New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-19
THE POOLE TRAGEDY.
CORONERs INvESrIGATlON-LEl DAYl


SATURDAY, March II, 1855.
Andrew j. Byers, sworn-I reside at No. so Lis
PEI ard ct attend bar for Mr.. Allen; came into the
bsr.room about Ii o'clock Morrissey, II ler Baker
Tul ner Van Pet Cornelius LiDn and Paugene, were
there; also ran named Dad or Dariel Cunning
ham, was there; they talking about what bad
bappet ca at StaDwix Hall in the early part of the
evening; Moui-eey said to Baker, " You did wrong
Gin not giving me that pistol when Poole pulled his
" out" B.ker ssid he aid not think be would have
been isbi in dong anything had happened he would
sby a. g Of Pooles him; Hyler asked the parry
drrk yer hossey and Turner drank the ohen were In
ps snento to whst they sd heard ay ask farmer and
Bsier and see BIN LONE; ,o,ene aod vau oe zen,
sk.d Linn sDo them homer ruin' sad 20 Cunnds
a zee MSy home aSS sssI 'Sa w . 'ss
Cunningham who went ont og-thefs moment aiter; don't
II ococb when trey left Morrss-y was much moxcated The
LYMAN Brown, sworn-I kept place called the
vek $50 ondy; that place the night OF the
Pod. nurder together 9th my SON who attending bar,
were usmtd Bat,r Pausene Van Pe Turner, and anoher
WI, M REMEMBER in together; Psugene tdrned
bach h,ee or fou minutes ste lad back shortly After,
with another mani It rsh.r strikes that the last
individuals they ali talked the
bsr but could what the subject OF the
they oil dTn, together and then went OUT In ION tbfse
minutes after PauseDe came in do DOT kooS where my
so BIS but believe mat bskef h.d osen
there before an not Io''s mat BAKER was not win inc
Tbos e Fmbell N ID ,sworn-I made post EN-
CO., rsIs x,,b Dr., C.nochsn Puinan ia, Wood Cheese
on m others body pale .uo rgd aud presented oa
be.t; me enc in the hisn lit e above the knee
openings ABOUT one inch apart The bullet 10 e.-s
uiu los muscles lite poipt a. ertanc, Wa sser thas w
place ia the chest IN num-
On Me- Wb the csItlsee Of the nth rib half AZ inch below
The nipp half inch g the eit 81 the me
.ia line Of bi. wound woud SEED that
at tb. tue deceased I'll the Iisht shoulder w ofci5y
Ssa; ss sut d rs i%t TO ,a 6
cium and odpg 10 the mucur eptan OF me h-art
about 80 se6 I Us w.s peess.s,, 70 m.se an in.
on vi sri's before II could he removed; the pcM
dunn wa denced with about 80 onnces of sangunons
fv tire lungs were f from Pc sna zoe
tn liver kdney spleen stomach and other were 10
covered BY exudaon the innedae cause OF death
YVES dIopsy % The Ieficardium. -
uopo AZ Aen's IN LsPe uard't; ssout o'clock;
Allen and Turner up sir, Harvey Young cam, H. spd
Young IL minutes Turner came b.ct sud said 70 him.
Don't 90 up stsnsk Hail tonight you know irving
bail for AMI if get into any muss beh snne' ne
replied hs he would sod then hs went to the faro
table .no commenced ss%ere so S 10 oesi, "
rsey nut back FROM dance house In Church kept
saw p,ussns hyr and Mor..ey skog together inner
room ack ou) ALIENS; spoke 70 nou.sey and then
To see these parties after hs but little after O'Clock Par
her and told hs runer had b-ep shots went down
10 I,re, house and the be L. TO
The winoow end told could be admtted sim kerr
soon sss spS Of an bout and then vent
bach to Alters and IS went in James keean f0o"edi
~ positive be could not nave been IN al LShss
Frederick A. Putnam, swor-About ten minutes
se, Mr. Poole wa. shot called to attend hni
STAYED with him that until 81 o'clock and again at
O. Wien Jss;, sna Ss@s p Poole s' wSo oo them By s
iapo Irving and extended bis hand 60 Poole when
have 10 90 you for you have been the whole
tb" Irving SAID ne had nj CONE there for any osd
motive; deceased uneh excited sad he would see nun an
Other tue Irving whose expression OH n"f seem very syn
Pshec then aid 81 AN DO. aa T then ne
The conversation: then put Poole nto carriage and WIN
ws deceased said he the bottom of this affair." sab'e
quen'y deceased told me bat Living was set'ns these
epd bad his life for une and that ne baed
on, All Of these me fast they attacked him. and were
arrested ., so .ha oo., ,,,o,,o,, ax
am ,nror OF Poole personally With Dr. Putnsm and be GA
ct trow who cou, tsu 10 IL 30 well or upon such sdho
sxsmin.tion OF wlsm Poole hours
after Sess face OF the body vas beautifully deyeoeea
In there three onhces OF gansoo wounds
on H. surface Of the BODY; offices tue night thisd sp
reuty TIE entrance ard ext Of bullet sna oas ON
rv.sed that I'll the of the body we're hetay Win n
bib entered ths thors1 passes through of the
the place Of junction win the erteses "a
r.ssd from risht LETT end the bsl in s eouss PET
fosied the peIcsrdum and wss found inosdeed "a ns
TIE rsht spe verce. sbou midway between the apex
and the be OF the vsntiele' the entire sa,es
81 he he art ard lining embrsne Of the p-resrdnm
showed great hsb .mmaton the entire sgr-es Of
Of the perieadium "a. osended by bloody fad
rsep,iy limit the cause OF Death VI" ioht nns
of
ips ppop the Of the heart by the bullet h've not
brown b. lib b-foIe do remene'r more tnsn one
i'm lr where the p-son lived log after bullet
onpS Of the rhe bulle, .ho~n hsi been spo.r-nty
cor ball hut faensd In the loaeins And oy tns e&
n, Pu,r.m ecrrobosted the testimony of Dr. carncchsn
This closed the testimony, and the Jury TOOK
recess.
After an sbserce Of twenty minutes, the Jury re-
turned. and Coroner Hilton said:
GESTIENEy OF THE jury; nave now on'rea
,o al ,h evidence TIA. have that has any he .ring
upon the question before you. l might have, per
haps, given you The evidence OF the young ian *no
was for a time in Mr.. Aliens employ as oa'keeoer;
but be lie away in Buffalo and ! hsruy sehs neoes
ssyy 10 send for him The principal thing for you TO
understand in making up your verdict is the extent
Of your jurisdiction Ii is hardly necessary 10. me
TO say any thing you about the different
Of this case; they all painly before you IN tne
the evidence. The evidence agrees tn, oushout, ex
ceptpg an occasional difference a. TO time ana IN