Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-31

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washing his hands in pail of water
near by. For Gods sake. give me a
drink" !" said Mr. Noe. Il can't stop, !"
replied the burglar II shall get TWEEN
! ty years if Pm caught, and | must get
out of this in hurry before any one is
| alarmed" After the burglar had
washed his hands, he took a drink at
the faucet and went up the stairs to
| the roof closing the scuttle after him.
Before he left Mr. Noe, he said to him
that if he dared to make any outcry or
| attempted to summon help of any
| kind, he (the burglary would return
and kill him. Then he fed.
Mr.. Noe waited what seemed an in
terminable space of time before he said
anything. being intimidated by the
burglars threats. Meantime, he tried
to pull the gag from his mouth, to get
more air, and at length succeeded in
slipping the whole bandage under his
chin, Then he called as loudly as he
was able, for help. Mr.. Noe said that
he thought that he had called for as
sistance for several hours when he
heard a voice say "Where are YOU ?n
He thought then that he was dying.
At length q woman came down the
y
said. "Who are you ?" Mr.. Noe could
not answer coherently, but holding up
his hands to the light, he showed how
he was bound. The woman opened
| the shutters and let in the light. Then
| he asked her to cut the ropes that
| bound his wrists, which shr did. She
washed his face and cut the bonds
| After giving Mr.. Noe little water, she
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| floor. Then he had so far recovered
| that he was able to show her how to
unlOck the door. The door was opened
and MIR. Noe was given into the charge
| of Officer Johnson of the Twenty-sev-
enth Precinct Police. He took him at
! once to the Relief Hospital at No. 100
| Chamber St. where his wounds were
! examined. 1t was found that there
were seven bad cuts that penetrated
| the scalp. One of the left hand side
| exposed tissure-in the paFietai bone.
| The line of this fracture extended
! down through the base OF the skull. in
! Guiding the Basilar process Of the oc-
cipital hone. Mr.. Noes vitality was
| wonderful, and this Kept him up until
| after he reached the hospital. After
! ward he began to show less power.
| y =
! there were symptoms that the brain
| was not obtaining its due n0urishmeut.
! The physicians at the hospital forbade
! any person to talk with All. Noe. La
! Ter in the day, Jackson =. Schultz, one
| of the trustees of the Relief Hospital,
! visited the place, and being informed
Of the particulars Of the case sent for
! DR.. GuirdOn S. Buck, one Of the sur
| IF 2 IL.
Mrs. Harris, who saved Mir. Noe
from immediate death, said yesterday
! afternoon that she and her family had
All n early yesterday morning and
| Were attending to the household duties
rs usual. Then she heard cry, "Oh,
| help, for G@d's sake EelpU' This cry
! vas coutii ned from time to tiGle for
| from 20 minutes to half an hour. Mrs.
Harris ran down stairs. aud thcre she
again family heard the cry. The
voice seemed to he high up, and she
| went up stairs again. Sic had become
very much excited by this time, and
went upon the roof of her house She
crawIed along until che came to Mr.
! Noes building. There She saw that
| the skyiighu was open, and again
| heard the cry for help. Mrs. harris
! booked down the opening but could
see nothing, as the shutters were closed
making il very dark. she called. and
| III answer cGme the cry for help. Mrs.
| Harris went down the stairs and when
| she reached the floor she said, where
are you? ?" Here | am, " sfid the voice
/ Mrs. Harris said tnat she could see on
/ ly two hands raised in the air, bound
with cords. She found pair ofshears
and cut the cords that held his arms,
| wrists, and legs. The cords had cut
| deeply into his hands. so that his fin
gers were blue and utterly without
| feeling. Where they bad confined his
| legs they had almost stopped the cir
| culatiOn. His feet and legs were puT-
| pie and the skin was clOuded. Mrs.
| Harris procured some water from the
| faucet and washed the victims face
! After the blood had been cleaned from
| his features she recognized HIM as Mr..
! Noe. Mr.. Noe Asked Mrs. Harris to
! help him into her house, and to give
| him some brandy. She made him
| lean on her, and m0istened his lips Oc-
| casiOnally with water as she assisted
| him down stairs, and gave him into
! the hands Of Officer Johnson.
Officer Johnsol said that he heard
| the cries for help, but could not tell
| where the sounds came from. He
! patrolled up and down his post, and
went into the new building. He at
| tempted TO enter the adjoining board
| ing house, at No. 279 GTeenwih-st and
| the pToprietOrs said that it was only q
quarrel between some of the tenants,
and refused to permit the officer to
| enter. Then officer Johnson went to
| the Liberty Street Police station and
reported the case to Sergeant Sminck
/ who had the desk at that time. Ser
geant Sminck told the officer to hur-
! ry back, and if the boarding g-hOuse
| keeper offered further resistance and
| the cries confined. to force his way in
| to the house. Officer Johnson went
| out as directed, and soon afterwaTd
| Mrs. Harris and Mr.. Noe came Ogt of
| No. 275 Green wich-st. He assisted
| Mr. Noe TO the Relief Hospital and
| then returned to the station and re.
ported the case.
Capt. Sanders detailed special Off
| GERS Wallng, Mulvey. and Mcdonald
10 enter the building and work up the
case Mr.. Noe had carefully described
the burglar and also the property that
he had lost. This description Is with
held from publication, as il might in
terferc with the work OF capturing the
burglar. Officers Wai!ing, Mulyey
and McDonald, went into Mr.. Noes
building. Upon the upper floor they
found the remains OF the cords that
were cut by Mrs. Harris. They were
stained with blood. a large silk ham
kerchief, a napkin, and a checked
worknan's apron, all saturated with
blood were also found. Mr.. Noes
head had been laid upon mat. This
also was saturated with blood. There
was every evidence of a desperate
struggle. The officers fonnd the paint
i-on,n with which the blows had been
dealt. it was covered with blood and
hair, and the edges were found to fit the
wounds in Mr.. Noes skull. The wea
pon and other articles wee To-
ken to the police-stalion, to be used in
the identification of the burglar. -
Tie officers, accompanied by Capt
Sanders, went 20 arrest the man who