New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-13
THE POOLE TRACED Y.

CORONERS INvESrIGATION-tFo DAY.
MoSDAY, March l2-l0 AM.
The whole OF the Jurors, with the exception OF
AID Drake having arrived, the Coroner sad he
heard, on Saturday night of the whereabouts of the
man who drove the coach on the night of the aih of
February, and so he remained out the whole Of last
Saturday night to take him. He succeeded in arrest
ing Lively" and another; and Lively told him that
man named " Shanghai in the employ of the same
person as himself was also charged with being the
driver of the coach. The Fourteenth Ward Police
were in search of Shanghai, with what success he
Mr. HifonD was unable to say. The Coroner also
said be was continually receiving anonymous letters
in relation to this affair; but, unless they were
tbenicated by the signature and address of the par
ties sending tben be could not notice their contents.
Leon Oliver-I reside at No. 90 Lsurens- st. was
with Mr.. Poole when he left his house in the first part
Of the evening of Saturday, the oath of February;
il was about o'clock when we reached Stanwix
Hall together; We went in there, and party was in
there ID the back room, singing; l walked past the
baa k ROOM and and Mr. Poole both looked into the
back room; Morrissey Suy an ard others in the
company; tapped Poole on the shoulder and said,
"Ibs Is private company" and We both turned
around and walked away up to the counter in the
bsr.room; some one Of our company asked US to
drink, and We did 3d. The whole OF the Jury having
arrived the witness was sworn, and the test nony
vas read over Mr.. JaDeway then suggested that
we should have something to eat; MIR. Poole sat down
with Jsnewsy and the rest of the company, except
myself Il having just supped to the eating counter,
and ate; rat upon one of the high stools at the
other end of the counter, with my back to 1t, aud
Mr.. Poole sat by my side; some one came in
and said something to Poole, but what it was
can't cay; Pool) had got through eating
when Mr.. James Irwin came in at the street
door, and sat down on the opposite side OF the room,
facing TO Mr. Poole; be did not say anything TO any
ND nf az / n
81 oke to him. then Mr.. beagle, proprietor of the
saloon, came up to Mr. Poole aud spoke to him,
wber. upon Mr.. Poole got down from his stool and
went with Mr Desele between the drinking and eat
ing counters and stood with his back toward the back
and entered into conversation with Mr.. beagle;
then heard noise in the back room, and some one
said " | know what am about let me alone" &c.
then got and eane back against the end of the
counter; il was Mr. Morrisseys voice that heard
in the room with Morrissey saw Mr. Lewis, Mr..
Suyd dam sld others Morrissey came out of the
back room, and as he came out. Mr.. Jsnewsy got
up from the eating .counter, and standing with his
back opposite to P ole, placed both bis hands scoss
the space between the two counters; Mr. Morrissey
walked past saying, You need mt try 10 hide him.
something like that; be then said addressing Poole,
"Ab alb, IL lie there you are you ID thievng, mur-
dering son of D." or something like that; Mr..
Poole then looked up at him; Morrissey then called
him coward, and said he did mt dare to tight him
muzzle 10 muzzle," or something like that; Mr..
Poole then stepped out into the floor toward Morris
sey, ana tue frepOs OF D0tn parties got between them
James Irwin did ali he could 70 stop Morrissey some
ole in the crowd called out to Irwin, "Why don't
" you step Morrissey T.; he answered, "Why don't
"you come and help me : ] can't" did MT see any
pistols; there wss such bubbub that went out BY
the door, arc that the last saw of it; when the
policemen came, Mr.. Dean told them to 20 in and
went IN with them; when they got in, one party went
to clinch Morrissey, and another 10 take Poole.
Question by Mr.. Wid-H Mr.. Poole had pistol
might have seen it; did not see it; when I came
back did not any pistol; but heard the talk
that Morrissey had snapped pistol at Mr.. Poole two
or three times
William Janewsy, sworn, deposed-T reside at No.
IS GreeDest heard some portions Of the testimony
OF II last witness The Coroner read the tsst-
mory Of Oliver Witness corrected-I saw pistol
il Morisseys hand; the rest is correct, as say the
when vent into the house did not
know that Morrissey there, or should not h.ve
gone in, neither would Mr. Poole should not have
gone in, because knew that there Vas q disagree
ment between Morrssey and Mr.. Poole; when Nor.
rissey came out Of the back room and passed me-
did not see him have q pistol: never heard any
party threaten TO take Mr.. Pooles ife saw pistol
in Morrssey hand minutes after the alteration
between him and POOLE | saw Morrissey snap the
pistol three times at Poole; saw him do 20 vice;
the uDd TO me, vss az II there were no caps upon
the nipples; heard it distinctly snap.
Q. BY Aid. Drake-I think Morri-ssy procured the
der the impres ion iht Morrissey 10 liquor; when
Mr.. Poole stood b. hind me thought be had pistol
because bis right hand was under The left breaa! OF