The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-15

nsst the Tombs, and delivered himself up. brough gh'
him fore Justice os,orn who SAID had better bros
| HIM up to Jefferson Market Police Court this did
and btre he was hailed out
Q What is his ia her inaw's name9 A. think it Ii
| Smith,
@ where does lie resdsS A. In Hudson street.
John widey being DULY sworn dposea that he 70 ,idss
stNo. l4o Sullivan street Q Where wer. you on tbs
evening ofihe shray at Stspwx HalR A was Mt my
place OF business until two O'Clock the mornng of
sunday Were any OF the parties there on the aoovs
| evening" A. Mr.. Linn misht hav. been thers, bat
have no Iecoectiou OF any one else being present. O.
When did you hear 81 the dicultyf A. About AMI
bali O'clock two osieers came TO my place Q WHAT
DID they tsys A. Mr. Layton called ms to the titehen,
Where e he say t. murder Sn h.a hsea eommitsa;
| in s-anwiu Hall q Well, ~hat did ne to you
terf a. 10 sr!est Baker Q Did BAKER stoe a. your
place. lie had rooms at my house the officer told
me that Baker had shot Poole, and that the latter
lying dead at stsnwi1 Hall ! vailed up Mercer
Sullivan street Q We're you aioue' Al was; my
| way met officer Thompson. near Prince street.
said he bad not; then told him what
had been told me- he then said 1t quite likely that
be well 70 set arother officer watch for him In the
seyway then went to my home and told my wife IL
my 'nS to
wix Hail. where found Poole dying went from there
s ssn Fsrd aad h sSss p
to Iyns ana saw Turner there in the front room oil
the harroom, Q. Was Baker thsres A. understood he
was from the conversation that was going @ Was
Lying thereS A. BE was, and was given TO believe that
Baker was up stairs . Did you hear Lying say that
that d'd O Did you hear him say y' tha. f he was
woundeds A aid Q, Where did h, say that
| O Was Mr.. Linn thereS A. He was @ How do
| you know he wasS A. Because whom went asted
for Linn, told that he was up stairs asI was
not friend Of Bakers i'd not AK TO sec Baker;
asked for linn for the purpose Of getting him away,
thought that perhaps Linn would endeavor to seretc
Baker Y. 10 you know any Others that we're there
| besides LnnS A. do not remember. O Did you
Harvey Young thereS A. did. Q Did you see Council
h.ta tpotir M tt,a
| Sixth ward. Q Well what took placer A. went ont
with Linn Harvey Young and another nan whose name
| speak off A. do not know his name ha
quaintnnce of Harvey Yonng O. What was the
Va e~n YSs
the North river, and on way policeman looked
in the face fearful that Linn would be arrested
to the officer, and said It was a cold night
or something to that effect; we then passed on
and when we got as far as the corner OF Church and Ca
| nal streets invited them TO to my house aud
take drink they refused, and parted turned
bach to go up Wooster street when was accostei by
ocer Lay ton who asked wno the persons that
had just parted with, ana said they not known
TO him. and that the that he wanted at Lynss,
meaning Baker told him he had batter go back and
surround the house; passed on, and he gave informa
tion TO Captain rurnbuii; went TO the Eighth ward
station house, expecting TO Baker brought in, but
having waited some time, got tired and started for
Iyng's again, aRc met Cornelius Linn on my WY;
the National THEATRE and told him to stay there
until came back then went back to Lypg's. O.
your way to bis sstersS A. Nothing except that said
Il was bad Lir SAID that he did nothing and
was outside the building, taking Paudeen along
| with them. Q. Was ,his all that be said A.
That is all I can remember flo might have
Ead more but cannot remember IL; hs said that Baker
asked Paudsen 10 up 10 Sanwix Hall several times,
and that he refused bur at last consented O. Did hs
Say with what intention they came there' A. No. Q:
Did he that they knew that Poole was therer A.
| dd not hear him 'ay % 90 Afte, You came M back TO
looked this front door, and officer Layton there,
sitting beside Turner. VINO else was in there that
| you lnewY A. Counsilman Kerrigan there then,
and this, believe IL the first time recolect seeing him
there 9 Was Lam taereS A. No 2 Harvey Young
refuse to answer whether he not. Q DO you
fuse to answer the ground OF fear o duplicating your
to se question Is IL for sSr Of np
| eating him or yourselr Well will answer the ques.
others than those have mentioned that either by
name sight O. Did sny OF those you have mentioned
90 up stairs to see Bskt A. iyns called Daniel Linn n
| Young or Kerrigan go ous A Wen al that were
there seemed TO be passing in and out all the whe and
they TALKED together, that could not hear what
ssid Q DO you know an, thing else about IL A. Bs-
fore went out OF Lyngs Daniel Linn iu the bar
was to go out of the place, as be knew as well az did
the pepalty in such eases. q Was Baker and Daniel
you hear BsAer threathsn the life Of Pooe' il so
under what circumstaBcesf A. Baker loading his
pistol at my house one night, (he .l.ays carried a
loaded pistol with him) when he iad be would take
Pcoles life; Baker said that he had difficulty with
Poole and would make him pay for IT. told him he had
better not get into any difficulty with Poole whereupon
| he replied, II ever Poole laid his hands upon him
he would shoot him Ike dog O Did he often say this'
he and used to have many arguments relative to
Poole being friend OF the deceased and opposed TO
| visit 10 Lyns,sY A. did O. wh.re was he when you
saw bimf A. He was coming out OF Lyngs side door In
aanth Wsr de o, proasw .ss Canal ,r.e. wssed
up and down the street 10 dnd policeman, but could
rot any; wanted 10 have Baker arreatsd without
Il hsa1 1U... 4 h.. anfts Uaa
| with Baker when you saw hmS Councilman Kerrsan,
| Harvey Yong, and another man whose name do not
| know butxysonld inow him IL ] saw him q Was Il
| Bylerf A. leo not know. Q Which way did they goy
| Through Canal street 10 Centre followed them
sns q .y.y s
the man Gid not know coming back Baker and Ksr'
gsn continued their way torarcs the Bowery, while
Young and the ether man vent 10 different direction
went TO the Eighth ward station house and gave n'or
nation Of tho affair TO Lieutenant stage ,,.! 2
me. @ Did be go into the station house with
you' A. No witness In continna.ioa-I asked
| Lieut.. Stage where Captain Turnbun was, ani ne
replied that he did not know; then gave him all the
facts was in 20, season Of ard advised him 10 tels.
graph TO the various station houses he did the
Telegraph while wa there saying hs would wait
the captain first; ! Understood him 70 say that the
cspsin gone up town; then went up TO stsawix
Btl along with friend u mine and showed him the
blood on the sidewalk, from there We vent home and
vent to bed, haupg been up all night. q. How was
sack overcoat. O. Was IL his clothing that you saw
On him. A. The clothes dont think belonged to him
Linn; he told me he bought Il the day before from
somebody on beard Of a ship q. what coat did Linn
wear A. Cornelius Linn gave q coat 90 give TO
Harvey Young, and Harvey Young gave IL to Daniel
Linn; harvey Young gave me Cornelius Young's coat,
which put Afterwards. gave 20 Daniel Lnn
then Daniel Linn changed coats and gave his 20 Baker
a Did you hear Linn thr.a.en the life OF Poole A.
No. Ind YOU hear Of Paudeen's threatening the
ne Of Poole A. No; ! heard him threaten TO whip
| him day
John Hyl.r then brought in 10 he could be
identified by the tness being OF those Who
companied Baler from Lypgs plsc. but witness
be never taw him before 70 bis uledse q Do you
know where Baker s now A. The last heard of him
bis Failing in the brig Isabella Jswett; packed up
Blk,rs clothes, and sent them 20 the Belle Union
corong 10 harvey Youngs orders this happened four