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

instructed by Superintendent to go and see
him ; after Coroner's Investigation. the body
was given in my charge Norcross died about
a o'clock. l had the body washed and
dressed. coffin made, and had him put in it.
and then placed in box of ice and put him
In the store room to await the arrival of his
friends. Owing to severe storm, road was
blocked. and we had him there until the Sun
day following. when BENZ Poland arrived at
Altoona; and on Monday morning at 90
delivered him the body. Witness here
identified various articles he had seen at
Bowman's
B. Purcell recalled, and identified COM
forter worn by Norcross
DR.. j. A Lands, affrnled-Made exam
ination on the 17th Jan. Proceeded to AL
toona, and found the body lying at the Ex-
change Hotel. Body medium size probably
not exceeding 5 #. 6 inches in height-con-
frmation rather delicate; on external exami-
nation OF body most remarkable things were
the wounds On the head. and the face very
much swollen; first wound on throat, in length
Al inches; this wound divided skin and cel-
luisr tissue, exposing freely upper portion Of
windpipe; the carotid artery aud jugular vein
were untouched; wound presents appearance
of having been produced by sharp instrument
another wound was observed on The inferior
maxillary bone near the chia-a lacerated,
confused wound about an inch long; upon fur
ther examination, l discovered inferior max
Hilary bone fractured another wound was
observed on left side of face, commencing at
angle Of jaw, evidently along base an inch or
an inch and half; this was evidently pro-
duced by sharp cutting instrument, another
wound was observed, commencing shove the
extreme anyl of right eye, passing down OBJ
liquely over cheek, in length 2; inches there
was also confused, lacerated wound produ-
cling extensive fracture of the mala or check
bone; this fracture, extending to the arbital
plate or foor of the orbital and the fracture
of this bone continued to the base OF the skull:
observed another wound the nose-smal
wound accompanied with fracture of external
and internal bones Of the nose: another wound
on back part of head. about an inch long,
simply dividing the scalp without fracture !;
wound upon the face, extending into the bone
of the skull, was fatal the wound in the
throat was not necessarily fatal, but might
have proved fatal by disabling and leaving
him in cold think death was produced By
the injury to the brain-shock to the nervous
system; think that the wounds, take them all
together, produced death.
Cross Ex amined-Non of the cavities we're
opened except those of head and brain; did
not observe abscess said to exist a person of
delicate structure mig ght fall from hermorrhage
of such wound it WAS within the iange of
possibility tnat such wounds might be produ-
ced by falling, but very unlikely. Such
wounds might be produced by falling from a
car while in motion.
In chief Wounds like these found on de-
ceased might be Produced by this club-ssw
it on 18th January; the traces of blood, or
what was supposed to be blood. were more
distinctly marked then than now judged it
was blood on the 17th that stick could pro-
duce just precisely such wounds.
DIR. David Hays sworn.-Was called in on
the morning of the 17th-saw body brought
down the Rail Road was taken to Bowman S
| Hotel. Was present when post n,ortena ex-
animation was made Examined body dis
abscess under left arm, L think, but am not
certain.
Cross Examined Saw wounds on head
and face, cheek bone and back of head DO
important blood vessel cut in throat such q
cut would not produce much shock on the ner-
vous system /; don't think the wound could be
produced by falling.
| In chef.-All the wounds could not be
| produced by fall from the cars wouad could
| be produced by successive blows of stick
| compared stick with wound and did not cor.
respond with it.
| (Counsel for Commonwealth proposed open
| ing trunk of McKim Hoius, for defence
objected. on the ground that the trunk haG
been in possession of sundry persons. Oh
| lection sustained
/, DIR. L Garret re-cslled Was present ant
unlocked this trunk 23d or 9th of Janu
ary, in Philadelphia, pantaloons found il
trunk. Further examination waived, b.
consent of counsel.
! Saml. McMi sters recalled to prove tha
McKim had whiskers of a redish brown colo
under chin when he stopped at the Eagle Hc
tel. a
Claudius T. Eaton sworn.-Liyes in tow
Of Dunleith, Illinois; kept boarding hous
last fall and winter; kept four boarders du
ring winter among them were Norcross an
M'Kim. Prisoner at the bar is MKim =
Norcross and Mckim slept together in on
bed were very intimate after first acquain
tance don't know of MeIAim having an
large amount of money; at two or three di
ferent times mentioned that ne had DO mean
to paw board, but as soon as Curry paid hin
he would pay me day before Mckim an
Norcross left, McKim came to me and pal
me up, except SO. which he gave me in a du
bill from Mr. Curry; at same time said h
was short of means that is, if delayed or &,
tanned any but when he got to Pittsburg
!, would be all right-that he could get an
amount of money; McKim represented hin
self as being toierable we'll off; said he d
not expect to do anything more than make e,
penses this winter. Business west was
look up location for business, and that
| and brother with whom he was concern.
) was about to invest $50, 900 in some kind
business He smoke of starting in some TOW