New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-11
LAW INTELLIGENCE
THE STANWIX-HAI4L TRAGEDY.
TRIAL OF LEW. BAKER FOR THE MURDER or
WILLIAM POOLE.

TRIAL OF LEW. BAKER FOR THE MURDER OF
WILLIAM POOLE.
COURT OF OYER, AND TERMINER-sefOre the HOa.
Judge ROOSEVELT.
The EVIDENCE CLosRD-coMNEScENEST OF THE
ARGUMENT.
TWELFTH DAY......MosDAY, Dec 10.
Tie Court met at IL o'cock-the Courtroom beog
crowc ed SIS usual by spectators.
The fol o wing additional evidence wss elected:
George Walter, for the defense, sworn-I kno "
Hye eI Batter 10 La Fayette iia, on the night
the difficulty at Platrs bet .een Baker aud Hye
lasted between Baker, Turner, and Hyer; Harvey
Young was there and also Mr.. Jones, the proprietor
of toe place; there was very long dispute bet Seen
Mr. Wbi'ins objected to bearing testimony as to hs
merits of the quarie at the La Fayette Hal.
Mr.. b. sdy said lily had testified that Baker aud
and it was proposed by them to show the nature
OF that Transaction and who it was who was an orig
inaior of that quarrel
The Couit excluded the testimony as TO the origin
sf tie quarrel
Winners resum'Dg)-The only persons who we're in
ecmpsny with Baber were Turner and Harvey
Young; curing the lost part sfef the place was shut,
Il ere were eight ten persons there the landlord
put out Il e liz hts and all came cut together;
left ell r. ere; Mr.. Jones asked me if could not per-
susde Hyer TO come out; Oyer was drunk; he had
been drinking all the evening, and be was drunk when
first saw bin; tie wrsngle hs1 been going about
two or three hours
Cross xamined-I vert out IL tie ahead OF .ker,
think; went down Broadway stoppet at Plstt's
as came down but did not stop between Is FdYette
He'll and Platts Hyer and ali apparently came oa.
togett er; when l got into the street they were
behind me | went Gown Broadway with tao
persons but not with Hyer and Baker; Turner ,ker
or Hyer had rot arived At Pats ween arrived
there / dio not remain 81 PLATES over five minutes;
j 'hL neither Of the o came In before went away
then went home to No Cedtre street; did not zee
either Turner, Baker or Hyer after came out of Is
Fayetle Hall think did not see either Of them
agt in that night after leaving La FaJet'e Hal.
George w HarpsT sworn-Baker and Hyer met in
my bsr.room sou ethiDg over year ago.
Mr. Whiting obec ed to the admission Of evidence
a. 10 ally otter transaction between hyer ana BAKER.
The Court sustained the objection.
Charles s. Iozier recallec-When l WAS examined
before could not tell that ~as shot In the leg l
was 20 e1eited; was against the door when was
rho there
70 Mir. Wbting-I was sho. in my lef. leg; it csme
ont below where IL entered; vas never q stan
as q witness before; heard MIR. Clark say tHat |
went about swearing Mr. Poole out OF difficulties and
It excited me; was snet IN Inc ieS ABOUT minute
before was shot in the head.
To Mr. Clark was lot ex. mined before the Coro.
ners Jury or before Justice Brennan wes o.a
which wounded me. -
Mathew I. Brennan, recaneI-Ihls rs my name
signed 10 the lurat attached 10 the deposition OF Mr.
Dean most of the witnesses were sworn before they
gave testimony; the handwriting OF the affidavit Is
that Of Mr. Chancellor, who was then police clerk.
To Mr. Whitipg-The clerks TOOK tne 'een WINE
was sitting on the bet ch; sometimes Wood 80 INTO
the WI ere the sfdsvits were being written down
Hiram Floyd r6ealled) III have two coats on which
| experiments were made by firing pistol
Mr.. CLARK objected TO the Introduction OF testimony
on the srouId that the prosecution had closed u
| case.
The Court admitted the testimony =.
Wines Cresuminal-[A ores coat, ined win ~
and cotton pa ting was here produced, With shloa
the experiments had been conducted Inc pstoi was
fred tbioush where the eotion HUNG nom tne out
side at three inches fired the lining ana anseo tns
cloth IL the inside ct four inches nve inches and
ipcbes il fred the lining but he i.tanee Increased
| the cloth on the outside was sioged zee; second
coat Of thicker CLOTH with flannel inln! ont no
was produced, through which sSon ma oeen urea
from the made the eyp-fmenis were mace =, DUN
Blacks Ut der TIE ST. Nic- olse Hotel nj. b'.ux
was there bur nobody representing toe ee'eeei me
sbots were fred with q fouI-incn Col srevoVeri ~
body represe ntipg the defence, ths. am s"e' was
Invited 10 be present at the e1perimedt- =.
Mr.. CLARK here resd In evidence ths las ci:use o.
Desns affidavit. which stated that he saw Baker IRE
at Pc ole but did not zee where the ball struck.
| MIR Whiting rad the remsincer OF me snee' = ~ ~
testimony. With exception Of the last clause, u =
substantially the same a. defendants 'esua'0'' S"'-
| in-the trial
Lo4ipg NJ Black, swon-I Va. present toe ,aI re &c
! of firing through tbs coat; loaded inc Ms p :,
tie fret case BY putting In do.o'e enafsss' '' =
| IN loading rev oivers. ..I..a olosoa
! tbeir csses. 4. .r.,-
Dir. Brssy said if the prosecutor mean, = u
that here IVES sly psrtcular or soeci, rue soich !.
moie direct 81 Effective in lie sppnc suon 70 Inl, .se
tbsn any Of those general princiPss wn ~. a
invoIved In diacuss;oo of cases Of this chsrsoee
! YES fair they should be wsrns4 IN advance De