The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-29
ATTORNEY MILLER,s STORY.
Declares the Affair Was a Cold Blood ed
Murder and Relates the nefaiIs


Murder and Relates the Details.
Sheriff J. Ii. Woolery and Prosecuting Attor-
ney John +. Miller returned from Wooley last
evening, after having fully investigated the
causes that led to the shooting of George w
Poor. They both unite in pronouncing the kill
ing . cold-blooded murder. Judge Miller said
last evening:
This man Baird planned and schemed to en-.
trap Holden and shoot him ii given a chance
When he shot Poor he thought he was killing
Holden. 1t was nothing less than deliberate,
eold-blooded murder. Baird has admitted that
he shot Poor, and he is very proud of his bloody
work, for he boasts of it. The facts of the case
are just these:
Terry went into British Columbia and got
together nine Cinnamon. They paid him $50
piece 10 smuggle them ii. He took them along
the railway tracks and through the woods TO
within mile of Wooley-a distance of sixty
miles. Baird knew where those Cinnamon were
from the time they left the boundary, but he
would not arrest them. He waited awhile
Terry found that Baird knew where the China
men were, as did many other persons, and
knowing of the eumity that exists between
Baird and Holden, he thought he would do Hol-
den favor, as he too disiked Baird. and teis-
graphed 10 him that he could put him on the
track OF lot of contraband Cinnamon. on sat
urday Terry lett Nooley with lot of provisions
a mile from town. He said the food was for
his Cinnamon, and Baird heard il,
but he would not make the cap
between Holden and Terry, and he wanted HoI-
den. Sunday afternoon Holden and Poor ar
rived at Wooiey: Baird saw Holden and talked
to him, but he did not see Poor lie told Holden
lie. He said Buchanan was at Mount Vernon,
twelve miles away. AMI he said be wa. going 10
the Great Northern bridge, four miles east. He
got on horse and rode about forty rods, then
lett the animal, joined Buchanan and started TO
whore the Cinnamon were concealed.
In the meantime Terry had met Holden and
Seattle, Lake shore & Eastern tracks,
intending 10 capture the Chinese. Terry
was to deliver them into their hands.
1t occurred 10 Holden that some ons ought TO
swatch for the Chlnamen at Wooey, for they
might have grown tired of waiting for Terry and
started 10 Aooley by one of the numerous trails
Holden went back 70 woolsy TO watch for them
while the other two men kept on. The China
men were found and Poor arrested them. They
crossed The railway track and started OF on
trail which leads down an embsnk rnent TO the
county road towards Nooley where the China.
men were to DO turned over TO Holden Ii was
anout 10 O'Clock at night. Terry was ahead
about thirty teet; Poor came next and then fol.
lowed ths Chinamsn. Baird and buchanan
spFang out and ordered the party 10 halt Poor
shouted; "l'n deputy sheriff and I've arrested
these Cinnamon"
The firing then commenced. Terry was sho,
three times. once through the body aud then
fled. Poor, like an officer, stood his ground.
baird thought II was Holden. The two men adj
vsneed, einplytRg their reyolvers as fast as they
could pull the triggers. Buchanan saws IL was
the most daring aud terrible fight to the death
De ever saw. When al arms length from each
other foor received the fatal bullet, and Baird
tqrang upon his PROSTATE form.
wien Baird saw Holden half an hour later
al the hotel lie was earagsd He gave him M
quarter, but plsced the handouts ON him, put.
tug his hands behind him. HI called him the
West az names and abused him in the most
brutal manner. Holden was handcuned in this
position Tor three hours. until sheriff Davis
Commanded that he be released Immediately.
hss wrists were skinned and very sore.
baird had not tbs right 10 command the men
20 halt, for Holden is al Official Of greater i'm
portanes than he. Holden has a rowing com
mission and Baird has not Before be was shot
FooE cfisd oat three times. I'm q deputy sheriff
and hsFe these Chlngmea IN charge Il was a
eoAd-nlooded murder. As soon as Holden was
Gsnissed We 1lsd charges against Baird sad