The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1856-03-13
jackson G. ILL.,, Ohio, Thursday, March LIB, 1855.

here, l was convinced that she was the
rogue.
20, sir, can you help mc?' my client
asked, in fearful whisper.
Nancy Luther, did you say Lat sid's
name was?' asked, foranew ligLt had
broken in upon me.
Ncs. sir
Is there any other girl of tia! name
about hero?
No, sir
Then rest easy. Plltry hard 10 save you.
| left the court room, and went u the
prosecuting attorney. and asked him for
the letters 1 had handed him-the ones
that had been stolen from the mail bag
lie gave them to me, and having selected
one, | returned the rest, aud told him |
would see that lie had the one kept be-
fore night | then returned TO the court
room and the case went on.
Mrs. Nascby resumed her testimony:
She said she entrusted her room 70 the
pri oner's care, and that no one else had
access there save herself Then she de-
scrbed about missing the money, and
closed by telling how she found twenty
five doIarsin The pr s,uers runk she
could swear it WAS lhe Identical money
she had lost, i. eing in two ten, and one
ive.doIIar bill.
Mrs. Na.cby,' said |, when YOU fast
missed your money, had you any reason
to believe that he prisoner had aiken i.?'
no, sir she answered.
should you have thought Of searching
her trunk, mad not Nancy Luther ad-
yisrd you aud informed YOU?
'No,,ir.'
Mrs. Nasrby then left the stand. and
Nancy Luther took hcrplacc lie came
up with Il bold look, and upon me sic
cast dctianl glance, as mucn AS 10 say,
trap me ii you can She gave hcrcsi.
dcncc as follows:
She said that on the night when the
money was stolen, she saw the prisonn
going up stairs, and from the ,Iy manner
in which she vent up, she susp cled all
was not right; so she followed her up -
Elizabeth went into Mrs Nascby's room,
and shut the door after her. | stopped
down and looked through the key-hoIe,
and saw Ier at her mssircss'S drawer
I saw her take ont the money aud PIT il
in her pocket Then she sooped down
and picked up the lamp, aud as sa"
that she was coming out, | hurried away
Then she went on and told how she
had informed her mistress OF this, anl
how she had proposed to search the GIRL
trunk
called Mrs Naseby back to the stand
You cay that no one, save yoursrI
and the prisoner had access toyourroom,
said Now, could Nancy Luther have
entered that room il she wished?
Certainly sir. meant no one eI''
had any tight there
saw that Mrs. n, though naturally
hard woman, was somewhat moved B.
poor Eiz beih's misery.
Could your cook have known, by an
means in your knowledge, where !ou
money was"
Yes, sir, for she has often come up t
my room when | was there, and hav
oiyrn her money with which to buy pre-
Visions Of market-men. who haPpene
al ,ng with their wagons,
'One more question: Have you know
Of the prisoner having used any none
since tlis was stolen!
'No, sir
now called Nancy Luther back, an
she began to tremble little, though h'
look was as bold and defiant as ever.
. Miss Luther | said, why did yt
, not inform your mistress at once OF VIII
YOU had seen, without waiting for her
{ ask YOU about the lost money"
Because could not make up my mi
Y at once to expose the poor young gIr
It she answered promptly.
Il You say You looked through the he
hole and saw her take the money"
:. Yes, sir b..
n Where did she place the lamp VII
- she did so?'
'ln the bureau.
e en- your 'rs,imony, you said she sioo
e ed down wacn Size picked II up. WI
, did vou mean by that"
T. The zh bc,,l,tyd, aud finally said :
/. didn't mpan anything, only Jhat she P''
+ ed up the amp
m very well, said /. chow long have y
Jl been wirh Mrs Naseby?
.No quito year, sir
at Ilow much doe, she pay YOU wee
nt "A dollar and rhrec.quarlerS.
rr Have YOU taken up any OF Your +
- since YOU have been there?
e Yes, sir
Ill How much"
lc Il don'thnow sir.
d, why don YOU know" .r
How should /? I'VE taken II at III
he cnt times. Just as wanted ii, and h.
H. kept no account .,.,
NC Now YOU had had an! wish to ia
BY the prisoner. couldn't you have raj
he twenty-five dollars to pp' into her trun
yh No, sir she replied, with Nlr'"
ny indignation
MS Then, YOU have not laid up any mo-
0. since you have been there?
lsc No, sir, only what Mrs NaseOy
owe me.
ny Then. you didn't have twenty hve
lars when you came thereP
ild NO, sir; and what more, the mo
yer found in the girl trunk was the
,as money that Mrs. Naseby lost You m