New-York tribune., 1875-10-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
HE M1rRpERER OF JAMES ii. NOE.

THE MURDERER OF JAMES ii. NOE.
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AGAINST JOHN
poIAN-TnE CANE AND GAG USED UPON Mr..
NOR-BELIEF OF D0LAN's GULF
Additional evidence Of importance in regard
70 the alleged connection OF John Doan with the murder
Of James II. Noe obtained yesterday. On the day
after the murderous attack made on Mr. Noe some
Of the workmon engaged on the new building adjoining
No 275 Greenwich-s upon raising board on the ROOF
of Mr Noes warehouse found a short cane OF waking
stok which had been down 10 about the length OF
pocemans club so as TO be easily concealed within the
sleeve Of a The head Of this cane was OF White
metal in the form Of monkey and was heavy enough TO
make the whole very formidable weapon. Win tms
loaded cane it is supposed Mr.. Noe was struck,
before the burglar seized the paintroD and 1t could
have been mistaken easily by the injured man for a
"mmy from the force with which the blow was given
This shortened cane delivered TO Superintendent
walng who has kept the fact Of having 1t in bis posses
sion secret until now.
Della Ward, the girl who was in the room with Mary
Reed, at No. 43 Bowery, on the Sunday morning meh-
toned by the latter and Henry c. Hendrickson Keeper
of the at No 80 Bowery, taken before
Superintendent Wang yesterday. Della Ward eorropo-
rated the statement Of Mary Reed to what took place
on the Sunday morning at No i3 Bowery ana descroeu
the clothing which Doan wore She also described the
pocketbook from which Doan took the money that NE
gave to Mary Reed and remembered that he had SAID
that he had "made a raise while he had been out that
morning when asked by the Superintendent II she had
ever seen Dolan with a walkngstick, she sald
that he was in the habit OF carrying one win
monkey upon it: that he had II only
phort time before the Sunday referred to, Dht
that abe has not him with it since that day. When
shown piece the Superintendents possession sue
Immediately identified IL part OF the cane Whlch DOn
carried Mr. Hendrickson also identified the cane as one
which he had often seen in Dolans hands, ana addeu
that at one tme he CHcndrcksOnl had II behind ms par
room counter for time curiosity ana showed IL
to several Della Ward was sent 10 th
Attorney and by him remsnded to the House oi
Detention Mary Reed is aso detained as an aod
tonal witness against Dolan. MT lcndfcsson mas prom
ised to appear at any time when required.
Superinte ndent Wang visited Mary Reed yesterday,
In the House of Detention, and showed her the SUCK
which had been identified by Della Ward ana Mr. hen
drickson She identified IL having belonged 70
Dolan and said that she present when lie mace III
shorter asked DOlan at the time why ne wanted 70
cut the waking-stck and he replied that II Woud DC
more handy 10 carry in that form, superintendent wal
ling also showed Mary Reed the handkerchief when had
been used by the burglar to gag Mr. Noe aEa ms she
identified having belonged also to Dolsn. ~ was
a white silk hanGkercbief with blue border ana she
had had II twice in her possession On several
the had asked Doan 10 her the handkercnle put
he had always refused and when she had II IN her Keep
ing he always made her give It back. The suFerlh-
tendent feels confident that lie has sufficient evidence 10
prove oonclusively that DOlan is the murderer Oi Mr.
Noe but expects before the trial takes place 10 nave
stl further proof OF his guilt.