New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-10
LAW INTELLIGENCE
THE STANWIX-HALL TRAGEDY.


WILLIAM POOLE.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMrNER-Bssors tho Hos.
Judge ROOSEVELT
ELEVENTH DAY......SATURDAY, Dec.
The Court met at II o'clock. The fol wing addi'
tional evidence for the defense was icited:
George Burns, sworn-I know Baker.
o Did YOU at any time after the ARRAY at Sanwix
Hall engage passage for Baker on board the bark
Isabel Jesett1 A. did signed the shipping ar.
cles for him in the name of William Smith, as a sea-
man; th wss before Poles death.
John Patterson, swOrn-i was shipping sailors In
February, 1855; l shipped for the isabella Jewttt
three men ana cook; none OF them were named
William Smith; the names OF the three shipped we're
Gloip Mcbride, Csrana and another; they came to
my office al signed on verbal order of the Captain;
the clerk let u it, Inever Baker before to
my kI owledge did not ship all the seanen for the
Isabella Jesett.
from my place ON the sth of March by the Captain
biuself-l think in the forenoon.
George Burns recalled signed the shipping arti-
ces at Bakers request, at Pattersons office 10 South
street; think the clerk attended TO it; this
Tuesdsy think, before Pooe's death; spoke to the
days before the brig called; at that time Poole was
exttcied to get we'll am positive it was In the name
of William Smith.
went to the captain of this vessel at the request Of
Baker; Baker wa then ir Jersey City, he at the
house of man named Scott; was acquainted with
Baber b+ fore; / went 10 SCOTS TO see hi q; b sker
Eve days before the sailing of the Isabella Jewett;
carrot how many Gays 1t was after the affair at
StaDwx Hall; l went and hunted no the Jewett;
Baker kew nothing about her until found she was
going 10 The place. saw the captain 10 jersey City
I iold him would get hin man; old not agree a.
TO wages; there was Dohiog said about wages; i
believe they we're TO ALLOW him twenty-five cents q
month; he did lot ship as an abe-bodled seaman l
shipped him ordinary seaman; old not know
that the officers had been to SCOTS house to look for
Baker; thif Poole died on Wednesday night
heard of il Thursday morning. Baker went on board
on Wednesday evening about clock did not see
sny of Bakers friends visit him at Scotts; signed
the shipping articles about four days before Baker
went Oh board.
Levi Smith sworn-I am captain ofthe North River
steamer Commodore; ] know Morrissey; he is my
con i1-lav; il the month of February 1885, resided
az No. IS Hudson street. ust above Dusne; orrssey
and biz wife lived wi NE at that time at my house; l
was home on the night Of gath of February, 1855;
Morrrsey came home that evening; mao named
Cum ing ham came With him; Morrissey was very
d. uuk go stupid eoulo not wake him up he went to
bed; | tiled 10 wake him up from half to three
quarters of hour after, but could not; woke him
up in the morning about daJ light several men came
ere 10 see him. they went up and vent with them;
they told him What had happened the night before,
but be did Lot seem to know much about it and did
not care be did not get up then; be was not up be-
fore O'Clock; saw him in bed cannot say II he wss
III dressed: he caue home between II and O'Clock;
think Cunningham came into the house with hin,
and went up stairs = lth him.
rossexsnined-I was in bed when he cane home;
ink it was in The Ieigbbcrhood Of IL o'clock when
went TO bed that light; had been asleep before he
cane home; when lie came got up to let him IL.
Hssken X A SeaIles, sworn. reside at No. l63
Essex street; resided at No IS Hudson street in
February, gath; had got home few minutes bsfore
NoTrisey came in; be came in between IL and
O'Clock; it was JUS. ~ when / got home from Bur.
tons; had lot got eep when Morrlssey came IN; q
partition divid.s bis room from mine heard his
voice when be cane In and sounoed az If he was in
liquor; in the morning we found that DC nad Deen
lii BIZ, as we expected.
Cross-exsuIed-I went TO sleep coon after toe noise
hsd subsided in Morrisseys room; l beard voices
which could Lot Distinguish there were two or 'hree
voices: there was tram z On toe tlor more than
was Necessary if was going to bed sober: pre-
sumo sle Ut Until after dsyli, bt did not know Cum
nirg hsm a. that time; have become TAINTED with
bin since have seen him once or twice since at Capt
suiths.
reside at No SAL dudson street; I am hard vare
ueDufacuIer aid carriage maker; was at Stanwix
Hall on the night Of February "a; | know Bakor
eighty; saw bin at Stan~ix Hall on that night-be-
tween |. aDd oclock, l should Fay.
Mr. Brady objected 10 the reopenirg Of the case for
the prosecution upon matters pertaining 70 the ARRAY
AZ Sian rix Hall.
Mr. Whiting said tina. they introduced Post to
prove the true nature Of the controversy between Post
ard Baker
The Court admitted the testimony.
Wines lrtsuming entered Stanwix Hall
Poole wa there alone apparently; after officers had
taken out Poole and Morrs.ey | remarked thai Il WA
q cowaroly act Tor Nor ssey TO display pi.tol In the
Va. lie old ard pointing 1t Unfortunately at the
crowd Baker said Morrssey was no coward; said
tia. lie wss-tbat bis scts were cowsrdiy; Baker
again said be wac no coward; told him that be
Baker was 9 coward also; Baker then res ooaded
arc seid was coward; asked him how be could
sey go be ssid Lot ohy countenancsd Poole XII IL
Ing Morrssey when be IVES down, but kicked him my
seb ; / ssbed him if he cav me kick Morfissey, and
be said be did rot, but bad heard hsd and wss
coward for eour mar cling such conduct be said
coward seid to him-you carry pistol; DC -
scts called for it, or words to that effect; Idse $500
bis pistol; think there MAJ have be,a wo Dr. he az
then l viii say, however, that did MOI W.