u .IV fw t! t;; "'A f- : m t. 'it : ".-.i i, a ! 1 Uv-Jil Ii3 a U THE SLESSIKGS OF GOVERNMENT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ALIKE UPON THE HIGH AND THE LOT, THE RICH AUD THE POOR. - EBEKSBURG, MAY 13, 1857. NEW SERIES. VOL. 4. NO. 28. ft! 1 8 -Iff Pf 4 Hi U i PJ III M fjew doeks, Watches and Jewelry ' At the Clienp Jewelry Store. TEiVSPES FUGIT. . ' TI1K sut scriteis thankful itf'1-' ' ' fr past patronage Leg leave to nuiiounte to tneir numer- f - I . .I. i piL "V ''ViS have just re rived the largest V V . assortment ti C"ks, Watc- H?L'I l'.ex. Jewelry, Vi-ins, Accur-i-Vi-i (ieens. &:., fv,-r brought to 'iis town, and. vi!l srll ebc:p r than ever was' sold in this vicinity. All urn. I warranted to he as represented. Tl.ev will c!irpo u Hi::);; aud cnnfndcr it nn trouble to sho w their i;oods. Priei fan Le aS'-vrtained. and go Is examined at their store, opposite ti e " Mountain 1Tone." Clocks, Watches. Jewelry. Musiea' Instru jnentir .vc., repaired with promptness aul -'har-ges moderate. - All repairing warranted to give putittfaction. Bo sure and i?e them a call at the disrn of the " Big' Wat h." STAHL & RCBELTS. Bbensburg, March 25, 1857. If To Travelers! JOIIX A. in. Am & CO. HAVING purchased the infrre.-t of Maj. Tohn Thompson in a line of Harks rnt.i?:n 1 c twen Ebenshurg :.nd JiflVrson, and united it with their own, re now prepared to rff'rd every convenience to passengers crossing the road. Thej are provided with . Six First Glass nacke, "with good horses anil accommodating ilrivern They feel assured that wiUi tins lare addition to their former stock, they will 1-e enabled to io patisfaction to all who may patronize their line. For passage nnt'lv to Maj. JNO. THOMPSON, M msion ITonre T.Uw hurg, JOHN A. BT.ATR, Union Houre. Eber. si nrg, JOHN G. GIVEN, Cambria House, Ji7er n. Dr. Sauford's INV1GORATOR, 0 Ji L I V E 11 11 E I( E l) r. IS 'AX A1UICLE THAT KVEUY BODY NKKDS WHO IS not in a perfect state of health, for the Lircr is second only to the l.e.rt in our human economy, and when that is dernn S" the whole vital machinery runs wrong. To Jiml a medicine peculiarly adapted t-j this diea.se had been the study of one of the proprietors in a large aud extended practice for the past twenty j-ears. aad the result of his experiment is the Jn vigor&tor, as a rever-failing remedy wher;.' medi cine has any tower to help. As a Liver Remedy it l:as no equal, as a'l testify who ue it. A lady, writing from Brooklyn, says " Wouid that I could expiers in this short letter the va ue ?rur InvigiiraKtr has betn to me in raising h large fmi!yof fhiMrea, f r it has never faihd to re ': eve all ailections of the stomach, bowe'.s or nl tacksot worms. If inother oi.ee ha; thi rem olv phicel wiiViin thk'ir reai h, Hinl were iniil.t h'-ov t ) us it, a fearfr.1 and untda en.ouia 1 1 .gi--ny might be Kaved." One of our prominent banker; says, " rive or .(tij years since, I found myself running down trilli'a liver diCi-'ulty ; resorting to jv-r.r IuT::or ator, was greatly relieved, and, cciii!i:ug f r Kcatn, was entirely restore"'. A clergyman ca'loxl at our ofnre the ether d.iy fir.l sail he hail given a poor woman a hott'e. who was suffering very oa-ly Jrom Liver Ci uf p'.aint, a. ;d before she had taken the wlm'e of it the was at work earning biend for her family. A ge.uieman, recently from the Wt st. ayt. while at Chi'ai;o, he was attacked with a shov li uteri na f.-ver, that baffled tiic skill f ; 'iv:icians v. lit the lnvjirorator eunii mm in a n-w c One of ur city merchants t-aid w!ii!. i a '. ti lp'V a lew dvs smce, he was aitacued win bjwel and stomach disorders, so .is to confine him t-o his nxm, he tent to the iru2 store f r a bottle of Inviorator, took one lo.e, which relieved him 60 that he was able to attend to his business. An acquaintance, whose business compels hint t write most of the time, says, he hc-amc eo weak as to be unabe at times to hold Li pen. while at others, sleep would ovci power hun, but the Invigorator cured hiui. A gentleman from Brooklyn called on r.s a wck or two since, looking but the shadow of a man, with skin vtllow, pale and deathlike. Ho had l:en for along time suffering from Jaundice and "Dyspepsia, aud unable to attend to bin business. We raw htm again to day a changed man, and to use his expression, he has not seen the ln.tt-.nt of the first bott'e. and Anther a-ids " it saved my, life for I was fast going to a consumptive grave Among the hundreds of Liver Ilemetlies now offered to the public, the e are none we can so fu'ly recommeud as Dr. Suvlf rd's Invigorator, or Liver Bemedy, so1 generally known now throughput the Union- This preparation is truly ft Liver Invigorator, produeietr the most happy results on all who use it. 'Almost innimmrnhie certificate have been given of the jxreat virtue f tnis medicine by these of the highest standing in nociety. and it is. without doubt, the best j.rcpar tion now bsfore the public. SANFOIin CO .Proprietors, 845 Broadway, Nev York. For Rale here by all Druggists. April 15, 1857." edy was discovered by him when his only child, a daughter, was given i to die. WLshing to do A? much gcod as possible, he will send to such of "his amtctca ieilow-lteing aH request it. this receipe with full and explicit directions f..r making it up and succeiB&fully. using it. He requires each aj - -plicant to enclose him one shilling- three cents to be returned as portage cm the receipe, and the remainder advert! : Dr. Apri A RETJIICD PHYSICIAN Whote sand- of lift have nearly run out. discovered, while in the East Indies, a certain I cure for Consumption, Asthma. Bronchi! i -, I C.-ughi, Citlds. and General Debility, the ren - to be applied to tne payment of tins I semen t. "- ' Ad.lress I II. JAMES, No. 10 Grand Street. I 22, 'o7 3tn. Jersey Ctr, N. J. . ,'KOTICE OF I'AltTITIOS T 0 the heirs and legal representatives of An thony Litzioger, late of the Borough of Lo rstto, Cambria, county, deceased, Take notice, That in pursuance of a writ of partition : issued out of the Orphan's Court of Cambria county, and to me directed an inqusition 'will be held at the late residence of Anthony Litzinger deceaijed, in the Borough of Loretto "Cambria county, on Thursday the 21st day of ilay next, at 10 o'clock A. JI., for the purpose of making partition or valuation of the real -estate of the said Anthony Litzinger deceased, at which tiuie andplaco you may attend if vou think prop- JOHN ROBERTS,' Sheriff. WiS' Office Lbensburg, ) -f rti 2S5". -it f From the HoUidayslurg Standard. OF , DAVID STRINGER M'KIM TOR THE MURDER OF SA3:L TtWX8LXD SOHCROSS' Commonwealth ") )aviil Stringer M'Kim J pi Oyer and Terminer of Hair county. .No. 1 A- J); pril Term. Indictment, iuui'i.tr. . Geoije Taylor, President Judge ; J. P. Jones and D-ivid Caldwell, Associate Judges. LssiiiL'tou Hammond and Wm. a" Stoke3 for (Ji-nnuonwea'th ; D- 11. . I Wins, Thad. Banks, II. A. Liiiler and M. II. Jolly Jor defence.' Thlksdav, April CO, 1857. This case was readied this evening at 5 o'clock, at winch time the Prisoner was bro't into C'jurt. Ho vas dresed in a dark frock cat. greyish vest and dak pantaloons He looked somewhat paler thau wheu first coui o.iiteti t iail. butLns 2cncral anpeat ance. al though bcuit what ceusinoriplacc. was not ab- solutdv lad. The indictment coutaiciustive counts, all charging hiui with the murder oi tiainuel Townseiid Narcross, on the morning of the l(iih of Jauuury, was read, aud bis p'ca to each cuuut was Aot Guilty, Sir," in a clear, audible vfee. 13y direction of the Court the clerk proceeded to call a jury. The tiri-t was David l)earmond. to whom the cus tomary question in murder trials was put, by Co,, llohus, for d fence, viz : " Have you tui ioed or tspi cx-ed uu opinion as to the guilt ta iiinoctiice iji tut i rifoner i counset ior vJ. miner. wealth wtreabout to object when the juit.r answered the question in tho negative. Ch"! longed by defence. , James Crawford cal led, to whom same question was put, when Hammond for Commonwealth demurred, and cited auihoritics to show that it had been de cided that au expri ssiou or formation of an opinion does not disqualify a juror, except malice or bias againtt the prisoner be admit ted by the juror, llolius aud Rauks lor de fence replied also citing authorities and plea ding cu.-toui. Stokes for Conimouwealth ar gued that no jury could be selected, composed of men who had not formed or expressed an opinion, unless it was composed of men natu rally unqualified to actasjurors lie conclu ded by submitting to the Court the following questions to be ubuiitted to each and every luror. who than answer tuem on uis voice dire : 1. Have you any prejudice. ill-will, ormal ice against the prisi tier ? 2. Have you any tuck opinion as to the prisoner or his causa as would luhuencc your veldlct V 3. Are cu tiitirelv im-artial between the Commonwealth and the prinouer, so that you vt niict would be formed from the evidence alone ? Pending th; motiou to pubytitute the above qucsti.ics, the Court adjourned. rniDAY MuKM.NU, May 1, 1857 Court met at o o cIock, aud c-aso resunieu at D. Judge Taylor delivered a lengthy opiu- lou on tiie mode to que.stiou jurors, and gave a decision t! at. the counsel for defence niigh put the u.-ual interrogatories in regard to tin lormatiou of au r piniou as to the guilt or in noeence ct the prisoner, and tha commou- prisoner, w faith mig alio put the following : 1. Jiave you any prisouer or his cause such opinion as to ti as would iufiuence your verdict : '1. Have j ou any prejudice, ill-will, or mal i c agaiuht tho piirooer ? 3. Are you entirely impartial between the Commonwealth and the prisoner, so that your verdict would be formed from tue evidence aloue? The rmpannelling of a jury then commen- C d, and whi ii the panel ot forty-eight was exhausted, there w-s stili one juror lacking There was eighteen tallscien called before the twelfth juror was secured, Of the entire numocr hitcen were challenged peremptorily, rid the remainder for cause, except the tot lowing, who were duly eu.pauueled andsworu to try the ease viz : David Priden.hal, 7 colomon louse, 8 Alex. Carithrs, Paul Maut, Levi 2vieodeinui?, Michael Grabiil, John Achrr, 9 James Glasgow, 10 John Erlinbaugh, 11 Isaac Rowers, 12 J. G. Lingeiifelter. Joseph Koiiin, Tue uour of 12 o'clock having arrived, the Jury wtus given in the charge of the officers, with proper instructions, aud the Court ad journed till 2 o'clock. I'iuday Afternoon, May 1. . The Court UK-t at 2 o'clock, when K. Ham mond, District Attorney, gave to th? Court and Jury an elaborate history cf the case, highly iutcresung to both Court Jury and pi eta tors. Note In order to economise room as much as possible, the Reporter bis avoided giv ing repetitious, or evidence to corroberatc other evidence given. Jultn Cadohun, stcorn Lives in Logan township, about 2 i miles west of Altooua ; was going to work on the ; lGth of January last., about t o clocic, when L got into the deep cut, saw a mail in the ditch ; thought it might bo our night watchman before! got up to hiru. .i m i uot close to uiiu and saw nis cap sort ot a fur cap, off. llo was uttorring words ; did'nt know what he meant to Bay. As he was rais ing his head saw cut acro-ss his throat. Did not remark that bis head was mangled , the cut was nearly clear around his throat; saw a wound under his car or about his jaw; can't say bow iuanv; wcr.t to M'Kiernan and bis men, and informed them that a mau was hurt; went to where our own men were at work. and informed them and the foreman ; we all returned ; were making arrangements to take the man to Valentine Diller's bouse, when en gine came down ; the man was placed upon the engine, and taken to Altoona, to Bow man's Hotel; a few of us remained; alter after looking around a razor with blood upon it was found : at the rcouest of feome of the man. I toelr the razor dwu Altocaa. There were also found something that looked like a fiddle,, with a green cover on it. fUere two tiunks, a shawl, a cap, a green bag containing a violin, a club with blood on it, a razor, a traveling bag, a comfort, and other articles were brought into the court room by order of the prosecutors. Think this club is the same ; thins tne fid dle-bag, sack And razor are the earns ; look like them ; would not swear positively that they are the same. Did not see the body af ter death. Cross examined, for defence. Nobody accompanied me to Altoona with the razor. Can not toll the hour 1 went to or came from Altoona Did not see zazor or club when I first saw the body. " Thonw& McKiernan, stcorn Am roreman of a gang of laboring men on the ennpyl- vauia Rail Road ; recollect to have got word about 10 minutes after 7 o'clock, on the 16th of Jauuary last, that a man was hurt on the Rail Road ; called my men and Valentine Diller to come along; wo got there; about two miles above Altoona; found a man in the ditch with his throat cut, a large cut al most all around throat, there was a wound on his chin one over his eye, on the right side of his face; his temple was beat in, and his eye colored. When I first saw him, he tried to get on his knees, but fell over on his face aud then on his 6ide ; kept exerting himself to get up, until we got mm upon the engine. Saw larger portion of a razor scabbard ; have not eeen it since ; don't know what became of it ; saw green violin bag, carpet sack aud club ; saw razor half au hour after, between 50 aud CO fet above th man ; thinks the razor, carpet sack, violin xag, cap, boots, and ve.c t worn by deceased are those produced in Court; identifies the club ; it was a cold, harl freezing morning ; saw blood on the rails 50 or GO feet above where the man was found; the blood was frozen ; a piece of red woo'.en stuff was frozen to it; looked like piece of comfort produced in Court. Cross Examined Made no mark by which to recoguize the articles ; believe them to be the same from general appearance; could not swear to the articles: if they are not the same they are very much like them ; never saw them tiuce until now ; can't say positively that it is blood on the club; am sure that it was Idood on the rail ; I picked up the club and laid it back again don't know what be came of it; did not see any of the articles again uutil I eaw them in the Court House. I recognized the vest by the color of the ctufi"; recognized the razor by the color ; there was blood on the one I saw ; think thera is blood on the one in Court ; witness pointed . out at request of defence ;J ioretO!s had oq a -shawl. around his shoulders; had ou a kind of black coat ; shawl fasteued with a clasp ; he had on buffalo overshoes ; had on a white shirt; recoguized cla?p or shawl pin produced iu Court. Valentine Diller, sicorh Mr. Diller is an employee of the Rail Road Company. His testimony was corroborative of the testimony above given, and is uot essential. He testi fied to seeing blood at several places upon the track, and also recognized the club, from the Itct that it looked as if it had been broken at one end. Moses Douti, stcorn Am a Justice of the Peace iu Altoona "was passing the Exchange Hotel, a little after 8 o'clock in the morning; l'.xctiange uotei is kept oy wowman ony der; heard of the matter; went in and saw a man lying upon the settee with his throat cut; he had a serious injury ou the right side ot his face, near his eye, from a heavy blow ; one wound across his nose, one on his jaw, and ono on his skull, besides smaller wounds; the man was still alive, but appeared insensible ; itis extremities were cold, as if frozen ; he didn't say' anything could not articulate with distinctness; he lived till a little after 3 o clock in the altoruoou ; 1 searched Ins per son to ascertain who he was ; fouud two letters on him ; "letters produced and identified :1 found silver watch upon htm ; also a Portmon u naie containing a $10 gold piece, five gold dollars, and a 1 bill ou the Fox Lake Bank; 1 recognize tho things iu Court as having been found about ISorcross whwe at Bow man's; I identify breast pin here i8 one taken out of Norcross' pocket. The body of Nor- cros- was taken possession of by Mr. George Ciainer aud afterwards takeu to the company's warehouse. as j resent when the body was sinppeu ior examination oy .urs. nays and Clark. , John Jl:3fuslers, swnrn I keep the Eagle Hotel, in Pittsburg ; this Fox Lake Bank I - I . , XT - 1 niu was given oy me to xNorcrows in cuange on payment ot his bill on the evening he left; the note is on the Fox Lake Bank, Wiscon sin. This is the Hotel Register; Register producedj .Norcross and IVIclvinney came in company on tne cveniug ot 14tu January Norcross told me to Register his name ; the prisoner at the bar is the man who came in company -with Norcross ; they were together frequently; remained until the evening of the 15th; when Norcross paid bis bill. 1. saw gold and other money in bis possession ; he wanted me to change a S'20 gold piece, which 1 could not do, and he gave me a five dollar note ; Norcross and McKiin slept together Cross Examined Norcross gave me the name of McKinuey to register, remarking, "I may as well register the name K of my friend." Don't know that McKim ever saw the register. Samuel McMasters; sworn Was clerkJof the Eagle Hotel on the 16th of January last; remember Norcross and McKinnoy, or. Mc Kim. The name of S. T Norcross was written on the register, and below it tho name of "David McKiuney, Philadelphia." Saw the men first on the morning of tho 15th January; I was waiting on the breakfast table ; when I came out, noticed a singular cap on the counter : took particular noticd, because such capa are not much worn ; picked it up, looked at it, and laid it down again ; Norcross then picked it up, put it- on, and walked to th front part ot tb offiw, -whrs one worn by bim, I think; McKira walked up to the counter and leaned over to me in a rather confidential manner. My recollection is that he said no one would believe th trouble he had with that young man ; said lie was taking rom the we.n to his tnenda in the c-ast : said he bad been sick and was subject to fits of insanity was crazy, and he had great trouble with him ; that. at times it would take three or four men to liold him that he had slipped i c - 3 r t ,i . . out oi uej iroia turn me mgnt Deloro, and commenced to, hammer his head against the wall, which awakened hiui (prisoner;) that he had great trouble with bim ; that he (Nor cross) took every, pUa he could to try aud destroy himself; - '" - ' " '--- - Cross Examined The cross examination elicited nothing cf consequence, further than that witness identified Mc-Kim. lie also tes tified that the ostler of the hotel brought the trunks from the Ohio and Pa. Railroad depot, and after leaving the house, McKim returned for nails to mend one of the trunks. In Chief Dili not see anything abort Nor- cros.s to indicate insanity ; did not notice nny- tinng peculiar, except that ne was delici.te and sickly looking, and coughed very hard. John JucJIatttrt re-called iNo unusual noise heard iu the .houso on the night of the 14th. JacrJ Shimbro ncorn Was hostler at the Eagle Hotel in January last. The testimony of this witness related in the main to bring ing the trunks and oMier baggage, in Court, from the railroad depot in Allegheny city to the depot in Pittsburg, ail of whieh'he iden tified, together with the cap worn by Nor cross. Could not recognise McKim as one of the men . Josliua Cresson sworn Am baggage mas ter on the erpress train ; first identified these trunks in Philadelphia, when not claimed, on the 16th of January. The train left Pittsburg at 9 SO on the 15th January I recognize the checks on the trunks as being of the kind put on baggage at Pittsburg and intermediate points for Philadelphia. Trunks not claimed are placed in charge of the bag gage agent. D. A. (rarret sworn Am baggage agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Philadelphia; recognize trunks; were given to me by Cres-H son; this black trunk has " V. 3IcKnn, Dun Ieith, Illinois," marked on the bottom in black ink. This trunk never was called for. The cross examination elicited nothing of importance. 1 he prosecution now opened the truck of McKim and commenced exposing the con tents, when counsel for defeuee objected. Peudinx the ohjection. Dint. AU. Hammond said he fdt unwell and asked tho Court to adjourn, which it accordingly did until 8 o'clock ta-morrow. Saturday Morning; May 2. Joshua Cresson, re-called I always give checks for baggtge, when there is a place to attach checks to. There was checks given for these trunks ; these are tho checks, and they got the duplicates ; gave them out at or between Pittsburg aud Philadelphia ; baggage is always surreuled to those who produce the checks; thn cheeks are always taken off tie baggage when it is surrendered ; every time I went to the barrage room in Philadelphia I looked, and air ays saw the check on Mc Ki uia trunk that is on it now. Cross Examined I kuow my own checks. Every baggage uaster has a certain number of checks, aud to one else daro use them ; others have similar ones ; know mine by the number ; don't remember giving thni out in Pittsburg; can't say that I put the checks on in Pittsburg ; can't say where I put them on; have no recollection of seeing McKim ; no recollection who I gave ths checks to Joseph Trout sworn I recognize the pris ouer at tho lar ; knew Irm when he was working on 'fburlow's job, 2J milek above Altoona ; he was there in 1853-4; he was engaged as a boss carpenter, erecting shan ties &c, on Thurlow's section ; next time I saw him was acre in jail ; called in to see him ; was not on the ground where Norcross wad found. Mr Douty re-called Club was bloody, bad some knots on it; wound on thj head was contused and looked as if it had been produ ced by a club or similar weapon Andrew Put cell eworn Was running an EngiueonP.ll.il. in January last; was coining from Tunnel to Altoona on morning of the 10th ; observed a man laying near Alteona; appeared to be hurt; between 7nd 8 o'clock, I judge ; they stopped tne there and put him on the engine; he was lying on hi back when I first saw him flying along Rail road ; appeared to have 2 or 3 wouuda on head and one on neck; took to Altoona shop; from there they carried him to the Exchange; man appeared to have life in him ; seen carpet bag like th!s. Cross Examined Wound on neck vras a kind of cut ; cant' t tell what with; didn't notice wound on side of face; noticed wound on head ; can't exactly say where it was ; didn't notice whether on the right or left side; can't tell how deep wound was; had been bleeding clogged up ; no blood coming out when I saw it ; his eye appeared to bo swel led ; didn't think it was bleeding ; didn't see any other wounds; was a shawl wrapped around him ; couln't see whether be bad coat or vest on ; think he had pants on ; cau't tell color, had on a pair buffalo over 6hoes ; was not able to speak ; made no effort to speak ; can't exactly tell the date ; was snow on the ground at the time ; can't tell depth ; believe he had been lying for some time ; iont know the man who put him on the engine. George Cramer sworn Employed by P. R. 11. as train ; master ; remember Purcell coming in trotn west with engine on 16th, about 8 25 in the morning ; had a deep wound ou right eye on temple; and a wound across the throat a bad cut clear across the throat ; slight wound on tho left cheek bone, and an other on the chin and mouth; mouth badly swel led ; was liring when brought to Altoona ; be eat down on settee: this oaD is the was taken off engine and carried to Bowman's Exchange Hotel ; after taken there, I was instructed by Superintendent to go and 6ee him ; after Coroner's investigation, the body was given in my charge ; Norcross died about 2 J o'clock. I bad the body washed and dressed, coffin made, and had him put in it, and then placed in a box of ice and put him in the store room to await tha arrival of his friends. Owing . to a fvere storm, road was blocked, and wc had him there until the Sun day following, when Benj. Poland arrived at Altoona ; and on Monday morning at 2 SO I delivered him the body. "Witness here identified various articles Le had seen at Bowman's. - B. Purcell recalled, and identified com forter worn by Norcross. Dr. J. A. Landis, affirmed. Made exam ination on the 17th Jan. Proceeded to Al toona, and fouud the body lying at the Ex change Hotel. Body medium size, probably not exceeding 5 ft. G inches in height con firmation rather delicate ; on external exami nation of body DOt remarkable things tyere the wounds cn tbe head, and the face very much swollen; first wound on throt, in length 4 1 inches; this wound divided skin and cfl lular tissue, exposing freely upper pO: A'cn of windpipe; the carotid artery and jugular vein were untouched ; wound presents appearance of having been produced by sharp instrument another wound was observed on the inferior maxillary bone near the chia a lacerated, contused wound about an inch long; upon fur ther examination, I discovered inferior max illary boue fractured ; another wound was observed on left side of face, commeneiDg at angle of jaw, evidently along Laso an inch or an inch and a half ; this was evidently pro duced by a sharp cutting instrument, another wound was obssived, commencing above the extreme angle of right eye, passing down ob liquely over cheek, in length 2 inches ; there was also a contused, lacerated wound produ cing extensive fracture of the mala or cheek bone; this fracture, extending to the arbital plate or floor of the orbital ; and the frature of this bone continued to the base of the skull; observed another wound on the nose small wound accompanied with fracture of external and internal bones of the nose: another wound on back part of head, about an inch long, simply dividiug the scalp without fracture ; wound upon tho face, extending into thi bone of the skull, was fatal ; the wound in the throat was not necessarily fatal, but might have proved fatal by disabling and leaving him in cold , think death was produced by the injury to the brain shock to the nervous system; think that the wounds, take them all together, produced death. Cross-Eiamined None of the cavities were opened except those of head and brsin ; did not observe abscess said to exist ; a person of delicate structure might fall from hcrmorrhage of such a wound ; it was within the lange of possibility that such wounds might be produ- ced by talimg, but very unlikely wounds might be produced by falling from a car while in motion. In chief Wounds like these fund on de ceased might be produced by this club saw it on 17th Januaty; the traces cf blood, or what was supposed to be blood, were more distinctly marked then than now ; judeed it was blood on the 17th ; that stick could pro duce just precisely such wounds. Dr. David Hays sworn. Was called in on the morning of the 17th saw body brouglit down the Rail Road ; was taken to Bowman's Hotel. Was present "when jwtt mortem ex amination was made Examined body ; dis covered wnat appeared to be remains of au abscess under left arm, I think, but am not ! certain. Cross-Examined. Sa"!v wonnds on head and face, cheek-bone, and back of head ; no important blood vessel cut in throat ; such a cut would not produce much shock on the ner vous system ; dou't think the wound could be produced by falling. In chief. AU the wounds could not be produced by a fall from the cars; wouad could be produced by successive blows of stick ; compared stick with wound, and did not cor respond with it. Counsel for Commonwealth proposed open ing trunk of McKim. HoSus, for defence, objected, on the ground that the trunk had been in possession of sundry persons. Ob jection sustained Dr. E Garret re-csdled Was present and unlocked this trunk on 23d or 24th of Janu ary, in truuk. Philadelphia, pantaloons found in fFurther examination waived, hj consent of counsel. Saml. McMisters re-callel to prove that McKim had whiskers of a redish brown color under chin wh-su he stopped at the Eagle Ho tel. Claudius T. Eaton sworn. Lives in to of Dunleith, Illinois ; kept boarding house last fall and winter ; kept four boarders du ring wiuter ; among them were Norcross and M'Kim. Prisoner-at the bar is M'Kim. Norcross and MeKim slept together in one bed ; were very intimate after first acquain tance ; don't kuow of McKira having any large amount of money ; at two or three dif ferent times mentioned that be had no means to pay board, but as s-oa as Curry paid him, he would pay me ; day before McKim and Norcross left, .McKira came to me and paid me up, except 9, which he gave me in a due but from iir uurry ; at same time saia ne was short of means ; that is, if delayed or de tained any ; but when he got to Pittsburg he would be all right that he could get any amount of money ; McKim represented him self as being tolerable well off; said he did not expect to do anything more than make ex penses this winter. Business west was to look up a location for business, and that he and a brother, with whom ho was concerned was about to invest 30,000 in some kind of business He spoke of starting in some town as master builders, and connecting with it a U3 11'ttSlCI uuimci:, auu wuu planing mill, machinery, Ac. in faebl health ; had a verf ' Norcross was bad abseesa un- der left arm bad also a bad cough ; never knew him to be unruly was a Very quiet person, tbe clothing and things produced ia Court I recognize as having belonged to Ncr crors ; identify watch key and small breast pin also cap of Ncrcrcss. Trunk cf Mc Kim opened This ccat was worn by Mc Kim when bo Tras at ray plaoa"; I rrcognizt that trunk as belonging to McKim ; knows marks, vrere on it r.t my house ; left Dunleith on 12 of January last left together Mo- k oil.-? . ri.:ii i - - ing in Philadelphia; he invited Mr. Norcrcsa to stop with Lirn at his bouse and rctt that he could stop there any length of time -that he bed a family physician, an eminent tr, an, who "would giva his attendance, without ex pense ; that he was going and would see Lira home; last conversation took place two wc-eVi before they left. Razor shown. Norcross' first name wa.s Samuel T, McKim'a Urss name was David was generally called M Kicney have heard him called McKim ; Le answered to the c&me cf MeKim ; Norcrcta called him McKinuey ; T-lcKim came to my place on the 24th November last, and Nor cross on tho 20i.h zzrzz mrmth ; McKim, speaking to me about bim anJ Norcross lcav- ing acd about Norcrces health ; be paid Nor- ' cross bad lut little means; didn't think Le bad enough if detained on road to get bom with ; but be would see him through all right, any way. At the same time he spoke in sub stance that he really didn't like to go with Norcross on ouo account, that he misht die, or something might happen, and he Xvould be blamed ; this conversation took place on the 12th ; on the evening they left, bid them gooJ bye, and left home before - they did ; cannot positively swear to the razor ; I think I Eaw McKim have a razor that looked like that ona at my place; can see no di?erenco -between this razor and the razor McKitn bad. Wit ness examined as to Curry's handwriting in the due bill, not important. Cross Examined. Norcross was in a feeble state of health when he left ; the distance from my house to the depot is about fourth of a mile think McKim shaved Norcross th day before be left, in sitting room; they slept in cne end of room ; Norcross' razor produced and did not work, when McKim got his, look ing like the one here ; never saw bis razor but that one time ; think I had his razor in my hand ; McKim paid me beard at different times. Further cross examination elicited nothing of importance, although it was long and tcdions. Andrew Kauffman sworn. Was aubpec cscd by McKim; live iu Dubuque, Iowa; know "McKim; prisoner is the inau ; knew him by name of Darid McKinuey ; made his acquaintance October 26th ; loarced with me ; staid with me about two weeks ; he is a carpenter; when he left me he went about 22 miles west of Dubuque, and worked on tha Rail Road about shanties ; was gone about a week ; came back staid a few days, and then went to Dunleith ; came to my house after wards ; last time about New Years : be took a few drinks and went off again: don't know any thing about his circumstance ; Coat shown iu trunk Seen this coat on McKim. Cross examined. Was subpoenaed bv Ma Kim subpoena served by Hammond. Dr T. F. Kumbold affirmed Know tha prisoner; knew him at Dunleith, 111., from first of Nov. down to Thursday previous to 8th cf J anuary , last I saw of McKinuey : priso ner wore whiskers at that time ; knew Norcrcts he was a student uuder tue ; Norcross was from Last Lexington, Mass.; Norcrcps and iUclYiiu boarded together at Laton a prcviout to l;aving ; pergonal relations between them very friendly ; Norcross left in consequence of ill health ; McKim came to my ofice, and told me he was going East with Norcross ; he stated that he lived iu Philadelphia, and .had a wife, and that he was going there that Norcross could stay and rest, if he was too tired to go on ; he bad a family physician and might get assistance from him if necessa ry ; never knew Norcross to have fits cf any kind, or be crazy; nothing in his disease to pro duce insanity or violence; Norcross bad a large pocket book, about 6 inches locg, and about 3 wide; pocket book, had two long straps cn the tuck; straps were composed cf red morocco or calfskin ; pocket book was- of a dullndi red color outside ; the pocket book was a peculiar one; never saw one like it; saw Norcrosa'a razor frequently ; hanole was black not at ail Use thu one m Uurt Clothes .5 c. shown. i auu ljcimueu anuitiuj ueiunceu to norcross. 1 Testified as having teen Jtu. Curry write recognized hand writing by due biii found in McKim's trunk Cross examined, but nothing cf irrp'ortane' elicited. 6ATCRDAV ArTERNOX. Mat 2 Dr. Kumbold re-called by defence: Did not furnish free pass to KaufTman over Penna Railroad. We ail got a fr pass on which we came. W 0 At ticks sworn Was livirg in Du buque, Iowa, last winter; know Norcross; have seen prisoner; never heard bis name: saw him three times before I saw him io this town ; first interview I bad with Norcross, in pres ence, of prisoner, was on 7lh of January lag!:, at our office in DuLuque; Was engaged in buy ing and selling real estate; firm is of Atticks, -cy?s a. oo. norcross came luto CZZce in company with prisoner at the bar, aud want- il sen iiiiciCM. ue tiu iu ipo lOlS 10 the city of Dubuque; when he told me he wanted to sell them, 1 told him it was the wrong time and would make 60 per cent, difference in the amount he was to get; ha said it clidu't mat ter, he had been sick and wanted to go Louis to his friends; asked him the price he expec ted to get; said that A & S. Horr hold his ' note for $150, with interest for 11 months ; told ma if "1 would take np his note and pay ' him 700, I might have them; told him I dil not know that we would buy them, but wtuf i ijTT-rri tn ytxx fa'ce. 1 . ..11 I..-. l. j ; . i . - ., he owned a house, No. 10, Poplar street: said ha had a wife and cne child house pleas antly situated said wife and child were liv- : '' . , i . ! - I J ! o j- ""'. i ? . . ti ' ' ,;' t I " ; i i " f - - i " : ; . . ! , t v t - - ' V . "I I"' trVt I ' U'!. . - ? i . . - 5 1 1; -.' . i ' 1 i . - ' - ; i-m- HI hi s i i i if i : t "V - - I -. V v f- : 5-7 It - "... ll
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