The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-07-03

No, sir !! she replied With virtu0us
Indignation.
Then you have not laid up your
money since you have been there =
No, sir-only what MIS-. Naseby
may owe me-
Then you did not have twenty five
dollars when you went there 2
No, sir; and what's more, the
money found in the girls trunk was the
money Mrs. Naseby lost You might
have known that, ii you'd only remen-
Der what you hear
Thi. was said very sarcastical'v. and
was intended AZ crusher upon the idea
that she could have put the money in
the prisoners trunk. However, | Wa
not overcome entirely.
'WIll you tell ne if you belong il
this State p | asked next.
l do, sir
In what town =
She heSitatcd, and for an instant the
bold look for.ook her. But she firmly
answered, that she belonged in Mont.
gomory County
next turned TO Mrs Nascby:
Do you ever take receipt from
Jour glrls when you pey them 2 !
asked.
Always she answered
Could you send and get one of them
for me =
Sic ;oi2 the truth sir, about my
payments
'Oh, l don't doubt it ; but ocular
proof is the proof for the court room. .-.
50 if you can, | wish you would procure.
me the receipts
She said she would willingly 90 If the
court said so. The court did say so
and she went. Her dwelling was not
far off and she soon returned, aud hand |
ed M four receipts, which ! took and
examined, They were all signed in a
strange Smuggling hand by the wit
ness
: Now, Nancy Luther said 7, turn
ing to the witness, and speaking in u
qa'ek Startling toue, at the same tiuc
looking her steluly in the eye, please
tell the court, and the jury, and tel a!e
too, whcle you got the seventy. Ave dol.
lars he sent to your sister in Somers =
The witness started as though vol
caaO, had burst ut her feet.
She turned pale Us death, and every
limb shook violently. l waited until
;he people could SEQ her emotion, and
then repeated the question.
I-never-scut -auy!' Sue fairly
gaspcd.
You dil!' l tLaniered, for l was
excited now.
'I--l-diln't,' she faintly uttered,
graspiug the rail for support.
May it please your honor, and gen
tlemen Of the Jury, sal !, as soon as |
had looked the witness out Of cOunte-
nance. came here to defend youth
who had been arrested for helping 10,
rob the mail, and Ia my course Of pre-
llmiuary examinations / had access u
letters which had been torn open and
nGed of money. When ! entered upon
this case and heard the name Of this
witness pronounced, | went out and got
this letter which | now hold, for l rg.
to have seen one bealiug tic
signature OF Nancy Luther. The liter
was taken out Of the mail bag, aud con
taincd seven'y-lve dollars, aud BY look
lug at the post-mark YOU will observe
that it was mailed on the very next day
after tho money was taken from Mrs
Nasebys drawer | will read it to you !
if you please. i
The court nodded assent, and | read 5
tho following, which was without date, !
save that made by the pc,t.master's :
stamp on the outside. l give it here .
verbatim !
Sister Dorcas send yu hcer seventoy .
FIVE dolers which i want yu tn kcpe it |
for me till cum hum cant kepc it heer ,
cos ime afraid it will git stole don't speke |
wun wurd tu livin sole bout this eos
don't want nobudy tn NJ that i've gut
emmy muny yu won't will yu inc tust
wraie hcer only that gud for nothin
spipe of a liz madwuth il heer yit but t
bop tn git red Of her nor VI nc | rcss