New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-19
THE MURDER At altoona.
oudeuce Of The N. 7. Tribune

Core spOnaerce OF Tle N. I. Tribune.
PHILADFIPHI, Feb. IL, lS1.
twill be recoIected By the readers Of THE TRrBt
tbs. a yourg physician named Samuel I. Noroross,
native Of Lexington. Mass, brutaly murdered q,
Altoona in this State on the moving OF Friday the
10Th of January, By 8 man named David Stringer
McKm, who started from Pittsburgh with him as
travelling companion, Norcross being quite unweH in
consequence of abscess in tie side. The murderer
is It'll at large, though il has been but short t-me
since he was seen in this city.
High Constable Blackburn Of this city has been on
the search for McKim for come time past and as the
account obtained from various quarters in reference 70
this man is somewhat interesting, and may lead to his
detection, | have embodied the main facts in this
communication The officer, are visiting Pittsburgh
and obtaining full description of the alleged muir
derer. visited Chester and Delaware Counties, where
il was found that be chsrged with the larceny OF
% horses He also discovered that Mckim had three
wives his la Eful residing in Delaware, and the
Others in New jersey.
At Aliona il was ascertsined that man answering
the description lurking about the building in
VII ca the inquest upon the murdered man was held,
until verdict of murder was rendered by the jury.
He then disappeared, AID not traced again until
The icer arrived at Reading here il found that
he bad spent several days, and then left with two
of loose morals after having purchased dresses,
ewelry, &c for them. From this place he went to
Potsyie with his female companions, rented ana tur"
bshed house for them at expense of about sSOO,
and here be would have been arrested but for the fool
sbness of gambler who made his acquaintance.
1t appears that while the supposed murderer was on
his way to Pottsville With the women, the gambler en-
tered into conversation with Of the women ami by
this means received invitation to visit the house 10
be opened by their friend. The gambler, finding that
the man had some money, determined to invege hun
into game and strip Kim, but before he could accom-
| psh bis object. be the gambler saw in The Ledger
OF this city description of Norcrosss companion aud
supposed murderer, but instead of having Mckim ar
rested mmedi lately, LIE the gsmber) commenced tele-
graphing TO the Mayor OF Philadelphia for fuller de-
scrpton and after two had been spent 10 this way,
tie gambler cane to the conclusion that McKm was
the man and he telegraphed to the Mayor to send an
| officer up. In the mean time the gambler
| bad informed one of the women OF the cls-
| coyery he bad made and requested her to
keep quiet; but she, feeling, l suppose, some com
passion for the that hsd clothed and fed her, in
RI ed McKim that ne suspected and he, without
admitting the truth. left Potsvile two days before
| the officer from Philadelphia arrived. Mckim was
seen after this in Philadelphia but all traces now have
been lost of him. His trunk is still at the Pennsylvania
depot and in it is carpenters rule with his name upon
it, The furniture which he had in the house at Potts
vile ard the ewelry which be gave the women has all
been seized BY the authorities of Posvie and will be
sod and the proceeds given to the friends OF the de-
| ceased The women that lived with him were hooted
and pelted with snow balls they were going to the
depot to leave the town Mckim is about 9 feet high,
stoop shouldered sandy hair, bald in front; high
cheek bones and there ia scar in the palm and on the
back of one of his hands caused by pistol-dnot