search of the Cinnamon. He
effected their capture, and sent the follow
ing dispatch to the PosT-INTELLIGENcER
last night.
| arrested the nine Cinnamon at 4;sO today
that George w. Poor had in charge when killed
last night by J. C. Baird.
T. T. HOLDEN. Inspector of Customs.
Collector of Customs Bradshaw, of Port
| Il, &a1. I'D
on Saturday similar to the one sent to
Deputy Collector Alexander, and he i'm
| mediately left for Seattle on the steamer
Olympia. He was interviewed by re-
| porter on the train while en- route to
| Wooley, and said:
II know nothing of the affair only from
hearsay. have known Baird for two
| years. He used to be a policeman at
Blaine and later was driver of teams in
Seattle. | appointed him deputy in
| spector two months ago. He runs on the
| trains of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
| in the vicinity of the boundary. Buchanan
| is stationed at Blaine. He has been at
| Anacortes. l have every confidence in
Baird and do not believe he was interested
in smuggling. He is an efficient and
j reneEge.ic officer will sift the matter to
| the bottom
"Can you not say that Holden is an
efficient officer, or do you believe that he
! is a smuggler?''
81 can't say much now. l have heard
| many rumors to the effect that Taylor was
crooked, but though / know nothing of
my personal knowledge, these reports
have shaken my confidence in him."
Sheriff Woolery says that the killing of
Poor was piece of criminal carelessness
George would not enter the smuggling
business for anything" he said He was
murdered, and I'm going TO see the end
of it. I'm friend of Taylor Holden, and
/ know him to be honest. This whole
affair was brought about through official
jealousies."
"Mr. Bradshaw has just now said that
his confidence has been shaken in Holden
because of damaging reports he has heard
concerning him." was suggested.
''Do you know where those reports came
from?" asked the sheriff
''They came from Alexander. He has
| not the slightest use for Holden and would
gladly be rid of him. | knew exactly what
they were leaving Seattle fort was not
on any smuggling expedition. / would
not be surprised to find the whole matter a
put up job to entrap Holden and get him
fired from the service"
The remains of Poor arrived in the city
last evening at o'clock and were immedi-
ately taken to the undertaking rooms of
Bonney & Stewart. The body was met at
Snohomish by the following delegation.
| representing orders of which Poor was a
member. who had gone up on the 4 O'Clock
train: George w. Meacham and n. b.
Colt members of Olive Branch, No. 4,
Lodge of Odd Fellows, and John +. Miller
and ]. A. Greene, of the Unity Encamp-
| ment, No. 2.
The news caused good deal of excite
ment in the city for Poor was well and
| favorably known. The o'clock train last
evening carried to the scene of the killing
| Sheriff J. II. Woolery, Collector of Gus
| toms Bradshaw, of Port Townsend, Deputy
Collector Alexander, of Seattle, and Pros
'ocuting Attorney John f. Miller, besides
| J. 7. Ronald, counsel for Holden, and
many persons who were personal friends
| of Poor and belonged to orders of which
he was a member. The first three officials
will thoroughly investigate the matter
Captain Peer, of the police department,
made statement last night 10 a Posr-IS-
TELLIGENcER reporter which goes TO
show that Holden has been expecting
to receive information from Terry for sew
erai days. Captain Peer said: about