New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-08
LAW LNIELLIGENCE.
THE STANwIX-HALL TRAGEDY.


COURT OF OYER AND rERMINER-sssrs - 4s..
Judge RooskvELr
TENTH DAY....-FsIpAr, Dec
The Court me, q. II o'clock. The folio wig sddi-
tiop.l evidence for the defense was elected:
J,mes J. B.vips sworr-I am hsrbor-rssd q
the port of New.York; I knew Poole; koo. Baxef;
have known him since 1870; never knew ANY, oos
Of the way with him; shou not think Pooes coNeS
ter was very good; should csil l. osd from waNA
have seen Of him YOU OF believe him uader oa'h n
an account of ARRAY IN which be had peen eo-
Gagged; have known him from small boy.
Croes xamned-l wss not an associate OF euocr
Baker OF Poole; have been 10 politicI convensisos
with them; never was intimate win either; previoas
TO the STRAY a. s anwix Hall had heard that Bakr
and Poole 3, variance, did not know that Pools
carried pistol for de'en'e; think Baker did s'nce
Poole attacked him at the Gem Ia Bros;wsyi never
knew it before that; have heard Poole's character
spoken Of great many zee for truth and veracty;
heard Mr. Scarf speak Of it; this was one Siodsy
morning, nearly two yeas ago; have heard every
body who ever bad anything do with hin ia psi-
tics: have heard Mr. Hat the Receiver Of Taxes, md
Mr. Brisss member of Congress speak OF his charscsr
suppose Poole belonged TO toe same political patty
l. but | q ink he belonged to any party vhsre ho
could get the .most money; what l mean to say, 10
he would 60 ia mans house after he had Go bus noua-
nation and If he would not give ~ n money ne woua
abuse him. have fes ling for Il. ker aud am not
here as williIg witness was Utn.d States ~ruioS
officer two terms worked at the baking business s'x
ana ahaf years; went TO SEA two or three voyages;
may have been TO Johnny Lngs ones, but not to ex-
coed that il before tbs difficulty; was ct LEASE
three months before; have seen Morfissey ana dyer;
co lot know Paugete; Hyler was once In the night
watch; that is the Say came 10 know him; Dent
know az ever ss~ Turner.
Morris +. Clark counsel for prsouer.) sworu-
Irving first Consulted me as counsel alter tas ARRAY;
nv 6rst inieie renee apple son to bail Linn,
Morriss.y Van P.lt, Hyler aud lc' ing; the aPplsa
ton vas also 10 auasn h Indictment; vss rever cos
suhed BY Turr err and Psugene; went to Sc them TO
learn facts in the case CONSIDER myself 10 some eA'ens
their defender; remember when tbs Grspe Shot was
sen, for Baker previous TO the Grape Shot be n{ sent
while arrsDg ements were beBg ma e, received 9
letter purpor,iog to be from Baker Il VS. addressed
to Sir. Wiling and myset. at hat time WAS uaso-
ouaipted with Bakers handwriting, but have become
acquainted with il ince this stne letter and 1t Is m
his hand writing; had never seen Baker then
Mr. Whtns-0a the outside 1t Is addressed to
CLARK and Whiting on ire inside to CLARK.
Witress-I told Mr.. Whiting had received letter;
until Mr. Whiting said had no. slosn II to him hs9
the impress sion that had shown It to MIR. Whnng; 1
think that when 1 spoke TO Mr. Whiting about tho
letter he said that be nad been sPoksn 20 70 II
behalf of the prosecution, aud perha had not eet-
ter make him acquainted With its contents.
Mr.. CLARK las COUNSEL item offered this letter IN
evil ence to explain the motives and inducements
leading Baker to seek fight
Oar tel Cunningham, sworn-l reside In Twenty-
seyeptb street was no. at snwx Hall on the 24'h Of
February; saw Morrissey that evening on the corner
of Broacwsy and Car al street. Ishould Judge Oct 9eae
9 and 10 O'Clock; be was vsry drunk ne couia nos
valk straight; be staggered hsd secl him druax De-
fore; Hyler Van P.lt and Officer Rue were wi him;
thew were theo crcssng from the west to the east $40
of Broadway; joined themi walked up to Aosrissey
and ssked him to go home; he sail be would go ~
soon az he Rot drink up stairs in Lings; he gots
drink; l asked him again to go home; he ssid ns
would soon; he then talked awhile aud asne eS
him all the time to go; we then wen. oes III
him; OfBcer Rue asked him II he woald De as goa
90 his word and 20 home, and Morrissey ssio
be woulc; we then tot opposite to the New haven
House, and he then dragged me across 70 Alien III
Iepepsrd street be said be had some business there;
| he raw Mr.. Aleu- did the business and shie there
took two drinks; we then went down Broadway to
Leonard street to the BE le UnloD, where we took
drink and got something 10 eat; he was very drunk
| and took tim home, and put him to bed senseless;
ad e en- him drunk before and bad taken him home
| before; the why | went after Morrssey that
Di. 1T was, because had heard Of the difficulty hs
| bad bad vito Poole; sfer left Morissey heard
| from u youDg nan named Case that there had been
another aifrsy at Stauwx Hail. in which b .ker, Poole
and Turner had been sho; went then to M0rrisseys
| house AT d tried to wake bin, but could not.
| Crossexamiued-- Monssey lived in Hudson strest,
| opposite Thomas street. he had lived there 70 my
| knowledge some two months; had nsver been Ia the
Office of guardian Of Morrssey when he was drunk;
when be sober he could take care OF hmselt; had
known him a lorg time, and when be was druok ala
not ike 10 sea him get into difficulty; just befors
me, Norris, was 10 the Belle Union getting cigars
| | asked this man where MOrrssey was; he said he
was at Charley Abes; went there, and he was not
| there; then came down to Canal and Broadway and
waited soon be and others came along; we then went
over TO Lipes; Paugene and Turner not there;
aterward We left Lings and went tn Aliens; tbsro
cav Baker, Paugene and Turner; cav them minute
or two after go. to Aliens they al took dnak
| t,ere; they han Q conversation with horrnsey; sid
not see Van Pet there did lot See him again after
left I.ng's; Hser cane to Aliens immediately after
| we lett; did not see any Of b, IN have pistols.
| Direct ex.mination-Al hands in the house were
tskirg together at Aliens the main thing they were
| talking about WAS q match which Hyler hsd made;
Eorrissey and Hylsr were interested 10 1t; II va .
| N stch made in Philadelphia do not know whether
| it was a dog, hore, o. whs. It was; there was no
secrecy about il; while at Aliens, Morrssey seat Tor
| Mr. Allen or Aliens brother, and paie him 90 no
n oney; there was nothing said there about where
Poole was; several times during tae night Monssoy
| abused Baker because Baker would not lend nm
pstol at the bffrsy at S,anrix Hall; Baker ssd 10
cid Dot want to nave any dlcu ty and that Morrssey
would be better satisfied AZ er be got sober that ne
Baker hsd not losret 1t to him; at that time did
not know that Pools going bsck TO Stsnw1 hei;
did not hear from that time that Poole WAS at Staa~h
| Hall. or was going back there; when Monssey 70
drunk he 10 foolish and talks FOOLISH Aorrssey sooat
| twenty. i've Yeas CT age sm twenty nx am nos
| man OF family; Morrssey has siis and cand
| Cross.exauliped-Am paper-stsioer oy usao, ous
have been alex for the three four years work
| at IL when am well; think Johnny Llags term
artist is his own; have heard Of suckers before;
| have caught them with hook and line doat coma
under the head Of either csss which Lying spoke Of;
| came from California about year ago; kne" mon
| rissey tteye. uu,,,
To the Court-The affair It Sssnwix Hall hN beeo
tail ed over OF 90 or twice when was with ths party
and then cropped the conversation about the sfrsy
vas caused by Morrssey saying TO Baker that he had
cone wrsng in noe giving him pistol; but this asy
was no. the subject Of general conversation.
d. John NJ. CarnochsD trecslledI-Have just SEGA
the scar Boxers side; has the character Of b.in
caused by bullet; know DIR. Wood; DIR. Wool
| rsnds very fair in the profession.
Q Suppose person was firing under the skirt o.
this Psoes COST and the bullet passes through tho
Al IL fhen hssees fhfnnnh the YEA and the aA,h61-