The New York herald., 1875-08-27
DEATH OF MR.. NOE.
FATAL TERMINATION OF THE injuries INFLICTED
BY HIS BURGLAR AssAuANT.


FATAL TERMINATION OF THE injuries INFLICTED
BY HIS BURGLAR AssAn4ANT.
Mr. H. Noe the gentleman who was furiousls
assaulted early last Sunday morning his No 27s
Greenwich street. the Chambers Street Hospital
last evening at five minutes past seven O'Clock.
Tho circumstances attendant upon his death are so
remarkable that the following recaptuation OF tho
terrible incidents preceding to be out Of
place.
THE STORY
Briefly, the story is as folows:-So time during
last week Mr.. Noe received at his place OF business
largo invoice OF very expensive feathers the value OF
which exceeded $4,000 Owing the condition of the
adjoining his Of which uncompleted the
safety Of his own establishment was involved a fact
which led him to leave his house several hours
before daybreak on Sunday morning, and pro-
coed to 275 Greenwich street Upon enter
ing his store and examining his premises
he beheld burglar trying to escape down ladder. Mr.
Noe made rush for the and succeeded in securing
him He dragged HIM down a narrow pair Of stairs in
the top story furious struggle ensued, during which
tho burglar struck Mr. Noe the head with Jimmy"
Two more blows with the implement rendered Mr.
Noe powerless The burglar then tied his hands and
feet with cord and bound and gagged his mouth
Consciousness returning after WHILE Mr.. Noe beheld
the burglar quietly washing his hands Mr.. Noe begged
for water, but the burglar refused him, and having
and Chain, as well as SIS in cash, left
the premises, and has in all human probability, up to
this hour evaded arrest Mr. Noe, lying in pool Of
blood was suffering from great pain and for several
hours cried in vain for help. At last lady, Mrs.
Harris by name, hearing the cries. crept down an old
rotten and slippery roof and at imminent danger OF her
own life gained entrance TO the room where Mr. Noe
was lying and cut the cords which bound hlm hand and
foot She also gave the alarm for aid, which subse-
quenty conveyed him TO the Chambers Street Hospital,
where he has ever since been lying.
THE DETECTIVES.
The terrible news spread like wdhre over the city,
and general alarm aroused all the detectives. Then
the usual number Of false detentions and arrests
with the old stereotyped from the author
ties that they certain 10 catch the man who did
the deed.
While all this was going on Mr.. Noe was lying in
very precarious state, from which, however, owing 10
his exceedingly strong constitution his physicians
were hopeful he might rally, that he would at least
be able TO identify the party who had assaulted him
But though for little time there were GER
tain grounds for these fair. hopes, his condition
lattery gradually set them aside, and his physicians
yesterday felt sure that he was beyond all human aid
he was conscious on Wednesday night just long enough
70 identify his wife and children tearfuly grouped
around his bedside but he almost Immediately fell into
q comotose state from which he revived and in
the depth of which he quietly passed away last evening
At no time during his suffering would the physicians
permit the police TO bring any one TO his bedside for
Identification, and now that he is dead all hope is
passed Of ever arresting the man who murdered him.
Here them in q briel period of time two rich and
respectable citizens have been murdered by enter
ing their premises steal and in each instance tho
murderer escaped ana the "Oest pollce force IN the
world" have given up all expectation of finding him.
The whereabouts OF the murderer of j. II. Noe az
unknown those Of Benjamin +. Nathan and tho
death of both must 10 ascrbed TO those unknown
ruians who in the largest city of America and under
the eyes OF the police can enter private dwellings and
public stores, crush in human skulls with dogs" and
'Jimmies," carry of their booty and remain forever
unsuspected and unknown.
FAMILY.
Mr. Noes family consisting of wife four sons and
two da Ighters at his bedside when he died. He
had made no will Permission has been gwen for the
removal of his body The Coroner viii no d the inquest
Immediately.