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


The death Of George Poor. In Ju,v.
0z, was the result of q conspiracy on taa
cart OF A1Ikey. j. G. Baird and Bschan-
nan all connected With the Port Towns
ens custom house. TO get me ou, OF the
way" said Taylor Holden yesterday
sI was an Inspector OF customs a. Seat
sIe and intersered with the plans OF those
officers 10 enrich themselves q, the ex-
pense Of the government" he continued:
land a pot vas laid TO do me Up. bu, I.
turned out disasirousiy. and George Poor.
an innocent man, lost his life as q result
Of II. ! have waited patiently for time 10
vinticate mo and clear up the stain cast
upon the good name oR my murdered
friend. and how enectualiy that has been
accoTn plished Will De seen as my story
progresses.
"Ma!key. the chief consplrafor. was at
erwards indicted on twenty-nine counts
for smuggling, and Notwithstanding his
wealthy and influential connections. Ia
was convicted on the first count and sent
up for one year and fined $500 dollars.
lie has yet twenty Weight counts against
him
y. c. Baird. TIE man who killed George
Poor. was afterwards arrested on
charge CT assaut.ng one OF the Morrei
b.o,hers. In this city, Jumped his ball. and
& few weeks ago died In Oregon. . fugitive
from Justice.
buchanan, who was with Baird at III.
limo Poor vas Killed. remains in British
Columbia for reasons best known to him
self.
Cowboy Terry, who was with Poor. ans
who was also shot four times, "a serving
a sentence In San Quentin peniicntsary.
California. for making and passing coun-
.erfeit money"
tod Mr. Holden had never seen a de-
tailed statement Of the circumstances
i.aetng up to the killing of George Poor
tsaai bore upon It's face the stamp of truth.
snd asked him TO give me the particulars
OF the affair from beginning to ene, from
his standpoint. which he consented to do
Ills story In a. follows:
In 1891 was in the employ of the gov
eminent as inspector OF customs I'm seat
tie and was very successful In capturing
smnggled goods and contrahznd China
men. J. E. Terry. commonly known as
Cowboy Terry. was a harum scarum sort
OF fellow. with whom ! had become ac-
quaInted while was In the sherlr's Office
under Sheriff McGraw. Early In July 1 i.
received the following dispatch from
Terry:
Westminster Junction. July u. 1891.
Taylor Holden. Custom House In~pec
tor. Seattle: II you can meet me at siImax
tomorrow | can put yon on to something
rich Answer at Samas
~. z. TERRY"
Il spoke TO John Alexander, the deputy
collector at Seattle about the matter and
showed him the telegram. but he said he
could not spare me- Later the same day
j got wire from Terry. from Samas ask
Sng n ] had not received his telegram.
and requesting an answer
then wired both these messages TO
COLLECTOR Bradshaw. and asked for IN
slructions He replied under date OF July
- follows: You can 20. 1 will send
man to Seattle. tsIgnsd.) C. II. Brad
shaw. collector
"on the 14th also got the consent Of
the Seattle deputy 10 go. but on reaching
the train l was overtaken by his brother,
ana told to return 10 the Office. / knew
shis was Mulkeys doings. and paid no at
tenton TO the recall message. / wen; TO
cunias and there met Terry. He said he
had got on to a scheme by which 1870
pounds OF opium was 70 be shipped into
the United States In batied hay. The hay
would be unloaded at Ravenna, q station
on LAKE Washington. and from there
taken by boat into Seattle. He said II
would he about two weeks before the stun
would be shipped In and he would watch
y and Keep me posted II would pr, him
IN a. inforrner, SO that he would receive
the informer's reward, which I promised
to DO. j came home and reported TO Coll
rector Bradshaw the resu,; OF my visit to
Terry. He a2pFayed OF what had done.
and told mo 10 20 a. the proper time ana
n.sxs the seizure
II heard nothing further OF the matter
Until July 5. when received a dispatch
from j. f.. Terry notifying me 20 come to
Woolley on the tirst train. Soon after re-
cefsing the telegram ] met Deputy Sherir
GEORGE Poor and told him Of my intended
seizure OF 500 pounds OF opium. lie al
once became interested and asked II ne
Llsht accompany me. tod him would
BE- glad 20 have him do 30. and together
We went 10 Sheriff Woolery and got a
permit for him 10 leave the county. That
afternoon nc met me al my house. 1876
Firth street. where We took the electric
car for Fremont. Here We stopped al the
saorey house until the train leaving Sea-
ts az o'clock came aisng going north.
Previous 20 tf's | had been Informed
ny William Davis. a brakeman on N.
seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern train. that
Inspector J. Z Raira. who was stationed
., Neoley had told him that he had IT In
Tor ME anG that he would fix re. and fix
tie plenty
u told Poor CT this conversation, anc
assured him that II ns'rt felt tina, way
Toward me would have nothing 20 do
With him and would nst solicit hts assist
snee IN making the seizure.
When the train reached Sedro. one mile
iAis side ~ Wooiiey. Poor go, or and met
Terry. and they walked 10 Wooiiey to-
tesher. Baird met me when ] got or The
Naln ana said no understood l would re-
cAin there during the night and II so he
would so 10 the crossing 81 the Great
Northern aud guard there until daylight.
went with him 10 Reeee'< place to get q
horse 10 ride % the crossing. lie mounted
shs animal bare hack. saying he would set
: saddle % 4 friend one mile distant, and
then rode ofT.
by this time :. was quite dark and got
Heees % show me the Nay 70 the track.
ent walked Jack "a Woclleg where / met
s'ooF ana Terry on the crossing wailing
Ter ne. Terry said the opium Deal had
0nsearl3et. 81. he coah put ne on 20 a
batch Of ccntr&Aand Cinnamon I asked
I'm when he coa,d 80 4, and Re saia AZ
snee. lie stated that they were eamped
INK X * KS>~1
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