The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-21

bent On mischief however and determined 70 wrek
yepS sanoe on the uons barkseper Accor tngy he
called for couple Of "whiskey skins" and tue minute
The bartender laid the glasses containing the liquor upoo
the counter he snatohed up one OF ne ana hreS the
scslding coHters eyes Of the unolendng man. n
IS PaRdssn s Next beard of At anwx Hall on the event
ful morning of the 26th OF February, lst5, when Bill
Poole was fatally wounded. In that tragedy he took
most active part ard YVES one OF the most important
characters before the public during tue long and memo
rabe exc msnt attending that bloody drama. He was,
no doubt, the Chief nssaor In The difficulty between
Poole and Bker, ard was owing 70 bis exertons mainly
that affair brought 10 fatal ter ninaton o. The
trial Of Baker FOR ths murder " Poole of the viii
for ths Cornelius w. Campbel) thus
descrbe txuaeens otnduct ~ Sanwix Hall the morn
ing m question
Q Before Me officers there pistol drawni
A. Yes, there was young man went ont q don't snow
who nc wag) anr brought il pistol and gave IL 70 Nor
rssey Morrtsey snapped three times ~ y,ole; \ did
mot go Off was Of Aliens, And suppose bad been
long time loaded Horrss-y was eight or ton fe.t from
Poole Poole betwoe the Counters, and Norris
sey wall ri u9 :roln ohards the door horrisssey snap
pod right The peoples beads ~ p,oe there were
fifty sixty there; Morrssey was within eight ten
feet of Poole at the e went mp 10 the station house
with Poole, and came back ag-r aud renamed there TIL
ahou ~ O'Clock; they would sell no more liquor at stan
wlx BAIL as Mayor wood hsd is.usd procamston; I
heard Mr. Dean say The boy TO shut up after this the
Baker or Psudeen party came IN the party e'nssed Of
Mr. Turner, Mr.. Baker, Mr. HyIsr, Hr. Van Pst Mr.
Pandeen, Alas Mclaughlin; tnoy came IN two abreast;
walked In quite easy Pooa standing right front
Of the counter "hen the parry cams in there were seve
raj there; believe Mr. Dean staccng between
and the west Poo,e stood dearest the east end
tho end broadway Poole sood abou; three feet from
the corner and Mr. Dean, think, Sh nearest to
mo; the Hast that came IN hirs, wss Psudeep he
raid TO Poole, "You pr sy ugntng American son Of
sNh;" Poole said, "Yoa amt worth IT" they had
two three words passed Poole said " Paudeen,
al bet $500 there ia man 10 the room could Nck you
Turner stepped and said, "Oh, he AIM gv NO money
Poole put 800 Mr. Dean hand Psudeep said 70 Pocs
"l want 10 fgft you; Poole saio fcu amt worth ~;
Paudeep took hold Of Poole by the coat and sp In bis
face three ,mss Mr. Turner stsppea up .nd tried 70 atop
in he (curner) then pulled out pistol and laid II on
his arm, and wen, OF in the arm his sleeve got on fre
and he let down the pistol 70 put out the hre he then
raised the pistol again and fred Poole Paudeeu
squarpg at Poole all this time; Baker "oficioush
with Psndeen; Baker ood the door with pistol
bis hsDd; saw II In his hand arst al this tinne;
looking around a. was expecting 70 get Dhos myself
when Turner pistol went Oh three or four times tried 70
Gsughter) others had 1ot in there before me- before
went the coeet something appeared " be the mater
with Pooles leg while n the coee heard several shots
when came gut OF the closet Poole vas standing at the
door with knife IN hrs hand the Baker party bad gone
out did not see anything between the parties while
in the coeet before went 'oo the closet Turner
the floor, and Poole Gown and Baker Standing
him with psto! in mis- hand can't say IT, ~heu
Poole was down be one knee; | noa positive
that Bah had hold OF him Al that time when eit 70
get into the closet Baker had the psto at Pooies breast
Poole down and Baker over him was too warm for
me- and 90, into toe closet think Paudeen had gone
out Charles IozeT by when Baker and Poole
were tho scst wall Jacob Acksrson there
think there aoou, thirteen shots fred recxonsd
the marks A the second ARRAY Poole did not show any
pistol at all be bad one, but he did not show G Poole
had his two lads up there WAS 30 much firing there
did not hear any expression made by Poole when his
hands Up, but know Mr. Poole pretty eight"
by that mean drunk; when Poole was standing st ne
door he fen In the arms Of Shay there pistol
the oor at tha: tine supposed fe out OF Mr. Pooles
pocket
O. What kind Of an arrest WAS M A. The arrest WIS
all right but there 70 make a ,rpls'nt
against him. and tho lieutenant e: him go; 10
IN Christopher street up Bread xsy Would DO the way 70
hts home down Brosd~ay vas towards hs store; e Is
hard for me 70 ssy whether Morssey or Poole WAS the
drunk NJ the tms of the arrest heard OF Van
Pe interfering and he got blow tbs mouth from
Paudeen Van Pelt walked OF, ana did not him auy
anything; did not see Paodeep Kick him, saw Turner
take hold OF Paudaen and say 70 Poole, "Never mind
him, Poole; he is drunk he (rurnerl Pot his hand on
rsudeen arm with t1at he s.eppod on took oi hs coat
and said "Lct sail In" q Whore 70 lie rtanding
when Turner Told him not 10 mind PaudecnS A. Within
few feet Of me; ~ss st the Coroncrs, and told MIN
that what knew was pretty much tie eame as Mr..
Sbsy's tesmony before Turner Cred than the
shot Poole was around in the paudecn was back OF
the recess be:wocn him a1d POOLE all throe OF
around the when Turner shot towards Poole;
Paudcen kept aknd Of a shield; Turner shot 70
wards where Poole was and whore pauioen and were;
was ~ likely 20 Poole whe1 Poole staggered
can't say that he pitched Psudoen away; whom he stag
gered he had his hands mp 1csntt tell when ne put his
hands under Poole Baxer In contact where
the door is against the wall Poole staggered
that way either from the effect 70 the knee nigh, be
from drinking did not see Poole ADJUST bis pistol when
Turner pullei cut hs pistol did hear Turner say 70
hm You want % ,h1 you S's 10n Of - - h. a ! sa
not see one Sd o qS Gs o ns
Poole stagyer over toward the wall untl out Of
the closet, him standing al tho door with KATIE
lump over hsners PISTOL 10 try ana avoid IT.
MI Ryrnee (a jJror) asked tho witness what he meant
by sayne inst pskcr was 'oiiioious with PaadccnS A.
he was standing there With pistol 10 hs hand.
or the futile attempts made 70 bring Paudeen 70
punshmopt for hs participation In The Poole murder our
readers famiIiar After remaining In prison nearly
year be was At last Discharged but have alresdy
stated he was subsequently convicted OF the assault on
Mr. Ieaerar and sent 70 tbs Pen.snaIy from ~hoh he
IN this hv last difficulty. Mclaughlin was about thirty
Eve years Of age.
THE cosprCr or rHR POLICE COMPLAINED OF.
10 rpnos oF Huirp
Hxr YoRx, March 70, 1858.
Abou, two O'clock this mornipg was avoke by having
my once bea violently runs On raising the window
saw man standing the house s.eps, who told 70
hurry dress and into the next house, No. ~
Howard street as q man had been snos few moments
previous, and surposed 70 be dying. drca~sd my
self quickly, aud taxing my Instruments in hand
extended on wooden the body Of suffering
from PISTOL wound In the chest Immediately instituted
examination Of The wsund, and found The bali or bullet
had struck breast bone of the injured man.
between the superior and middle peos nciinng N the
len side and appeared have glanced on and entered the
loft lung the direction Of ho heart or hare lodged IN
the muscle Of the chest A. could not feel the
ball with my probc or BY pressure cxtcrually, ".
nc, po-sy prep@,sa G Sns.. 'se Ss. Ss nsa sosea, geo
aud ON being asked by some police cfficors present
there any hope rave In answer Thai In my opinion
there was some slight hope OF bis rcoovery-about
chance IN ten-and suggested that without delay
rase be sent aud the sufferer conveyed 70 the City
Hoepital This wns done immediately; and the
carriage arrived he carried by PIE friends the sc
tee into the street. Asd from thence lifted INTO the
risge iptcsded sccomp sying him W The Hospital and
the point OF ontsr the carriage when another
police officer made hs appearance and very roughly de-
mAndcd 70 know sh.re wn going. told HIM 70 the
hospital with ny ps.ouL "Wel said he, "by God you
cant 60 70 nc hospital you've 70, 70 60 N the station
house" srdeavored 10 explain matters W hin, assuring
him that Ne hospital the ony proper place for him,
&c. when he cut me abort by saying that ." ooultn 60
anywhere until the officer who had charge Of that beat
returned, ard then we might 90 70 hell ve liked FOR
all he cared" His brother officers demonstrated with
him but 70 no purpose 70 the station house this little
martinez insisted must 60 60 rather than time,
Of vhicn every moment wW valuable, Jumped on the
box With tho driver, and proceeded the station house
IN spite OF tho assurance o the little policeman that all
who rode in the carriage with The wounded man would
be arrested The street o the sstion house was very
uneven and this Journey caused the Invalid
much suffering. obtained without difficulty the desired