The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-07


shot from The outside; there Is shot from the inside
also; the shot makes . round hole the side from
four i.s Of om the coat when shot stt A001'
Mr. Crocheron e jarOI}-fhst is not - close as II IL
Mr. Clark requested the witness put Poolss cost
and 60 shooting gallery and shoot through the tail
Of the coat while It lying oyer tho nu1ss Of the pistol
Poole's pistol TO load the pistol which no iAng -
to
Mr. Brady said there considerable talk here about
theories and jury might have many theories In
the end had been raised by the counsel BE had an
wished have experiment made q firing the pistol
through the skirt from the outside with the skirt thrown
N E
carried from the muzzls Of pistol as for instance 70
ignite cotton on the opposite side OF the cloth through
which the pistol had been fred.
WI was desired make the experiment after the
djournmsnt Of the court.
Witness ccntinued--l have known Mr.. Baker Of
eight years; have associated With him only about =
year before Poole's death.
uDg case: in bis argument he don't get mad; some
men in arguing get angry.
q Did you know Pooles characters A. I did. Q.
What was his character A. The Is dead, and 7 ,
ont wish to say mere than Is necessary.
Witness told it necessary tor the living that he
bould answer the question.
O. What il his character for butslitys A. Very bad;
never knew him to fight single hanaed; resell
lect the fight between Morrissey and Hyer acted ~
O. What il the difference between pugiist and fight
err One Is artist and the other is biscAgusrd
Q. Which was PooleS A. He the latter Baker
not Sighting man. witness here stated the cir.
Of his going to Phadephia and that he had
pistol with him; named Young took it and lent
1t to Baker. and be got i from him again;
O. Lid you not know Baker to be afraid to 60 home at
night for fear he should be attacked A. He has slept
the oor In my house twenty nights, and /. Is hardly
be supposed man would do that unless he afraid
to go Hume when was only two three blocks Off
was present ut the difficulty beweea Morrissey and
Poole at the foot of Amos street. think II two
aUo nj / a.
zer think he there; there froa three 70 FIVE
hundred there; the dock full; Morrisey and
alone.
Q. Was Baker theref A. did not see him.
[The exau ination Of Mr. Ling was suspended for tho
James r. Wood was examined by Mr.. Brady-I am
physician for several years; professor injected
with Bellevue Hospital and some OF the medical ipstitu-
tins.
Counsel conceded DR.. Wood Of the most
eminent prac itioners Of the city.
@. Lid you low yooleY A saw Poole but once it
the day after this affair him at his own
Ioctors Putnam and ~a nocban we're attending Poole
was under the impression when first saw Poole that
the ball stin in him.
@ Who discovered the baI9 A. discovered the b.n
by touch did L conduct the examination; it Dr.
Carnochan; while he was examining the body touched
the heart and discovered the BALL Doctor Carnochan cut
1t out.
q. DID Poole express any opinion as 70 xhether he
thought be should aieS A. saw Poole the Sunday be-
fore he died. up That time he exp essed the strongest
hopes that he live Lozier wounded in the head
wards he had another wound in the g, which was tho
most dangerous Of the two.
e for remarked that Lozier did not say
one word OF his having that wound when he was ex-
witness continue- proved to be so from the supcu-
ration; in that suppuration pieces M cloth
cut; attene ed Turner in connec ion with partner,
Dr. Woodruff; found agunshot wound on the eft arm,
about inch and halt below the elbow joint, pro-
ducjDg compound comnnuted fracture where the bali
rassed through the skin and Of the inegumsns;
Turner had presented pistol his and IL slipped
and of that und might have been produced
II might have been produced when in the act oftrning
the pistol it xplof ed did not see the wound Ba
ler's sbdomen until be in the rombs; ooks At the
wound nowl the cicat Is that i'll had heard
anything about IT. should not hesitate 70 pronounce
gun shot wound.
o.sexan ned--The ball must have penetrated suf-
fciently fur TO have lacers'ed it; If there was not
wound cannot imagine why physician should have
probed il; prs bed there would have been lees
blood from there would have been enough to soil the
shirts.
Mr.. whiiDg-Ts IL probable that the ball that would
lave gone through the vest and pantal,ons and shirts
SnE Il would can only judge from what saw on
he body h ball nearly 'p,n na., would have pro
appearance in the upper and lower hoe, IS having
lecn ~ bullet the middle say nothing
Dgs law Poole the day before he died. he asked me
my opinion TO the probability VI his recovering;
Mr.. CaIk1Would q bal fired under the coat o. man
# Pooles height inai he wound in Che leg Of Lozere
A. It you'd depend upon ,t the way y was syela
20 lcrg with bali in his heart.
O. How do you account for thstf A. II the ball had
cular tissue enough to give it odgment In this it
entered the septum, between the ventriclss
Mr.. Ling recalei.-Q. What Pooles character for
truth verncityY A. Ia . In which he in
terestsd would mot believe him.
years. If he went in with another partner
in race he would get man TO . throw you Cd and
Inax bad hs % Poole snor Poo rot
MAN 70 swear he upon me- that vas Bakers opinion Of
| It for his personal protection: he never told
| me SO, the time he slept at my house for twenty
lights was last year up to the time Of this occur
renee; can't sfve the dates; they not twenty
corncutive night; they might Be three four
rights, q week, AID sometimes every night;
Greene and Worcester he slept the acor nothing
but the carpet; presume he slept 9Th his pstol DO
carried in bis breast pocket; do know that
slept at my house the night before the occurrence
s oa ssp s ,r ss Srs sn aSn ta". h he
Q Anything else therei A. Yes card playing; there
roulette table slso Baker there he did not
play there profession ally /"
q. You cali. professional player artist suppose;
(suahter Baker plsyed there before hs resigned the
police recohcc, the tight between Morrissey and suln-
Mor,issey Isudeen and Linn v'sted my house; Baker
VISITED my house pretty nearly every light arrived
here from California about the 25th january; Bsxer
wepsed 10 'sep attn house in the fall think neither
Tuner nor Psudeer in the house when Baker and T.
and my tr,tbe, ina~. and Chsnrao sAt down TO play
ciihfsee; had been introduced to the young
hilsde pha who came in While we're playing ADD
trohe 10 me- be was not artist; the young td
me hat Morrissfy and Poole had officially and that
Morr,ssey wanted pistol; the young went away
told Psher what the young man told me-; We played
tber game, ard In lew mou,es sfer that vas finished
Raker left the house; think h. may have left
the house In the neighborhood Of ~ or o'clock.
when be party came In they into the back room,
mali ed about fifteen minues and had something
30 dhk; Morstey and Cunnngha went out together;
the rest went as suppo,e 10 AL ems; Morrissey aud
Cunningham went out tof-'her leaving the beh1d
Dyer, Iaudeen, Turner, Van Pei aud Lynn out
feiler zee Byler home; Ryler lived At Ssnsix Hsl
In q IN, 81 Iurf antfa tn
uTJer and Hyler could have gone up there without
goirg through tie harro, m; 1t might have af
twelve O'Clock at night When the party returned fund
'bes wounoed and bloody ard tor the police
add the doctors.
Q. did you tell the policemen the were woundede
A. They cid not ask me; the sergeant ~ police (d)
knew they were wounded; told him; he Baker
str n6D there wounded.
{. i'd he tske him into custody A. No suppose he
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