The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-26
From the New DIRK Tribune, 23dl
A Barring Crime-MOrtaily wounded
ina Fight with a Burglar.

4 ronUery took place at 10 Greenwich
street Yesterday, and ia attempting to pre-.
vent il jane, II. Noe, OF the firm of James
Il. Noe < SOUS. received such injuries thar
he will prut4ply lose his life. james FL.
noe ( sons are brush manufacturers, and in
their loft, are stored large quantities OF valu-
:blc feathers and stock used in the mauutac-
tIrr o, blu,urS. A new building is In pro
e., of erection al No. 277 Greenwich street.
the house adjoining. and ON Saturday Mr..
Noe. n> SOD. and james l.. PercgO, went
through their building win view to Sc
curing il especially against such thieves as
might rutcr on SUNDAY. The scuttlc was Sc
cured strongly. All The members OF the
Urm, however, went home lee!lng uneasy
about their property. james II. Noe, Dr.,
wen, to Red Bank, \. j.. early yesterday
morning. Peter Noe, another member or
In" liGu. Was away at The Ca'skil mountains.
About 40 A. u. Yesterday James Ii. Noe
found ttin he was unable TO sleep any longer
On accOuu. OF his anXIe about his ware
house. II" therefore arose, and after dress.
Ing and naving his breakfast he FASTENED to
his store. lie vent in, and after locking the
door upon The inside began to look about
him. Sacius that everything looked safe
upon the first floor, he assembled TO the Sec
oud floor There, TOO, all appeared right.
He went from the second up TO the third
floor, wA,.ie d very valuable lot of feathers
was stored. There he heard noise as
though somebody was trying to pry of The
scu!,Ic that covered the Ladder reaching from
tbe iOUrta story TO the roof. Mir. Noe is a
large, powerful man, and he haSteued to
where the burglar was At work. When he
reached the fourth floor be found that the
shutters were closed, and that all was dark
there. Nevertheless, he mounted the ladder.
and when the burglar opened the scut'le,
after prI ny Oft the fasteningss Mr. Noe
sprang out upon the roofand confronted N.
Inc burglar, III his surprise al the sudden
;ppeararc OF Mr.. Noe, showed such hesita
ton aud fear that Mr.. Noe recklessly Crap
pied with him upon the roof and attempted
20 drag him down TO the street to give him
lntO the custody Of police cfhcer. The
burglar WAS 50 much overcome at first that
lie Offered little resistance, and be was easily
dragged down tue ladder into the. fourth
story. There bis presence Of mind returned,
I'd being Il powerful man he again grappled
with Mr.. Noe. Dragging Mr. Noe to the
back part OF the chamber, the burglar took a
Jnlny OUT OF his sleeve and struck him
heavily upon his bead, telling hun to the
floor. Mr.. Noe struggled to his feet again
quickly aud rushed for shelf at the foot Of the
s,eps upon which lay quantity OF "palnt
l!0us.' These irons are USED 10 making paint
brushes, bnd weigh from five to ten pounds.
They have an iron handle and round iron
end. They mskc very effective weapon,
aud are somewhat in the shape OF police.
mans iron billy. Mr.. Noe seized one OF these
.p4int irons" and turned upon the burglar,
who gra>ped his jimmy, and thus the men
faced each other for several seconds. Mr..
Noe then made pass at the burglar, VINO
lodged The blow and again felled Mr.. Noe TO
The f,or. Then the burglar seized the
"ps'n'.iron," excliiming, Your weapons
better than mine" ADD dealt MIR. Noe sucn Il
series Of powerful blows that he was reu'
dcrcd iu>ensibe. While Mr.. Noe lay un.
c)n, cOus upon the floor the burglar bound
his hands and feet " il u strong clothes-line,
lie also gagged him by winding napkin
about bis mouth. Then he tied heavy
woIkman's apron over that and secured
tle whole by a strong silk handkerchief
The burglar then r,t.ed his pockets, securing
gold watch and chain valued a. $500, $2s
III money, and other valuable articles, worth
perhaps FOO more. Mr. Noes strong con
sliluton rejected quickly, and when he re-
gained CONSEQUENCES he saw that the burglar
was washing his hands in q pail OF Wstel
nesr by. "For Gods sake, give me drink,
said Dir. Noe. II can't STOP" replied the
burglar; Il shall get twenty years If an
caEsh., and must get out Of this in hur
:y before any one is alarmed" After tn
burglar had washed his hands he took
drink at the faucet and went upstairs to to-
root, closing the scutile after him. Betor
he LETT Mr Noe be said TO bin that II D
CARED 10 iAake any outcry or attempted