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

ii to Eny Body But them mencben, in the
Letter.
| You knot that the train cf.cars Started from
Pittsburgh rerasure1 on the nile Of the Is Of
Jenua,y Las, 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 10 Philadelphia Aud Set in the
Set with you and was locking together About
things in the ives, when the cars S,oped
About IS or 90 miles west of Altoona, when
] got ofthe cars By my Self And Bid you AL
good Mite and il was between 2 and 3 O'Clock
in the morning of l6 Of January Last and
will clear me Besure And com and then viii
eel out and Sarah And Clemson and you and
me will go to Dunleth and SAINT Pals we can
gi, 81 and dollars Aday THAR 60, il THAR
and was going back again as soon as cud
Sit things fixt al home Blu, tha aqussed me
for the murder and Put me in Prison But Be-
for my God am innicen, man No more
AT present But | Remain Your Afectionet
friend on,il Death Parts us.
DAVID S. M'KIM.
And Dere BOYS Know you wont lot me
Be hung for you AL Know would 60 any
T.en,h for either of you TO git you ou, of trouble
So come ,ha won, Be Eny Body here ,ha,
Knows Either Of you from heap of Blush
So cum to me in the time OF trouble and you
will Al Du wei By coming
Mickle Bssurs you And com If Nobody
Els Dos cum for you idepend on.
John Bruhaker, lately confined in Jail, les. .
tilted to receiving the letter from McKim, di-
rec,ed 10 Bonner; that he opened and read i,
re.enveloped it, and sent il 10 the Post Office
by Margare, Bolden, wife Of one of the pris.
oners.
Margaret Bolden testified to placing the
letter in the post office.
Michael Bonner was next called--Said he
go, letter. Letter shown bu, could not be
idenlifed,1 Said he could no, read; gave the
letter to Ewing, who said he could no, read;
Ewing gave it TO Applebursh, and it was af
forwards taken from witness by Williams.
The letter was here proved by Sheriff Fort
to be in McKim's handwriting; and was then
read by Mr.. Stokes The allegations IN the
letter were answered in the affirmative by
witness, who said he had never been TO Pitts
burgh, never travelled with McKim, and new
er knew him 10 have any considerable amount
Of money.
Charles Williams knew he prisoner at the
bar; had known him ;or the las, ten years; he
resided about two miles from Chester, in a
house belonging 10 him. Never knew him
to reside at Tenth and Poplar, in Phadel.
phia; never knew him 10 own property lhers
his wife resided in the county las, fall new.
er knew PRISONER 10 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 81 Chester, knows
the prisoner al bar; has known him from six
teen to twenty years; was presen, when a
leller was taken from Bonner IN the Chester
lock up; (leuer iIenifed) prisoner never
lived in Philadelphia 10 witness knowledge,
Claudus F. Eaton was recalled and tesli.
fed to having been told by prisoner that he
worked one season a, Altoona.
George Wani low aud James Ewing were
separately sworn, and both denied in toto all
allegations in the Bonner letter, in regard to
having travelled with prisoner.
lamss Funk, Coroner, testified TO holding
an inques, on the body. He also identified
numerous articles.
Here Mr. Stokes, ior the Commonwealth,
offered in evidence 10 the jury, the following
arlicles:-The carpet-bag, violin case, the rs-
. zor, the club, coat, cap asd pantaloons, of
Norcross, wooIen comforter, McKim's coat,
rule, aud pistol csse watch and breast-pin
which were admitted.
Thomas McGreeor, brakesman on the Ex-
press train, testified TO leaving Pittsburgh on
, the nigh, of the 18th of January. That the
. hind car was locked between Galilzin and
, Alloons, aud no person could get ou, Of it
, without key to unlock the door; that hs
stood upon the front platform of the hind car,
: and saw no person leave the car between
, this witness, counsel for Commonwealth rest
4 ed their case.
s EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.
i James Fries, re-called-S,ated that on the
s morning of the 18th of January TWO othe,
s men got off the train al Altoona on the oppo.
' site side Of the patform. On cross.examins
# iion, however, it appeared that he had this
/. knowledge from hear-say.
| Evan Powell swore to living at Fleck's no
b tel, and had frequent conversation with him
n about the Norcross murder, In none Of whict
u Fleck ever alluded 10 McKim taking break
,l fast there.
o Charlotte E. Mckenzie, Kate Nagle ant
e John Davis were recalled to prove the strik
e ing deformity Of prisoners fingers. Ds:or
's nifty of hand shown 10 jury.1
b James Funk, recalled, and testified iha
n Fleck was one of the jury of inquest; dit
o not mention anything about McKim lakini