The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-13


cept one $40 piece, and fifteen dollars IN small
bills.
Some conversation ensued, and Norcross
said that he was going home, 10 stop by the
way Tor two or three weeks with his friend in
Philadelphia at the same time pointing TO the
prisoner as his friend. told him again that
he had better take draft on New York
told him the draft could be cashed as easily
in Philadelphia as in New York. The prs
oner spoke again and said that he wouldn't
do it II he was in his place. l then remarked
to Norcross that ehe'd certainly lose his mon
ey, if he didn't his life" Norcross remarked
that shed risk it," 10 which responded,
s'lhat shrewder men than him had Jared as
bad as that" McKim had heavy whiskers
at that time. shonld have known him now
If | had not seen him for ten years.
THE FRIEND OF THE DEAD
Benjamin Poland sworn-My residence is
in West Cambridge, Mass, and my place of
business in Boston. knew Norcross, Jr.; |
have known him for eight or ten years at
Eas, Lexington and Wes, Cambridge, Mass;
saw him last alive in West Cambridge, i think
in May, 1855. From there he went 10 Dun
leilh, Illinois; am aware of money having
been rem illed to him one time, one of his
sisters (school teachers) remiled $500; an
olher $500, and he received 5000 from an
other source. The next time | saw him was
at Altoona, corpse, on the 25h January
last; came to that place for the purpose OF
taking the corpse TO Ills friends; | received
the body from George Kramei (The wit.
ness swore thet The clothing in the trunk of
Norcross was the same as that given 10 him
by Kramer, as having been upon the body of
the deceased.) The trunk itself I received
in Philadelphia.
Cross. examined.-I know that The money
was sent, because saw ii prepared; l think
it was in 1855.
| THE FATHER.
John Norcross, Esq, (the lathof of the de-
ceased, sworn.-I had son that went ic
the West, his name being Samuel Townsend
| Norcross, and last saw hun alive on the l2th
of May, 1855; next beheld him on the 2Sth
of January, 1857; he was dead; the corpse
was in the hearse house a, East Lexington,
Mass. having been brought from the West
by Mr. Poland; when he left home for the
West he had money. bui he did not tell me
how much and do not know; never knew
OF my son having fits, or being insane, or
violenG [pan,s and trunk shown witness;l
the pants were made in my house by his
mother, and the trunk bought for him in
Boston, and had brass plate put upon il ];
his health when he left us was not very good
| During the examination Of this witness the
utmost silence prevailed, and the crowded
audience manifested universal feeling of
sympalhy.]
James Trees, swom.-My business is that
| OF inspector OF The passenger cars at Altoona;
The express Train from Pittsburg 10 Phadel-
phia reached Altoona on the 10Th of January
between three and four O'Clock; was on
hand and saw Two passengers get off the
train; noticed that one was small man
and the other was a large man. The first
started towards the water tank, having so,
off on the side of the cars opposite 10 the Lo-
gan House, not The usual side for passengers
to get off at; the last | seen OF them was
about one hundred yards from The hind end
oil the passenger cars going up the railroad;
they went west, past the sugar house and Ex-
change. The taller Of the two men should
think was little over six feel, and the small.
Ter little over five feet.
The witness was subjected to severe cross
examination but without shaking his tesi.
mony.
John f. Warpe, sworn--I reside in Blair
county, about IL o'clock, on the 10th Of Jam
uary, was on The old Cearfeld road, about
mile north of Bells mills, about half mile
from the railroad, driving along the road with
a team and sled; there was man standing
beside the road, and that man was the pris-
oner at the bar, although he had whiskers on
then; when drove up beside him, he asked
me if he might tide on the sled, and told
him he should; he then asked ME if
was going far mp that road, and tod him
travelling and he said he was, he said he was
going 10 Harrisburg, and from there 10 Mary
land and 10 some place else; asked him if
his people lived ,tere, and he said some of
them did; he asked me ii that was The way
10 Harrisburg, and said he had come 20 Al
loona on the cars, and was almost oul of
money, OR strapped" and had inquired of
an lrishman at Altoona, how much it would
take 10 go 10 Harrisburg by railroad, and he
had told him 500; before ttat he said that he
had lain sick at Minnesota, in the western
country, and thought he would rather walk,
and see the country, TO Harrisburg, than so by
railroad; he then wanted to hire me to take
him 10 Harrisburg, saying that as had a
pair of good horses, should hitch lhem up
and take him in a sleigh, and he would pay
me whatever he agreed on in advance; l OBJ
jecled 10 that, and he then inquired the best
and nearest ROAD to Harrisburg; | told him
the direction past Fesloria and Tifion, and he
wanted 10 know whether either oil these were