New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-28
Law INTELLIGENCE
THE gPANwTx-HALL TRAGEDY.
SQUIRT OF OYER AND TERMISER-Bsoss the Hss-
Judge ROOSEVELT.
TRIAL OF LEW. BAKER FOR THE MURDER oT


coUIT OF OYER AND TERMISER-Bsoss the Hss-
Judge ROOSEVELT
TRIAL OF LEW. BAKER FOR THE MURDER oV
WILLIAM POOLE.
THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTIONS AND EVIDENCE.
FIRST DAY."..TuEsDAy, Nov II
The Court met at 10 o'clock. TIE Courtroom was
crowded wi spectators The work Of impannelisg
the Jury was proceeded with.
VIM f. Ro Wand Org goods bu NJ ess-Have read
III accOuI Of the death 81 Poole do not kno tssl
read The testimony before the Coroners Jury: did nst
Know Poole; bis wife hiss traded at my store kneV
her by sis bit. Set aside.
Daniel Carr, No. 81 Pike street-Do not know b.
ker; did not know Poole was sick when the sf,r
TRANSFERRED beve formed or expressed OPTION;
bought he could sf i'm partially IN the e.se. Accepted
John &sr-dep, iewelry and fancy goots Cs'h1ns
sbee-Di1 DO. know the parties; resi- the accounts
in tbe newspapers; never s1mpa hized IN the dhcu-
~ with either party have M prjucice in the mater.
Accepted.
Thomas +. Bloodgood, No. 2l3 Thirty.third street
Had formed ard expressed "a opinion. Se' aside.
William A. Ws son, painter. No. jsl SIKH avenue
Did rot know the parties involved 10 this trans
action their etds; read the coroners nq1 Bot
thought the whole story was not told; II was quits
likely he had expressed an opinion IN relation to
BAs rTs connection with tie trans sciOn SCI aside
Henry v. Rider, shoe dealer, No. 40 Fal'0a sxeet
-Has formed opinion on the case. Set asida
SAN uei {. Mott, commas merchant, Washiagtoa
msrsef-kpew Poole; did ne, know Baker; hs<
with Poole Set aside.
WIN Young maehiuiss, No. 2Sa Stanton street
Read the accounts of the transaction ana iOxnsf sn
opinion With respect TO the guilt or Innocence based
uoCn the evidence before Ibe coreaers jury. SsS
aside.
Samuel Briggs No 400 Sixth s~enue-I knew Pode
enough speak TO him; lever say Bauer until yes-
teroay; bad Expressed al opinioo. Set ssie.
Isssc Koch cry goods, No 3I5 Cherry street-Hsa
forn.d ard ext re-sed an opinion. Set aside
Jacob Walk ressed an opinion at tho lime Il
the transaction Set aside.
nnsm Il L8mpOrt, book publisher, No. 10 McDOu-
gal strtet-Do not the parties in this case; had
formed and expressed an Opinion. Set aside.
Charles ). Wright, Jones stIeet-Knaw Pole.
Read The accounts ana oImed an opinion. Set asi e.
Charles A. Kentish. No 10 Leroy street-Dd not
Was not aware that he had expressed opinios.
Cbsllereec pefemp.orly. Set ssice.
Thomas WsrdeD, No Sc sixth syenue-Hs I'd formed
arc expressed aD opinion. set aide.
Ns'bsw w. King, chair maker, No. liz Grssns
s'reet-Dd rot know ,ae pssties, bat WA OF the
opii ion that some OF the parties would gs. the punish
ent u the la~. Read the accounts IN so0s n.~s-
Taper Had formed no opinion ia regard 20 the guilt
or isnoceDce of Baker. Challenged asremptorily Set
aside
John FrOlic, No. 90 Charles s.reet--K,ew P,sls
By sz ht. ID formed and expressed opinion CaA-
enseo peTeu pforly. Set aside.
M.tte w Hartis an, No. ls7 West street-Dii ss<
Ii ow Poole or Baker. Might have formed an sotuea
the tue ire resdiDg the papers, bel WA wholly
~ preJuciced. Accep &c.
1oe jury ~ impabpelad IS A. follows:
JOHg Is. CRiSE, elothier SECOND avenue and ify
seventh sTse-
JANIS +. CRooHERos, merchant, No. 81 vesty
street.
JANIS 3 KIRsTR, bookseller, Seventh Ward.
DAVID b. TEETs tinsm;h No Ill Forleta street.
Lucas b. WisG, grocer, No. els Monroe street.
MICHAEL EADiE, produce dealer, WAShinxtsa
Aayket-
MlTa,w BUNS, baiIder, No. % ThAty.ssesG
street
\ ALysH HAIL, merchant, Ne. l2 Wsxwn stvsek
yoHs ERDnAE, merchant, Sevsntsssth Wsra.
DANIEL CxEz, baaIas' -uaastsr, Ne. s. Pie stxsef.
JOIN MARsToE, msrcbaat Cathsr;as stroex
MATHEW HARrIGAs, No 1877 Wet srest
LuInau Is. Wing stated that since be had ben s1ans
med and svorn u, he hsl recalled to his utn1 A.
cpipstaIce which was that Oh the tine of Bak6ra -
cape the fact caused suspicion in bis mind fhst =
was guilty. He ID not feed o. liberty to sss n -
case WITH ut nakiDg this stxemAnt te the csun,e1
The District-At.orney, A. Oakley Hall tlen prs-
ceoded TO state
THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION
The occunsncs ous Of wheo this csse vrev - -
Of short dmsiiop. On The 24th Of Fshrsarv -
OF place then know - Saswix Hail nov cs,I,l 80
Revere Hesse, William Poole yea morally 49, -
N the breast, which wound wss inflicted go -
non the hsno Of the prisoser ct the 6a1. EieGiivu
Baker. Hehvec until the sth II March. Hoe~11S
Ne prisoner at the bar bad not beea sxruste1 ~
~ seaess ed and finally aed, which l. &C.,,
9u8 - = steeoeky elnpsoooel1koA UoWS1rva
usnssn6s Of m11ss dls1asA - 60 ~
- be drsns q abeey. Or 60 4Nkc