The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1855, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6771 fe COUP D'@IL OF THE GREAT METROPOLIS, he Lights and Shadows of New ¢ York Life. iA Night with the Bell Ringer of the City Hah. ‘Beenes and Sights in the Streets by Sun Light and by Gas Light. ‘The Material and Social Life of the City, dee Ser, de, ¢ One, two, three, four! The ponderous bell in the Supols of the City Hallhas struck the signal for a Mire in the Fourth district, and before the echoes ha -died away all the bells in the eight fire towers of New ‘York have repeated the alarm. The firemen, who ap- pear to have been in possession of the news almost be- fore the man in the look-out himself, rush from all quarters of the city to the scene of the conflagration, making the streets resound with their cries. Now thoy address their engine with the most endearing terms—for never was ship better loved by her captain than “the machine’’ is by them—and now they urge cach other to Xenewed exertions: ‘Pull together, men! pull together!”’ they shout sloud, in chorus. ‘‘ Yankee Doodle,’ hi ‘pull lively, men, pull lively! hi! hi! hi! Where is she ‘mow?’’ Now they sweep through the narrow thorough- fares likes torrent, out into Broadway, while omnibus rivers and‘hackmen, who are even beyond the control Of the police, leave s wide berth for them; and now they are in front of the burning building, working with their maual energy and self-devotion. But it isnot of the firemen we would speak, or of their services to the com- mmunity—our readers are already familiar with them— ‘their achievements have been so often made the theme -of public eulogy. While the bell is yet striking the alarm, we will go up iato the cupola, and there, in ‘wompany with the bell-ringer, spend a few hours in the contemplation of the magnificent ever vary- ing scene which the great metropolis presents to our view. ‘It ts now five o’clock. The courts have ad- journed more than an hour ago—the clerks have aban- their desks in the Mayor’s office—the complaint ‘book is closed, and both branches of that worthy body ‘known as the Common Council of New York have just bled, and been called to order by their respective Presidents. Passing up the spiral staircase, as devious as the ways of justice herself, we reach the grand corridor of the second story, and turning either to the right or Joft of the circle, are stopped in our further progress by @ grated door. This is generally locked, but on the occa- gion of our visit, the bolt was withdrawn by the warder himself, and after ascending another flight of steps we jatand upon the corridor of the third story of the City Here the jury room is situated; but it was vacant, ‘and the only sound we heard as we passed it, was the ‘echo of our own footsteps. Another staircase, growing narrower as we ascond, @nd them another, and after passing through a trap in ‘the floor, we arein the look-out of the bell ringer, one hundred feet above the city, which lies like a vast map eneath us. Mr. George Bevins is on the watch to-day, and is athis postin front of the belfry, ready on the first signalor sppearance of fre to strike the alarm. The long wooden ahaft, within aray’s length of his seat, is attached to two ron rods communicating with the tongue of the bell, and as he works this lixe » pump handle, his ears are greeted with the sound as of s thousand cataracts, and every article of furniture in his little rocm trembles as if in- ‘atinct with life. It is indeed a ponderous instrument, weighing over twenty thousand pounds, wind is favorable, it can be heard to the remotest limits of the city. The apartment known as the Lookout is about ten feet by ten, and is furnished with two or three chairs, a stove, a writing desk of the most minute Gimensions, « looking glass, a pitcher, and » few other indispensable articles. In the centre of the floor, and running up to the ceiling, is a large wooden case, or bor, enelosing the gigantic pendulum of the clock, the works of which occupy the apartment immediately over this. Above this, again, is the dial room, which fs il- Juminated every night by a dozen gas burners. Another room, remarkable for nothing but s most intolerable ‘odor of dust and decaying tim) srs, and the highest point &x the interior of the cupola is reached, About fifteen feet above stands the statue of Justice, bearing in one hand the theoretical scales, and in the other the sword. ‘The minute hands on each of the four diais have tra- versed half their circumference since we entered the City Hall, and when they have accomplished the entire circuit it will be six o'clock. The day, which has been none of the brightest, 1s becoming still more gloomy as the shades of evening gather 6ver the city. The sky is shut out by heavy leaden colored clouds, which have threatened rain from early morning, compelling careful people jg encumber themselves with umbrellas and overshoes all day long. The stages going up town are crowded with passengers, and in an hour or two more the Jower part of the city will be as deserted as if plague- stricken. Nassau street is crowded with working girls of every occupation—the press feeders, the corset makers, the straw hat makers, the book sewers, the ‘Dutton makers, the gold leaf packers, the fancy box makers, the pocketbook makers, the booxfold ers, the umbrella makers, all are represented in that thronged thoroughfare, too narrow for the hu- man tide that cbbs and flows through it every day. There, too, are the merchants’ cli , the clock ‘and watch makers, jewellers, eagravers, engineers, plumbers, hat makers, japanners, locksmiths, mat ‘makers, shopmen and messengers, and Isborers of every kind. The various ferry stations are beset by eager ‘crowds; and the boats, hardly large enough for the ha- man freight with which they are loxded, are pressed down nearly to the water's edge. The tardy gas com- have despatched their messengers over ae city, and the pale glimmer of the lamps is struggling ‘with the fast fading light of day. The heavy clouds re- flect back the glow from the illuminated city, and as the darkness of night increases, the North and East rivers are more easily distinguished by the innumerable lights from the masts of the shipping. Bix o’clock—the factories, the warehouses, the stores, and nearly all places of business in the lower part of the ity, are deserted; the docks,whieh all day were crowded swith sailors, merchants and representatives from the gumerous departments of the mercantileand commercial ‘world, have suddenly become depopulated. At the magic hhour of six tho material life of New York is paralyzed, and its social commences. The poor light their eandles and the rich their gas, and the cheerful fire draws the family circle around it in pleasant converse. But there are homes in which it does not bern so brightly, aod in which «grief or poverty has thrown s shadow on the hearth. ‘What revelations might we not behold from our lookout “pevide the fire bell, could we, like Le Diable Boiteux o ‘Ln Sage, raise the roofs ‘like » veil from the fifty thoa and houses whish make up what is called the great metropolis! What varied scenes, what sunshine and swhat shade! There, im that most wretched of all the miserable localities of New York—the Five Pointe—the e@bildren of povecty and vice still resist the efforts of the penevolent to raise them from their degraded condition ‘and to elevate thom socially and morally, and there they ‘will continue to resist them ,s0 long as those efforts are emisdirected, and #0 long as poverty is regarded as ‘with vice and crime. For what has been dene towards ita reformation !et all due praise be award- ed; for although Cow Bay and Marderers’ Alley still exist, Home’ for the poor has been erected on the site of that abode of thieves and homicides, the Old Brewery. There, too, within a stone’a throw of the Points, ite massive granite walls dimly visible in the gloom of evening, stands the Halls of Justice, more appropriately entitled the ‘Tombs, calling up the fearful reminiscences of ite histo- zy. There it stands, surrounded by the poor and the vicious, as if there was something attractive for them 4m its gloomy look. There the Judges dispense justice, the criminal ceorives the punishment awarded by Iaw—the youthful offender (x associated with those ‘whom time has only serve! to harden in crime, and there, too, the greatest penalty the law inflicts is exe ges Presenee of thouramts, who crowd to the hor ee rid apécistle an they would toa plaee of public enter- taifitiit; tome of them ready and willing to pay, as they havé d6i6, 4 high premium for admission. Terrible as it looks, the denizens of the Points have become so familiarized to it that they have long since ceased to re- gard it a8 an object to be dreaded, if the frequency of their visits may be taken as @ proof, Nearly two hours have elapsed since we entered the Lookout, yet im that brief space New York has under- gone « transformation as wonderful as those we read of in Eastern tales, The Park beneath and the whole city, aro illuminated with innumerable gas lights; Broadway has put on a new aspect—its thousand bazaars almost dazzle the spectators with their renewed brilliancy; the theatres, the concert rooms, the operas—white and biack—bave been thrown open, and the doors are be aeiged by eager crowds of ple: rappers, too, have formed their circles and important revelations from the unseen world; billiard rooms and bowling alleys are beginning to do thriv ing business; the different meetings that take place nightly—meetings of benevelent associations, clubs, li- terary institutions, workingmea out of work, employed workingmen and religious societies— will soon be organ. ized; gambling houses are Just commencing the business of the night; the faro bank is opened, and the cards and dice brought forth for the newly arrived players; the drifking saloons and the dance houses of Water street and similar localities hat eady commenced opera- tions, and are fast filling with the dissipated and the depraved; New York, in all the varied phasew of its social life, can now be seen to advantage, and he who would behold it in some of its most favorable and unfavorable aspects will have abundant opportunity between this and ‘one or two in the morning. Fight o'clock brings another change in the ever vary- ing n ‘The lights in many of the stores have beon extinguished, and Broadway is deprived of half its splen- dor; the shopkeepers bave balanced their accounts for the day, and are returning to their homes, glad to be released for the few brief hours that yet remain of the evening, from the cares of business; the restauran| the ice cream and oyster saloons, the liquor atores, and the segar shops, are still open; for this is the time at which their customers make their calla. ‘The programme of nightly performances in New York undergoes very little change, except in » few details. To the bell ringers it is ever the same, and itis only when a fire occurs that their interest is aroused. They are actuated by the same feeling of rivalry among them- nelves by which the fremen are distinguished, although they have not the same field to exhibit it in. He who first sounds the alarm receives due credit for his su- perior vigilance; and as a full record of every fire is kept in the look-out of the City Hall, his name is entered as soon asit is ascertained. It would be wrong to suppose, however, that the firemen always receive their infor- mation from them, as it not unfrequently occurs that they are the first to communicate it. Only those who are initiated into the mysteries of the Fire Department aro aware that each company has got videttes posted every day in the most favorable positions throughout the city, and whoever first discovers the fire, conveys the intelligence as secretly as possible to his own company, which is thus enabled to be ‘‘ on the ground’’ in advance of the rest, and even before the bell strikes. This fact accounts, in a great measure, for the expedition displayed by them on such occasions. Some- times, however, the videttes are discovered before they have informed their companies, and the beil-ringer is immediately notified. Mr. Owens, the indefatigable ope- rator of the police telegraph, ealls up through the speak- iug trumpet which connects the office of the Chief with the look out :-— “Mr. Bevins, take @ look down Broadway and see if you can find anything there—21 has just gone down on the aly.”” Mr. Bevins accordingly looks down Broadway, and dis- overs a light smoke, indicating the commencement of a fire. The bell immediately strikes the alarm, and the members of 21 are defeated in their attempt to steal a march on the vigilant bell-ringer and the other compa- nies, The telegraph interferes greatly with the success ful operation of the vidette system, for the moment in- telligence of a fire reaches the police station of the dis- trict in which it occurs it is communicated at once to the Chief's office, over the wires, and immediately after, by the speaking trumpet, to the bell-ringer. There are also wires connecting the lookout with some of the bell towers, and information is often transmitted over them by one bell-ringer to another. But this arrangement in not #0 perfect as it should be, and the bell ringers of the City Hall have justifiable grounds of complaint against the Common Council for the indifference which they have shown in this particular. The wires are so placed as to put the lives of those in the lookout in th greatest danger during a thunder storm. Although the constant apprehensions which one must feel at such a time would render exposed situations like this rather unpleasant, yet the effect of a thunder storm, particu- larly at night, as seen in and from the cupola, is said to be truly magnificent. The bell-ringer’s little room in a moment is lighted up with the bright, vivid dashes, rendering even the smallest objects visible, and the next becomes as dark as Erebus. The duty af bell-ringer in the lookout, though simple, is not of the most pleasant natare. For eight hours he is requtred to keep incessant watch over the city, every district of which he must be thoroughly acquainted with, so that he may at once be enabled to tell the exact locality of a fire. As none, however, but flremen are appointed to the post, there is seldom if ever any complaint about their incompeten. cy. There are three bell ringers to the City Hall—Messrs. George Bevins, John Hopper and William Crowell—each of whom watches eight hours at a time, the day being divided into three watches. In the long, eold winter nights, their situation is a most unenviable one; the wind beats with unrestrained fury upon the windows, and the snow and rain find an entrance through innumerable crevices, The cupola, as a fire tower, is inferior in many respects to any of the other eight, although it oveupies a commanding view of the city. In the summer time, however, many of ite objectionable features disappear, amd the view from it in truly magnificent. At morning, the rising sun throw flood of golden tight over the eity, and, as it ascends, th dew is transformed into a silver mist, through which the emerald green of the grase is seen as through e veil. The vapors that rested all mght on the waters of the two rivers that wash our island city are rapidly dissolving, and the shipping is gradually revealed to view, the white sails on the bay, which at first were dimly visible, are becoming more distinct, and Governor's Island gradually rises from the waters like a new creation, But the cold wind which whistles around the cupola, making tho fire in the little stove more grateful, reminds us that it is winter, and the snow that covers the earth like » shroud is too substantial for mist, It ie now the hour which the fashionable world has appoint ed for the opening of baila and parties. At nine the pro- menade commences, and by three or four in the morning the end of the programme is reached. In that crowded ball room, too distant for the music to reach us here, the gay throng appear to bave been transformed om the moment into lunatics; pow they rash forward and graap each other by the hands, now they form into a ring, and dance about as im # magic circle, and now, locked in each others embraces, they whirl in rapid gyrations round the room, Yet withal there is a method in their mad ness, and although from Where we stand they look like maniacs, et us but emter the room, and the music of the orchestra removes at once any false im Freasions which we may have formed as to thelr sanity bat dance which resembled the wild antics of the mad {a called » waltz, and is regarde! ae one of the most graceful, that is the schottiach, that the polka, that the quadrilie, and so on, each different movement of these lunation being dignified with » name. The lights ace suddenly extinguished, the gay parties to-morrow fatigued with pleasure, have dispersed, but aig it the baie scene will be repeated, the only ¢! in the pesformers. Three or four hours since t! th 4 other places of amusement were deserted ; the din and tumult of the city, which sounds here like bi they patrol the deserted sti ones, elt: At fi here wigs returning life— few hundreds have made their appearance out of They are the early risers—the grocer, provisien dealer, milkinam, and all who do business in Washing ton, Fulton, aud the various markets and stores from whieh our Le ad receive their daily supply of food. Now the faint blue smoke which ascends from the chim eye is the Gret indication that New York is awasing to the labore of the day: the tumult increases hourly, the atreets are becoming more Pg sag aod by nine oF wick, idle, watch over the door ten o’alock all except the the unem and the printers on morming papers, are engaged at their Uitegept ocgupetions, THE STANWIX HALL TRAGEDY. Meeting of the Friends of the Late William Poole. ABBANCEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL. EXCITEMENT AMONG THE AMERICAN ORDERS, THE INQUEST, de. ke, de. A meeting of the friends of the late William Poole wa bela at the City Hotel last evening. On motion, Capt. Jamas M. TuRNER was called to the ebair. ‘The CuamnMAn addressed the moeting, stating its ob- ject—to make arrangements to join in the obsequies of Mr. Poole, on Sunday. The Chairman closed witha few words complimentary to the character of the deceased. On motion, Messrs, W. Janeway and Thomas Bouton were appointed Vice-Presidents; Mr. C. W. Sebaier Secretary, and Mr. Jacob Acker Treasurer. The SkcreTaRy presented the following :— Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler ef the Universe to remove from our inidst (using the hand of an assassin) our friend and esteemed associate, the late Wm, Pooie, therefore, Resolved, That this assemblage of friends, not only of the deceased but of bis sorrow stricken family, do at once resolve themselves into an orgenized body, to be known hereafter as the ‘ Poole Association’’—the object of which organization shall be to co-operate with other friends in paying @ just tribute of respest to hia earthly remains by tollowing them to the grave,” and after #0 interred, to erect u suitable tablet of respect over the: wame. Resolved, That we do proffer our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved relatives ef our deceased friend sincere- ly prayicg that He who removed from their circle the loting son, affectionate husband, devoted father, and uncompromising friend, will, in Hix providential mercy, provide for and restore peace, health and Sasainees 10 the afflicted family. One hundred and ninety-seven persons then came for- ward and signed their nam es aa members of the Associ- ation. The officers above named were confirmed as the permanent government of the Association. The following Committee of Arrangements was ap- pointed : Edward Chine, Joseph Lewix, Frank McCabe, Rob’t. W. Brush, and Joseph Smith, and the officers of the Association ex officio, A committee, consisting of W. Fay, N. Berthoif, and C. W. Schaffer, were appointed to draft resolutions of sympathy to the family An adjourned meeting was held at the City Hotel, last night, the President, James M. Turner, E2q., im the chair. The room in which the meeting was held was draped in mourning. There was@ large number of the Assecia- tion present. The Cua cortege to-morrow. ORDER OF PROCESSION On the extreme right, ae the hon nd. the following order for the funeral of deceased, Grand Marsha)—James M. Turne: Special aids—C. W, Schaffer, Wm. Janeway. YIRST DIVISION. Samuel A. Suydam, Special Aid. R. W. Brush, Aid to Grand Marshal. voole Guard. James Banner, Commandant. Poole Association, Thomas Bouton, Vice President. Engine Company No, 34, C, L. Malier, Foreman. HKCOND DIVISION, Special Aids—Samuel Brevoort, Lewis Parker, Citizens of the Ninth ward. Rynders Battahon—Major G. B. Hall. TUIKD DIVIION. Hancock Chapter 0. U. A. Other Chapters of same Order. Clergy in carriages. eecocoocoeccoocceos oso ‘OS® 0 Rony, ecocscccoocoeecoeooocoolsO Family and friends of deceased in carriages The Secretary presented the following letter:— Oxrick ov Curxy or Pouce, BRooKiYN, March 10, 1865. } Conistiay W. ScHarren, Faq.—Dear Sitr—Will you oblige me by informing the bearer at what time, and over what ferry, the funeral cor of the late William Poole will cross to this city, ae l to be in attead- ance with a body of police to accompany the same to the last resting place of the deceased at Greenwood. With respect, I remain yours truly, JO! 8. FOLK, Chief of Police. The Secretary bad given the required information. ‘The Cain safd that it had been suggested to him by a perton of high official station in this city, that the friends of Mr. Poole sbould refrain from bearing any emblem, or wearing any badge that might have a bad tendency on the minds of those who might not agree with them. The Chair had assured the gentleman that the friends of Mr. Poole were satisfied with leaving his wrongs to the law. The Chair further said in relation to charges that bad been made against Poole, that be had been an election bully, that it could be was far above leadi any man in place and power until he was worthy of it. He thought that the time would come when the virtues of Mr. Poole would be made known, and the errors of the press on the sub- ject would be corrected. would of one press in particular what would become of the life of a pescefi unpretending citizen? He hoped that no member the Association would one word that could be con- strued into offence until the trials were over, and thus show to the public that ti j that they will have. The eloquent appeal in favor of placing a tablet over the re- mains of deceased. Mr. Svypam, from the Music Committee, reported that Dodworth’s Band (fifty-two pieces) had been eng: Mr. Brevoort, from the Committee on Decorations, a on e CHA mted the following form of whieh will be Yorn $-day>=— es san geeccseccocsocecce seco sec say ‘Tho’ lost to sight, To memory dear. WM. POOLE ASSOCIATION. URN. Those who knew him can best appreciate his worth and our loss. 02°20 ° ° ° ° ° er cocoecoccc., eooeoootoe ‘Tes. Pose ‘hanobettion ‘sapetntoaae Sethe habe, ¢ Poole Association meets et 1234 o'clock, at the City Hotel. The Ryntere "Gresstee at the Cooper House, at the same bour, The Cuam said that the body, by request of the fami- ‘Of a bier, an at ieee ee * The ne of the 2 will form four abreast. Cornion up© Bleseker Bleecker . to the Soult to Broadway, down Brosdway to ferry. Tie cna tai Ut ad ph nh would prese: le Guard have also held a meeting, and voted to attend funeral. Also, several chapters of the Order of United Americans. Adjourned. . Tt is farther staved that an unknown association of Native Americans Intends to join in the procession, aad Jsthat they will turn out 3,000 men. The procession bids fair to be one of the largest ever seen in this city. There is » great deal of excitement all over the city about it, and an attempt has been made to make ft aesume a national aspect. It is reported that Poole said just before he died—* If I die, I dies tra American—and what grieves me most is the thought that I am murdered by set of Irish.’ Among the friemds of the deceased these words ap peat to have made @ powerful impression. In all the city saloona, in the market places, in the engine houses and the streets even, bat little elee is talked of for the time being. It is stated that Poole was assaulted last summer by & number of Irishmen sear the Jersey Olty Ferry. The cause of the allray was the wearing by Poole of a Kaow Nothing or wide awake het, At that time Poole suc- ceeded in beating off bis assailants, but there has been a bad feeling against bim ever since, increased by his affair with Morrissey at the foot of Amos street, » month or #0 later. ‘ It is further stated that Paagene, one of the ar: parties, intends to turn State’s evidence—to dirgioss & plot formed some months since to murder both Poole , end Thomas Hyer, aod thus endeavor to seve bis own life. It is said that ten thousand dollars have been raised in Now Jersey, to reward any person who succeeds ia cap: varing Baker. POOLR'A OBSEQUIRG. The Aids to the Grand Marsha! are requertsi to meet at the Adriatic, cormer of Hudson aod Barrow streets, on this, Sunday, precnoee ©. W, Scuarren, Special 7 POOLE Aw ‘The members of the Ansociay 9% 4T¢ requested to moot at the es. Hate! on this, Sonn. \Y; Afternoon, at 12% o'clock, for the puzpose of participa, & im the obsequies of our deceased friend nnd'msociate, Rf Poole. JAMES M. TURNEL”, President. u.: W. Scuarrer, Sec, RYNDBRS BATTALION. ‘The ax'o¥e battalion is duly ordered to meet at the Cooper Ho, '**, Corner of Anthony street and Broadway, at di ove. lock P.M. this day, to join in the faneral Obsequies of teeir lato friend, Poole. By order GORGE B, HALL, Major Commanding, Judge Advocate, Sam, &. ScYDAm. oo The members of Hancoc’® Chapter 14,0. U. A., are hereby notified to meet at tiv'chapter rooms, corner of Christopher and Hudson etree’, this, Sunday, after noon, at 1 o'clock, In full reyalie, for the iy af at tending the funeral of our late \'rother, Wm. Pools. Members of other chapters are req:Asted to unite with us. By order. J. J, BYW DEN, Sashom, G. A Turteneven, ©. of C. THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION. TIURD Day. TESTIMONY OF LORENZO DEAGLE, JOBN E. DEEN, JOUNNY LYNG AND OTHERS. Before Coroner Hilton. The Coroner's investigation into the cirewmstances attending the death of Poole was resumed yesterday morning a3 10 o'clock, in the chasber of the Board of Aldermen, As on the previous day the room was crowd- ed with anxious and excited spectators, many of them the most intimate friends of the deceased, who took a deep interest in the proceeding». The excitement caused by the fatal termination of the horrible occar- rence seemed to increase as the case before the Coroner progressed. The jury, at the invitatiow of the Corouer and Dr, Putnam, paid a visit to the Governor’s room, where the heart of the deceased was exhibited, Dr Putnam explained to them, in a very satistactorily manner, the nature of the wound, and the reasons why death was delayed, The ball, passing through the car- tilage of the chest, entered the sternum, and was found embedded in the septum of the beart. The ramor published in one of the evening papers, that Paugene bad made a confession to Mr. Arcularius, disclosing a plot to take the life of Poole and Hyer, is, we are informed, totally false. Mr. Arcularius inform us that, visiting Paugene at the Jefferson Market Police Court prison, he asked the prisoner, in presence of an officer, if such was the fact, when Paugene held down his head for a moment, as if for reflection, and then said that he did not know of any such conspiracy. He however told Mr. Arcularius to call and see him the next day, and tocome alone. Mr. Arcularius, however, did not accede to the request of the prisoner, and wishes it to be particularly understood that he is not “a great friend of Paugene’s,’’ and that he doen not desire to wave his lite by making him turn State's mentioned in one of the evening journals. reported that, in addition to the reward offered for the capture of Baker by his Honor the Mayor, the #um of $2,000 has been raised by the inhabitants ot New Jersey, the native State of Poole, for the arrest of the fugitive. Coroner Hilton encouutered some difficulty yesterday morning in obtaining the attendance of the necessary witnesses, and it was net until he threatened to iseue attachments against the parties refusing to appear, that he succeeded in securing their attendance. The following is the report of the third day's ings of the ceed- INQUEST. The first witness placed upon the stand was Lorenzo Deagle, who, being duly sworn, deposed that he was one of the proprietors of Stanwix Hal "0 Broadway. I was in the saloon on the night of “OCLATION. Ax angle of about forty fir of February, from an early hour in the evening until th next morning; about 10 or 193; o'clock on that nig Morrisrey and Hyler came into the saloon ant took a drink, and then went into the back saluon, where Mr. Suydem and others were drinking wine; in a (ow minutes afterwards I beard Morrissey saying, “Go ay; I want nothing to do with you,’’ in a few minutes afterward: Voole came in, Mr Campbell, Mr. Leone, 4nd two gentlemen from New Kochelle. were Wiig with Poole; carer ‘® Vie dor, nat 1 took drmuk; ‘one of thy aebocsed’s ‘8 Went into the back room. Q. What wan his name? A. I think his name was Bartolf; Mr. l’oole and Mr Janeway then went to the counter and got their supper. Q. Was Morrissey sober at the time he came in? A. I think he was not excited, but when he came in I supposed he had been drinking; while Poole was eating his supper, some one came to Poole and told him that Morrissey was in the back room; Poole, when he got up from his supper, came up to me snd raid, “Ol man, 1 did not know tha Morrissey was here, or | would not have come here; I did not come here to make any disturbance, but merely to get a drink’? Poole was preparing, as | thought, to leave the premises, when Morrisey came out of the back room, ant walkin about balf.way down the room, came towards Poole, an standin opposite him, #aid,'“Ab, how are you’? and then said, “You aro a pretty ‘American fighting son of a b—h."’ Poole said nothirg; Morrissey kept on addressing Poole in this manner, when Poole put his finger up to his cone; Morrissey then said he could lick Poole, whereupon the latter said, ‘ You paid that once before at the ay Hotel, you tasted me, and didn’t like me much," Morrissey aid, ‘‘ You are a cowardly von of a b——;'' Poole replied, ‘You are a damned lier;’’ the excitement then assumed a very serious aspect, there was quite a large crowd «tanding around nd Mor- rinsey, y seemed great olted; Mr. James the: Irving then entered, and gving up to Morrissey, took hold of his coat and tried to get him away, the oxcite- ment then, asl thought, was latled, oli went ap to Morrissey and told him I did not want hil to create ang deturl wor hoeen that would give its bad name, Morrissey replied to this, and said he did not want to creates auberbéace, asd that he did not éome there to jure me, or mame of tm: ; Morriney wi standing ip ie nae, j Rowers Se when a eu! man io, wi t mou a tee. yA wast did this'young Maa Got” A. fe weat up to Mr and then went out again and re! in « few minutes, and when he 6id so ruahed forward with a in bis hand; Mr Irv, old, ¥ daroned doing” Mordesey’ bad. the io his hapd presented {' Poole; Mr. Ji peor Ms. lnving Wels in» shrslghs line bebwere Mer. Hineey, aud Qa iat nied ot pistol was it’ A. It wae o five Did you hear the pistol anap? A. h you nmap can't way that 10001 feibe na 60 much poise and excitement r4 the time that I could not say whether he snappet the wos- or not; Poole wa on & low platform be nd the eating counter, ant appeared perfectly cool seemed excited exe Poole himself; there was ite crowd m them at the time, and the iret thing that | gaw after wax my partner, Mr. Deen, ony ben the floor, he having been knocked down by Morrissey; Mr. Deen and mynelf then sent for the po lice, and officers Ross and Moore, with other poliee, soon came in; Mr. Deen told the police to arrest both par ties and have them taken out of the house, officer Rue then came forward and took Morrissey away, while officer took Poole out the back, through ‘Mercer street, to the Eighth ward station house. a was y taken? A. He was taken away to the Fourteenth ward, where T understand he was set at liberty, on his ising the officer to go ; Shout tem minutes after Morrissey left the place I that he was not taken to the sta- tion bouse, that was taken down Hroadways little éiatance, and that he went to the City Hotel, this was the common talk in the saloon soon after he eft it was about Il inmewny them ut a ebook basds btm, and What time did Mr Janeway go away? Q Do you know further of a begpreet on the night in qi A. All that Liknow It com tained fo the affidavit that ! at Jeflerson Market Police Court on the Bunday the day of the oe- curren The Coroner then read the sflidavit of the witness, s« publisbed in the Hxxaun on the 20th ult. He states in thin afidavit that at or before 12 o’slock we told our belp to put up the shutters and Mr La I and bat beem ber, sting ome oon lp Deen, one of the i f nA 4 é i immediately, and boll with » 1 saw Patrick Mel. Mr Poote by the load ont row Dim several Torner wes between 5 hi 3 # “ H i i if srousd = hi ek revels, Sorng ths degrees by the oyntey | box; then McLaughlin broke away from Charles Van Pelt, whe had bola ef him, and ran upto Mr Poole crying out, “ You son of a b—b, fight:” Mr, Poole, Mc- Laughlin, and Turner were on a line; McLaughlin step- ped on one side, leaving Mr Poole spoues to Mr. Tur- ner, who was ‘ext in line; Mr, Turner then said, “draw,” Le wlko said * go in)!’ or some such remark, And then pulled his isto! ont from his belt, night, with his pitot renting oa his left arm; Mr. Poole threw up his arms, amd exclas ‘Do you wish to murder me?” jaymer fire’, and by some accident he either let his piste) fall, or raixed hit arm, end shot himself through the arm, breaking it; thie was the first bot fired, and Turner fet) ow she floor; le either fired the kecond shot while falling, or while oc the Moor, and shot Mr Poole through the leg, which caused him to stagger and fall; 1 then saw Mr. BwXer either on or over Mr. Yoole, with a pistol in his hand, and while Voole was tying on the floor Br, BaXer shot him in the left side, near the region of the heart; afer this, and while Turner was etill ving on the floor, he kept firing hin pistol indixcriminately, and must have shot Mr Baker, if le is mhot; while this was going on, Mclaughlin was striking st every body naar him who was oppoxed; Charles Lovier ran'to Poole to raise him off the floor, and, while aiding him, part of the crowd who were opposed to Poole, and ig Out, turned and fired ox 4 they occurred, to my ya Juror—Q Did you hesr Baker make any remark Aiken took hold of lim im the doorway? A. I t may that I did @. Did you discover any blood on Baker when he went out? A. | did not What time did Morrissey leave your place’ A. Be y n, en. QW id the shooting take place? A. T can't past ele ot haye bees between three quarters 1 one o'clock Q Did you hear any one way that he had “taken the con of abt” & Iden’ thik Laid, but I thiak { heard Baker say, when on top of Poole, that he would “take the son of a b——h anyhow.” Q. Did you hecy officer Rue state what he had done with Morrisse? A. i did not; officer Rue might have been drunk for aught I know Q. Did you see Van l’elt there? i# #0, what was he doing’ A. 1 #aw bim there, trying to'take Paugene away from Poole Q Wax Lion there? A. Yeu. Q. What was he deing’ Was he aiding them? A. I saw him there, but he was not, to my knowledge, aiding them. Q. Did you see Hyler there? A, I did, Q. What was he deing / Did he asem to take aay part in the atfray’ A. He was there, tut apparently a looker on, as he took no part im T understand that Baker himself drove the know that tof my own knowledge. he examination ef this witness here closed Jobn KE, De one of the proprietors of Stanwix Hall, being aworn, deposed—I can concur in the evidence of the previous witnewm, Mr. I Iwas there when the parties came in: Law Morrimey go away with Rue and tyler; officer Hogan, T believe, went the Gity Hotel and w them, this w teen a quarter the back way chrough Mercer wtreet, and ed in about three quarters of hour, then that ocourred as stated by Mr. Deagle, 1 was pre- sent when the second party came in: { probaly twenty minutes after twelve when they came in, Poole in company with Ackerson, Loz! sand others ; at half past twelve o'clock Turner and Hyler came in together, Pauy: ne fol lowed, and immediately after Baker, Linn and Van Pelt came in, there were tvo Ackersons (brothers) there at the time; Poole was standing with bis back against the counter at the time, and he asked Turner to take a crink when he came in, Turner declined; Paugene then came in, and, standing im the middle of the floor, said to Poole, “What are you looking at?’ loole made no reply, and Paugene then said, “*Whocan lick me?’ at the same time walking up to Poole, and asking him to go out in the yard and fight, Poole said, ‘No, you are not worth ity’ with that Paugene took hold of Poole, and Turner came between them; laugene bad his two fingers ia Poole'# button and while in this position be spit in his face three tines, he again dared Joole to go out in the yard to fight him, Poole said there New York could liek him, for $600, Turner ra standing at this time with hin back « ut ten feet from the front door, I th other end of the as I turned Lh “Now, Poole, dra off and drew hia own pistol, and flourishing it in th he presented 1 at Toole, crying, ‘Now, boys in,’ Poole then backea to the extreme end fg, WH ie ae was “tail a he levelied apne over his to get out of the way, the went and he shot bimeelf through the arm immediatnly fell om the floor, amd while on the floor he fired and shot Pools through the leg; Mr atanding with his back agaipat the front door, fired h. itol twice in the direction of Poole; they were preted a apart, neither of these ahots took effect on Poole: when Poole was shot by Turner he staggered to the other aide ouse and fell against the wall. Uaker then went 4 threw himself on bim, and holding bis piatol breast, waid, ‘I'll settle you now,”’ he then Lotter stepped forward ped down he was Mot by pt firing bis pistola while at Poole’ ured and shot bim in the brew to pick him up, and as he Paugere in the bead; Turne on the floor in the direction where Hoole lay, working himeelf along towards the front door, I think Paugene fired more then once: I don’t know who fires the ball that took effect on Lozier’s log; Hyler 4id not interfere with them: Van Pelt only interfered when he tried to +top Paugene, who. I think, struck him, 1 did not ree Ven Velt_ after this; Paugene and Turner firet got out; [ think that lion and Paugene returned and pulled Baker out, they all then went away; after they weutout I beard one shot in the street, in the first affray between Morrissey and Poole there were no kni ver used; Poole offered, however, to fight Maguire with two knives, bt —When Morrissey got the pistol I em hold of it to get it away, and we broke the bandle then struck me that is what | made the charge for knocked me down in the first affray and aimed « pistol at me be pped the pistol twice or three times at Poole; Rue returned in about half an hour after takiog ‘away: when Turner bad fired Pools asked whe uber they bad come there to murder bi ‘Witners.—I naw Poole with « pistol in the forepart of the evening; he offered to fight Morrissey on an equall y with « pletol, breast to breast that was the only time | faw him with a pistol either in the first or socond affray,! do not remember who told me that the parties weot and came in a cowen, Raker shot loole about helf past twelve o'clock, 1 understood that officer Rue, with Morrissey and Hyler went into Abel on the way down, ‘to take a drink they went from there to the Crty Hotel, and thence to the American in Liepenard street, and then home. The evidence of Mr. Deen wan here concluded James Ackerson, being sworn, deposed—| war present during the last affray on the eveving of the 24th of Peb ruary, | have beard the evidence of aud concur in what been raid by Oyras Shay, this in all | know of the sworn, repaata the same testi mony, in the rame words a Whe lant with: Cyrenus Harrison, being sworn rept on th in question, and corroborate t vig! dence of Loren 0’ Deagie matter, Christopher V. Hogan, being sworn, deposed—I am an officer attached to the Chiet's o1 | wae present at the | I kpow nothing more of altercation n Morrissey and Veole, | took Voole to the Byghth ward station house: b evolver in his band when | took him, be was then ng in the re euns formed by the bar, Dern told rent Morresey and Foole | went out on the nine and wid the man on duty there to give the alarm, a4 | bad reason to tus 1 there would be some difficalty, when | returned ‘oole #tood |u the mame position ag the bar, with the pistol in bis hand, pointes downwards Morrissey wns pofnting bie pistol at Poole the siarm had been gives and some ten or fifteen policemen came in with m= | told one of them to arrest Morrinsey, | arrested Poole and he went with me | went with bim out of the back i re - me, but 1 overtoon bim; went to the wtation bears; st the station house | waited for Mr Deen to come and make » charge snd while there to 90 Canal = theee De you know of any guerre! existing between Hise? A \rcow that er nnd deceased were bed Fives | mover beard Maker threaten to take his life | never the others threaten to clowt 00 the evening of # it & f E f i : Hi 2 z vise tel i resets swat Ofieor t recollect © owt my (mprecaion ie that they Hara ceprerestios, | presume they 8 drek to the hours, ith [Len ant Von | from the teeretary, Mr. Johmeom, pAICH TWO CENTS. { eame from The on oe “4 aughtcd ot Lispenard street, Morriane ui they made it up, aad ing Vaugene had done, “*aevigady them left the ae ; CoFthree orinks after; — 's yemed Cygning- with a youn hem) alter he leit, Hyler, who was nian Mesa the mie , Fomarked that * t; he sald he ‘wanted to go home to . “ef, Wit 0 ho o by but did not dare todo so, he lives ia tne BPROE part of Stenwix Hall; Turner and Baker both volua “67, ¢d to go with him, Turner and Waker asked Paugens @ Ko too, but be refused them both: then Hyler asked Pau- gene togo, sod he went: Turner, Paugene, Hyler, Ba- her and Van Pelt leit the house together ido not mow whether Linn was present or not, I do not know whe- ther they went in @ carriage or not. | omer stood that they all went together to protect Hyler from Voola or apy one else; there iam side door leating to the upper part of Stanwix Hall, without being counented with the bar; I heard no threatening language from War parties towards any one; I raw no arma in their prossen sion; Turner and Haker usually carried arma, sume they had weapons then; they were three-quarters of an hour, when Turner caame back co- vered with blood frem ® wound im his arm, Maker came in about the same time, he w: a that he bad always been afraid of being shot at but he would not mind golng in again; Turner war faint ond weak, am down on the floor; fearted leat the party which had inded the ald follow, © sent to the Sixth ward station house ten or twevle policemen came, stayed & and left Ven elt and 4 Paugene to seo Turoer and Baker and pent for severat me; | believe be lived in 30 Walker treet CS yg Turnbull, of the Kighth ward police, came to my honse and arrested Paugene, Turner, and Vin Pelt about an bour after they came in, no off cer tried to take Haker. I don't think the officers lmew be hi the last I saw of Haker he wam while Dr Clark woe probing the ide; Captain Turnbull came to my house, not knowing who he wan refused Bim admittance, he burst the door tn, and asked who was Mm the house; J told bim there wars wounded man in my room, he anid be wanted to nee him, T admitted him to the and be then arrested the parties I bave named, when f got back into the room Baker was gone; [ wes onl abrent three or four minutes; Dr Clark was there night waiting on Turner; I think Raker got out of the house before Turnbull came there he could mot get out on the roof; | have not heard from him since. Q Do you know of any parson who knows where Baker ist A. That I decline anawering. Coroner—Then I shall have to commit you. Q. Have you heard any persoa nay where he ia? A. No, Uhave never seen him since he was lying om my table: I don't know where Captain Turnbast was very anxious to get him th: ight 1 don't knew whom I believe knows where linker is, Capt. arched the house, but unable to fad Do you think that you could find him if you tried® No; I have heard no person say whet! te ince that night, 1 Bave the young man who came been Introduced to Bim, after the pi but forget Q. On what ground did tion p hi Jecline to anewer the ques- 4 wT know no person whom I bave reason to believe knows where Baker is Witners—When Haker came into my house after the affray, I did not observe whether or not Baker walked lame Baker admitted to me that he had shot Poole = the brenat. Here the investigation was closed for the day, and the cane was adjourned until Monday, at half past 9 o'cleck. THE SEARCH FOR BAKER, Judge Stuart and temor t vinited Jersey City on F ing the might, engaged murderer of Poole, It was supposed that he might bo secreted in the houses of nome acquaint) City, or on Bergen Voint. It in as neon within two or three (rain at New lruaveta, on bis way to Baltimore, aod that be had « ticket tor no board the Phil Baltimore. LETTER FROM JOHN HYLER. TO THR ADITOR OF THM HKKALD. New Youx, March 10, 1865. Hinving noticed in several papers that I was arrested ‘by Captam Surabull, om «taatyes piclerced sganet me a tm ee in the late shooting effray,! would state that I myself regs A gerd pes up to hgh old participator or in any way connected therewith. JOUN HY) Progress of the Municipal Revolution, ARRESTED FOK ADULTERATING MILE. ‘The partion whose names are ineutioned in the follow. ing afi@avite were arrested yesterday and taken before Justice Onborne, by whem they were held to bail in the sum of $600 each. The Mayor bas already commenced the war against all who are engaged in the manufsctere and sale of adulterated milk, and has expressed bis de- termination to prosecute them to the utmost extent of the law, Thi bosiness has been carried on with per fect impunity for the past twenty years and more, and All attempts that have been made to suppress it have proved useless, Over two-thirds of the milk sold im New York is obtained either from the cows fed on «will, or adulterated, sod it is #0 deleterious that tooussada of ebildren die annually from sickness produced by it We hope the efforts of the Mayor may be attended with Hildebrand, Michael Tlente, and J, Martine wher depo has seen in ted in eald sod Weet streets, where depe- them this morning And deponent y yaw the maid Hente put into one of his cans some ki of m powder or other eubstanee from « paper, And de ponent further aye, that all of persons have painted on their wagons,“ Orange Country Mik." HENKY C HOPE. William Rollins being duly eworn, deposes aod saye— ‘That bepresider at No. O07 Greenwich street, on the corner of Jay etrest, in the eity of New York, and that on the morning of the 7th March, 1865, a cumber of persesa who are im the business of selling milk, and whe ares known a6 milkinen, but whose aames are unkaown to deponent, drove their milk wagons up #4 on Jay etreet, in front of 4 ots premises, (rem whieh they procured water and placed It in the cams with the mijk—the said milkmen also mixed with eal’ mle Nog eh het for more th been in the praction of a0 domme. milknem what the Y twee = her ypesranee of it. And furtione W oM BOLLINS. this #th day of March, 1866 uw ‘oline Justine. Wt No 1-day wtreet. being duly «wore, of Wiltom 4 the toreguing after! be rtatement set forth therein te be erept ae Ws the partionlar data deprnent further eaye that he the practions mentioned im eaid off darit to bave been carrie’ on by said milkmes, since the month of May, Isha, ELISHA BUCKMAN, AKMEOT FOR ATTEMPTED LAncKeY. Wiliam lato, am Kagliak thief was yesterday arrest. ed and br bt before Justice (eioree on ot attempt take t book, containing $170, out oft the of Mr Jum *, while wen bow ag, Sy Bl the offee of the Hodeom River road officer en bu pracee: were Mr Miller, whe me no aMderit setting forth the p4 rometaaces of the « Withe wafers Jastion Usborne denied the soft impeachment — beg your pardon, air,’ oaid he, ‘1 4i4 nothing of y net,’ replied the Judge 22 | of ouree | cam eeeure you that I wes not near the gemtioman.'” “Oh! certainly wot.’ repeatet the Judge, with the net imperto: colons, a the sae me eigning the order for bie temporary comm/i ment Ihe was then takes Lefore the (24! of Police, in whee pretence be wae searched seit the offeer. introtecing bine lol tieman, be otded, of itiewpiing vo pick & lam) wae accordingly examined Take off yout benjemia, ar, | ealt Mr Mate’, Your b you meen, oir yee teow very well, Officer, take taken of, but (1 rewnlied only be the die. f Hie emer Peogh of bin cost one chal) bave expired ate Vad (ot *2ami nation. He wae th | AxcTUeR TRIBOTH FROM A THMYERANCE NOCIETY TO TUR MATOR. A report of the procue tings of of Temyernmes wen reewtves yeate towering of the Cntate ny by the Meyer, comteining tee (Alew jag reeclation —- ved, That this Grand fection ©. of T, Mowther New York, bave witmemsed with pleasure the “oxre eurd by the How. Fernandes Wool, Mayer of he rity New York, lejwer treme «a reterence to the eyoitios o tn Outeg