The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-13
The Norcross pIurder---rrlai of mcKim
FOURTH DAY.

l
ings closed with the examination OF l.. Wor.
meIsdori, of Pousvie. He testified to rent.
ing house TO prisoner at the bar, under The
name Of Thomas Bragg-that prisoner said
he was a master builder, and was going into
business early in the Spring-ihat he paid 10
witness 500 as advance rent, in notes of the
Farmets' Bank of Reading, and that prisoner
mys,eriously disappeared from Poitsville.
FIFTH DAY,
The first witness called this morning was
Robert Cline, of Potisvile; Mr.. Cline keeps
furniture store, and testifies TO McKim
purchasing furniture of him TO the amount Of
one hundred andihuty eight dollars, which sum
| he received in notes on the Farmers Bank OF
Reading. Witness also testified thai prison.
er said he had formerly resided a, Tehlh and
Poplar, Philadelphia, where he had sold
house. that he had sold some money, and
bond or bonds, and that he wished to pur.
chase property in Pousville; prisoner also
told witness that if he knew OF any good fell
lows TO seni them around.
Joseph Lockard keeper of the tavern al
Long Pond, Sullivan county, testified to tue
arrival Of the prisoner q: his house on The
nth of February last, and 10 his staying
there three weeks and one day, when he was
arrested and taken of by Rooms and Wolf;
prisoner gave his name to witness as Samuel
Whiule, aud said he resided in Columbia,
on the Susquehanna, where he had two Sis
ters residing, with one Of whom he had been
, making his home.
Miss Julia Lockard, the landlords dauch-
Ter, recognized The prisoner at The bar. The
| first Of her evidence corroborated tha, OF her
! father; the father testified that alter prisoner
| had been there week, he asked her TO run
away with him, to which she replied, 81
would not run away with you for thousand
dollars, and leave my friends" prisoner said
he would give her half thousand then, and
drew from his pocket two pockel-books; one
Of these books witness described as being of
lsh, red color, with a strap at each end,
which she supposed had in it nearly one
hundred notes; the other was black moroc-
co, and contained silver and gold witness
supposng the money to be counterfeit, said
she thanked him tor his counterfeit, money,
to which he replied iha, ii was good money;
told her he was single man, but never pro-
posed marriage 10 her.
Miss Tockard was subjected 10 a very Sc.
we're cross-examinatIon, but her answers were
all straightforward.
F. A. i. Rooms, one Of the men who ar
rested McKim a, Long Pond, next took the
stand. He testified to the arrest, and 10 cet-
tain admissions made by the prisoner TO him.
self and MIR. Wolf, while taking him 10
Bloomsburg. These admissions in effect
were, that the prisoner was the man that
travelled with Norcross-lhat his name was
| Mckim-lhat he had left Duneth in CON-
pany with Norcross, but tha, he had left him
al the first station wesi OF Altoona. Said he
knew who had killed Norcross-that it was
( a man named Roberts. He further admitted
that he passed Altoona when the body o
| Norcross was there. In answer TO a question
why he did no, go and say he was Noptoss',
friend aud compapion, he replied that he
was afraid the people would lynch him.
The defence Instituted vigorous cross
examination, with view probably TO invali
date the evidence, on the ground that tht
witness is influenced in getting conviction
10 receive the reward.
Aaron Dousherty testified 10 having known
the prisoner as a carpenter, employed ." '"'
Pennsylvania Railrc"a, a mile and nal
above Altoona, fonr years ago.
rhe next evidence was in relation 10th,
Bonner letter. This letter, which, ii will b,
remembered was found in Philadelphia
upon the person of Michael Bonner, a wit
ness for the defence, al the time he was sub
ponaed, he being intoxicated at the time, i
verbatim 81 liierutim as follows.
Letter from McKim to Bopner.
1857 April Hollitaysburg Blair count,
Ia Dere Sir | Rite 10 You with Aching hal
10 lie, You know my FIX at Present Der
Sir am hobbled Both Lagos and Sometime
: handcufi And Dere Sir il is you that cal
clear me from this Grape By coming TO, Sc
me Be For Cort wont you 10 com Be 10
/ the Cort And Swair wher You saw me Gil G
the Cars on the morning Of The 10th of Janu
ary Last Between the ours of 2 o'clock An
O'Clock ip the morning By my Self aud Bi
, You Guide Mite and whair 60, out ofthe car
was About is or 90 Miles west oil Altoona
: was a, Altoona ths Say wher this Mar VIC
kid And il can Prove by You and jaime
Youen And Gorg Wo,lIow that You AL Sa'
Me git out Of the cars / 5 or 90 miles wesi {
|, Altoona that will clear me Of the Gales ga
lowsl And will so home with you AL tha,
Love So vel And | will Max it AL Rite wi,
: You AL for sumers work cant tock TO Plai
on thai Subject 10 You in the Letter But 70
vii under Stand ard when ce You will Il
5 You AL About it Your all Sepened By me
tend Cort on the Monday in April DI
Brothers Stick 10 me for You can clear m
!. with. Aviu Ia tewl words Dere Brothe
6 You Gene me have A guide Bit of Monny vii
Me And ii was Gold 20 Dollar Peses And te
!. Dollars Peses And You Saw Me Chang