New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-06
Law INTELLIGENCE
THE STANWIX-HALL TRAGEDY.
TRIAL OF LEW. BAKER FOR THE MURDER OF
WILLIAM POOLE

TRIAL OF LEW. BAkEk fOh HE piChDEh VI
WILLIAM POOLE.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER-se'or' the Hos
EIGHTH DAY......WspHEsDAy, Dec.
The Court met at II o'clock.
VIM. H. Bell, sworp, for defense-I, farmer; in
Januuy last was policeman, attached TO the emf
grant SQUAD Baker was Q member OF that squad from
The time of ts organization until be gned in Feb
rua,y last have Known him for sixteen or eighteen
wears; knows Charles II. Vandervoort; knew him
when a reporter of the Express; copied Bakers re-
senaticn at his request It was drawn up by Mr. Has
kips at that time conversation occurred In the
Chief of Policies Office Baker mentioned having
had difficulty with Tom Hysr; he said that hyer
az that crowd would probably now be sstsied tnst
they had got him eff from the police; Baker stated
that he would rot allow himself to be beaten or have
bis eyes taken out without defending himself he had
carried pi,tol for some time, alleging that wss
did rot hear Baker express any intention TO have re-
yepse; Baker procured the pistol in question after
having had difficulty with Poole think it was prior
TO the affair at the Gem"
roestxamined-Do net remember much Of the
conyersston that took place Q. the time copied the
resgpatisH; recoIect hearing Baker say thai Poole
would We tckled at his going out Of the police; AN
under the impression Baker said that Poole or that
crowd ever tackled him he wouldn't have his eyes
eoustd out by them he would defend himself he
gave % to understand that tia: party attacked MN
he voud resort to his pistol in sefdefense; Baker bad
carried piftol ence he joined the squad 1893;
IL common fOr pODCeuleu W Voiiy PAssoSi
generally known about the police office that BAKER
csrried pistol. ,v,p
To the Court-Do not know Of any difficulties Ba-
ker may have had with Tom Hyer.
Preserved Gage, sworA-Am dagueIeotyputI ~
No. 36e Brosdway; went into Stanwix Hal on the
evening of the aeas In company with nephew rom
The country; il was about o'clock; snong the rest
Poole aud Morrssey were present; there vas an after
cation between them Morissey wished to tight Poole;
N. latter objected to pssilstc encounter rsnarlng
lyon have tasted my mutton before; Poole one!ed
TO feht with pistols korrssey objected NO: having
sny nistoj; Poole then advanced toward Aorissey
~ith pistol in bis hand when Jim Irwin stepped be-
tween he two and tried to keep them apart saying to
Morr:ssey, "Do you wsh to be murdered IN cold
blood ~ thew were finally separated; witness detailed
a Conversation which had short time previousiy oc
cured between Poo'e and Marx Mcguire, Poole ssid
he cond lick any Irish son Of b-h in America Ma
n;rs rsped that lrshmen we're a. good - any otoer
men II they behaved themselves: Pools offered 10
ssbt him With a carving knife; Mcguire refused 70
6ebt. 49, vV,:,;. Inv anne
IN ard Whisper to Mcnisseythsn so out, and return
did not zee The boy hand any pistol 70 MoHssey; GU
served Morrissey have q pistol soon Nef isM nlI
,urp AROUND and eXsmioe the puto; be then
,ovsrd Poole. enchanting Nov drsw-fm coming
q for YOU" both Poole and korrssey sssmed 70 as''
bet n dtinsipg hssly.