. "1825Z"^^ . . "Lewis \"Lew\" Baker (born c. 1825, date of death unknown) was a patrolman in the New York Police Department who was simultaneously employed as a \"slugger\" for Tammany Hall. He was involved in voter intimidation and election fraud during the 1840s and 50s. A close friend and associate of Irish mob boss John Morrissey, Baker frequently battled supporters of the nativist Know-Nothing movement for over a decade. He is most remembered however as the assassin of William \"Bill the Butcher\" Poole."@en . "Lew Baker"@en . . . "Lewis Baker"@en . . . . . "Lewis Baker"@en . . . "Tammany Hall\"slugger\" and murderer ofWilliam \"Bill the Butcher\" Poole." . . .