The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-15
The Noe Murder.

John Doan the supposed murderer of Mr.
Noe in New York, was examined IN the
Washington place police court last week.
He was directly charged with the murder.
Detective officer Dorcy testified that be said
nothing to the prisoner at the lime about
the nature Of the charge. He told him
Superintendent Waling wanted to see him.
The first time he said anything TO prisoner
about the nature of the charge was that
night at headquarters, where the prisoner
was In Il cell The prisoner knew witness
to be police officer He was very anxious
that witness should tell him what the charge
was. Witness told him the superintendent
would probably see him about it. Witness
visited the prisoner the same night again,
about p. M, and prisoner again begged to
be told the charge. Finally witness asked
him. "did you have anything to do with
pawning watch and chain 2" Prisoner
said that he did, and added that he had
pawned the watch with Mr.. Black, OF No.
SO Chatham street on Il Monday at 10 q. IN.
Witness asked HIN how he got the watch.
He replied that he met man on the east
side of Chatham street. opposite MIR.
Blacks place. This man said to him
"IIere's watch 70 over there and pawn
it, They know me over there, and I'm
afraid TO co. The prisoner went over and
pawned the watch. Prisoner told witness
the mans name was Peter Thompson that
he knew him to be thief, hanging around
l,p RI al ant etpol pp from roi N
also that said Thompson was what is called
"fakr," a slang term used 10 denote a
prize package pedor, and went on TO de-
scribe where he could be found. The next
morning friday witness saw the prisoner
again in the superintendent Office; the lat
Ter had the watch and chain, which were
shown TO the prisoner, who, OH examining
them, said they were the. same he had
pledged witness thought he then told The
prisoner the watch ard chain belonged to
The late Mr.. Noe, who had been murdered
in Greenwich street witness also spoke to
the prisoner in the Tombs, and the latter
said something about the probability of bis
never leaving the building; witness be-
lieved the prisoner had said If he had know n
it was Mr.. Noes watch and chain he would
have brought them to the station-house
witness then told him he must have known
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went to pawn them, the more so as, at the
time, the papers were full of the case the
man whom the prisoner described was
brought before him, but the prisoner said
he was not the man, and he was the only
man who answered his description.
At the end of the testimony Justice Wen
dell held the prisoner for the homicide and
committed him without bail to the Tombs.
1t is said that one witness has been found
who will identify the prisoner (Dolan) as a
man whom the said witness had seen around
Mr.. Noes place on the morning of the muir
der. Officer Dorcy has found a leather
vaise on the premises where the prisoner
lived. In the vallse were a number OF
railroad tickets and other things, some OF
them bearing the name of a Mr.. Scott, Of
Philadelphia, all supposed 10 be the pro
ceeds of robbery.
ARREST OF MAGGIE CASEY.
Monday night, the police arrested, witt
others, Maggie Casey, Dolans mistress
who states that Dolan left her at O'Clock
on the morning Of the murder and returned
mt ., with his face scratched and bleeding
his shirt-front bedaubed with blood, and hi
vest torn. He was greatly excited, went t,
bed, and soon fell into a feverish sleep. A
noon, she entered the room and found tn
pillow on the floor, and Dolan's head be
tween gold watch and pocket-book, Sh
exclaimed; "John John you have killet
some one!" whereupon he sprang out o
bed, and, imploring her to say nothing
gave her $3.50 of the money, saving he haO
made a raise, and then went away telling
her he was going to his mothers TO get
suit of clothes. lie kept his coat buttoned
though the day was warm. The scratch o.
his face, be said; he had done with his nail
He hid the pocket-book in the closet, and
later, went away, returning dressed in
different suit of clothes.