The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-13
The. Norcross murder---rriaI of McKim.
THIRD pays PROCEEDINGS.


Caldwell on the bench. The excitement was
as intense as ever etli.s b
Joshua Cresson was recalled, and being
questioned by Mr.. William A. Stokes, iden-
tilted the checks Of the trunks Of McKim and
Norcross as duplicates Of those he bad given
Out on the 18th of January &
Joseph Trout, swom-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 1854. He was engaged in
carpenter work, as bos carpenter, erecting
shanties, &c. u s,aal
Andrew Purcell, sworn--Tbe 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 10
Altoona. He identified articles of Norcross,
violin bag, carpet sack, SC. oFaa
George Kramer, Tin the employ of the
Pennsylvania RaiIroadO sworn.--After the
Coroner's sinvestigation at Altoona, the body
was given into my charge, and Ihad it prop
erly washed and dressed, the coffin made
and placed in box Of ice; it was then taken
TO the storehouse, TO await the arrival of his
friends. A severe storm was ragings the
road was blocked, and the corpse remained
there until the mex, Sunday, when Benz amin
Poland arrived a, Altoona and on Monday
morning, at ESQ o'clock, | delivered to him
the body. (He also identified articles Of
property %
Aaron Dougherty, sworn-I, was called 10
make a poet morem examination of the
body of man at Altoona, on The morning
Of the i7lh OF Jan; found The body lying az
ihe Exchange Hotel, Altoona; it was of me'S
dunn size, probably not exceeding Eve feet
seven inches in height, rather delicate; upon
examination, found wounds about the head
and face, and the head very much swollen;
lhe first was a wound across The throat,
about four and three.q quarter inches in length;
this wound divided the skin and cellular lis
sue, exposing freely the upper portion OF the
windpipe, but the caroied artery and jugular
vein were untouched; the wound appeared
10 have been produced by sharp cutting
instrument (razor shown wilness;) it was
wound such as could have been produced
by that instrument; another wound was OBJ
eesvad on. tho -inlarior maxiilssy bono about
Two inches on the right Of the Chin this was
about one inch in lepg'h--a confused, acer-
a,ed wound; on further examination of this
wound, discovered that the inferior maxil-
larry bone was fractured-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 aud half or an inch and three
quarters, also evidently produced by some
sharp cutting instrument another wound ex-
tended above the angle of The right eye,
passing rather obliquely over the cheek, in
length Two and three fourths 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 wouEd on the nose, accompanied
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,
was fatal one, and the wound in the throat
of itself was not necessarily fatal, allhougb
mortal, had the person been exposed 10 lhe
cold at night; the 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 ex,remi-
lies there were slight bruises and abrasions
of The skin. --... ..... .--i...
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 post-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 that wound;
but do no, think the wounds or the head
could have been produced by fall on the
stones or iron rails. Had the man fallen
from railroad car, upon that club lying on
the gound, it would not likely 10 have pro-
duced wound like that Of Norcross'.
Samuel McMsrlus testified that at Pitts
burgh McKim had dark whiskers. His face
now is clean.)
C. Eton, sworn--I kept boarders at Dun
lelh, last winter, and of them, two were
Norcross and McKim. They slept together;
the circumstances of McKim as TO money
cannot say; several times he said he could
not pay his board just then the day before
he and Norcross left, he came 10 me and
paid up, except nine dollars, which he made
up by due bill for that sum of MIR. Cuny's;
at the same time, he said he was short oi
means, or would be short If he was detain-
ed on the road, but when he got TO Pitts.
burgh be had friends there, and could gel
any amount that he wished; az TO having
friends in Philadelphia, or funds, he repre-.
sented himself as being well of, he said tha,
during the present winter, he did not expec
10 make more than expenses, his object wa
10 do no more than look for q good Location