New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-08

80 n y. sse alleged to hsve been pickles up ct
Ss..vix Hall; the ballet 10 PoeIes beart lad become
s~1evhss ey lbtIicsl; judged 90 from passing the
here Of he siaol the ether bullet A. more irregular
night have passed tbrough thin board. Witness
examined the holes in Poole's under-shirt
Q Were these holes made by sharp ins zument
A. Not with o very sharp Instrument should say;
Ne beles are somewhat lscesate1; they may have
ben done with sharp instrument they may or may
not have been made with ballet it 10 . difficult
matter 10 iell.
O. May ballet to have had sufficient velocity to
~ through theee thickneeses have penetfs tei the
BODY A. That does not follow; TO have made such
sea, the bsu mast have penetrated the outer skin
William K. Allen, recalled for the deense--lt was
sbsut the time OF the frst ARRAY that Baker left on
he ssrer Of Broadway and Lspenard street 10 20 10
Stsnsi1 Hall IL was two hours and . half afier the
fsst ARRAY that Bss err honseey and Others were a.
ny beuse when Morrissey abused Baker for not hav-
ns loaned him pistol there ba8 been general bar
pssn talk Of the frst ARRAY 10 my place. they we're all
talktn and 10 listener; II was then supposed there
that Poole under arrest a. the Eighth Ward S.s-
ton House.
Edward N Dickerson, sworn-Am an attorney and
ssuBtelor stlsw; am acquainted with mechanics;
hsve been educated ia that branch and have been an
inventor; have devoted my attention 10 patent Ia rs;
I'm counsel for Samuel Colt, aud have spent great
dea Of time at bis factory at Hartford Coan there
are between 800 aud 400 men employed a. that fac
terry; tihee 1s47 until the present time suppose tbs
average number Of men employed would be 200;
Mis- pistol Is ouribch pistol; the number is 60 423;
Re humUer c1 pistols mace up 10 feDrubry OF THIS
year would have been increased to 200 0oO know all
the parts Of this pistol there is nothing about this
pisisl which would enable any person 70 identify it
except the number; every part of the pistol R made
BY machinery; the psrts Of any oLe pistol would fit
those of any other pistol had great deal of experncs
N shooting pistols IL this pistol loaded with all the
powder 1t would carry, a0d the bau were slugged IN
with the lever and driver home would ignite cotton
ct distance of foot from the nuZzle; have known
tie gas from larger pistol TO ignite the cObweb sOove
four feet and Get FIRE 10 the wood work of the fac ory
when the gas escapes expands at the rate OF 900
ket per second [Poole's over-coat was handed wit
ness. / can find no evidence OF scorchlng IN this
coat at all the ou'sde 90 not think it is possible
that this Inning could be scOrched WITH q pie io shot
fred from the outside OF the coat, unless burned the
outside; the fame, when it leaves the muzzie Of tae
pinto l. DIVORCES, and would be ap: to scor3h it.
John NJ Rue, swo.p-Am police officer, aud was
sseh in February a. 1856 the evening of that day
Ien gong up Broadway and stopped at Pooe's house
eokicg for person. he was not there; got into con-
verst0n win man named IBgersol; while there
some person came in and whispered to several persons
who were there, and some of them got up and went
cut; Shay / think, was there; think Shay was one
Who was whispered to; several got up ana vent out
and then came back and whispered to others; went
eat Of the house and stood In 'front.' several went out
ADD ran up Broadway; Shay was last one OUT
sskeS Shay what the matter he stopped, and said
"nothing;" another ran up Broadway; followed and
went TO Stanwix Hall, and saw Poole and Morissey
calling one another different names l stood back be-
hind Merrifsey; Poole behind the counters did
not zee either of them have pistol then turned
around TO survey the room; j heard the clicks of
Q pistol and turned around and saw Poole
and horissey pointing to one another; l
said "Thst would not DO" and grabbed Morrissey,
and Irving at that moment caught him also; just then
three officers came in and came towsrd Mo-rissey;
some one said TO them that was officer, and they
asked me If was; said was; they then asked where
my star was; said in my pocket; they asked me
Why did not put 1t on; l said If We do he will get
back in this difficulty; Morrissey said, No. put on
mt
man out; then took Morrssey and said, Come ON"
i then went out with Msrnssey, and we proceeded
down Broadway; we went over to Prince street and
stepped in house there; we csme out aud went down
Broadway TO Charles Ables land from there we hurried
down TO fhe corner of Howard street and Broadway;
then stked M0rriaey If he would 20 home, aud he
said Yes but be wanted to 20 into Lings hrst we
then went into Ling's; he then whispered TO Ling
and sfterward came to the door; a young fell
low came with him; i again asked him then
he would 20 home, and be pledged me his honor he
would; then let him and went back to Stsnwix
Hall, fearing that Morrissey might come back; when
got there Poole there drinking with his friends;
j told him be hsd better go home; l was we'll sc-
qpaDted with him; be asked me to take drink; L
ssid did not about Ill he then pressed tumbler
in my hand; then said was going home; he SAID
"Take this carriage here; we have one at the door;
said old not want IL; was go late that could
not purchase any where else bought pair OF coick-
ems of Dean TO take home; sfter getting my change
the driver opened the coach dooI said would ride
with bin on the box; he then drove me over to my
house ip Houston street; went In my n6use, and dd
not hear aDytbh that took place aiterwsrd; Il was
about IL o'clock when l went TO Stanwix Han the
last time; on the following day Sunday Moriesey
heard that there bad been q warrant issued against
him for assault and battery on Mr.. Deae, who kept
the place; on Monday he came to me aud gave him-
self nd; l took him TO Jefferson Market, where he
gave bail in the sum Of 81 900; he came to me volun
tarily.
Crsss-exsmined--I cannot say whether it was once
or twice that heard the pistol snapped; l heard q
sort Of click; was then surveying the room; when
they were pointing a, another did not see pistols
in thtu hands; that the first time was ever in
the room; when j vent in did not koow there was
any body between Poole and Morrssey they were
mdulsiDg in loud and angry words; L thought the
clicks heard were clicks Of pistol; when turned
around cid not any pistols n their hands; was
sober that night; i may have drank once or twice
glass Of ale in the Of the day; did not know
when / took him out that there hsd been pistols
drawn; think Morrissey was not drunk; AT Prince
street Morissey asked me TO drink, but did mott at
Charley Able's think drank glass of ale; don't
know that be drank; i did not drink, know, at
Broadway and Howard; did not drink at Lings; am
not acquainted with Morrissey enough to know
whether he was drunk but did not see that he was
drunk; he was perfectly sensible of everything that
going on; be walked straight and talked straight
don't ecot ct Of seeog Baker that night; Baker may
have been there that nights don't recolect of saying
anything about Mo1sseys going north of Canal
strett; he promised he would not go back TO Stsnwix
Hall; don't think l said anything about bis gong
north Of Canal street; If he had refused TO 90 home
would have taken him to Station House; did rot
take bin to the S.ation-Hou.e because there
person TO make charge against IN.
Mr.. Clark offered TO prove, BY reading the news
paper accounts at the time that the common rumor
was that there hopes of Pooles recovery at the
cate ~ Bakers leaving In the isabella Jewett, and he
offered TO prove eso that st that time Poole was not
dead. Several extracts from The Herald TO prove
the rumor were then read.
William l.. Mitchell, recalled for the defense-Dean
went after the officer the night Of the 24th after
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