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

There two trunks shawl, a cap, green
bag containing violin, club with blood on
it, razor. travelling bag, a comfort. and
other articles were brought into the court
room by order of the prosecutors.
Think this club is the same think the fd-
die bag, sack and razor are the same look
like them; would not swear positively that
they are the same. Did not see the body af-
ter death
Cross eran.ined, for defence Nobody
accompanied me to Altoona with the razor
Can not tell the hour l went to or came from
Altoona Did not see hazor or club when l
first saw the body.
Th0naos Mchierndn sUorn-Am Foreman
of gang of laboril g men on the peDnsyl
vania Rail Road recollect to have got word
about 0 minutes after o'clock, on the 10th
Of January last, that a man was hurt on the
Rail Road called my men and Valentine
Diller to come along we got there; about
| two miles above Altoona; found man IN
the ditch with his throat cut, large cut al
most all around throat, there was a wound on
his chin-one over his eye, on the right side
of his face; his temple was beat in, and his
| eye colored. When first saw him, he tried
to get on his knees, but fell over on his face
aud then his side; kept exerting himself
to get up, until we got him upon the engine.
Saw larger portion of razor scabbard have
not seen it since don't know what became
Of it; saw green violin bag carpet sack and
| club saw razor half an hour after, between
90 and so feet above ting man thinks the
razor, carpet sack, violin bag, cap, boots, and
vest worn by deceased are those produced in
| Court; identifies the club it was a cold,
/ hard freezing morning saw blood on the rails
! 80 or 60 feet above where the man was found
| the blood was frozen /; a piece of red woo!en
stuff was frozen to it; looked like piece of
comfort produced in Court.
Cross Erdnained-Made no mark by which
| to recognize the articles; believe them to be
the same from general appearance; could not
swear to the articles: il they not the same
| they are very much like them; never saw
them since until now; can't say positively
that it is blood on the club; am sure that it
was blood on the rail !; picked up the club
| and laid it back agaip-don't know what be-
came of it; did not see any of the articles
again until 1 saw them in the Court House
I recognized the vest by the color of the stuff;
recognized the razor by the color; there was
blood on the one | saw think there is blood
on the one in Court; witness pointed out at
request of defence NorcToss had on shawl.
around his shoulders; had a kind of
black coat; shawl fastened with . clasp; he
had on buffalo overshoes; had on white
shirt; recognized clasp or shawl pin produced
in Court
Valentine DUer, stcorn-Mr Diiler is an
employee OF the Rail Road Company His
testimony was corroborative of the testimony
above given, and is not essential. He testi-
fed to seeing blood al several places upon the
track, and also recognized the club, from the
f,ct that it looked as if it had been broken at
one end.
Hoses DOuty, sacorn Am Justice of the
Peace in Altoona was passing the Exchange
Hotel, a little after 8 o'clock in the morning
Exchange Hotel is kept by Bowman = Sny-
der; heard of the matter; vent in and saw a
man lying upon the settee with his throat
cut; he had serious injury the right side
of his face near his eye. from heavy blow
one wound across his nose, one On his jaw, and
one on his skull besides smaller wounds; the
man was still alive, but appeared insensble
lis extremities were cold as if frozen: hs
didn't say anything-could not articulate
with distlnctness he lived till little after
O'Clock in the afternoon !; | searched his per
son to ascertain who he was found two letters
90 HIM letters produced aud identified
found silver watch upon him also Portmon
, naie containing $40 gold piece, five golc
dollars. and 81 bill on the Fox Lake Bank
| recognize the things in Court having
beer found about Norcross while at Bow
mans identify breast pin here rs one takel
out of Norcross' pocket. The body of Nor
eros was taken possession of by MIR. Georg
Cramer aud afterwards taken to the company
p warehouse. Was present when the body va
stripped for examination by Drs. Hays an,
: Clark.
JOHN lh:jiasters, s,oorn-I keep the Eag
Hotel, in Pittsburg; this Fox Lake Banl
: bill was given by to Norcross in chang
t on payment of his bill on the evening he left
the note is on the Fox Lake Bank, Wiscon
d sin. This is the Hotel Register; Regste
produced Norcross and Mckinney came il
b company on the evening of 14th January
; Norcross told me to Register his name !; tn
@ prisoner at the bar is the man who came il
company with Norcross they were .ogethe
n frequently; remained until the evening of TIL
!: 18th when Norcross paid his bill. 1 sa,
Y gold and other money in his possession; h
p wanted me to change $50 gold piece, whic
It l could not do, and he gave me five dolla
|. note; Norcross ard McKim slept together.
a Cross Eramined-Norcross gave me th
1t name of Mckinney to register, remarkine
s. 6 may as well register the name of m
d friend" Don't know that McKim ever ga
e the register.
W Samuel Mclhusters, sporn--Was clerk {
t the Eagle Hotel on the 10th of January last
is remember Norcross and Mckinney, or Nj
t; Kim.-The name of S. T Norcross Wa
:, written on the register, and below it the nam
II of :. David Mckinney, Philadelphia" Sa
c the men first on the morning of the lot
i January; 1 was waiting on the breakta
n table when 1 came out, noticed singuls
: cap on the counter; took particular notice
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