The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

IN the woods near the track. two niles
Eortn o. where We we're starting Va
then started in tie direction indicated nv
Terry, and when eboEt hak way Terry
SsSxesss1 that sc had better send Poor
bach Poor insisted On going. ana urged
me 70 SO back. ss hls hearing ana sigh.
were much better than mine They asked
ns TO 60 back TO the crossing a. wcoliey
ara promised 10 bring up the Cinnamon in
ABOUT two hours. went back Ind waited
AZ the Palace hotel. from the from, door
o. which could guard the crossing. AT
ina apposrted time ! Ie<, the hotel and
st&rssd for the crossing, when I ne. q
man narne1 Dorman, VINO told me man
was snof over a. the 81 Clair hotel AL
the men from the Palace rushed over
there excepting william Rumsey. the
parxeeper az the Palace. ard myself I
waited FOR Rumsey 20 close IN ana va
vent over together As entered the S.
1saif, TWO E7en disguised as sosgsrs and
VINO aftsrward learned were Baird and
Buchanan. Jumped me with their guns,
hanGcuned my hands behind my back.
and disarnec me ! was dazed by their
conduct. and wondered what was com
Ing next Baird took my pistols from ne
ano showing them into my sides sad he
mac notion TO take q shot az me He
had scalp wound. aad blood was run
ming down his face. This wound was
probably made by Poor while defending
himself from attack. Baird threw one OF
my guns in the crowd. and IL went or
with loud report He then threw the
ether behind the bar. and jumping on a
raised platform, declared that he had
Killed one man, sho: another badly,
ana now had another under arrest | 3sd
not know Poor had been shot. and was
expecting him 70 come to my rescue a.
any moment Up 70 this time / had not
recognized my eaDtors. since they were
d-sguised az loggers. and I did not expect
10 zee Baird or buchanan In that vscln-
lty. for Baird had only few hours be-
fore starred for the Great Northern cross
ing. ana before going had told me that
buchanan Was a. Aoant Vernon"
when ! recognized buchanan. who had
been given charge of me By Baird, tod
him he was id pretty knight TO put
irons on me- J asked him what I was held
Tor and assured hiTa that they need not
Tear would leave, as they could not drive
me away until that matter waa cleared up
he goi key from Baird. but could not un-
lock the handouts and finally Baird un-
locked them az Buehanan's request. AS
he did 70 he told Buchanan that II he let
ne &c, away he would take a shot az him
In the morning. Buchanan took me TO
room and turned in. l did not feel ike
sleeping. and sat up. Half an hour later a
deputy sheriff knocked al the door and on
being admitted arrested Buchanan on a
charge Of murder. handcuHed him and
took him away. The deputy said / might
so. but did not want to leave. Al day
light / went downstairs and met SIR. c.
Eateman. who told me for the first time
that Poor had been Killed and Cowboy
Terry shot ali TO pieces the night before
by Baird and Buchanan Just then j was
arrested by a deputy sheriff, who refused
to allow me TO telegraph home. but / got
Mr.. Bateman TO write my wife, telling her
what had happened. and saying / was all
right Baird was arrested az daylight,
charged with murder. / got man named
Smart 10 telegraph Sheriff Woolery to
come down and bring an attorney. He ar
rived by the next train with J. Z. Ronald
and John r. Miller. They remained till
after the preliminary triai which was held
before justice OF the peace named j. Y.
Terry. who Is now connected with the Sc
attic land office. He was friend OF Baird
and Buchanan. and after the examination
turned them loose.
when Sheriff Davis. OF that county. ar
rived he released me. and when Prose-
cutting Attorney Jones arrived he had the
box opened In which Poor's body had been
wounds. Poor had been shot through the
body. and one OF his fingers had been shot
or. Jones said IL was pity the China
men should be allowed 10 escape. / told
him that ! thought / could find and cap
ture them. He advised the sheriff TO send
me. which he did. discovered the China
men. nine In number. captured them and
brought them into Woo'iey. where turned
them over 10 IL A. Bgelow. deputy
United States marshal
The United States grand Jury found 4
true bill against Baird for the murder OF
Poor. but Patrick Henry Winston. who
was then United States prosecuting attor-
rey, Informed the grand jury that he could
not hnd any law under which 10 prosecute
the case, and the Indictment died s-horn-
ting. Poor's body was brought TO Seattle
and buried with Masonic honors. Terry.
who WAS tough nut. recovered from his
-four gunshot wounds. and Is row doing
time In California.
Holden was not present at the shooting
when Poor was killed and Terry was
wounded; snd as so mary conflicting
stories have been told as 10 what actually
did transpire a. that time and as so many
OF the acters in that fearful tragedy are
either dad or departed. :: Is feared that
the true facts may never come to light
II Heldsn's story. above related IL
tue. George Poor was cruelty murdered
and his asssxsins were allowed to escape
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