New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-12
vur MURDER OF WIN. POOLE.
CORONER,S INQUEST.
coRoNERs INVESTIGATION.
SATURDAY, March 1910 A

morning.
-, ner,ops interested in the development Of this
80 and the proceedings listened to with pro-
s.,rd attention Several witnesses were called but
s.,ed 20 appear After detention Of about half an
kour the absent witnesses made their appearance, and
sheipv estigstion was proceeded with informsly-wo
Sfthe Juryrnen being absent.
Lorenzo beagle sid: am one Of the proprietors
Of S,aneix Hail. No. $40 Broadway; the time OF tne
shooting OF Poole in my bouse was on saturday, .oe
cath Of February was in the whole evening rom
o'c'ock IAt this point the Coroner ana Tue jury
were .udtebl, called out by DIR. Putnam, and went
INTO IN. Governor room to view Pooles h'art Inc
bullet had Dode ed between the venIicies'l n
Exsr nation continued About lVs 0 clocs M
ua-,;'ev and j bn Hyler came in and took drink,
90 n.,s.d INTO the back room where Mr.. Suydsm
80 n,b.,s xere drinking wine; few moments after
thsy had gone in heard Mr. Morrissey exclaim " go
1sxsy from me. ] don't want TO have any
"fbiyg 10 do with you" OF something to this
effect; ! would state here that In the mean
time while Morrisfey and Hyler were IN the
hack room Mr.. Poole and Mr.. Jauegay canein; Mr..
Capphen aod Mr.. Leon and two gentlemen from
New Rochelle end enc or two others whom d. not
kpoe came IN shortly sf'sr~ar9; i think one of Mr..
POoles frieuds, | think Mr. Bar'ot went into the
hack room aud then Mr., Poole aud Mr. JanewaY
fbfk an, do the eating counter in the barroon,
sno got heir supper: Mr.. Bartolf remained in tue
baek room With MOrrissey aud Hyer; DIR Poole ~as
sober at The time, 10 the hest OF my koo@e1ge and
belief Mr.. Morris-ey hsd think been drink'og but
could that be had been drinking, bnt he was
IN no way excited while eating supper some one in
formed Poole that Morissey was IN the back room;
Poole got up from the eatog counter after eating sup
per and stood 10 the space between the counter and
The bar and said 10 me, "Od man, | did not know
that that patty was here, or would not have come
"up--I only came in to get drink and not to get get
"iDto disturbance thought that Poole
ardJaueway then made movement as if 10 90
out; heard Janeway cay, "Coms Poole, let's 60;
he then paused, as if TO wait for tde rest OF his
friends; bs bad not made more than ~" steps fro
his fomf position when Morssey walked into he bar
room and halfway down the floor and stoppsd-Ithe
whole Of the Jury having arrived the testimony was
read over and the witness sworn land said to Poole,
"Halo you here, or something to that effect; Poole
did not make any reply, and | think Morrissey con
tipued. lyon are pretty fighting son of q b"
he kept on talking in this strain for about minute;
Mr. Poole only replied by putting bis finger TO the
ode Of his pose; Morrssey ended by saying that he
could lick Poole Poole replied, You said that once
before, down at the City Hotel and Honey, you
"tasted ne and did not like me;' " Morrissey said,
Poole "You oowardly son of b to
Which Poole replied "you are ID har;' the
exeiteue pt then assumed serious aspect, and
quite large crowd had gathered around the parties,
when Jan es IRWIN came in, and went immediately up
to Mr.. Morrissey and took hold of him by the coat,
lulled for a minute, and l thought it was all
over and said TO Morrissey I" don't want you
"to create any disturbance here that would give the
"boufe q bad rame" He answered that he did
1
think. been talking with him. and asking him to 90
out; but Morrssey did not heed him; about this tine,
young man came in; he wa light young man,
with light moustacbe, light whiskers under his chin
and a eoatee; should think he was between "a and
90 wears Of age; he went behind Mr.. Morrissey and
then turned around aud went out at once; Morris
sey then drew pistol and rushed into the center OF
the room when james Irwin passed IN front of him,
saying, " You id fool, what are you about - the
pistol was small five or sixbarreled revolver; MIR.
Poole, Mr. Irwin and Mr.. Jsneway were standing ia
alDe; Irwin had hold Of Morrissey's coat, and his
arm was around his neck, trying TO stop him; Mr..
Poole was standing on platform behind the eating.
counter with his arms folded, about feet distant from
Aorrssey the excitement grew 10 be very great in-
deed; all Of ia, except Poole, were excited Mr..
Irwin and Mr.. Dean, | think. were trying to get the
pistol away; can't state If Morissey fired; next
saw MIR. Dean, my partner, getting up from the floor;
he sad Morrissey had struck him; by tna' time the
Police, who had been sent for by myself and Mr..
Dean came in; Officers Ross and Moore, and two or
three other Policemen came in Mr.. Dean told them
be wanted the house cleared; Rue went toward Nor
rssey and said, "lou my prisoner" | believe
Officer Hogan arrested Poole and took him back into
Mercer.st, and down TO the Eighth Ward Station
Mouse; that quelled the excitement; Officer Rue took
MorRey out, and. we were ipior ned at the time,
took him to the Fourteenth W ard station ouse Mr..
Dean went around to the Eighth Ward Station. House
to prefer q charge against Morrissey but no not
there; about ten minutes after il common talk in
the bsr.room that Morrissey had been released;
did not hear that he hsd stopped into Chas Abel
This was as | suppose. IL or III O'Clock; few
minutes after Poole and Mr.. Janeway came in Poole
said TO me, am id sorry this ahair has occurred
"here-I did not come up for this " meaniog the az
Fray he said 10 Mr.. Dean Old man, you don blame
me for this words 70 that effect then he called
for bottle of wine, ard then ssia " Hold on, here
"two bottles; Poole Janeway and five or sI Others
drank the wine, ana then Janeway said TO Poole,
"Come, let's go down; - Poole replied "No am 60
''ing home; (" Janeway answered So am l." and he
bsde him GOOD night and left; Poole rem aimed
taking with some Of his friends at the end of the
counter the time wore from this time IN o clock
until at about III oclock, 9hen told tue boy to
put up the shutters. Here witness handed in his
depceon made at Jefferson Market Police Court on
the Sunday afternoon following the afifay, which he
said all be knew about It,
AFFIDAvIT.-Lorenzo beagle, of No $40 Il Dad
way being duly sworn, says: That he is one 81 the
proprietors of Stanwix Hall, at the above number;
ard at or before ~ O'Clock told help TO put up
the shutters and close the house, at this time Mr.
Poole and number of hi, friends in the house.
and had been drinking wine; was then outside of
the bar talking to one of our help; heard Mr. Poole
AK MIR. Dean, one of the partners, for bottle Of
wine MIR. Dean replied on looking at the clock, that
the account had closed-meaniDg TO say his business
was done; then l went from the bar room to store
pantry or closet off from the barroom, on the same
floor; took my overcoat and got on 10 an ice box,
and covered myself up, and lay down; then one OF
my belp came in and asked IL intended TO pay him
weekly or monthly; / asked him how he would like
to have IT, and told him l would prefer paying him
weekly, and to wait until Mr.. Poole and his friends
had LETT ano would pay him. aud 10 let new per-
sons in the store; then got into sleep stupor,
ard should think in about twenty minutes or half
hour not to exceed half hour, Of the help
came In and reused me, and statad there was likely
to be difficulty in the house; got up and came out
Immediately, and told him to 20 and fetch Captain
Turnoull, with posse sf officers; going into the
room saw Patrick Mclaughlin, alias Paugeue, have
bold OF Mr. Poole by the lsppe Of the coat aud talk
ing IN a loud and rough m amer about hghting Mr..
Poole esked him several times 10 let him 90; during
this time James Turner was between Poole and