Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-17
lay hid. He is not concerned in this trial. ex-
cept as a witness. ,na .t3 ta.a
+" PAUDEEN."


cept as witness. s
"PAUDEEN." hshae
Paudeen signifies la Hibernice, "Little
Paddy" 1t is the title by which Mr.. Patrick
Mclaughlin is generally known. 1t is comical
TO an initiated person (they say--we don't pre-
tend to know to hear this man addressed as
Mr.. Pargene-very few ever getting his name
anywhere near right. Paudeen is the partcu-
lar friend of Baker, as Dani>l Cunningham is
of Morrissey. He {" Paudeen") is small
of them, and just as ugly in a fight, we make
no doubt. He is hardly FIVE feet high, with
red moustache and goatee, and has been very
quiet since the Poole business, in consequence
of having been one of the first parties arrested
and committed for the act. He, too, awaits
his trial
John r. Post is wagon maker by trade, but
great friend of Poole by profession; and he
is pretty well identified as the man who went
into the back. room at Stanwix Hall and be-
gan to "haul' Morrissey around. No shoot
ing is charged to his account
TOM HYER.
Thomas Hyer at one time "did the business"
for Yankee Sullivan, but since that event has
retired from active participation in such little
amusements. He is man of superb proper
tions; ard so long as other people let him
alone, has the reputation of letting them alone
He is nearer seven feet high than six has a
determined expression, dark hair and dark
eyes, prominent nose, and a grip in his hand
like that Of an iron vice. He is a great Whig
politician, and was warm friend of Poole.
His age is about 35 T.
DANIEL CUNNINGHAM.
Cunningham is in bad health. He is con.
sumptive. A paper-stainer by trade, he is too
i'll to do any work. He cherishes deep re-
gard for Morrissey, takes him home when he
is beside himself with liquor, lies down on the
sofa to keep him from going out again till he
is thoroughly sober, and exercises kind Of fra,
ternal protection over him. On the night OF
the quarrel this young gentleman took Morris
sey under his wing and got him home, and
kept him there. Cunningham is twenty-six
years DID,
CY. SHAY AND THE REST OF THEM.
Cy. Shay was an intimate of POOLS. He
wept over him when he was shot, and has been
a witness for the defence in this case His
character as Q man of truth and veracity has
been impeacted by persons on the stand during
this trial. We believe he has the reputation of
being Scotchman, further than this, his per-
sonal history is unknown.
Turner, James Irving, Harvey Young and
the rest of the parties whose names are brought
in question, are not as particularly prominent
in the annals as to call for special portrait.
We have indicated the particularities of the
prominent individuals. The fate of those who
are implicated in this Poole tragedy will proba.
bly, be governed by the result in the case of
Baker, who is at present on trial alone.
Meanwhile the interest of the public in the
progress of the trial remains unabated, and the
readers appetite is sharpened by the daily de-
velopments of the case
1t seems odd that two opposing bodies of men
of this stamp should be able to find play in one
city, large even as New York is for the exer
else of their calling; and still more curious,
that an event of this character brings them all
together for the public inspection within the
limits of a confined court room. Such scene
is not likely to occur again for long time to
come, as it has not happened for a very long
time past.
Two classes Of fighting men, it seem, exist
One set is known as artists - the others are
suckers" 1t is distinction, but looks very
much like distinction without difference.
An artist is gentleman who knocks man S
brains endways only by special arrangement
that is to say, prize-fghter, who does mp your
little affair scientifically. A sucker on the con-
trary, is, in fighting parlance, man who bites
and gouges, and mauls on all occasions, and is
not a scientific" man, There is great pro-
fessional delicacy about these terms-and as
the Times would not on any account misrepre-
sent anybody, it has virtuously abstained from
classifying any individual of this crowd" as
either an artist or sucker" It'll difficult
to decide when doctors disagree