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NEW SERIES.
VOL. 4. NO. 28.
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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
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0 Ji L I V E 11 11 E I( E l) r.
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health, for the Lircr is second only to the l.e.rt
in our human economy, and when that is dernn
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had been the study of one of the proprietors in a
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vigor&tor, as a rever-failing remedy wher;.' medi
cine has any tower to help. As a Liver Remedy
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A lady, writing from Brooklyn, says " Wouid
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?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 '.
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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,
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Among the hundreds of Liver Ilemetlies now
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or Liver Bemedy, so1 generally known now
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tion now bsfore the public.
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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, )
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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.
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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-
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