The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-12
cANTGET WITNESSES.
Evidence Of Terry and His
Cinnamon Not Available.
POINTS IN FAVOR OF BAIRD.
xssenpt 70 rsstsn Charge of Smuggling
Upon InsPeetor Hoidsn-Se~s OF
.se courts-Ths Blotter.

-. snoealed soreeommena 10 Onited states
T,.trIct Judge Hsnford the issuance OF writ OF
hsbeus corpas, refused 20 10 30, anu al appea.s
~ n1a . = and the attorneys were very
lne - ri eut ut not having Terry and the
sI.r an the witness stand, but they de-
s.ssd : g on with the case without them.
49, - very little diminuton In the size OF
-. -~.~d ia the courtroom and the interest in
- - appears to be fully as great as IL was at
80 recess of an hour was taken in the
$3.50 10 await the arrival of Collector Brad
-. ana Inspector Coblentz. Mr.. Bradshaw did
- rpure however, but he Is expected today.
nsird viii also give his testimony today, and
1s5o,nev White SAYS that IL will take three
hours ar more 70 get through with this witness.
sew witnesses will bs called by the prosecu-
ZION IA rebuttsl, and It is likely that the argu-
rpsnts of counsel win not be reached before to-
morrow afternoon.
Avisitor In the courtroom who had not heard
q, read the charge under which Baird Is being
tried would suppose that ii was Holden who
vas the offender, for large part of the testi-
naouy taken Is as TO Hoiden's intentions when
he aent TO sumas and as TO where he was In
Wooley at the time OF the shooting. The COM
missioner il merely taking this testimony, how
ever. to more fully acquaint himself with the
state Of affairs that led up to the shooting 10
II Baird was justified in thinking that Holden
Wss smnggler.
Holden was the first witness called to tho
stand in the morning. being recalled by the de-
Tense Mr. White asked him il he had been at
the shooting, and IL he had lost his hat at the
shooting, both OF which questions he answered
perssivsiy. Holden also denied carrying a box
through the woods while he was with Terry at
eamss The inference was that this box con-
tsined opium.
awhere were you, asked Mr.. White addressing
-,
Virginia, In the employ of the Chesapeake &
Delaware Railroad Company
81 Was" answered Mr.. Holden, after q few
uomsun' reflection.
awhy did you leave thereg' instantly put in
Mr. White
Plaintiffs counsel here objected to the ques-
ton o. Irrelevant and immaterial. The court
sustained The objection.
s.Your honor persisted Mr. White, "I want
TO prove that this man Holden was on q certain
railway at certain time aud that he 10 . fugi-
tive from justice
But the court refused TO reconsider his deci.
sion. and the witness did not have an opportun-
fty 70 answer the question.
u. b. Lucas, the city marshal Of Sumas, testi.
asd on direct examination that he had gone to
Harrison, the butcher, and Harrison had pointed
ent Terry and Holden to him on the night oil
Juiy IA. On Contamination he said that he
hought he could pick Holden out In q crowd,
ana he pointed out Holden in the courtroom.
Charles B. Willard, q butcher OF Wooley, testi.
1ed that be had seen Holden on the sidewalk IN
iront OF the Grand View hotel about 10 80 on
the night of the shooting, and that he had seen
him go into the Palace saloon. About three
quarters OF an hour afterwards he saw Holden
In the St Clair saloon. Holden's clothes, he
nid. were dusty when he came into the saloon.
Holden had borrowed a revolver of the witness.
The first time he saw Holden he had on straw
hat, and the next time he had on a felt hat He
had seen him leave the straw hat at the Palace
saloon. The dust on Holden was no more than
be would get from walking on the railroad.
Hclden's hat was shown to the witness, who
identified 1t as the one worn on the night OF the
shooting.
D. z. Wright, one of the owners OF the Palace
moon, testified that Holden had come into the
nloon probably about o:4O that night and had
BANGED hats in the back room. Rumsey, the
hHtender, introduced Holden as Cummings,
Rt Holden had told him what his real name
N He could not say when Holden had bor-
NM the revolyers. He had said to Holden
asfhe looked as though he had been travelling
slng way, he was so dusty. Holden had an
s=ved that he had come from sedro. When he
ksd seen Poor's body there were spots of blood
% his face as II they had dropped or spattered
% him from above.
Dr.. NJ V. Mattice, the surgeon who dressed
Tie wounds of Baird and Terry, testified as to
his work on the night of the shooting. He had
taken few grains Of powder out of Baird's
head, close TO the scalp wound.
Z. II. Harrison, butcher of Sumas, testified
that he was out to Stars place near Sumas at
night about $50 O'Clock, about July IA, and be
had seen two men carrying box. One of the
men had gun cut of short. He could not
sweas that Holden was one of those men, but
Terry Was He said that these two men came
sod arA
Wss between and 10 o'clock at night He knew
sooients and saw him afterwards. The two men
ne saw In the woods were not uneasy, nor did
tney appear TO be afraid of his seeing them. He
passed within six or seven feet of them The
nsxt day he told Cohlentx all about the bog
u. 81 Lucas, recalled, testified that he had
been directed to watch these men by Cohlentz
He said:
ca Sslrd came up shere the day after told
.onsentz. ana u was on Coblentz's instructions
mat toaa she story to Baird Baird and SNYDER
sha went OUT to the place where Harrison had
sssn we box We found place where IL had
N~n sst uoWn, and from there we tracked il 10
IN Old shed, aud then little further we found
moiher place where il had been set down. and
men We lost the trail on the main road little
M MaS, on The road there is travelled day and
EhI eoblentz had come TO me and tola me
~ ne had rabbit In the fence aud he
sznted me to help him. Then he told me that
ssaea was coming up TO meet Terry. aud he
~
VAIN and watched him ali that day. saw him
YAK OUT into the woods with Terry.
'oan Alexander, deputy collector of customs,
recalled, testified to receiving g dispatch from
nafd the Saturday before the shooting that
sseise Cinnamon and one white man had
eamped near Acme, and had left the Lake shore
Wso and were coming IN on the Great Northern
-. !. Terry, the sedro justice of the peace be-
io'e whom Bairds preliminary examination
asd, testified to seeing the goatee that was
aA 70 nave been taken from the ground near
fooss body.
i Wright recalled testified to seeing Dos
r 1As certain effects from and near the BODY
s0os. The goatee, he said. was picked up
Ia NE ground at Poor's side. He could not
ssra's q not
A Sparks. deputy sheriff OF skasit
~ .ss saiea the circumstances of the arrest
- ~ .l'namen with Holden, who wanted 20
make the srrsss.
So, tooeDtz, customs inspector under
r~' 49, agate. }. Muikey, of the treasury de-
s.uaenl was called 10 the stand and testified
40. az vent to Sumas in answer 70 dispatch
a. Asxsnder. giving the contents OF Terry's
,sAnp.ss Sa 70 Holden. He had reached there
49, noon and had talked with CITY Marshal
Lss~ ne went 10 Sumss on July Is and lett
1s IA he gave orders 10 the CITY marshal To
sa tne train Ter Holden and 10 shadow Terry
80 Were he went When Baird came up he
- sose aim what the marshal AMI the butcher
- saia and had told him to catch the opium
testified: ne
lersy bad told me that he had 100 pounds ~
- ..a sust was 10 come through IN load of hay
Wssoa1ed al Nookssck City and sent to Lake
ksln ,Ls1pa, Terry had asked me ii wanted N
d. ~ s1sa tafough with IT. ] knew McLan aud
rsnS ~. s1ihk ne would trust Terry with so
,ass stun l told him he had struck the wrong
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