Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-05-07

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She gave her evidence as follows: !.
She said that on the night when
the money was stolen, she saw the
prisoner going UP stairs, and from
the sly manner in which she went UP,
she suspected all was not right; SO
she followed her up. r. : .
Elizabeth went into Mrs. Naseby's
room and shut the door after her. l
stopped down and looked through the
key-hole, and saw her at her mis-
tress's drawer. ! saw her take out
the money and put it in her pocket.
Then she stopped down and picked
up the1amp, and as l saw that she
was coming out, ] hurried away"
Then she went on and told how
abe had informed her mistress of,this
and how she had proposed to search
the girls trunk. = :. ....a..-. ,.<., r.
l called Mrs. Naseby back to the
stand. .lr.
"9ou say that no one, save Your
self and the prisoner had access to
your ROOM" I said. "Now, could
not Nancy Luther have entered that
room if she wishedr -. ,
Certainly, sir. / mean no one
else had any right there.
saw that Mrs. n, though natural
| ly a hard woman, was somewhat mo-
we'd by poor Elizabeth's misery.
@Could your cook have known, by
ANY means in Your knowledge, where
your money wasr' -. 49,.
aYcs, sir, for she has often come
mp tony room when was there, and
l have given her money with which
+ to buy provisions of market-men who
happened along with their wagons"
Zone more question: have. You
known Of the prisoners having used
any money since it was stolenH'
mo, sir" r . -.
l now called Nancy Luther back,
| land she began to trcmble a little,
though her look was as bold: and de-
fiant as ever. ...-s 49,.
miss Luther" I said, "why did
you not inform your mistress at once
Of what You had seen, without wait
| ing for her to ask you about the lost
money! 1921. -..,-., 49, r..
because I could not make up my
rmind at once to expose the poor Young
gffrh,'' she answered. promptly.
"Yousay you lpoked through the
key-hole ana saw her take the mo
neyEo .~r> ...,.-..
YES, sir" >,s" -.
"Where did she place the lamp
while she did sor' .,.5 ~ :
"sOn the bureau" = -, ~
'In your testimony you said she
stopped down when she picked it up.
What did You mean by thatl' ~. t7
T. The girl hesitated, and finally said
she did'ut mean anything, only that
she picked up the lamp. r.-l@ l..
Every we'll" said /, show long
have you been with Mrs. Nasebys"
mot quite year, SIR" - m!
SLOW much does she pay you. a
week." ~ y # .. .li... .*atf.''
"a dollar and \three-quarters."
''Have you tax en up any of your
pay since you have been there"
'sYes, sir.n', J "N>.,5-s
''How muchw r. . 49, e. -
81 don't know, sir" s.a: <. .s--. I
"Why don't You know9" \<s...
How should L! I've taken it at
different times, Just as / wanted it,
and have kept no account. " s-.:,. Y
NOW, if You h d had any wish to
harm the prisoner couldn't you have
raised twenty five dollars to put into
her trunk" !. Wis e.. 49,.
mo, SIR" she replied, with virtu-
GUS Indignation. ~'@'.
+ "Then you havn't laid up any mo-
ney since you have been there" '.'
mo, sir, only what Mrs. Naseby
may owe me-" H. s&t T. '@l% y
"Then You didn't have twenty-five
dollars when you come therep ~
mo, sir; what's more, the money
found in the girls trunk was the very
money that Mrs. Naseby- lost. You
might have known: that, if you'd only
remember what yoahear,
This was said very <sarcastically,
and was intended as a crusher upon
the idea that she could have put the
money into the prisoners trunk. -
However, j was not entirely overcome
"Will you tell me if you belong to
this StateP 5Tst vi. VI .'l9a a7a1t
81 do, sira" ~ Eu.5s,.a4 .s31
"In what tewnlpss-x-
She hesitated, and for an instant
the bold look, forsook her. But she
finally answered: ~ d Il. 3!2gi1 t-Ai
q belong toI somers, Montgomery
county" - 81 sgltrs 7a4
+ l next turned to Mrs. Naseby.J
"Do you ever take a receipt from
your girls when you pay themF'
asked. 4g.I asEaklati Z Es .sE4atl Is
s'Always, y unanswered ~! 20
Can you sendand get onelof chem
for mel".i dlsq.f tti9faitalf 10; At ''iIlEa
'sShe has told you the truth, sir.
about my payments, y Mrs. Naseby