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


David s. McKim Be Shur And Com on
or two Days Befor Corr And Say Not About,
it 10 Eny Body But them mench ent 10 the
Letter.
| You know that the tram Of cars Started from
Pittsburgh (erasure] on the mite Of the is of
Jenuafy Last Between the ours Of 10 And A
IL O'Clock At Mite when we AL got on the
| cars Ard you And James told Me that you
wor going TO Philadelphia And Set in the
Sc. with you and was locking together About
things in the west ~ sDina,n care S,oped
About i5 or 90 miles west Of Ahoona, when
| got ofthe cars By my Self And Bid you Al
good Mite and il was between and O'Clock
in the morning of l6 Of January Last and
will clear me Besure And com and then will
eel out and Sarah And Clemson and you and
me will go to Dunleth and S.ani Pals we can
gil 80 and 4 dollars AdaY THAR got !, THAR
and was going back again as soon as cud
Git things fxt al homo But iha aquesed me
for the murder and Put me in Prison But Be-
for my God am innicent man No more.
Al present But Remain Your Afeciions,
| Inenu on'li Deelh Parts Us. ...sI
sa 80 DAVID s. M'KIAi.
Aud Dere Boys ] Know you wont 10, me
Be hung for you AL Know would 90 any
i.enth for either of you 10 git you out Of trouble
So come tha wont Be Eny Body here that
Knows Either Of you from hsap of Brush
So cum to me in the time OF trouble and you
will AL Du vel BY coming.
Mickls Besure you And com il Nobody
Eis Dos cum for You idspend on.
John Bruhaker, lately confined n jail, tss.
tilted to receiving the letter from AlcKim, di-
rsctsd 10 Bonner; tina, he opened and read il,
rs.enveloped il, and cent il 10 the Post Office
BY Margaret Bolden, wife Of one ofthe pris.
onen.
Margaret Bolden testified 10 placing tho
letter in the post Office.
Michael Bonner was nexi callsd-Said he
got letter. Letter shown bu, could no, be
.idenIified.1 Said he could not read; gave the
letter to Ewing, who said he could not read;
Ewing gave Tito AppIeburgh, and il was Of
terwards taken from witness by Williams.
The letter was here proved by Sheriff Fort
to be IN MeKim's handwriting and was then
read by Mr.. Stokes. The allegations ID Tho
letter were answered in the affirmative by
witness, who said he had never been 10 Pitts.
burgh. never travelled with McKim, and nsv.
srknew him 10 have any considerable amour,
Of money.
Chuflac W illi iov kn1 H.
bar; had known him FOR the last ten years; he
resided about two miles from Chester, in
house belonging 10 him. Never knew him
10 reside at Tenth and Poplar, in Philadel.
phia; never knew him to own property there;
his wife resided in the country last fall nev.
er knew prisoner TO have any considerable
amount OF money. He left Chester about
the first OF October last. never saw him
again until saw him here.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5.--Jeremiah
Stevenson, police officer Of Chester, knoss
the prisoner al bar; has known him from sig.
teen to twenty years; was present when
letter was taken from Bonner 10 the Chester
lookup; (leller ijen;ified) prisoner never
lived in Philadelphia TO witness knowledge.
Claudius F. Eaton was recalled and testi-
fed to having been told by prisoner Thai hs
worked one season at Altoona.
George Wani How aud James Ewing were
separately sworn, and both denied in toto all
allegations in the Bonner letter, in regard 10
having travelled with prisoner.
James Funk, Coroner, iestlfied 10 holding
an inquest OH the body. He also identified
numerous articles.
Here Mr.. Stokes, tor The Commonwealth,
offered in evidence 10 the jury, the following
aricles:-The carpel-bag, violin case, the ra-
zor, the club, coat, cap and pautaloors, of
Norcross, woolen comforter, McKims coat,
rule, and pistol case; watch and breast-pin
belonging 10 Norcross aud McKim, all of
which were admitted.
Thomas McGregor, brakesman on the Elk.
press train, testified TO leaving Pittsburgh on
the night of The 18th OF January. That the
hind car was locked between Galizn and
Altoons, and no person could get ou, Of il
without key 10 unlock the door; that be
s'SSe opou ho hout pietotth Vi Nio CdTy
and saw no person leave the car between
said points. After the cross-examination Of
this witness, counsel for Commonwealth rest-
ed their case.
EVIDENCE FOR THE OFFENCE.
James Fries, re-called--Stated that on the
morning Of the 18th Of January two other
men got off the train at Altoona on the oppo-
site side Of the patform. On cross. exsmina-
iion, however, it appeared that he had this
knowledge from hear-say.
Evan Powell swore TO living at FIeck's no.
tel, and had frequent conversation with him
about the Norcross murder, in none Of which
Fleck ever alluded 10 McKim taking break.
fast there.
Charlotte E. Mckenzie, Kate Nsgls and
John Davis were recalled to prove the slrik.
ing deformity Of prisoners fingers. CDs.ot.
nifty Of hand shown 10 jury.]
James Funk, recalled, and testified that
Fleok was one Of the jury of inquest; did
not mention anything about McKim' ticking
breakfast there al that time; told him some
four weeks ago that McKim took breakfas,
Al