The New York herald., 1878-09-13

Howard street. He continued % keep that saloon
until the oath day OF February, 1915, when he was
shot dead at Stanwix Hall
During part OF Pooio's tonuro thero Mr. Ackorman,
now butcher occupying a stand III Washington Mar.
kct next to Benns's, had charge OF tho Bank Ex-
change bar. He is therefore qualified speak In regard
10 Poole and it was from Ackerman ana Bennie stand.
Ing between the enormous launches OF beef aud
mutton that hung from the market hooks above
them, that the writer yesterday the following
information Halt dozen other stallkeepers, burly
and wearing blood stained aprons, approached from
time TO time TO attest their own "reminiscences.
POOLE DESCRIBED FRIENDS.
''What about Poole, generally ?' began the writer
scan any one give description OF him?"
"WclI, said Ackerman, ~ don't believe, II you'd
seen Poole, you'd thought there blankod much
difference between him and gentleman. He
good iookin' man. Some called handsome --''
'He the ha andsomest of O blank that ever fit
Into fight, broke IN a bystander
"At any rate, +" Ackcrman continued, 'hc was we'll
built. and no one him licked"
''Was he fond OF 1ghtng?"
"a great deal has been said about that Bill Poole
never went around with chip on his shoulder. He
Want a man to pick no lint"
"That is to say interrupted another, she didn't pick
IN to mon as wasn't nghtin mon themselves. II any
hghtin' man come around to Bill Poole's place,
though. they could always be odaed you bet"
"Thats about It," assented Ackerman ssIle was
always accommodating in that way, and some men
that came to tho place used to be astonished s0mc
times afore they left It,"
"Do you rococct particularly any of Poole's
fghtsr'
"He got into broil about 1850 On the corner OF
King and Hudson streets 1t was with some OF
engine No. aps men There Rcd Head.
Pat an! fellow they used to call
Wcishty' among 'em because he was SO big
Weighty' out with Poole took II
barr with his lott hand and went at him with tho
razor with his right He gashed his scalp ali over.
Ihat ever dragged himself out o. tho gutter"
That was an accidental hghts"
"N-o; not exactly They'd beon o grudge OF
some sort for some time"
THR FIGHT MoRRssEY.
"pooie Ole was mixed up IN several barroom rows
''i'll toll you one thing" said Bcnnic. ';Pooe was
Mssrward killed him. Low Baker was onct aA a rr.at "t
friend Of BilPs. He and BIZ Poole used to take din.
would give Poole s ,ne oa hoSra sns
town through The week. Morrissey's friends used TO
have sort OF headquarters at the Com Saloon on
Broadway, and whatever they had said about Pooo
Baker was sure TO let Poole know. Then OF course,
Poole would have his say about tho follows that
week Baker would bo blankcd sure to repeat 4. all
down TO the Gem That's the way some of the bad
"What is tho truth about tho fight with Morrissey ?"
"lhc truth is Just this:-Morrisscy and Poole mot
".
Bays Poole by God, Morrissey, ri put up $50 you
aassent moet me al the loot OF Christopher
Some one OF Morrisscy's friends that by told him
not 70 go TO tho loot OF Christopher street, that
wouldn't have no fair play :here, and Morrissoy bet
Poole $50 moro that Poolo dassent meet him somo
other dock"
NO" put In AcKermau. ''They didn't ralso tho
bet. Poole .ook the offer ON the lrst lity."
Ivory well, " Bonnie resumed $50 they mot next
morning at the Amos street dock and mad II ont.''
lis us there any truth in the story that horrissey
rolled OIL The dock and swan for ~"
mot wora." IAN tho bystandcrs who pretended
to know anything OF tho occurrence united In rcev-
Ing Morrisscy from this aspersionJ
''How did the fight end tncn 9n
"Morrissey CRED 'Enough'
"Ihere was no gouging Y
"Not souse. 1t as square ana clean fsht m
o rough and Tumble can over De-"
sand that's pretty blamed dirty tho best OF it;
now, lot mo tell you, gentemen,D exclaimed a
butcher. with goodhumored twinkle In b right
cye-an eye somewhat showed out OF place by a swell
ling that sdc Of his broken nose, which locked as
II II hud received blow IRON the mighty cesver be-
side him; "ps all very we'll Tor boys but when you
hstin' each other around one o. them DOCKS
first ono thrown the other aud then him jumpin'
up and knockin' the othor man agin a snub0in post
aud jumpn' onto him, and poundin' him in the face
Till the blood squirts as tho gentlemen standin'
stories IN court-why, you kin just bot all o. Kcar-
ncys money you've got IN your trowsers that amt
no place Tor q dandy loon :"
MoKE pooLE's BRoLs.
VI nina the tine," said Sckcrman, 'whcn Poole
beard beard Of fellow named Charley Bartlett, in West
Pooo went there aiono day, ard Bartlett got all
he wanted, and some more"
"fheD there was that choescr-what was his
name -" .'Holland7 Z" suggested ono OF the group
'On yes; Holland. He "a man from tho First
ward continued Aokerman. "ae thought he could
whip Poole, aud como and told hlm so. BIN stepped
out from behind the bar and settled with him then
and there. Anerward Morris Lunigan, another coon
hom the First ward como around to tho Bank Ex.
change and was even surcr than Holland was that
could lay Poole out Tor tho undortakers. Very we'll,
says BIZ, and Luniesn found himself mighty nigh
where he wanted TO put Poole. !"
"Hc nigh bein' worm s. meat az any man
Pu Ob ved m hut
tho broken nose.
WITH nYKa-
"Dutch Charley tlbat was Charley Duane) and Tom
Hycr we're together at tho Broadway House time
tho corner OF Grand street aud broadway. Hyero
said Ackorman ''had Dragged ne could lick Poole.
no called him the sidewalk, anu says Bill says
he, Now. blank you, horo you arc You've got
Charley Duane with you. pyo only got these two
boys Now's your time SO tncy wont IN. Poolo
licked him fearfully."
'Tno police appear OF to have troubled themselves
about street and barroom aghts in those dsysa ven
turcd the writer.
"Wen," responded Ackorman, with a peculiar
smile, they WAS worry quick settlements then. II
oidnt take much timo Tor row to bc over"
mo sr-col" tho butcher with the broken noso de.
clarcd, vvaciousiy. "fhey didn't wait Tor be-
tween rouDdA There Want any spongin' OF, and
oniih o. 'iine IL was pitcn Ia and bang away with
out soppiu'. The foiler that lost his wind was a
Goncr. I've seen all sorts o. tricks punch
The other mans dnner-Dasket. 1t want fair play,
but they done 1t all the same.n
''Bill Poole novor did" cried n defender OF the
pugIlisL
s'Wa-ai," said another, tive won't swear adzactly
how Bil got Ia all his iicks In them tho
was hghtcr.p
"lna,'s just what he was,n calculated Mr. Bonnie
'TehDim upout that rip 10 Charleston, Ackerman."
RAID DOWN SOUTH
Ackcrinau went Oh :--"f think II was somewhere
about 1894 Poole and Larry Hyer aud 81 Shay and
George Dorenus loft New York aud went down 10
lpO hrv ma,