New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
INQUEST IN TIE NOE MURDER.

no NEW DEvELOPMENTs-A VERDICT OF DEATH AT
THE HANDS OF SOME PERSON UNKNOWN
Coroner Croker yesterday began an investi-
CATION regard to the death of James H. Noe the Green
wchst brush manufacturer. who died at the Chambers
Street Hospital Aug &c. from injuries inflicted by an
unknown burglar Sunday morning, Aug. %.
The first witness Mrs. Catherine L. Harris,
who testified that at about $50 a the day of the
homicide, while getting breakfast her daughter heard
cries Of murder She heard them then herself She paid
attention TO the cries, and continued getting break
About three minutes afterward she heard the cries
again. Her husband came up stairs and she told him
what she had heard He replied that he thought 1t
was some drunken person in the boarding house.
He then went down stairs, the daughter following
him, while witness up to the fourth floor and
looked OF the window, where the same cries
heard She then went to the fifth floor TO the scut-
e and again heard the cries. She then got out on
the roof and slid down until she came to the fiat roof,
and then jumped to the roof Of Mr. Noes warehouse.
The cries then seemed to from beneath where she
Was Mrs Harris then observed that the scute Of Mr..
Noes warehouse was open, and she again called out
The same voice replied, calling for help, upon which she
went down TO the top floor from the roof. II was
very dark. She went in the direction Of the
voice and saw the deceased man lying the
floor. and asked how he came there. He said
he had attacked by burglar gagged and tied hand
and foot. His hands were tied with white rope. He
lying his back and his legs from his ankles to his
knees tied with the same kind OF rope. He was
covered with blood The witness found large pair OF
and cut the ropes She then took off the hand
kerchief with which he had been gagged. and which
had slipped down around his neck and checked apron
which saturated with blood and assisted him TO rise
She then recognized him Mr.. Noe The witness then
related the circumstance of the burglary and assault
Mr. Noe told them TO her. After hearing his story, she
said she assisted him down to the sidewalk where
officer took charge OF him.
IIoIop dipo No r;nb-o
testified that she heard the cries of murder several times
and thought that some was being murdered. Che
went down stairs followed by her husband and then
Mrs. Harris, who leading Mr. Noe down stairs.
William Thompson OF No 264 Grcenwchst testified that
he saw Mr. Noe brought down stairs by Mrs Harris and
went with him TO the Chamber Street Hospital He
asked him how he got hurt, and MI Noe told him the
following story; Upon going into his store Mr. Noe heard
noise when Oh the second floor. He up the top
Of the house, where he noticed that some
prying at the scuttle He waited few minutes
who came down a few steps. He then went up
the scute steps and asked the what he wanted but
did not hear the exact the gave They both
got the roof, and Mr. Noe threw the down, and
thinking that he could master him. pulled him down
turned around and seeing paint iron lying on the floor
TRsy who both rushed after the piece Of on but the
man got II first, and struck Mr. Noe with IL four times
Snd be- on oC he @
drink Of water, but the man replied While am giving
II
said III You make any outcry In less time than
half al hour will back and finish you, and II
remain quiet you will be released inside OF an hour MI
hoe described the 10 the witness.
Michael Johnston. patrOman OF the Twenty+eventh
Precinct cOproborated the testimony Of the previous
witness as far as his knowledge went James L. PeregO
testified that Mr. Doe had had anxiety about
the building bis and that The object OF his visit
on Sunday TO that the seutte was all right.
Either Mr. Noe OF his In the habit OF Wis
ting the store every Sunday morning.
DR.. Joseph CushmaD, who made the post-morfem eI-
animation gave the medical testimony, and the case was
toA Xhn "A
leayns their seats This the effect that Mr.. Noe
cane 10 his death FROM meningitis the result Of Injuries