The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-17
TERRY FOUNDGUILTY
After Nine Hours the Jury Con-
yict Him on One Count.
couNTERFEITER's TRIAL BEGUN
His Brother-in-Law the Princfpal W.T.
nsss-Testimony ~ to Gas Works
Damage-The Blotter.

At five minutes past IL o'clock this morninv
John Z. Terry. better known as ssCowboy Terry. .
was convicted OF aiding and abettinr tho nv
lawful entrance and presence OF Cinnamon into
the territory of the United States. The
Jury was out from O'Clock and
several times appeared before Judge Han
ford and asked for instructions Dnrin,
the night, while the twelve jurors were settlin9
bis fate the accused sat and chatted with his at
forneys, and when the verdict was announced
he did not appear affected in any way His ar.
nrney has not yet decided upon the question ~
appeal, but asked leave to appeal at a later
period
The trial was resumed yesterday morning in
the United states court.
DR.. NJ B. Mattice of sedro. testified that h !.
was physician and resided at sedro; that he
was called during the latter part OF July TO nj.
tend J. E. Terry, who was suffering from gun
shot wound: that Terry wanted To
know his condition, for, II he wa,
In danger, he wanted to confess
and II not he did not care to talk. He told Terry
that. II he had anything to saw he had better
say it Terry then confessed that he, Holden
End Poor had brought the Cinnamon over from
British Columbia, and that the shooting had
been mmenced by the Terry party
The defense asked only one Observation-Disclosures
or not the doctor lad testified differently at tho
hearing in Skagit county, and whether he aid no.
no statement, and when the witness answered
no the defense gave him up.
The dcte ndant. John E. Terry was then put
Tn the witness box and was heard in his own
defense, He said that some time between july
Is and 20 he was in Vancouver b. C.. and in A
saloon met Tom Baker. who pro-
posed scheme whereby the two
men should bring a batch of Chinese over the
border into the United States. He refused but
said that If Baker would send them over TO
sumas, he Terry would see that they were de-
livcred up to the officers. The Cinnamon came
70 sumas and the witness started south with
them. He wired Taylor Holden both from Sedro
and sumes to come up and get the Chinese
Holden came 10 Scdro with Poor. and
the three went out up the railroad
track to getthem Holden was sent to guard
crossing. and when Poor and the witness got to
the Cinnamon the latter told them that they
were prisoners. Going back they were fired on
from ambush, with the result that Poor was
Killed and the witness was wounded and ar
rested.
Characterization did not succeed in shaking
defendants testimony in any material particu-
lar.
Judge Hanford charged the jury that there
were two counts in the Indictment one that of
bringing Chinese illegally into the territory Of
the United states and the other that of aiding
and abetting Chinese illegally in the country to
avoid the laws of the United States. He then
defined the law and concluded by saying that
no matter what motive prompted the defendant,
II the defendant was belived by the jury to
have violated either OF these laws, If he had
brought Chinese into the country or had
abetted aided them in any way
or encouraged them melted others to do
either or both of these Illegal acts, it was their
duty to find him guilty. The judge stated that
the jury were the exclusive judges of the facts
In the case. and the presumption of innocence,
also, was privilege of the accused, and that
the latter was entitled to the benefit OF any
reasonable doubt.
Shortly after midnight the jury brought in a
verdict of guilty on the second count, and were
discharged