New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-07
.r,ve poole IN relation to anything in which he Wa

believe Poole IN relation to anything IN which he wa
Crsss sIamipea-wha.I meant to say Of Poole is
xh,t he was a bad man; mean 10 coy That If Poole
ga ven were cge her 10 borse-race be would thro.
Nos "a; Il is Indirectly robbery; Poole would lie; be
80 seycid Of ecrupes; think Baker knew this 10 be
ny sYDion Of Pooo; knew Poole got ms nn 70
sessT y lie against me; think Bak=r hsd the same
sppiep "a OF Poole; Baker lad pistol suppose |
he carried 1t for bis protection; be never sad so De
lspt my feor for twenty nights, mp 70 veiy nea.
the hnle Of this occurrence cansot give me aA'ei
VS. jsst Fall year sso; they were not twenty con,
secutve nights; saw hin four nights week, and
sox e ines a week at ime II ms7 DC; MS oeil
think was in BroOme strsef, near Wooster s'rest ne
slept on the carpet at my room; presume ne slept
with biz pistol; Baker usually carried ms pistol 10 his
breast pocl,t; there was young nan from Baltimore
named TODD who go netmes slept on the sofa; two
nights before this occurrence Baker slept OF the toof
Ieont know that he slept there the Light before;
keep pxblic-house there was faro and roulette
table p.eIe; they played for money! Baker seldom
9. You call professional player an artist A.
@. What do you call unprofessiOnsl players A.
Ssckers.
@ Did Baker play there before be resigned. A. I
think he die / don't know when his acquaintance
with Psugere commenced; think Bakers intimacy
With Morrissey commence when the match was made
between Morfissey and Sullivan; l think this was
about Two ears ago; thilk his acquaintance With
Tanner was formed when Turner returned from Cdi-
forDia; Turner, Baker, Hyler Linn sad Van Peit,
think became intimate about the time got here from
California; cot here about the 25th OF January; TIE
youpg seutleman who 1 said vas from Philadelphia
Wa q man ~ho had squaudered fort1ne o. loosS
WOE en- spd 81 ceteTas ga hun al Wcoorln ana
ut drlk king houses in Philadelphia; be said that Nor
rssoy and Poole had baa a difficulty at Stanxx Hail.
and tbat Morrssey ad asked him for pistol, but ne
had Lot one 10 give him. he ak persons went 70 see
Hykr home; / think from the manner OF Flyers
speech that be was AFRAID supposed of Poole; he
hyed ct Stahwix Hall, up sta rs they need not have
gone into the saoon az S.apwn Han; ne couid nave
gone up ssis by the hal door without going into the
aloep hiLk the officers knew the wounded persons
were IN tbs ont Of my house; the Sergeant LORD
knew it; think he raw BsGer in the oarroom; he
did snes him because, suppose, he thought tnat
Baker was the aggrieved party; Capt IurnoalI, win
other paaties came and demaodad entrance, which L
refuseo; did lot know who 1t was at tns ume; toey
then bnrst open the door; gent down and saw Iurn-
bpN; he asked who mad there; l said wouude1
MAJ: he asked for Baker; said j did not know
whore be was; he had left the ROOM he had way OF
geipg up stairs; this way would carry him where my
fanny was; told Capt Ienoua d,d not - kF Sog
Baker; avoided doing 30 purposey; L knew ne
wanted to arrest him; led Turnbull TO believe that
Bsser bad left; Eext saw Baker at the tl'th-Ward
Station House, after he was brought back tom the
Canary Island between the time ne was AT my house
md the sailing Of The Isabella Jewett did not see
Baker; do not know at what hour Baker left my
house, Baker said that in he first afirsy Poole had
drawn pistol several times Morrissey, and stated
the facts the they have been stated here By
others: that was talked by all IN the bar room
they then took several drinks; think they all drank
Baker may have drunk ssrsspsrlla; some of them
did Bal in the habit oftaking brandy and water
Mir. Hyler had that day come on from Philadelphia
where / understood he had made match between
Morretey sDd some man in Philadelphia; IN the after
noon was in Spring street vi n them and they went
to dinner; was invited 10 10 along but refused as
knew they would be drinking wine, and had just
got broke In the faro bank, and did not like to go
Ipless could call bottle for bottle; Hyler and
Poole were friendly; Hyler that afternoon was With
Morrssey; Poole knew that Hyer had been with Nor
rssey in the first aay between Merrissey and Poole
at the foot of Amos street; knew that Baker and
Poole were at enmity with each other; Hyler and
Poole were friends, thought; Hyler, think, is an
artist in the profession; Van Pelt and jim Irving are
land Paugene 10 not; they are suckers moTissey is
Jan artist; Baker belongs under the head of suckers;
ths character however, is good; Paugene think is
fond Of ting but he ould nj throw off friend
Poole would; should not call Poole an artist, but
thief there lie great deal of difference between
sporting and throwing on friend; siou1a as ah .ha
use OF pistols Turn.r was very pesoeaee man TO all
sppe arances II be was insuted he could take MS
part; the scratches In Bakers face were PLAIN 70 oe
seen when bis face washed; his nose appeared rs
II il had been done with the thumb nails his ace "as
very bloody when he came in.
To Mr.. Clark-tbe effect Of liquor on Moussey Is
To make him very FOOLISH did not mean IN st Poole
wopd come under the ordinary term OF thief ne vas
a man like ths-He wou make up race with you,
and take bali of 1t, as il is professionally termed,
doube cross YOU would think YOU had the best OF the
race and al the same time he would have the other
party throw the race for the purpose of cheating you
his friend; would cal man who would co thai
thief.
o. You mean he was not fair sportsman. A. Yes,
Sir he would 90 in 70 sport and throw hs friend OIL
o. What II the difference between psglllst and
fighting man. A. One fights single handed and the
other takes gang of men with him TO help him 10 q
scrape; told Baker that Lozer had sworn to false
hood and thought he voas sgain said this to him
before the af ay and on the night after it, in
my bar-room.
O. What ia a sporting mani A. A man who bets
his money the passing events OF the day and other
things; Twas attacked by Hyer and others when
pulled out my pistol and tried to fire ii off; Lozisr
grsbbec II sno shot him.
The Court then adjourned.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT C0URr-DEc. 6.
The trial OF Spencer for the murder OF Capt Frazier
Has been set down for the 18th inst