Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-05-13
EBENsBURG, MAY 13, 1857.

the counter and leaned over to me in rather
confidential manner. My recollection is that
he said no ore would believe the trouble he
had with that young man said he was taking
from the west to his friends in the east said
he had been sick and was subject to fits of
insanity-was crazy, and he had great trouble
with him; that at times it would take three
OF four men to hold him--thst he had slipped
out of bed from him the night before, and
commenced to5hammer his head against the
wall. which awakened him (prisoner;) that he
had great trouble with him that he (Nor-
cross) took every plaa he could to try and
destroy himself.
Cross Ercn,ined-The cross examination
elected nothing Of consequence, further than
that witness identified McKim He also tes-
tilted that the ostler of the hotel brought the
trunks from the Ohio and Pa Railroad depot.
and after leaving the house, McKim returned
for nails to mend one of the trunks.
In Chief-Did not see anything about Nor
cross to indicate insanity did not notice my
thing peculiar. except that he was delicate
and sickly looking. and coughed very hard
john lNclEasters re-calted-No unusual
noise heard in the house on the night of the
18th.
.JacoJ ShinaJro s,rorn--Was hostler at the
Eagle Hotel in January last. The testimony
ing the trunks and other baggage, in Court.
from the railroad depot in Allegheny city to
| the depot in Pittsburg, all of which he iden-
| tilted, together with the cap worn by Nor
cross. Could not recognize McKim as one
| of the men
| Joshua Cresson swOrn-Am baggage mas
ter on the express train first identified these
trunks in Philadelphis when not claimed
| on the 18th of January. The train left
| Pittsburg at so on the 18th January /
recognize tue checks on the trunks as being
of the kind put on baggage at Pittsburg and
intermediate points for Philadelphia Trunks
not claimed are placed in charge of the bag
| gage agent.
ID. 4. Garrct s,corn-Am baggage agent
of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad at Philadelphia;
recognize trunks; were given to me by Cres-
son; this black trunk hxs 81 D. McKnn, Dun
leith, Illinois," marked on the bottom in
black ink. This trunk never was called for.
The cross examination elected nothing of
Importance.
The prosecution now opened the trunk of
! Mckim and commenced exposing the con-
tents, when counsel for defence objected
Pending Tie objection, Dist Att Hammond
said be felt unwell and asked the Court to
adjourn. which it accordingly did until 8
| o'clock tomorrow.
SATURDAY MORNING; May @
Joshua Cresson, recalled always give
cheeks for baggage, when there is place to
attach checks to. There was checks given
for these trunks; these are the checks, and
they got the duplicates gave them out at or
between Pittsbarg aud Philadelphia baggage
is always surrended to those vino produce the
checks; the cheeks are always taken off ii e
baggage when it is surrens cred; every time
! went to the baggage room in Philsdelphia
| looked, and always saw the check on Me-
Kim trunk that is on it now.
Cross ExamiLed-I know my own checks.
Every baggage master has certain number
of checks, aud no ore else dare use them
others have similar ones know mine by the
number don't remember giving them out in
Pit'shurg; can't say that put the checks on
in Pittsburg can't say where | put them on;
have no recollection of seeing McKim no
recollection who gave the checks to
Joseph Trout sworn-I recognize the pris-
oner at tho bar; knew him when he was
working on 'fhurlow's job, q miles above
Altoona he was there in 1854; he was
| engaged as boss carpenter. erecting shan
ties &c, on Thurlow's section next time l
saw him was here in Jail called in to see
him; was not on the ground where Norcross
was found.
Mr Douty re-calcd-Club was bloody bad
some knots ON it: wound on the head was
confused and looked as if it had been produ-
; eed by club or similar weapon
Andrew Purcell sworn-Was running ar
', Engine on 2. Il r. in January last; was
coming from Tunnel to Altoona on morning
of the 10Th observed a man laying neai
; Altoona appeared to be hurt between land
( 8 So'clock, Judge; they stopped me there anc
e put him on the engine he was lying on hi
; back when first saw him lying along Rail
road appeared to have 2 or 3 wounds o.
r head and one on neck; took to Altoona shop
] from there they carried him to the Exchange
; man appeared to have life in him /; seen carpe
e bag like this.
4 Cross Examined Wound on neck was
+ kind of cut; cantt tell what with didn'
e notice wound on side of face; noticed woun'
' on head; can't exactly say where 1t was
e didn't notice whether on the right or left side
b can't tell how deep wound was; had bee
r bleeding-clogged up; no blood coming ou
when l saw it his eye appeared to be swell
e led; didn't think it was bleeding; didn't sc
, any other wounds; was a shawl wrappe
y around him COUNT see whether he had Goa
v or vest on think he had pants on; cant te
color, had on pair buffalo over shoes; wa
# not able to speak made no effort to speak
/: can't exactly tell the date; was snow on tn
: ground at the time; can't tell depth boliev
IS he had been lying for some time; cont kno
c the man who put him on the engine.
W George Cramer sworn-Employed by I
h X. Il. as train master; remember furce
st coming in from west with engine ON lotf
II about 25 in the morning; had deep woun
J, on right eye on temple; and wound acro'
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