M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-24

mo, sir" she answered.
"Shonld you have thought of scar
ching her trunk, had not Nancy Luth-
er advised you and informed you 7"
/" No, sir"
Mrs. Naseby then left the stand,
and Nancy Luther took her place. She
came up with q bold look, and upon
me she cast defiant glance, as much
as 70 say, strap me if you can" She
gave her evidence asfollows: -
She said that on the night when the
money was stolen, shesaw the prison
er going up stairs, and from the ely
manner in which she went mp, she
suspected all was not right so she
followed her up.
Elizabeth went into Mrs. Naseby's
room and shut the door after her.
| stoopeddown and looked through the
key-hole, and saw her at her mistress's
drawer. Isaw her take ont the mon
ey and put it in her pocket. Then
she stopped down and picked up the
lamp, and asI saw that she was comm
ing out, hurried away"
Then she went ON and told how
she had informed her Mistress Of this
and how she had proposed to search
the girls trunk t.
called Mrs. Naseby back to the
stand.
You say that no one, save
yourself and the prisoner, had access
to your room," said, "Now, could
Nancy Luther have entered that room
if she wished 2" =
"Certainly, sir. mean no one
else had any right there"
saw that Mrs. N, though natural
| ly a hard woman, was somewhat
moved by poor Elizabeth's misery.
Could your cook have known, by
any means in your knowledge, where
your money was 2
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 market-men, who
happened along with their wagons
'One more question have you
known ofthe prisoners having used
any money since it was stolen 2
No, SIR
/ now called Nancy Luther back,
and she began to trembla a little
though her look was as bold and de-
fiant as ever.
Miss Luther, Il said, why did you
not inform your mistress at once ol
what you had seen, without waiting
for her to ask you about the lost mon
eyl'
Because could not make up my
mind at once to expose the poor young
girl she answered promptly.
You say you looked through thu
, koy-hole and saw her take the mon
, ey9
Yes, SIR
where did she place the lam
: while she did sol'
'On the bureau
in your testimony you said sh
stopped down when she picked it uT
| What did you mean by thatP
The girl hesitated, and finally sal,
she did MT mean anything, only tina
, she picked up the lamp.
'Very well,' said |, how long hav
, you been with Mrs. NasebyP
Not quite a year, sir
How much does she pay you
} week 2
"A dollar and three.quarters.'
Have you taken up any of your pa.
since You have been therel'
Yes, SIR
'How muchP
, Il do mt know, sir
Why do MT you knowP
'How should u I've taken it a
different times, just as wanted il
7 and have kept no account
Now, if you had had any wish t
t harm the prisoner, could n't you hav
raised twenty-five dollars to put int
her trunkP
No, SIR she replied, with virtuou
t indignation.
Then you havn't laid up any NOR
ey since you have been thereP
D No sir, only what Miss Naseb
may owe me-
0 Then you did mt have twenty-five
dollars when you came there 2
n No, sir; what's more, the none
n found in the girls trunk was the yer
G money that Mrs. Naseby lost. 70
d might have known that, if you'd onl
6 remember what you hear.'
| This was said very sarcastically
o and was intended as a crusher upo
the idea that she could have put th
:. money into the prisoners trunk
o However, | was not overcome eptirC
e ly. M -
: sWill you tell me if you belong I
e this Statei' / asked next.
: lido, SIR