New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-24
PHASES OF CRIME.
THE GREENwICH-sT. TRAGEDY.

Mr.. NoE-EFFoRTs MADE BY TIE POLICE TO
DISCOVER THE BURGLAR-A NUMBER OF PERSONS
ARREsTED-ONE PARTIALLY IDgNrIFrED-MR
NOES CONDITION MORE UNFAvoR.BI Gle.
The bold entrance Of the warehouse OF James
II. Noe Sons and the desperate struggle OF Mr.. Noe
with the burglar Sunday morning was one OF the ehiei
topics Of conversation yesterday In this city super
intendent walling sent out every detective that
could he spared from the Police Central ONCE
and they spread themselves through the city
I'm search OF the burglar In the Twenty fre-
cnct, where the burglary committed, capt sanders
employed his in civilians dress to search var
Gus known resorts OF thieves and tenements for some
person tina: might answer Mr. Noes description or he
burglar Detectives walling and Mulvey Of this Pre-
cnct carefully examined the premises again yes'eua'
II was learned that Mr. Noe must have entered the soo
about 40 a. M his anxiety led him 10 examine the
warehouse and he reached the upper oor ne heaiu
the noise made by the burglar pryns open the scu'e'
Mr.. Noe sprang upon the roof and seized the DUR
cIar There M Noe had full view of him;
and the gained yesterday indicate that MI. NOES
description correct II is aid that his assaiant WAS
man about five feet and or eight inches Tall ne
WAS well-foIned. although simly built His eyes were
of a grayish hue, his complexion wac light, his mar
sdv and he short side whiskers lie was diesseu
in suit of Canada gray and wore light Soit nat Inc
malice say that three we-known professional burglars
came down from Albany ten days ag" and one OF thei
who appeared the leader of the gang IL SAID CLOSELY
10 resemble the described by MT Noe
The detectives up TO the fourth story OF MI noes
warehouse Yesterday to gain cew or verfcaton OF
the description of the burglar II was found That whch
he STONED to pry hatch hs foot scraped along me
roof leaving marks Of the heavy nails IN dis ooos Inc
cutte had been fastened hasp, and In MS Efforts 10
pry this off the point of tie jimmy had lett mafhs u" o
hatch The distance rom the edge OF the Daich"a9 !"
the furthest mark was over five inches After making
allowance for the leverage the police believe that the
Jimmy must ha We been from to 20 inches long This
is the length Of the tool used by the three Albany
burcars and adds TO belief that Mr. Noes assaiant
was Of the same gang
Many OF the details of the burglary were learned ny the
detectives yesterday l. was ascertaIned that the oir
rlar v ho assaulted Mr. Noe only one vi gang VINO
oaed his signal OF SUCCESS the building. There
were no preparations carry off any property, ana IL
Was clear that all the burglar intended 10 DO
on Sunday morning was to prepare the way
TO clear out the store ON the Following night
II was also evident TO the police that the burglar mde
an effort to shut down the hatch upon Mr. Noe. The
latter was too quick however and gTappled the burglar
upon roof Several tenemeuts overlook TINS roof ana
struggle there insured almost certain capture Tie
burglar therefore feigned to he frightened ana eRed
Mr. Noe into endeavoring TO take him down stairs 10 the
street The burglar his advantage, and when tney
reached the bottom Of the stairs he slipped his Jimmy
from, his sleeve and struck Mr.. Noe upon the head
After the burglar had washed his hand, and admon-
sed Mr. Noe not 20 speak half hour under pain of
he went M the roof and the Noe buid
ing Marks were found where the mails OF MS SHOES
of the new building adjoining. stains ~ blood Were
found upon the new ratieIs' ana there We're 4 e
lns down. In which direction the Di7sl1r went
clearly ir indicated Miss Kate worIey, daughter
OF Mrs harris, the woman who rescued Mr. zoe.
declared .iat she Jaw man answering 70 Mr. Noes
description Of the bur -iar come OUT OF the new binding
about $50. Two other men quickly crossed me sire.
Barcay-st. This story corroboaod ny others VINO
claimed TO have noticed me ce c m an u''S"
superintendent Wa.mg issued seria ordGrs I! ne
arrest every professional burglar rrtI.Dn: me man
described nv DR. Noe. Tie attendants AZ tho ke.iof
~ ttn before Mr Me Yesterday for identification.
The inhabitants of the Third ward blame the Police
the stores that ncighbOrlood were more Closely
o. he bordcr q laF-e precinct. They clam that the
outskirts precincts more or e@- neglected and
that t. bu,iners portion OF the district. between u,
Battery and Fourteenttst on tnc west side OF TIE cy
Is t.in- 10 2 great extent unsiaided
Fac police nar nnInDer OF arrests yesterday OF per-
sons who resenblcd in the slightest degree the de-
sCrjption sivc by Mr. Noe OF he made the
1wcntyseyenth Precinct. while Of duty AMI IN citizens
clothes. arrested two men who were standing IDLE IL
Printing Hose square BECAUSE one answered slghty To
tao description given by Mr. zoe and HAD the sleeve
Of his coat stained "a II blood mad been washrd
ont recently. These men were not Identified.
Ward Detective Dorsey of the sixth Precinct arrested
John Moore, age 80. VINO Is known 10 the police as OF
YER, had cnara ter He partially identified by Mr..
Soe who recognized lis general appearance AMI the tons
OF his voice. but doubtful! a. 10 me color or his wills
kers He also partially recognized by Mr.. Nllmott,
a neigh lOr OF Mr. Noe. wh0 saw man In the unfinished
bnding about $50 a. IN. gu sunday The only douot
that Nj WlmOtt had was IS 10 20 the color o. his cloth
Kate Wooiev and Louisa Allison OF No. 273 Green
y-chst said tnat they believed that Moore was
one OF the two that they had in
the nelghborhood on ThuIsday, Friday, aad
Mchac Walsh alias Desperate Mike" ag 50 years. OF
M i7G Pear-,t. VINO arrested by Ward detective
Dorsey nj 9 o'clock Yesterday morning WAS also hentl-
fed hy Kate WOOley and Louisa Allison - beng the
taken before Justice otter bourg at the TOmhs Police
Court Yesterday afternoon and rerllnded 20 the
sixth Precinct Police station to await further evidence
n IL h, ieyed by the police that sufficient evidence will be
obtajnod against Moore 10 hold Inn for tr1al
During the early part OF yesterday Nj. Noes CONDITION
was considered favorable toward recovery, but the
excitement attendant GA bringing before him the several
superndueed fever when became very
serio later the day AT o'clock Inst evening his
condition descr bed by the surgeon OF the Relief Hos
nita IL decidedly more unflYOrabe. His fam-
ily were present 10 a Gninster every comfort
jackson = Schultz one OF the Trustees Of the Hospital
has heu untirng his attendance and sympathy with
Nj Noes family Tie surgeon sid that II was in
possible 10 designate with certainty the extent OF Mr.
il the only injury TO the skull that can 10
determined positively. Inflammation of the brain
was always to he expected as the result
az concllssOn: hut the hoped 10 ward IL of IN
mis- case The fever however. increased. and early in
IN. evening Sir. NOs delriOus. lie surgeons nave
nor given up hop"s Of Ii recovery They oy "a! mat
his chances poorer than they were yesterday morn
ing
FATAL RESULT OF \ DRUNKEN AFFRAY.
FRANCIS McGUEY DIS FROM INJURIES RECEIVED
N 4 BAR-ROoM-HIs ANrE-MORTEM STATEMENT.
The ante-mortem statement of Francis Nc
Cocy was taken by Coroner Croker yesterday morning