The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-06-04

were hard against her. A hundred dollars
| in bank-notes had been stolen from her mis-
tress's room. and she was tile only one who
had access there.
+ AT this juncture, while the mistress was
upon the witness stand. young man came
and caught me by the arm. lie was fine
locking fellow, and big tears stood in his
eyes.
They tell me you are good lawyer !? he
whispered.
Il am lawyer answered.
sThen-0 save her! You can certain
ly do it, for she is innocent
is she your sister,
No, sir, he said But-but-'
Here he hesitated again.
Has she no counsel 7 asked.
None that's good for anything-nobody
thatll doanything for her. .. save her, and
I'll pay you all ! have got. can't pay you
much, but can raise something
reflected for moment. cast my eyes
towards the prisoner. and she was at that mo-
ment locking at me. She caught my eve,
and the volume Of humble. prayerfu entreaty.
read in those large fearful orbs, resolved
me in a moment. In my soul knew the
oirl was innocent; or at least, firmly be-
lieyed so-and perhaps could help her.
arose and went to the girl. and asked her ii
she wishe, me to defend her. She said yes.
Then I informed the court that ] was ready
to enter the case. and was admitted at onre.
rhe loud murmur of satisfaction which ran
through the room, quickly told me where the
sympathes Of the whole people were.
Iasked for a momcnt's cessation. that I
might sneak to my client. went aud sat
down by her side, aud asked her to state to me
candidjy the Mhule case. She told me that
She had lived with Mr.. Naseby nearly two
wears, and that during all that time had never
had any trouble before. About two weeks
ago, she said, her mistress losl hundred dol
lars.
she missed il fran the draw the girl
told me, and she asked me about it, but |
knew nothing of it. The next thing knew,
Nancy Luther tnld Mrs Nascby that she saw
me take the money from the ,lraw--tlat she
watched me through the key-hule. Then they
went tn nv trunk, and they found twenty
five dollars &c the Missing money there. But
o, sir. never tonk it-somebody else put
thai money there
then asked her il she suspected any one.
Il don't know,' she said, who could have
done il but Nancy. She has never liked me,
because she thought was treated better than
she was. She is the cook, and | was the
chambprmaid.'
She pointed Nancy Luther out to me. She
was stout. bod-faced girl. about two.and-
twenty. witha law forehead, small grey eyes,
pug nose and thick lips. caught her glance
at once, as il rested upon The lair young pri-
soner, and the moment detected the look
nf hatred which read there was convinced
that she was the rogue.
oh, sir. can YOU help me Z my client ask
ed in fearful whisper.
Nancy Luther, did you say that girls
name wass
Yes SIR
is there any other girl Of that name about
this place =
mo, SIR
Then rest easy. I'll try hard to save you.
| left the court roam, and went to the pro-
scouting attornry and asked him for the let
ters had handed him-the ones that had
been stolen from the mail bag. He gave them
to me, aud having selected one returned I,
the rourt room and the case went on.
Mrs. Naseby resumed her testimony. SHE
| said she entrusted her room to the prisoner,
care, and that no one else had access there,
but herself. Then she described the missing
nancy, and closed by telling how she had
iound twenty-five dollars oi il in the PRISON.
er's trunk. She could swear il was the idea.
1 tical money she had lusf, il being twn ten.
aud one Eve dollar BILL.
i Mrs. Nascby.' SAID I, "when yOu tirst
missed your money, had yon any reason e
believe that the prisoner had taken il !"
No. sir she answered.
/ Hal you ever before detected her in dis
honesty
No, SIR
should you have thonsht Of searching hel
trunk had ~, Nancy Luther advised you and
informed yOu..'
NO, SIR
Mr Nascby then left the stan,l, and Name,
Luther tiOk her place. She came Up with !
bold look. aud apnn me she cast lshan
glance, as much 10 say. strap me Il you can
She gave evidence as lo.loss:
4 She said thgton the night when the none,
was stolen. she saw the prtsnnrr gong u
stairs, aud frum the manner in which 81,
went up she suspected that all was MI right
So she followed her up.
Elizabeth went into Mrs. Naseby's room
aud shut the door af,cr her. stuoped duwr
aud locked through the key hnle. aud saw
her al her MISTRESS drawer. saw her tax,
out tie money and put Il IN her picket
Then she stopped down 20 pick up the lamp
and as | saw that she was coming out hur
ried away.
Then She told how she informed her mis-
tress oI this aud proposed to search the girl
trunk.
il I called Mrs. Naseby back 70 the stand.
i You say that no one, save yourself ant
the prisoner, had access TO your room ?