The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-17

sprisg street. where borrowed cap.
CAD this time was bleeding very much from the head
got carriage and was put into it by somebody and
was driven down to Johnny Lyng's on the corner Of
proted my wounds, after winch be went to examine
Turner. got up and left he went away
and wien found the officers were aftsr me-"
Baker refused to give any information Of his where
abouts after this and Of TIE way in which succeeded
in eludns the vigilance of the police In this he h OF
course, scuated by desire to his friends who
sis ted him from detection.
THE CONDUCT OF BAKER AFTER BEING
TAKEN ON BOARD THE GRAPESHOrl
As soon the prisoner brought board the
GraIeshot he taken into the after cabin and
upon sofa. The irons were upon his hands, and he
weighed down by the sudden surprise which had
cut off his retreat from New York As soon as he was
left alone and to his reflections In the o. sn he
gave way to the grief which weighed upon him. and for
two or three hours cried like child In irons and in
the hands of the law all chance escape cut Off even
after such hategpg hopes OF getting beyond the reach
of the ministers Of justice, the prisoner sat with his
captors around him and wept. He said he thought
hard 70 be taken from under the very guns Of Spain
He could hardly realize that he was a prisoner and
homsward bound for prison and for trial. after hav
ing placed SO many leagues between himself aud
stanwix Hall. He at first feared that he
should be treated harshly by those who had him
y charge Believing them to be the friends of Poole he
afraid that they would wreak their vengeance upon
him for the death of their FRIEND by subjecting him to
ed this fear Is suPposton, based upon his begging
most piteously that his capt,rs would not cenfne him
solitary and alone Gown in the hold of ths ship, when
his tors had made effort TO do He begged that
he might be treated well, and asked that his irons
should be taken of, and he be allowed the reedo Of
overheard trying to escape He was perfectly willing
to go back to New York, and would 60 psaseably.H
Inc prisoner was grafifed in his desires the mauaces
M ha WA all 0uad fu1I
permission to walk anywhere be plessed about the
after part of the ship The mate the Grapeshot gave
up his cabin to the prisoner where he made
Portable as any one else on board the vessel The
pr soper kept his word, and during all Of the voyage
homeward was quiet and resigned.
THE EXCITEMENT THROUG HOUT THE CITY.
Ike excitement about the city, arising upon the ar
rest and return of Baker to the city, very great all
day yesterday. The whole afray at Stanwix Hall ap-
pears to be called back to memory with all the interest,"
with which it invested at first. The friends of
Poole and the friends Of Baker both alive with
ctemen the to proJect the prisoner aud the other
to his conviction and punish every sacri
fee. Groups of friends to either the Poole the
Baier faction Of the city pugilist gather street
corners and there hear try, determine and dispose of
the accused in the most summary manner. One party
execute him, and the other not only let him 60 scot
Free" but let him off with bonors This excite
ment gives new version to the whole affair." and as
strange as 1t may appear, public sympathy
to be setting in favor Of Baker. Hundreds VIII,
the reach OF law now soften down their assertions 10
regsrd to him. or going to the other side entirely
justify Baker the ground Of "self defence" Baker
himself is in the best spirits possible under the circum
stances, and confidently expects acquttsl when
brought TO trial. Almost every body has all Of sud
cen had some light upon the subject Some facts,
which somehow have now for the first time burst upon
the BRAIN of the astute observers Of society, make
them exceeding moving and changed from Ba-
hers enemy to Bakers sympathixsrs. We
Informed by agreeable and talkative gentle
avenue the night of Bakers commitment to the
Tombs, that che knew Baker could not be convicted
Of thing beyond mansiaughter he did think
everybody else thought that be deliberately murdered
Poole but he didn't believe he did young man who
lives the 6rst floor Stan wix Hail. who has
yet been brought upon the stand witness told
that he home all the time Of the aray, and knew
al about it from first to last WE'LL he said that from
the time Of firing the Arst pistol till the firing OF the
second absolutely more than minutes time passed. in
which the whole company were engaged in q general
melee fighting and knocking down AL about them. This
very different from the first story which that tae
atlantis Of Poole deliberately presented their pistols
and shot him. before he had made any assault, and be-
fore blows had been struck. Now, you know, (con.
tinued fellow pas senger) II minutes time passed
in general fight, which all engaged It would be
vry difficult to say who fred two pistols, who shot
first, or who was the aggressor" We acquiescsd with
informant that this piece Of nformston exclusively
his established before jury, might materially affect
the verdict Our fellow passenger wound up his discus
sion Of the ARRAY with expression Of his belief tbat
Baker, at most only be convicted Of manslaughter
and try him at all will puzzle the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer for many weeks for don't believe there is
dozen in town who have not made up their minds
Upon the subject, expressed opinion one way
the ether" And this latter remark Of "our fellow
passenger" Is upon the tongue of thousands Every
body almost appears to believe that jury to try Baker
csnI OF be found in the city Of New York.
Another "learned individual, who was harranguing
LOUIS Bsier's any than l am friend Of anybody
else. But say justice should be done and If justice Is
to blame as everybody almost has seemed to suppose
him TO be in times past, when the murder was first
committed and when Sid Stuart chasing that poor
drunken schoolmaster in Jerey. know Poole or
did know him, and know Sullivan, and know Hyer;
and know all these felers, and know enc
OF them haint better than the other They are all
alike, AZ If all Of them were shook up in bag and
turL ed out, they would all come out At once They all
ties and one Is no better than another ami Poole was
better than BAKER, and just like not would bave
killed Baker If Baker had not killed him first am no
friend of Baker, said before, AM do not want TO do
injustice to him BY saying he Is innocent If he is guilty
but say that should always take sober second
thought wnen they adJuoge upon mau ue. NOV,
there 10 Yank sullivan-Yank is good fellow enough
in his way but be is better than Tom Hyer; and Bill
Poole was just good either of them. Now gentle
men, my beef that Bill Poole shot In free fght
where every fellow stood bis own chance Of escape
chance snd chance alike all round. II all the
rquAIe, and Poole killed; and am as sorry for
II a. any other man. But II Poos's chance AMI
Bakers chance were alike, and Poole lost, It L.
no saying that Baker should be hung for having the best
luck You needn't tell me that man like jim Baker,
who well informed, sensibe man, read all sorts Of
histories, and knows all about men and thngs-yo
needn't tell that like this going to risk
his owne much 70 60 mp 10 Pools "a shoot him
without any provocaton, before dozen Witnesses Now
Bsisr was armed, and Poole was armed. You've see
that In all the papers. They both afeard Of each
other and when they met they we're bound have their
hght cut; and Ike the Kilkenny eats, they bound
10 20 the whole hoQ Now AXE all these facts into