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

CONCLUSION OF TIA ARGUMENT FoR TIE DEFEssE.
TRIRrgr nth D,Y......Tgrso,v. Dee Il.
The .ntre day wss CONSUMED by NJ. Clsrk in the
delivery o. toe rem.t DER Of he sggm-nt for the d.,
ferse TIE Cour' rem was corcsc to its u'm,t
capacity, and HUNDREDS who appeared a. the 'or
were forced to cave without se.Es The ms de Of
the room.
We SUTTON ST sbstract If NJ. Clark's speech: He
ssid:
GENTLEMEN: When suspended my remarks yes
'erosy hso gone "a a. thought necessary 70 90
il elstign he outside issues Of tbs e sri Tw,s
about 10 proceed TO csl your at Mi I, the cir
stances Of that fatal at ay and i'm necis,e precur
snry evtnts I'D portage T. YOU the characters
of.hoh Poole ara Boxer 81 had IS oil he'd h,nk
that Baker wss no g uau TO Tl,n 81 s-sa.s in ,.i,n
ard that Pso was. uov ak of YOU III sane cara
fu atteI tOp ch you gave ne ses e'dsy, Will.
proceed 70 b. serious portions of he evidencs You
have q 70 Examine, 70 rsh.c' sn1 ttd the run
o that sce,t al snwix Hall by tie light Of pi-tp
asb. Go with me. Rentemeo, u. on the niG OF ths
24,b Of Februarv, sbou' o'clock, when wat h's
been styled roe fret sfray 20 gls e. NJ ri ss-y sd
Hyler With soDe hers ware in the back room par
tain. of whs the world wouli cal socisl pleasures
Mori,sey was orDn--a vicun 20 the most depl1rsps
insanity which has ever sftilc'ed be sori. Though
this is con'rsficted by Officer Rue oIly, re:
co OF 'hiI Officer Rue WIS judge ~ % She'her
he was or yrs not crank Morrissey was here psscs-
fol- Nomuidtr was ttOuy hi ot or sug tesi ID. Did
Poole kew he was there Wnsd Poole Can bell
al Rsr-olf csue there, dli t'ey snog Mort-sey VS.
there tbt they did MT B., there is qne rs
much evidence gcirg TO show tta' they did "a the
is that Baker ara Turner knew Poole was thee "A
later period. They fOcno il GU, h)' ever bs'ore THIS
BaItolf, whom tbis pros cation Should have pu'
on tie stand went Into re back roo ard drag .ei
Morissey out. Poole was there and armed. l. ihe
any co, bt about that alt1 Ou.h Dean ami c.. S1ay
.rd Cy. Harris sid Poole never usei pliol tntt
III, nor cid { ey see hin ha one 10 you doio'
that be bad Mo rissey n nnus H5 Is deSgzet u
uo the fr, ~ room BY # Poo "a nss)Jites Shsce
Poole i. surrouIo led b, oh-rs Wcat ls the its' re-
marx OF Moiissey Have you come here agsn
to ocs fer Poole ;" he sa :. He addEesses Poe 10
coarse 81 d yu. or ar2usge Poole rs~s his pistol
OF tbs. drunken src unsrued mar. Tore "as the
f. ST wrong 81 then inOus ing In language disgrace
'ul 70 81 American, Pooe Gays lou have ta'ted nay
" n 'tou oucA low did you Use /. = And vat DO
Merrssey do ReIemher be vas ah ,m 81 By
iouor He atfemptei o seize the pIs oil h saw in
Poe 5 hand; be usoed in 10 gard Pooie Who esped
on he coulter SD pointed toHn 10 Moirlsseys
breast. PoO,4 mace Tie fret exhibition OF ps OIL
What YVES the Dditioo Of bis ni teen Poole,
surrounded by tis frien's insults the nationality
of leard and said that he could take any Irish ma,
that he wos better than sty lnsomtn' ask you 20
ref, ct upon the cor duct Of M4gcire AID snY IRISH
mar may well be- proui n behave 4s be did on tnst
occasion exhibiting the tmptr Of thorough mao.
He had OF addressed Poole. tie was Poole friend
But whep he ctud longer bear his tsuots he says,
was toi in Ireland, aud al rsomsn as 2oOd a.
ANY body ese if he behaves him-eh " Poole cats hm
lar and Offers TO fight tina man who vas his
q d. He tells Poole ne will hSb Lin on an e4ualty
and Poole, the American pa'no', who va mnjh the
Larger, eye, :" will 6gtt you with knives" Masure
solo: Poole, don't want TO oaht you, yoa nave
been kin O to my BROTHER aud Mcguire va re,dy 10
fort i've the nsult his 10 a ity for tnst. Dad
Poole then earn the title of " = true American " The
tue spuit OF Ameicauism Is Lot Illustrated by toe
n OBJ. III true American is the good man who, IN
-; "a. fha rivit.a dafp 4
tie ssea of bis brow; the KIDD husband I'D father
The dutiful chic the man with heart great eaongn
10 s,msstLize with all MAJ kind with phllan hrcpy as
vice as the oc, Poole never came up to that stand
ard of " a true American will not dwel upon that
scene any lonser except to establish toat there u
o COZ elton between II and the second aifray IL Is
ed tina because Baker was there he and others
cor cetted 10 70 AID take Poole lite al the second
eifrsy. Poole then hal doe Baker no harm Btser
may have thought it cowatdiy Ia Poole 10 draw MS
pistol Mcussey. may have brought up the ,ene
at the Amo< dock where Mofrssey ate ded by
sipp lie fieIo, was 20 cesen aDo was carried OIL by
ole Of Poo e's friends Baker was rot au Irish nsn
Burns says that Poole called BIN Eogish s-n of q
t-h. Baser there at the first affeay. AZ what
precise time be entered tie the roam is not made sp
laTeLt by the testimony. There vas this all ay be-
tween Mss ue and Poole; afterwsrd the pi-to- we're
Drawn. II Baser TAI Intended l. take Po0lsJ life
how easily could be lave Done il then when JrIissey
called for u pistol How easily Biker could have
ven l. 20 him Why dis not Baker do so If he desired
POole's life. Afergard, when all these parties were
lIisDtI6TC stf6et 6nO MOffbsty was incie
that he remembered but little except the all ay and
that Poole lad crawn pistol o. hun, be says to
Bsker "Wby old you no. give me p'stol-you ha1
,ne." Bakers answer shows the ch 'rac'e OF the
man, You'll be glad tomorrow tlst ! dill
not do IT," Tie leaned prosecutor will say
Baker meant that he would hinself before
morning Kill Poole. Is that fair cons ructon
Of the words used Did he not mean :oat ,rrl.sey
wou he glad that he had rot attempted to shoe,
Poole in tfe morning, when be should be SOBER
The general preston seems 10 be that to bear ar M
is liz gal La this State il is not La some OF the
States the Legislatures have passed laws pr1hi biting
and req ulatiDg the carrying OF weapons. we nave q
statute in our Stat prof. biting the carrying OF sung-
shot, and mskirg the act punishable as felony.
The Consti utiCn OF the United Ststes coniers the
ri,lt TO aim end cefend ones self and It may DO
doubted whether sncn al act Of the Stae, disarmng
a ptrop would be regarded binding under the
Constitution. it would give man OF super or phys
ica strength Advantages over the weaker man. 1
would 10, advise tbs carrying of pistols-not because
Il would not be iight-but would Lot carry oGe my.
self, lest in unguarded moment 1t mxht conssn
q man TO uniimely grave. he prosecution have
shozn that Baker had pistol in bis pocket at the
trst bfrsy. II is conceded that he carried It over
two years The object of bis purchasing il lie sho xn
TO be that of selfc efense. He bad ca red it for up
ward Of two years Tor protection They will ATTEMPT
TO show that he bought the pistol in 1882 70
kill Poole, and in ls55 he contaminated the
usgedy He could have done it at the Gem
bad be wished, and no jury could have con-
vcted him ! en- not sure he could have done it in
the City Hail. when Poole said he was going to cut OIL
Bakers nose and aud make pot of soup OF bis
head. How can you account for Baker letting mum.
terless opportunities pass when be could nave khed
Poole with perfect safety hsd he wished and he did
lot Go lit The question hes occurred to many way
Baker did rot complain to the authorities of his dab
ger, and eek protection thus The laws are very
pretty things read but they are not worth single
cent for practical protection. What die Poole care
about the laws mag ates whom he could himself
sppointl What had he to fear, when he could stand
before magistrate and in Court gouge out the eyes
of poliosma and through his contro over judicial
49,, o. hpnaaIf Of fha aAA suf. Such Is the