New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-13

man by smihngi Aien2th ne said, " You hsve to-
my mutton once, and you did MT like it," -
Morrissey called him Q id coward Poole rep1,S
You sre ID liar" This FIST difficulty occa,,I
omswbere about o'clock, or few minutes ss,er a.
Mr.. Poole might have hsd pistol and not ~
seen il: IL / had known thx Morrissey was in ~
house, I should have got Poole out, il possible.
james Irwin. svorn. depossd-t res,de & Ne m
East Twenty first ST. l went into the BARRON =
Stanwix Hall. while Mr.. Poole was between the -
ing and drinking counters, talking with Mr.. JAnss1e
and, should Judge, six or eight Others; among e
Others were Faircbild, Capt Lewis, and .oakSe
specify the rect OF the names; Poole stood With -
right hand in his psntaoops pocket and heard Mo-
rissty speak from the back room, never ssss1lssl
"a msn in my life without reason did no. hsaP
him say Go away from me-" Then, directly M.
rissey came out Of the back room, and walked rixAs
opposite to where Poole VAS standing; ne ssd, " f0
are there. ara You" 10 Poole; he continued, HOG
have You been = Poole sad, lou naye tasen4
"me you ought 10 know" Eyes" said Mouiesy.
"you black mu zzled son of b. you and your go
tried 10 murder me" Poole replied, You Ss
i'd, lying, hish son of b; with ina. MOTIFS
sey stepped up TO the corner of the DRINKING Or
within two or three feet of Poole. and etc pe1
right up between them; both OF them vuy
ssyirg something in groslDg manner
could not say Whist Poole with his LETT hnge
on his nose blythe bye and SAID, Gu nave ,ss.sa
"me and did not like me- while stood oe'ssq
them Poole held pstol Colts revolverl preseeAs4
at Morrisseys breast think he took the pistol tFoo
bis pocket, when he took his hand out; he did ~
take bis hand from bis pantaloon pocket nntu ,ses
time; | spoke TO Mr.. Poole ia this way: "Poela"
aeys ], won't you put that away, Morr',ses nssn't
got sny weapon hats jus, the way spoke y
MI Poole; MIR Poole did lot put the pistol away, Mt
jumped out on TO the floor 70 Morrtssey; y1ne'
8 You Irsh scn Of a b., III fgh, you breast 10
/" breast with pistols says 10 Poole sgsin' toe
"kpow he amt got any weapon with tins homs-
sey made the reply: " You are acosari, aud IA -
light any way" Poole rushed up "a Morrssey "a,
pushing forward hs pistol said, Yes, l da'e'-eaA
then there crowd Of ten or dozen wno got oet
tween them; Officer Rue tiled Il stop ~ Poole essks(
between the oyster bar aud the dinkipg bar his pc.
fol out all the whle and Morri~rey snd Gro vd H.
lowing him; the place where Poole got is near u
door; with that Mr. Hogan, police otiicer Jumpedn
and tried 70 stop it, and the crowd tore his scarf fOn
bis ueck he did not arrest Poole NJ tn = me; u
crowd and wrsngle was so much thst the mnzge u
Pooles psto struck me in the shoulder; there xa 10
other pistol out except Poolss; Mr. Marx McGs6e.
who was there said, Poole. don't you 90 % tauf-
" der that man in cold blood; Poole then jumped ~
top of tie washstand, from there he got on 20 tns
drinking bar and there he leveled the pis'ol Nor
rssey again he did not snap the pistol At any utne
that sm aware of; he pointed II a, Morf-sey, m
held il at him for about uiiaute; then io,ls gos
down behind the bar when be got behind Ioe oar ~
continued 10 call Morrisssy nsnes; then got hold
Morrissey and showed him against the wall, ssyiae,
"Won't YOU 90 away-you'll get shot; Poole ~
ealing him at this time !" an Irish con OF -
:" an Irish bastard &C.; Morissey a. the ,ane ~
wss calling him a id icowsrdly ioaier; ID
Poole got aloog behind the eetng-bsr, and AN
psmes; and Mr. McGuire said, An ldshman =
I" good anybody else, as long rs no oensVes ~
self" upoD which Mr.. Poole replied, foa SO .
I'D liar" and they gave the lie several nns9
when Poole dared him to fight; Mcclure said, ~
would fight him upon an equality; with TIA, Pooie
caught up big carving knte and threw y up)ntts
counter and then raid "N0w you sou Of b.,
give him another one;" Mcclure said, "Yon hsve
A" got the advantage Of me with knives-yoa 80
bigger and stronger man than am; Poole pleksf
up the knife, aud said, 6" have got the beet of yos
land l will keep it," McGnire replied, 81 deut
" want to quarrel with you, Poole-I always hkea
YOU be cause you liked my brother; with that Jssy
Haley commenced TO laugh, and said, That's go
"way to get out Of it," l then turned around ~
I think / saw a como in, and give Mofrisssye
pistol am not cure there was such furry, tAse
could not fpesk positively; the pistol vas - SYM
pistol revolverl with holes all around II; Morroeoy
bad said before that if he had pistol, he woald ve
him an equality" Morissey then rushed tosue
Poole and and Captain Lewis endesvored TO s1sp
him: Dean rushed out and 90. hold Of MoriSe{,
ard Morrissey in spreading his hands knocked Dang
hat of ibid not knock Dean down; and Dean stoSPee
to pick II up there was crowd OF about nifty IN -
corner with Poole, and all OF them ! knos weracf
posed to Morrissey, from the way they scted; -
rssey tointed his pistol at Poole; Poole did not ~
his pistol out of his hand all the time; even whe> y
picked I'D the carving knife he took Il up With "
left hand; Poole suddenly thrust his pistol into -
left breast, and kept his hand there, and stood sst
ing at Monissey, as he lMorissey) beld his pHa
pointed at Poole; / beard men say that Norrios9
snapped his pistol at Poole, but did not hear -
pistol snapped on either side; the moment l ~
Poole's pistol put away, jumped IN, and oaVIf
Morrisfey by the neck, saying: lyon id fool, va9
"sre you Going 7" he replied "Pooe is trying tohu
"me; then the officers-a squad Of policemen ce.e
in; they appeared TO all rush around Morrlssey, 80
Poole was sayiDg something still; said: why 0v
"you snest both Of these men J" and then kae -
Morrissey Off and Hsgsn took Poole away; -
heard Morrfsey or any other person tdreeso
take the life of Poole but on an occasion -
was suffering with bilious collie, some time sasoa
beard that Poole and a crc wd were gong TO g.
me, and advised me TO stay away from my seaH J
said would go, and all wsnted was to have no -
than one person attack me at time; then Mosn1
spoke up: eff sny more than one goes with you -
"be on him" that's all ever heard Morissey, &
any of there persons say; in reference to ss.scAy
Mr.. Poole; l have not heard any Of these rssu6
threaten to whip him Of late.
BY JWor-Did you go TO Stanvix Hall on sur
morning. A. On Sunday morning an officer "a
Mr.. Hyde told me that some nineteen persons -
been locked up for play log Vingtetun; Hyde wsn19
me to 90 his BAIL did; coming up Broadway ] -
Mr. Shay who said "Poole is dying" and AsA
told me all about the sffrsy of the nigh. previeeo
felt bad, and walked up past the Hall, and I sswt9
blood around the door, and then went bsse ~
Florence's, got some breakfast, and met a 49,
named Goedheart and went up with BIN 10 SuDsH
Hall at about o'clock A. NJ, TO see him; felt ~
about it, and do STILL Hyer and Poolss bunx
were present. Poole leaned upon his arm, and ~
him how he vast He sad, There's ano,b2 u
them numbering soDs Of b-es." replied, ~
{" came here out Of kindress'-for felt bad. y
"didnt come here through fear" said Il he said ~
"tsste you one of these days" I said" When yoaGe
liable, come on. l came here'oDly through pure ~
ling" stay ed there some time after Poole to
away in a carriage; never knew where Baker ~
never heard where hewss Ihsve heard where h9eo
thought to be; knew Baker, sm scquaiae1 -
him be was at Stanwix Hall when the - 49,
took place; be was sitting on stool at oe 80
counter then; but did not see him do ss5thi.g;
left kue and Morrissey at the corner of Priseest -
Broadway did everything that man could -
stop the first fracas and if the rest did ~ much,