The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27

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"In your testimony you said she stopped
down when she picked itup. What did you
mean by thu,!" 7.># -a-ii a.f
The girl hesitated, and finally said she did
not mean anything, only that she picked up
the lamp. @ .rI.. ...T. -...s-
every WE'LL" said |. allow long have
you been with Mrs. NasebyP' '",
"Not quite year, sir" ,g ......r
"How much does she pay you a week!"
ga dollar and three quarters" 81 -
''Have you taken up any Of your pay since
you have been therer'
"Yes, sir" . .g-
"How much!" .a rs. .." r..}I
81 don't know, sir.'' s .a.o '"
"Why don't you know!" ' .'
elbow should /! I've taken it at differ
ent times just as WANTED it, and kept no
account"
SHOW if you had any wish to harm the
prisoner, couldn't you have raised twenty
five dollars to put in her trunk!' ..r. ..
"No, sir" she replied with vrtuous indig.
nation.
'iThen you've not laid up any money
since you've been there!" .tr. tr. ..s.-...
"No, sir-only what Mrs. Naseby may
owe me-" -. 60. -'
"Then you didn't have twenty Eve dollars
when you came there!"- ,a,r.... ......
"No, sir-and what's more, the money
found in that girls trunk, was the money
that Mrs, Naseby lost. You might have
known that if you only RENE mber what you
hear" a... n- b.. .lf..... .....+.g
This was said very sarcusticalIy, and IN.
tended as crusher upon the idea that she
could have put the money into the prison.
er's trunk. However | was not overcome
entirely.
"WiIlyou tell me it. you belong to this
State" asked next.
IL do, sir" ...'..
an Whit town!
She hestated, and for moment her bold
look forsook her. But she finally nswered,
81 belong in Somers, Montgomery county"
/ next turned to Mrs. Naseby: do you
ever take receipt from your GIRLS when
you pay them!" g.
always" she replied .."-
"Could you send and get one for me!'
"She told the truth sir, about my state-
ments, Mrs Naseby said ...r .
"Oh, DON'T doubt it" Ireped, "but ocu,
lar proof is the proof for the court room. So
if you can, | wish You would procure me the
receipts" .- ."a a.. ...
She said she would willingly go, if the
court SAID so. The court did say so and she
went. Her dwelling was not lar off, and she
soon returned, and handed me four receipts,
which | took and examined. They were all
signed in strange, st ug5 ling hand by the
witness.
"Now, Nancy Luthur," said I, turning to
the witness, and speaking in quick, start-
ling tone, and at the same time looking her
sternly in the eye, "please tell the court,
and the jury, and tell me, too, where you got
the seventy. five dollars you sent to your sis
ter, in Somers!" '..
The witness started as though volcano
had bursted at her feet. She turned pale as
death, and every limb shook violently. |
waited until the people could see the emo
ton; and then repeated the question. .a ...
"I-never-sent-any!" she family gasp
ed. f' tt'' Jus s' #.. .
"May-it please your honor, and gentle
men of the jury" II said, as soon US had
looked the witness out of countenance, II
came here to defend youth who has been
arrested for helping to rob the mail, and in |
my course of preliminary examination, | had
access to the letters which had been torn
open and rifed of money. When | entered
lporf the case and heard the name of this
witness pronounced, went out and got this
letter which now hold, for remember to
have seen one bearing that signature of
Nancy Luther. The letter was taken Out
Of the mail bag, and and contained seventy.
i've dollars, and by looking at the post mark,
you will observe it was mailed on the very
lay after the money was taken from Mrs.
Naseby's drawer. will read to you If you
,lease.'' Inn l4Y h~...t-.,.,.. ~. -
The court nodded assent, and / read the
'ollowing, which was without date, save that
made by the post masters stamp on the ont
side. give it uerbatim: ..r
"STs-ER DoRcas: send you hecr seven
70 five doIers, whic wantiyu to kepe it forl
ne til cum. home. | cant kepe it heet
,oze ime afraid it will get stole,. don't speke
xun wurd to livin sole bout this COZ don't
want nobodlgto know have got emmy mon
y. you wont wiliyeu. am first rate heer,
,nly that guide for nBfhin snipe OF q liz mad
purth is. heerj yit--bu Il hope tu git rid oil
Ter now. youknow rote you bout her,
live my luv to aH,enquiren friends. this is
rum your sister til deth.sf st pni4.ia.la i
pa e5- raioa lla4l NANCY LUTHER" l.,
SHOW, your honor" T said, as / handed
lin the letter, and also the receipts, "you /,
will see that the letter is directed to Dorcas }
Luther, Somers, Montgomery county. And }
'ou will also observe that one hand wrote I
hat letter and signed those receipts. Il is
lain how the hundred dollars were disposed