The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-28
doody ARRAY Between Custom
/ House Officers.
SOME rnExpLlcABLE ACTIONS.
Oficial Jealousy Said to Have Caused
the Deed.
COWBOY Terry Dangerously Wounded
Inspector Baird shot In the Head
vicious Fusilade in the Dark--Rival
Eudeavors to Capture Chinese.

WooLEY. July 27.--ESpecial. IA shoot
ing STRAY took place about mile from
here last night which resulted in the kill
Inc of Deputy Sheriff Poor. OF King
county. the serious wounding of Cow
boy Terry, an ex-policeman Of Seattle,
md = narrow escape for Inspector
Baird. On Saturday the crew Of
train on the Seattle, Lake
Ghore & Eastern railroad reported
= II passed Sumas that camp OF APP
uarentIv fifteen Cinnamon was seen near
Acme. q station on the North Fork. News
Was conveyed TO inspector Baird, who was
then at sedro, and he started
of to capture them. Meantime,
he sent dispatches to Collector Bradshaw.
et Port Townsend. and to Deputy Collector
Alexander. at Seattle, for assistance He
left with companion named Buchanan,
hut after making search went to Wool
lev. He learned that Terry had sent
telegram TO Inspector Taylor Holden. who
was then in Seattle, giving the informa-
ton and that Holden was on his way.
Baird was very angry at Holden's inter-
ference with what he considered his iuris-
diction. He went to the train and
met Holden, who was accompanied by
Poor. he asked Holden if he was there to
take the Cinnamon, and being told that he
was Baird remarked that he would then
70 TO Mount Vernon. where he had an en-
ragement. He. however, took buggy
and with Buchanan started off in another
direction, making his way to near the
Mace where the Cinnamon were. He says
that he went into the woods in
She darkness. and seeing some moving
figures he challenged them. He received
= pistol shot in reply, and at once opened
are. A sharp fusiilade followed. and
then two men, now believed TO be
Holden and Terry, ran off. One of
them fred, and Baird ran to
him to take him in custody. Poor only
uttered q few words. saying he was a de-
putty sheriff, and died. Baird went back
% the hotel, and while still call
body, Holden entered. Baird, whose
head was bleeding from scalp wound,
tnrned sxcitedly to Holden, and covering
him with pistol, ordered him to throw
up his hands. Holden was Immediately
manacled, protesting against the outrage.
Is he called it, and amid the long and ex-
citing talk asked what shooting they were
talking about, appearing to be entirely
ignorant Of ii.
A number of men brought in Poor's
body and carried II to the freight house of
Che Fairhayen & Southern, and Terry.
who was in bad condition and
covered with blood, was taken to
The hotel. A jury was impaneled
- soon IS Coroner Tozier arrived,
consisting OF Brogan, brakeman on
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad
the CLERK of the Isedro hotel, Evelyn, Ross,
Reed and Bateman The verdict was that
Poor came to his death from q gunshot
wound at the hands OF j. C. Baird. The
coroner ordered Baird arrested and held
Buchanan, Holden and Terry as witnesses.
Poor was shot about an inch and a half
below the left nipple, the ball passing
completely through him, and was found
loose in his trousers. Baird saws he
found false whiskers and pair of
blue eyeglasses on Poor, but he Is said to
have worn mask himself, but Holden de-
MES that Poor had any intention of dis
guising himself. and discredits the story
Of the find
Sheriff Woolery. Collector Bradshaw and
Deputy Alexander arrived this evening,
but meantime Holden had been liberated
after giving bond and set of, accompanied
BY posse. with the intention of captur-
ing the Cinnamon. This he succeeded in
doing and about O'Clock came in with
nine Cinnamon.
Holden's story is entirely at variance
With that Of Baird, and until the men are
put upon oath it viii probably be impossi-
BILE 10 ascertain the truth. So far as they
can BE- made to agree, without anv
minister motive, Ii would seem that
Baird was in earnest In attemnting
70 make the capture, but SUSPECTED
Terry Of having privately notified Holden
either with the intention of affording Hol.
den credit for the capture, or of aiding in
enecting the escape of the Cinnamon.
knowing that be was in tight place with
Baird on his trail. The character of Terry
gives some color to the suspicion that
Terry was concerned in the contrahana
Srade, but Sheriff Woolery saws Poor was
unquestionably honest in his iptention of
aiding IN the capture, and that Holden,s
only motive in trying To circumvent Baird
was to secure for himself credit for the
seizure
]. I. Ronald was summonded here Inv
Holden and arrived tonight. Since con.
enlsation with him, Holden has been very
fetieent. A preliminary examination viii
b. had today.
BAIRD insists that he fred because
yhen he challenged HIolden's party, whom
NO believed to be endeavorins To
pteai the Cinnamon for the purpose
q enabling them to escape. he
Was answered by volley and was deter
mined not TO be baked. He did not know
the strength OF the enemy and he believed
6e must either kill or be killed.