Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-05-09

down when she picked 1t up. What did
you mean by that p
The girl hesitated, and finally said she
did't mean anything only that she picked
up the lamp.
"Very weIl,' said I. "How long have
you been with Mrs. Naseby?"
"Not quite a year, sir"
Glow much does she pay you week ?'
"a dollar and three quarters"
"Have you taken up any of your pay
since you have been there"'
eyes, sir"
"How muchr'
Il don't know, sir"
"Why don't you know
SLOW should I? I've taken it at diff
ferent times, just as wanted it and have
kept no account"
"Now if you had any wish to harm the
prisoner, couldn't you have raised twenty
five dollars to put in her trunk ?"
"No sir," she replied with virtuous in
dignation.
'Then have you not laid up any mon
ey since you have been there?
'No Sir-only what Mrs. Naseby may
owe me"
Then yon didn't have twenty-five dol
when you came there ?"
mo, Sir, and what's more, the money
found in the girls trunk was the money
that Mrs. Naseby lost. You might have
known that, if you'd only remember what
you hear"
This was said very sarcastically, and
was intended as erusher upon the idea
that she could have put the money into
the prisoners trunk. However, 1 was not
overcome entirely.
"Will you tell me if you belong to this
State ?" asked next.
II do, sir."
"In what town."
She hesitated, and for moment the
bold look forsook her. But she finally
answered:
"I belong in somers, Montgomery
County"
next turned to Mrs. Naseby:
"Do you ever take receipt from your
girls when you pay them?" 1 asked.
always" she answered.
Gould you send and get one of them
for me?"
"She told the truth, sir, about my pay.
ments." Mrs. Naseby said.
20, I don't doubt it." 1 Ireplied; ''bur
ocular proof is the proof for the courr
room. So, if you can, I 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, and handed me
four receipts which 1 took and examined
They were all signed in strange and
struggling hand by the witness.
"'Now, Nancy Luther said I in quicl
startling tone, at the same time looking
her sternly in the eye, "please tell tn,
court, and the jury, and tell me, too
; where you got the seventy-ive dollar
you sent to your sister in Somers?"
: The witness started as though volca
no had burst at her feet.
She turned as pale as death, and ever,
limb shook violently. I waited until tn
people could see her emotion, and the
+ repeated the question.
r "Inever-sent-anye' she fairl
: gasped.
"You did~ I Numbered, for 1 wa
excited now.
E "-I-didn't," she family uttered
grasping the rail for support.
a @May it please your honor and gentle
men of the jury 1 said, as soon as 1 ha
looked the witness out of countenance. 9
7 came here to defend youth who wa
T arrested for helping to rob the mail, an
in the course of my preliminary examin
0 Iations, I had access to the letters whic
e had been torn open and rifed of money
: When I entered upon this case, and hear
the name of this witness pronounced,
went out and got this letter which l no
4 hold, for I remembered to have seen on
y bearing the signature of Nancy Luthe.
The letter was taken out of the mail bag
and contained seventy-fve dollars, and b
d looking at the post-mark, you viii oE
r serve il was mailed on the very next da
after the money was taken from Mr
u Naseby's drawer. I viii read it to 20
It if you please"
o The court nodded assent, and I rea
the following, which was without dai
d save that made By the post master