New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
THE COURTS.
NOES MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH.
A VERDICT GIVEN IN FIFTEEN MISUTEs-DoIAN TO
NE uANENn DEC. 10.

NOES MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH.
A VERDICT GIVEN IN FIFTEEN MNUTEs-DoLAN TO
BE HANGED DEC. 10.
The trial of John Dolan before Judge Bar
re in the Court Of oyer and Tcrmner. for the killing OF
James H. Noe Sunday Aug %, was ended yesterday
by verdict Of murder in the first degree and sentence
mat the prisoner be banged the second Friday in
December DOan escaped arrest until about three weeks
ago. WIS then at cnoe indicted and afterthe failure Of
dilatory plea was placed trial Monday. All the
evidence was given Tuesday and yesterday was Occ
pied 10y the summing up OF counsel and the closing
scenes Of charge verdict and sentence The courtroom
was crowded early and many were turned away after
every sent in the courtroom was Filed.
Fx,Judge Curtis 1O45 began his address to the
inv on behalf of the prisoner He admitted that the
killing of Mr. Noe by burglar in the commission OF
burglary was = murder. The only question for the jury
was whether the prisoner that burglar He claimed
that the evidence wholly failed TO connect him Win IT,
The parapheInaa OF the crime were paraded-the paint
iron" the bloody handkerchief with which the
murderer gagged Mr. Noe the stick with
monkey at its head. and the watch. How were
they connected wish the prisoners The handkerchief
was 10 evidence. One Of the juryinen had
I'm his possession a similar handkerchief The description
given hy MI Noe ~ tine appearance or the burglar niu
not correspond with the prisoners apPeaIai'e, nj
stick could not have belonged to the burglar VINO Wou
not have waited 20 find on the premises place Oh con
o. ament Tor stick he could easily cary away: IL
was proved that the prisoner ever had ths va
III, q
0uarrcled with him. The police. sprred on by the pnDhc
must find goat ana seized this poor thei i Gid
Ir ,yacn for a confederate. which doubt he believed
the result theft but of no darker crime Counsel az
Great length called attention 10 tne frequent eases III
wnc cgcumst3ntal evidence had led 10 ms ,ken con-
cusous, and claimed that the Circumstance adnSea o.
verdict OF murder in The second degree Ills speech
Attorney phelps in reply after recital Of
tn, Ics derived from Mr. Noes statements examined
thc evidence at length. The possession OF the walr vi
the deceased the handkerchief the stick were enough 10
uca any
s1tv on each point the evidence came from an lnde
pendent souce and all conyerged on the prisoner smeh
ryicucc was even stronger than direct testimony me
prisoners attempt explains his session OF e Waeh
ard 10 prove an ai during te w" hours III Wneh NC
u,nrCer occurred, were scfcOntrHdict0iy, and were
naty coruadic:ed nv the only Two witnesses ne hnJ
dared 10 p,Oduce. Mr.. Phelps concluded NJ dess VI
an hour aud half by appeal to The jury 10 10 s'iley
Judge Barrett defined clearly the crime - murder ~
bc ~ degree and after discussing at length the err
cumsanccs pointing to the prisoner guiti anu i"'s
portions of the evidence Charged tne uy ia' ,o
r.souer entitled 30 al reasonable doubts was in
pcrtant that guilty person should escape under iha
wise and benenceng RUE II the prisoner was guilty, he
shoud be- cunN cd, that those who enter our houses or
s0rcs for crime may Know that they take their lives III
turr hands not only from the resentment Oh INC 9u
ragged citizen but aiso, IN resisting hlHi ey take hie
rho inv within Is minutes found verdict Of murder
in the degree and Judge Barrett at once sentenced
John thssy after ie9t {Gnsi r aq g Of yoqG
,n,icsd You eti, Of murder the 1ist degree VIII
or say hal concur H. TIE yeric for more tnan con
dS il ara Vel eel that inraray Tor the bare
Isl
Your guilt ci'sr ] do not dcrlre 10 say one
to add panR ~ VIC sun! hsS ~ 10, %e vT
siHlid iius' lHl
rf NJ n ur a and Will ttnd to lessen q p
.rrq CRIME OF ruteng hUuBes O oar citll - Oa AKA
mi MT bur claDusy. and -akHs human LIE. No burglar en-.
IN. bos vita yoH oil committing a DIiSAIt, VINO HTS
MOI murder heart IL they eng g III anN 5uch {, iai
r,,rstr = The eye Oh
Them Criminals are gchfay brought
10 us i tlcy escape -d,s justice tA'y never can
,scayc from ire rOwn guilty conscience.
Judge barrett then schtcnccd DOIan 10 ne ishgeu %
Friday Doe. 10. TIC formal Warran' was fea1 ana ne
,risor removed ThiOUchOut Doim preserved an en-
tireV stod and uninOyed appearance