The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-13
The Norcross Murder---I rial Of McKim
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

met, Judge Tay lor and Associates Jones and
CaldN ell on The bench. The excitement was
as intense as ever.
! Joshua Cresson was recalled, aud being
questioned by MIR. William A. Stokes, iden-
tilted the checks of the trunks Of McKim and
Norcross as duplicates of those he had given
out on the 10th of January.
Joseph Trout, sworn-I recognize the pris-
oner, and knew him before this, when al Mr..
Thurlow's s job, about mile and half above
Altoona, on the new Pennsylvania Railroad,
crossing the Mountain; that was, think, du-
ring 1853 and 1881 He was engaged in
carpenter work, as bos carpenter, erecting
shanties, SC.
Andrew Purcell, sworn-The witness was
engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
detailed the circumstances of his having seen
Norcross beside the Railroad, wounded, and
his having conveyed him on the engine TO
Altoona. He identified articles Of Norcross,
violin bag, carpet sack, sc.
George Kramer, lin the employ of the
Pennsylvania Railroad,) sworn.-Afler the
Coroner's investigation at Altoona, the body
was given into my charge, and had it prop
erly washed and dressed, the coffin made
and placed in box Of ice; it was then taken
10 the storehouse, TO await the arrival of his
friends. A severe storm was raging, the
road was blocked, and the corpse remained
there until the mex, Sunday, when Benz amin
| Poland arrived at Altoona, and on Monday
morning, at 2,aO o'clock, delivered 10 him
the body. (Hs also identified articles of
property)
Aaron Dougherty, sworn-I was called 10
make post monem examination of the
body of man at Altoona, on the morning
oil the i7lh OF JAN; lound the body lying at
the Exchange Hotel, Altoona; it was OF me-
dunn size, probably not exceeding five feet
seven inches in height, rather delicate; upon
examination, found wounds about the head
and face, and the head very much swollen;
the first was wound across the throat,
about four and lhree.q quarter inches in length;
this wound divided the skin and cellular lis.
sue, exposing freely the upper portion o. the
windpipe; but The caroled artery and jugular
vein were untouched; the wound appeared
10 have been produced by sharp cutting
instrument (razor shown wilness;) it was a
wound such as could have been produced
by that instrument; another wound was OBJ
served on the inferior maxilary bone about
two inches on the right of the chin; this was
about one inch in leng'h-a confused, lacer-
aled wound; on further examination of this
wound, discovered that the inferior maxil-
larry bone was iractured-a complete fracture,
another wound was on the left side of the
face, commencing at the angle of the jaw,
and extending along the base of The jaw for
an inch and half or an inch and three
quarters, ai'n evidently produced by some
sharp cutting instrument, enolher wound ex.
tended above iiihis angie C:'Aihe right eye,
passing rather obliquely over The cheek, in
length Two and three. fourhs inches; this was
confused, lacerated wound, producing ex-
tensive fracture of the molar, or cheek bone,
and extending 10 The interior orbit or plate of
The eye, and the fracture continuing in this
wound 10 the base Of The skull there was
another wourd on the nose, Ccomfained
with facture of the internal and external
bones; another wound was on the back part
of The head, dividing The scalp without frac-
ture, about an inch long; the wound upon
the face, extending into The base OF the skull,
of itself was not necessarily fatal, sllhough
mortal, had the person been exposed 10 the
cold at night; lie cause of this mans death
was injury To the brain and shock 10 the ner-
vous system; the wounds produced death,
taken altogether, upon the inferior extremi-
lies there were slight bruises and abrasions
of The skin.
Cub shown witness, and in answer 10
question of District Attorney Hammond
The wounds might also have been produced
by an instrument like that.
Dr. David Hays, swom-I was present at
the posl-mortem examination.
Cross. examined-I saw the wounds on the
face and head, The cut on the neck would
not, think, have affected The balm; he might
fall from the loss OF blood from tha. wound;
but do not think the wounds or the head
could have been produced by a fall on the
stones or iron rails. Had the man fallen |
from railroad car, upon that club lying on
the gound, ii would NOT likely 10 have pro-
duced wound like that of Norcross'.
Samuel McMartus testified that at Pitts |
burgh McKim had dark whlskers. (His face |
now is clean.)
C. Eton, sworn-I kept boarders at Dun |
leilb, last winter, and of them, two were |
Norcross and McKim. They slept together;
the circumstances of McKim as 10 money |
| cannot say; several times he said he could
not pay his board jus, then; the day before
he and Norcross left, he came TO me and
paid up, except nine dollars, which he made
up by due bill for that sum of MIR. Cury's;
at the same time, he said he was short of
means, or would be short if he was detain-
ed on the road, but when he got 10 Pitts
burgh he had friends there, and could get
any amount that he wished; az 10 having