New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-06

but be wanted it underwood that oe rove nv,
brought D. on; johnson ~as quite oicious a1d seemed
TO prps the mater stepped between them, aud VIC.
Gem reesoned about the r alter and they coaaa1ea
10 drnh it off, McC am then went OF; vest thea
up stairs in ire font room; while there Baker
came up we're there some two o. three
minutes VIXEN Baker invited some one think Mr.
Steele, down stairs to take drink; they were going
Gown ] sad 20 Baker: dom SO through the bar, as
Poo'e il there 81 iu liquor and you sill be APP 70 get
into trouble" Baker said he had come In tat way
and Re intended to 20 oar that wsy; he should not
trouble boay if they did rot trouble bim he paced
down the back way, and went down the front way
into the bar; Baker stood At the end Of the bar
anc esktd tbs person to drink; Poole trree ouud
and Jaw Tim, 81 said: "You carry pistol for me,
do youl can take you" or II vii take vou,' the
exact remark do not recolIect Baker said he hsd
better Lot Try, as be didn intend 10 es any take
BIN or Whip him; Poole then came toward BAker;
90 net TIN there would have been light had Il not
been for JobI con, who appeared to be more unruy
than Poole Pooe cid not a. dost advance to B.xer ia
q fighting stitude uAtil Johnson said $50 in"
to Poole Poo o then grabbed az Baker; Baker re-
treated fem the end Of the bsr shoaIa iak fifteen
et at least they all three would get hold Of one a.
other johnson Poole and Baker, AMI in the me sn
part Of the house the door which LED to the bidrd
room, when | vent out in tie street to look for su
off or; nearly to The corner OF Leonard street
where me-. thi:k. Capt. Carpenter; ! sid there
wss dreadful time at my house and wished him to
get some people to stop it in some way; ran back
imu eiiateiy to the house; was gone, think three
or "a ur minutes then saw .ksr in behind ne oyster
box which was then in the rear OF the room Just
along side Of the entrance to the bscEroo0i ne
was Ieanb oyer the END Of the oyster box with
bis breast in The box; Poole and johnson were
ol'ng him. and frightening him from behlad
lin; one Of them, | cannot teu which WM
goueiDg bis eyes; and saw al sto 10 biz Bakers
bsJd; some ole remarked thar tasy were going to
shoot one another; every one then rushed toward the
ooor; went With the rest; ss went to the door l
heard the explosion of pistol; they were holding the
pistol 10 Bah band Gown to keepit from tdeir facs
90 ain vent out to ook for officers; few miou es
after looked in the door, bat could not see anythiog
of any of them; finally the officers came; We ~eot 10
az founo III. m in the back room, separated; Pooe
was cut about the head before went in the last time
Jot pson had rushed our; what hap Jened While was
cut l co not know Bsk.r was cut; both OF his eyes
were very bad; it appeared 10 me as If they had tried
to take bis eyes OF his head bis thumb or hdgee
was bitten very badly; bis eyes were gouged very
badly never saw any thing like Il; the her parties
also were pretty badly used Baker wa. SCRATCHED a.
bloooy. aud in a very bad st.te; Poole as very
bloody, and Re went out TO BARRIERS shop and vas
washed; Poole visited my place occasionally Baker
came fieauenly 90 not know that Baker came to see
MIR Buns think Dir. Baker asked Mr.. Steele to
Drink with rim; to "tske,' among fighting meo,
mesIs TO whip; and ego in means to commence
operators.
nv room 10 the street without going throush the bar
room; when they we're bshir the sterb Z Pc aud
ohn,op were bebird Baker holding him over the box
Baker had a pis oil and they we're holding hls hand
down 60 not recollet OF anybody gong :, BAKER
assistance; bave seeD Baker carry pistol; he said
he carried IL to protect himsef he did no. mention
an booy's meme when he said so; think he said be
had called upon fome jude and got his per nsuon 70
carry H. after this difficulty he toid me II Poole or
any of bis friends ever sit .cked bin again he would
moi be 70 foolish not 70 oot this was some
D, e,ious to the Stanwix Hall difficulty; it was sh'rdy
after the sffrsy at my house.
To Mr.. Brady-l recol.ct that BAKER ssid ne nad
n
judge Osborne or some magistrate
To Mr. Wbitipg-Hsve seen MorrisAey and PAuse-e
in company with Bauer vi bio two or three weeks
nrior 10 the Stanvix Hall difficulty; Poole and Pau
gene, and Poole and Morissey, AID Poole AID Baker,
I uncers cod, were . enmity
To j uror-I had undertood previous to my advis.
ing Baker not go through The bar room, that be and
To Mr.. Hoffnsn-McCspn was not a professional
fighting man that rcolect Of, but was able to take
care Of biuself
known him ebsu. twelve years; have oil gays Known
him 90 q p& accessible. quiet, and uUobtrusive cidzen
his temper Is mild wrote resignation for MIR Baker,
which ssss sss ~s passing pss
a friend and went in and saw Baker wounds; his
eyes .ere buDsed up and tern ny goasss; ny %erss
bis mouth was bleeding; he could scarcely SOC with
Ciossexamir ed-Baker consulted me after the
sffrsy at Patts about bis resigniog from the police;
thai ARRAY WA with Hyer the complaint wa, sgsiost
Turner and Baker; this ives 9 couple OF weeks before
bis resigpat Oh advised Baker TO resign, and ne did
40; think heard Of Baker carrying pistol TO de-
feLd hin self when him after the afffey ct the
Gtm.
Thomas Burns, sworn--I have known Poole siace
N and Baker about the same time; wes IN the Gem
unec lately alter the ARRAY Bakers face vas very
bscy cut; there was very clean cut on the side OF
biz head which looked like knife cut his eyes were
very badly vounc ed; was at Coou's Dan one after
noon crossing over, when [ met Poole; he w1 tails
ing very loudly; he asked ms up TO drosi be ead ne
was going to take the rosa end ears on from ID
Epp,h son Of sb--h; when We came dowo Poole
rode ahead; We stopped at Jones's; be put bis TO
thumbs together and said the next time he caught the
con of q b--h he would take the eyes out OF hum ne
then pulled out tisol and said be would take ois
life any how; said to BIN ihat we nsd oe.'sr Iet
fighting alone, as we could make more money selling
rum; asL I'd him who he meant BY tho Engl1hman,
and be said Baker; then left him.
The Court then adjourned TO Thursday.
corrRr or GENERAL sEssIONs-Drc s.-Bsfors the
RECORDER. -
At the opening of tie Court this morning Jeremiah
DYE a p. sSns: aan: u on the
ssni had be.s f.. nou: altered 20 ss e % cs.:
hour, old rot agree upos verdict, and discharged
Germ an nsaed Huffosgle was tried ana .cqut
ss s a. 81 Ssu:s
The prisoner discharged ~ih rsphnsnd and sa'ssd to
julius Saith, young Germun, indicted for stealing
two gold watches ard other properly valued 80 from
John es:' n..s sS on % . hs ssasnss ".
ss.ins he pri,onsr the jay him. He forth
With sentsne.d to the State Pson for four years and M
james Finley. Who for nearly year psst has been
detained Tonbs winss .ssn:t tsv Cole iatieted
for rasy &c yest'rtsy brought before TIC o'' sn'
discharged Adjodr cd for the day
CoURQ cALENDAR-rMs DAv.
Coxxos PLEAs-Pat I-Nos 1877, 121s 1879
10 ,Ge So sss Part N0a Id, 1907 to 1872 isi 20
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