Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-29
THE SEDRO KILLING
Poor Was Killed by inspectors Baird
and Buchanan

corded in its history yesterday, the
result Of fatal shooting affray, in
which George w. Poor was killed.
! For some time numerous cases have
been reported Of Cinnamon and opium
being smuggled through from Canada,
and Inspector }. G, Baird was sta
toned at Sedro to intercept all sus-
piciOus characters. On Sunday Baird
wired TO James Buchanan, an inspec-
tor at Blaine, to come and aid him in
the capture Of party who were
smuggling Cinnamon across from
Canada, and had reached Sedro on
their way TO Seattle.
Upon his arrival they laid out plan
to capture the crowd. Deputy Sheriff
George w. Poor and Customs lnSpec-
tor TAYLOR Holden came up from
Seattle Sunday evening on the train
and were met by Baird, to whom they
said they were after some Cinnamon.
Adopting a disguise, Baird for some
sinister reason, probably known only
90 himself, watched the two men and
followed Poor up the track Of the
Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern road
about two miles north Of town and
saw him enter the woods. Soon he
was seen to emerge from the woods,
accOmpaniedd by j. T.. Terry aud nine
Cinnamon, whom they had placed
under arrest.
Baird called for the men to surren-
der and throw up their hands, stating
that he was a United States customs
officer and as such arrested them. In
, answer Poor and Terry pulled their
reyOlyers and began firing, one Of the
bullets striking Baird over the eye and
blowing furrOW along the skull. The
force Of the bullet sent him TO the
ground, but he rallied in time TO re-
turn the fire. One of the bullets
passed through POOr's body. striking
the lower portion OF the heart, pro-
dHCiHg instant death.
During the fusiadc between the
four men Terry received ball in the
right leg and passing through the
groin lodged near the surface Of the
left thigh.
, The bullet was removed this even
ing. 1t was reported at first that
Holden was i'm the party with Poor and
Terry, but such is not the case q.
Holden was at the hotel, and when
, Baird returned from the scene Of
: battle, about 1880 last night, he was
= arrested at the hotel. Buchanan and
Holden we're then arrested 10y the
ldeputy sheriff OF Skagit county, and
have been at Hotel SedrO all day. The
case is peculiar one, and will develop
! some startling facts when it comes to
trial. as Poor had a sherifi's badge up
, on his person when killed, and while
: Terry could produce no such proof he
(, maintained he was a deputy sheriff
: Iof King county. What makes ii
: seem more peculiar is the fact that
: after Baird shot Poor he rushed
! up to the body and pulled a false gOatee
4 from the face, thus making il appear
n that Baird was fully cOgnizant Of
n PoOr's action and identity. The body
i Of Poor was brought to town and an
o inquest held by County CoronerTozer
n while Terry was placed under the care
!, Of the physician. The jury at the in
o quest brought in a verdict that Poor
= came to his death by a gunshOt WOUND
~ inflicted by }. C. Baird and James Bu
. chanan. The remains of Poor were
~ sent TO Seattle on the afternoon train
Terry is still here and will recover
since the bullet has been removed
The nine Cinnamon who escaped
~ during the fusilade were recaptureC
at 6 o'clock yesterday evening by Tay
rs lor Holden in the woods mile nOrtl
ic Of Sedro and brought to town anC
ic Jailed. Prosecuting Attorney Jone
>, Of Skagit county arrived In town %
" night and the case will probably com'
IL up for preliminary examination 10
It morrow. The town is wild with eX
* citement and groups Of men can bt
ID seen on every corner talking over TIN
m the events Of the day.
1T Following is Jake Terry's accoun
p Of the affair: 81 located nine Chimes,
who had Illegally crossed the bOrde
T. and were making southwest. ! imme
t. diately sent for Taylor Holden /
\. come and help me take them. lie di
/. come and brought Deputy Sheriff Gee
n. Poor with him. explained everythin
h. to them and little after 10 O'Clock W
IS started down the Lake Shore ant
re Eastern track After going shOr
v. distance Holden concluded to 20 bac
X and watch SedrO, and left US. ! wa
I'd TO make the arrest. Poor and mysel
n pushed on, located the Cinnamon an
n, placed them under arrest. We the
started back TO SedrO and had pro
ceeded but a short distance when
made out two men standing on litti
cS kuOll some llJblC ulobdllbt diiCdh vi h
Almost Immediately they began firin
at US. The first shot went in front {
me and | jumped sideways. Then
ce got IL i'm the stomach. ! was hit fOt
ar times in all Poor cried out thre
us times: q have these men under arres
od am deputy sheriff Then Georg
1u got it, and he fell, saying: He hi
ny Shot me- When the last bull,
m' ir struck me | sprang into the brusl
70 Then ] heard one Of the men sa
VI 'We have killed him; let us get out
Do and they left. They went up u
O. track and for town on the run.
en 81 knelt at Georges side and sa
'' that he was dead. ! made my WI
back TO town, fainting from loss
blood as ! reached here. j do ~
know who did the shooting, but u
Ice derstand that Inspectors j. 9. Bai
and James Buchanan are the two vi
ZIP did it.
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