New-York tribune., 1875-10-09
LIGHr or THE NOE WTRDER.

ARREST OF TIE SUSPECTED NjRDEEER.
The CLhw OBTAINED By MEANS or Mr.. Nors
WATCH-JOIS IOttS PROVED TO HtNP BSD
III. WATCH THy MOGNGNG AFTER THE MURDER
-PIEDCING IT FOR 4 LDtN-TIE SEARCH foR
rO!AX--uIS ARREST AND C1NMITTAL-HIs DIN
rirY PROVED BY HIS oWN ANsWEEs.
Much excitement was caused at Police Head
qu3rcIs yesterday by the report that the Murderer of
James II. Noe, the brush manufactures. of No. 2?3
Green wchst one of tic accomprrs IN b" ciime lad
been arrested sunday morning, Aae. p, the build
ing OF j. II. Noe q SOn in Gre nWics, entered by
burglar who forced his way through the scutle rbe
roof. Mr. Noe seized the mfan, with the ntenton Of
having him arrested. During the struggle which
followed, Mr.. Noe was struck on the head
with "laint iOn" and fatally injured,
the burglar making his escape by the roof with tn"
watch Of tho wounded man. 4 few days af,rr~ar'l N.Y.
Noe died IN the Chambers street Hospital. Several pro-
fcsona burglars and thieves arrested and taken
before him at the hospital, but he was unable 10 identity
any Of them.
With the death Of Mr. Noe it generally believed
that every clew t. the murderer had been lost hut
superintendent Waling lid not Give mp hope He had
obtained full description % Nr. Noes watch but the
cwclcr made mistake in giving the number as H,ill
Circulars were Issued describing the watch and about five
DAYS after the burglary brother OF Mr.. Aaron Black 81
No s6 Chaham-st informed experimenting WaliEs
that be believed Mr. Noes watch was IN hi. brothers
40. session. but the number 2S,4il The icwcler
who sold the watch sent for, AMI the mistake IN Inc
number was explained. and tie wacn which Mr. Black
had was identified as has Ing been soil 10 Mr. Noe.
Mr. Black stated that the preceding Monday Tho
day after the burglary, the clerk was engaged
i'm taking down the shutters Of the Chathamst store,
"a came in an desired loan upon The watch giving
what appeared bc very good for his action No
suspicion felt, and The loan was MADE. When the
supMintcndcnts circular reached Nv Black the descr
ss1.. ID
Headquarters Mr. Black gave full description Of tho
man who had borrow ed the money lac could remember,
and following sunday morning NJ an early EOLr
all the regular. special, and ward detectives in
the city. together with some trusted police Of
hccrs, were summoned 20 Police Headquarters and
received ths dc,cripon TAey told That the man,
whcp found was be brought Police Headquarters.
as che was wancd.' NOt word said rs 10 tho
reason why this mans Pre- required for fear
that the fact Oi the recovery of The watch might become
known and warning BE- given To the suspected criminal
on Thursday afternoon Ward ID tectyc Darcy OF so
sixth Precinct arrested John Dolan suspicious
SON Dolan answered the description Of the
quired by the superintendent with the exception OF hay-
Ing mustache, which, 1t is stated had been allowed 10
grow during the seven weeks which had elapsed
since the watch was pledged superintendent wali1g
believed that the right man had been captured al last
Mr. Black seeing the prisoner said tat DOlan looked
Ike the man who had obtanc the loal the watch,
Dut the mu,tache made MN somewhat doubtful. Dyan,
however, Immediately recognized Mr. Black, and in
being questioned later a night said that he remembered
the man wEo had been looking hard at him that hc
had met him before at No 80 Chatham-st Dolan evi.
dently supposed that Mr. Black had recognized him and
given information concerning him When asked why
ne had gone No. 50 chatham-st DOlan said that t
was raise money upou watch" The identlty OF the
man was thus PROV ed by his own replies.
When asked whclc hc bcd obtained the watch, Dolan
gave which, investigation during Thurs
day night and yesterday morning, found 10 he In
correct II not entirely fals" Justice Mandell was re-
quesed 10 visit Police Ic!,laa.ters Yesterday morning
aud there opened III the detectives otcc. On
hearing tho testimony hc committed the prisoner for
further examination lt WAS believed by superintendent
Mailing and justice wandoil that the public arraignmeut
OF the prisoner Police Court would dctat the ends OF
justice, as the capture 81 Doan ~ likely To lead 10 thc
although he Looks much oder His appearance does not
correspond fully with the description of the burglar as
given by Mr. Noe At present the police not able 10
give D0ans antccccnA, bu, II is supposed that when
all the detectives he may DC recognized by some
/ OF them.