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Yes, sir ; for she has often come up to
my room when | was there, and have given
her money with which to buy provisions OF
markct-men, who happened along with their
wagons
One more question: Have you known OF
the prisoners having had any money since
this was stolen .
No sir.
now called Nancy Luther back, and she
began to tremble a little though her look
was as bold and defiant as ever
Miss Luther said why did you not
inform your mistress ut once of what you had
seen, without waiting for her to ask you
about the lost money!
Because could not make up my mind at
once to expose the poor GIRL she answered
promptly.
You say you looked through the key hole
and saw her take the money!
Yes sir
where did she put the lamp while she did So
On the bureau
in your testimony. you said she stopped
down when she picked it up. What did You
mean by thatl
The girl hcsitated, and finally said she
didn mean anything, only that She picked
up the lamp
Very WE'LL said l. llow long have you
been Will Mrs. Nasehyl =
Not quite year, sir.
How much does she pay you week.
y dollar and three quarters.
'llayc You taken up any Of your pay since
you have been therci
/ Yes sir
How muchl'
Il don't know, sir
why don't you know
How should I've taken it at different
times, just as ! wanted it, and have kept no
account
Now if you had any wish to harm the rrs-
/ onor, couldn't you have raised twenty five
dollars t. put in her trunk .
NO sir, she replied with yir.uous indig-
nation.
Then you have not laid up any money since
you have been there =
NO sir-only what Mrs. Naseby may owe
me
! Then you didn't have twenty five dollars
when you came there .
No sir ; and what's more, the money found
in the girls trunk was the money that Mrs
NascAy lost. You might have known that il
you Il only remember what You hear
This was said very sarcastically, and was
intended as Il cruslcr upon the idea that she
could have put the money into the prisoner
, trunk However, was not overcome entirely
viii You tell me if you belong in thi,
State = asked next
i do, sir.
In what town =
She hesitated and for an instant the bold
look iorsook her. But she finally answered.
i belong in Somers, Montgomery county.
next turned to Mrs Nascby;
DO you ever take receipt from your girl,
when you pay them = asked,
Always, she answered.
Could you send and get one of them for
me =
She told the truth, sir, about my pay
mcnts, Mrs. Nascby said.
%, don't doubt it,, replied 'but ocu
lar proof is the proof for the court room So
If You can, wish you would procure Inc tn,
receipts
She said she would willingly 20, if tn
court said so. The court did say so, and sh
went. Her dwelling was not far off, and sh,
soon returned, and handed me four receipts
which took and examined. They were al
signed in strange stragling hand by tn
witness.
Now, Nancy Luth.r." " said | turning t
the witness, and speaking iu a quick start
ling tone, at the same time looking her stern
ly in the eye, " please tell the court, and til
jury, and f'H me, too, where you got the Sc
yenty.fye dollars you sent to your sister j
Sumcrs -
The witness started as though a volcan
had burst at her feet.
She turned pale as death, and every lin
shook violently | waited until the pcopl
could see her emotion, and then repeated tn
question,
l-ncycr-sent-any! she fairly gaspet
" You did - | thundercd, for / was cl
cited now.
I-l-didn't," she family uttered, gra.I
ing tie rail for support.
May it please your honor, and gcntleme
Of the jury | said as soon rs had locke
the witness out Of countenance,' came hei
to defend u youth who had been arrested f
helping tn roh the mail, and in my course
pllmlnary cXaAliua ltonsadI rh oacccss to II
Letters which had been torn open and rilel ,
money. hen entered upon this case, an
heard the rame OF this witness pronounce,
e ! went out and got this letter winch | no
hold, for | remembered to have seen or
. bearing the signature Of Nancy Luther. II
q letter was taken out OF the mail bag, and coi
tained seyenty-hyc dollars, and hy looking
the lost-nark, you will observe 1t was mai
e ed on the very next day after the money WI
! taken from Mrs. Mas by's drawer. / wi
. read it to YOU, il you please"
The court nodded assent, and | read Il
7 following, wnich was without date, save tn
l mace by the poStmlstcr's stamp on tho GU
, SIDE. give 1t here verbatim -
'Slster Dorcas ! send You hcer seven
I live docrs, which ! want va to kaIe it
me TIL cum hum, cant kcpc it here C
D lme airaid 1t Will get stole, don't spcke WI
Wuri tn living sole, bout this COZ dor
want nobodi - know have got emmy none,
I yu wont will yu. lam first rate hecr, on
that guide for nothing snipc of liz mllwur
Is heer yit-hut hope to git rid of her no'
- yu know ! rpte you bout her. give nv 1t
J. to awl enquirer friends, this is from yo,
: sister till dcth.
d NANCY LurnER >
e Now your honor, | said as handed hi
, the letter, and also the receipts, 'yOu "
u see that the letter is directed to Dorc
n Luth'r, Somcrs, Montgomery County. A
It you will also observe that one hand wre
that letter and signed those receipts. 1t
e plain how the hundred dollars were dspus
S Of Seyenty-iiyc were in the letter and Sc
,, away for safe keeping, while the remain
z twenty-five were placed in the Trisone
d trunk for the purpose Of covering the re
l. criminal. OF the tone pf TIE other parts
l. the letter, leave YOU to Judge And no
o gentlemen Of the jury, | leave my case
your hands. Only | will thank God, an,
It know you will also, that an innocent pers
% has been thus strangely saved from ruin a
disgrace
The case was gwen to the jury immedia
5. ly following their examination of the lett
They had heard from the witnesss own mou