The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-12
COWBOY TERRY HERE
He Says He Doesn't Mind Serv-
ing q Short Term.
BUT ne WILL NOT PLEAD GUILTY.
Tie Nssssisss smsggiss speaks Lightly
- Hts Past Casser-Ysetttvs
Baird n vietoria.

Jake l. Terry. the ex-seastis policeman.
better known - Cowboy" Terry, II again
an inmate Of the county jail in this city.
having BEEN brought down from sunss
last evening. He viii Be held awaiting
his trial in JEne. before Judge Hansord,
upon two charges Of aiding and aoetting
the entry into this country OF contraband
Chinamen.
Terry vas arrested near Scmas . week
ago last highs in company wish two ChiLa-
men. the latter being said to be Illegally
IN the country. Friday and Saturday he
Va given hearing upon the charges b.
fore United States Commissioner Law
renee. 1t Sumas, and WAS bound over for
trial. his bail aggregating $i,55a He
could not furnish bail and was brought to
this city last evening in charge Of Deputy
United States Marshals McGinnis and
Drake. of whatcom.
IL will be remember that Terry was
present at the killing Of Deputy Sheriff
George W. Poor by Chinese Inspector j.
c. Baird. near woosley. the night OF July
d, is9l- Terry was also supposed TO be
fatally wounds having been shot three
times, once in the groin. once in the leg
and once in the arm, while all told his
body bore traces of having come in con-
tact with seven bullets. The wounds
wonid have killed any common man. but
Terry declined TO die. After his recovery
he pleaded guilty to smuggling, and was
sent to McSeil's island. serving ten
months. Since his release he has been
huctuating between Victoria, Vancouver,
Wnatcoyn, Samss and Seattle. and. though
suspected Of smuggling, he Was 20 willy
the officers could never catch him. Terry
vas seen at the county Jail last evening
and talked freely about his case. He said ::
II Was ready to plead guilty TO SNUG
Cling one Of the heathens, because they
couldn't give me over year any way. but
they wanted to stick me on two charges,
20 kicked. Now I'll make 'em hustle to
stick me on any one Of the charges. 1
amt got no complaint to make about
getting pulled: the man who did 1t is a
gentleman. every inch Of him, but it's a
heathenish trick to put my bail up so
high. In a day or two I'm going to get out
q writ OF habsas CORPUS and have the bail
reduced. They needn't be afraid Of me
jumping the country. Why, wouldn't
leave here. All the time I've got ahead Of
me don't cut no figure. I've done time
before. and Amt afraid to do ii again If
have to. Whenever they catch me dead to
rights. / always own up and take my
medicine. Ii Amt no crime to smuggle,
but that don't say I've been doing 1t right
along.
When got shot at Woolley the papers
made . great roar about me being pulled
for horse stealing just after the fire. Well.
] was pulled. but they couldn't prove it on
me. o. course l was convicted in the
superior court, but l went up on appeal
and the case was thrown out and / never
went TO the pen at all. l suppose the
papers will make another roar about it
this time, bat when they have so much to
work on IL seems to me they'd let me down
easy on that job. The Cinnamon l was
with are in Jail at whatcom. but II they
don't make monkeys of themselves they
can't stick me this time. either"
Baird, who killed George w. Poor and
filed Terry full OF bullets at Woolley. and
who Is now . fugitive from justice. is said
to be in Victoria. Terry says that he saw
him there two weeks ago. Baird was in
dicted last October upon a charge of CON-
hitting an assault with a deadly weapon.
lie furnished bonds and Immediately bid
farcwsll TO the state, leaving his bondsmen
IN the iurch.