New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-12
THE POOLE IRA re D Y.
CORONERS INyESrIGATlON-IFo uRTn DAY.I
MONDAY, March l2-lO AM.

CORONERS INNESClGAIlON-l FOURTH DAY.
MONDAY, March l2-lO Am.
The whole Of the Jurors, with the exception Of
Aid. Drake, having arrived the Coroner raid he
heard on Saturday night Of the whereabouts of the
man who drove the coach the night OF the 9Th OF
February and so he remained out the whole of last
Saturday night to tai him. lie succeeded 10 arrest
ing "Lively" and another; and Lively told hun that
man named " Shanghai in the employ OF the same
person as himself, was also charged with being the
driver Of the COACH The Fourteenth Ward Police
were in search of Shanghai, with what success he
Mr.. Hilton was unable to say. The Coroner also
said be continually receiving anonymous letters
in relation TO this affair; but, unless they were au-
benticated by the signature and address of the par
ties sending iem he would not notice their contents.
Leon Oivor-I reside at Mo- 90 LGurens. ST.; was
with Mr. Poole when he left his house in the first part
of the evening of Saturday, the cath OF February
il was about Q o'clock when we reached SianwiX
Hell together; went in there, and party was IN
there IN the back ROOM singing; l walked past the
back room and and Mr.. Poole both looked into the
back room; Moriissey aud Others were in the con-
psDy; tapped Poole on the shoulder and SAID,
This is private company and we both turned
around and walked away up 10 the counter in the
bsr.rOom; some OF cur company asked Us to
drink and we did so. The whole OF the Jury having
arrived the witness was sworn, aud the testimony
was read over. Mr. Janeway then suggested that
with Janeway and the rest OF the company, except
my self II having just supped, 70 the eating counter
and ate; / Eat upon one OF the hlgn Stools AZ the
other end of the counter, with my back TO it, aud
Mr.. Poole sat by my side; some one came IN
and said something 10 Poole, but what IL was
! cent say; Poole had got through eating
when MIR. James Irwin came in ct the street
door and sat down on the opposite side of the room
facing 10 Mr. Poole he did not say thing to any
person, and none of company, that know OF,
smoke TO him; then Mr. Deege, proprietor of the sa-
loon, then came up 10 Mr.. Poole, and spoke 10 him.
whereupon Mr.. Poole got down from bis stool and
went with Mr. beagle between the drinking and eat
ing counters and stood with his back toward the back
room and entered into conversation with Mr.. beagle;
then heard noise in the back room, ana some one
said 81 know what am about; let me alone, nc;
| then got down and leaned against the end CT the
counter; il vas Mr.. MorrlsseS voice that heard
in the room with M0r1ssey saw Mr. Lewis, Mr.
Isydorn and others; Morrssey came out OF the
back room, and as he came oct, Mr.. Jane"ay got
up from the eating counter, and standing with bis
back opposite 20 Poole placed both his hands across
the space between the two counters; MI Morrssey
walked past, saying, lou need ut try to hide hln,
or something like that he then SAID addressing fooie
All alb il is there YOU are you Id thieviDg, muir.
"dering son OF a D., or something Ike mat air
Poole then looked up al him; Mornssey then called
him Coward and said he did n dare 70 tight him
'muzzle 10 muzzle," something like that; Mr.
Poole then stepped out into the floor to serd Morris
sew and the friends Of both parties cot between them
James Irv in did all he could to stop Morrssey; sone
ore in the crowd called out TO Irwin, why don't
"you stop Morrissey T.; he answered, Why don't
won come and help nee | can't" did Mt see any
pistols; there was such bubbub tina. went out BY
ihe door AID that the last saw OF IT. when the
policemen came, Mr.. Dean told them 10 90 IN. and
went in with 'hem; when they got in, one party went
TO clinch Morrissey and another 20 take Poole.
Question by Mr. Wild-If Mr.. Poole had pistol
might have seen il; l did not see il; when | came
back did not see any pistol; but heard the talk
that Morrssey had snapped pistol at Mr. Poole two
or three times.
William Janeway sworn, deposed-i reside al No.
IS Greepe-st heard some portions OF the testimony
Of the last witness The Coroner read over the test.
mory Of Oliver Witness corrected-l saw pistol
in Mor;ss.ys hand the rest is correct g. say the
circumstances; when went into the house cid not
lrow that Morrssey there, or should not hsve
gone in neither would Mr.. Poole; should not have
cone in because knew that there - disagree
m.nt between Morrissey ard Mr.. Poole when Nor
rissev came ont of the back room and passed me,
did not see him have a pistol never heard any
party threaten TO take Mr. Pooles lie; saw p:'o'
In Morrssey hand minutes after the aterca'ipn
between him and Poole; | saw Morissey snap loe
pistol three times at Pooe saw hun DO 50 tfice'
the &C und, to me- was if there were no caps upon
the nipples; heard il distinctly snap
Y. BY Aid. Drake-I think Mo-rlssey proc urea 'he
pistol after he out Of the back room was un-
Ger The impression that Morrsssy 10 liquor wnen
mr. foole stood behind me thoagbt he had psto!,
because BIS right hand under the LEI. breast OF
RS coat ent did not see him have shy weapon; i
cio rot see Oficer Rue in the room Morrssey spoke
i've OF three smes 10 Poole before Poole replied other