, 1876-04-21
John Dolnn, tho Murderer Of the
Now York Merchant Moo,
to Dic To-Day.
Tho Remarkable Circumstances Attend
ing His Crime Fully
Detailed.
Manner Of the Mnri!erer's Apprehension
md Ills 1risl.
Whita Persons Murdered by Indians Near
Oustor City.

NOES MURDERER.
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s0t.m' o'ra'en - >, 1"e tns"o1 ,.. m's"" .,,, =.
NE" 'on"' np'!1 .o''"u" t".'. ~
hsnsea nt quo 1oton '''no'''"' 10y s"s a'".u'.
oi 1anes H. aoe* 'uo e"sAa's'"se'n ''.s
on oo'an cf'n'o, eafso!o' "u,. '"h''e'.o" "o'e
'an3e'onHT nsnsaonai ~ s'.el.s s',,o. .,.
"AAua L. NV "na '.o aeNSt rA,... r
hfm OF lanes H. MOO q ao"', oiusa m"nu'as ..l.s.
tu1efa Ana oe~'e'b' ~ ~ 'tso""en sls.,S ,1n,
"hefo tney oecup'ea az 9". ion1,e'''s 0a;su 49,.
tns' nHopsn A"a'oa.o' ' .,' "te ~.
b,''-eonssfos'ea osa ecnssa On .ho aoo'' -, -,
NO. zfa was teneaons.noueo' ana
~ 1f' Nc" puAu'ns "as ~ eouiee oa o1ss''oa M
Ihe consents OF tho ato9e' esHee'a''S t'' ilo
brasties nhd os'fitA-toathers' "etes sa'naple
and on SnndaJa It was tho custoni Of one Of tho
youuuer members Of tho firm to whit the bntll-
Inv oI,d sac th.t III rou safc Sunday, Auu q
1876. hosh OF tho Sons "cso aoaeat from tae
city, and their fathcr--a mau Of 5s-wcnt to tho
store about 8 u. m Ensozing, hi locked tue
5oor and nrocacdca lc,surn1v throurn the
n,,,,1re A. ho ,cnc,e,, thn third story. ho
uu'"aE. tn Nv ~ 'eaeasa suo sa." ',.'., asos' Nv
hcard footsteps IN tue 'o't aoose' WHICH WI"
occupied as q manufactofy, and, running up
y;airs, saw
THE 1Ens or A m.,
.,.s 1.a,. -. ~ -, >, ~. s,r..
nhaPpea9"'k up .ne .@oueE ssa. 'eu 10 w ssas
lle IN tic rool. without any thought a. leAF,
Mr.. Nue spraDE after tho burglar, anu seized
him bs tho lrgs as Ao mas getting cut on the
-oot ~, ,,,n viii, ha,,1,v = strugo,e, surron-
tos. ,, -. 4"n,S., ".sI ..s 'sa,or Ne NJ" III,
aeteu' auu oeseonoou tuo 'auu"! !''..t' Noo o'''
holding him. At It's loot was oeneil' gu "n!oh
lay several "pasnt-!tons," zach about 18 iuches
long, and Weighing somo pounds. Nocogntz-
.as Ats .,a'..,f,,, .,,sr h,n,n.,t H.
muco Mofe po"ct'"' .nAn n4A.oon. ~
Noe ps0pafea 10 ea!en h up a., one q, sns
~ r-o,,rt Nv h,,, i. ard orohh,nr
teo ptonpt io' n'u oAu' siapoius
the heavy iron. Dfoneat u aoMn MIA ctubn1ne
force on the old mans skull, knocking him iu-
sensible. Ile tLon dragged him to corner OF tue
lofk WHARF ho tied Lis hnuds and teot with a
nicce Of aahh.corj, and gagged hun then took
bia roId watcb and chs;n. worth s50o' about s55
In css,,. % and 4 diamond tinc' that however, l1o
consso,sness IN e nnd tho buruIar notienr Els
sasad hin, for tbo kev nf tha asfo Mr. EooRaid bo
hud ieft It at hons md tho burglar after patls-
frinr hjn,sc1f Thai nnch waa lie esse, s.r1lok
lin, arn,n m thn hea1.-this limo I,a.tu,inc
Tic skull. Nr, Noe again swoopei and, whef1
be Ind once more recovered conacjodnness, saw
lin rohher washing his i,a,Ids IIo tLen naked
him Tor dunk OF water but The man replied
b.u!ally "No. damn sou can't ua,t for that.
II I'm caurht Inre. iii b. tvonty yenrs." Hsv-
Iur f;nlBefi CLEANSING himself from tho Stains of
blood, tI,o burglar said omtuously "l'm going.
Keen nujet till / Get AWAY, or
iLL COME Hanx AEn FINISH You:"
then disapnearcd IN tho ladder. Air. Ma vsItati
swh11e. m compljanco viii, thia brutal iuiuno-
tion. and then scroamod desneratoly for helm.
l1is cries vera hsatl IN the Htroot outsido : bnt
the police thought thoy proceeled from = bo.rd-
iur-hnusn near hv, and iost mnrh t1mn in tyy-
ine to forco an ontry. which tho propdetor
rafuse,, thnr,. dro}srinr tsst shcrn was m dis
turhanca m Tia nren,iaea' hfcnnwhio str. Noc'.
c1ies. last sinking to moans, @ werc heard by Mrs.
ventuiriug tol3Iy ouss upon : roof whoso inclino
Is 70 steep tha. tue pluckleat fireman might be
pa1doned Tor hesitat!ne to facc 1t, eho sd down
it to the roof Of Dir. Noes house, aud, entering
4 the semitic. found tts owner lvinY n pool of
helped hin down stairs, and placed him Ia tho
harIa Of the police, BY whom ho waa taken to
~ hospital Mrs. uaEris' courage waa reward
N BY the Moo family by tho presentation Of =
handsome locket aud chain, suitably enErAvod'
This took place on the ed. On Monday, the
2ith. the police, to whom Mr. Moo bad described
Lis aaeaant, arrested three men on suspicion.
One of them was Jack Cothe.t, desperate
character well known to tho authortica; he had
clipped ls vhiskezs. aud, on being srrcsted.
eald hc supposed he WAS wanted for that affair
tn Greenwich street. When ho wns brought
into Alr. Noe's I,reaonco, the sick man teeUly
nodded big lozd, and said that was 10. On tho
2Gih, Mr. Moo dled. Shortly aftcr Corbett was
released there being no evidence kgalnst him
tu jua.ilY holding ni1n. It vas not until 0ct,
TINT
John 1oLAa wAs AnnE5IED.
He wnn ha,sstr.ou n: 0Nuoy GeoehegAnl
place, at 101 Uuxcry, had served swo turns in
ltisou aud wan knoau AZ q desperate character
and All assistaut Gt prlza-lghss aud spasriuH-
e4Libl.3ons. Mt. Aoea watch. q description Ut
which lad been advertised, had beo, pawnell
at Aalou Blacks for 80, aud tho pawubrokcr
gpve 70 clear description Of tho pcFsou pa a..l-
lug It that Detective Dorsey 1t oneo }ooEca up
aud arrested Do!an. though he lid not eorto-
4aiiaut. Tho first Atpp towards Identifying
Dulau waa takcn by placing him among dozen
uIer tuon, where toIh Dlack, Tho pawn.
broker, hna hiy brother, picked lin
out without hesitation. Do!hn, hi,et tuuH
being ldeutilod admitted that le had paw,,eti
tbs watch, but said that II had been gwen h1n
ty I.al. aud told Boypsal storoa that. ou sxat,,
Iua!lo1,, Eroyol untrue. una strengthened th
SUSPICION Of Aia quilt. On shc 9th, alrs. Moo WI
aLoau uolaa, aud, bursting into tears, declsst
that Lls appe Aratce coluclasd with thai OF ha