The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1856-03-13
j DO, in
"n what town.

! She hesltacd, and for an instant the
bold look frsook her. But She finally
answered:
i belong in S,mcra Montgomery
county.
NIX. turned 10 Mrs Nasoby.
do YOU ever take rrcdpl from your
gris when you pay them! a,Led.
Always, ST. answered
Can yva send and get one Of them !orI
ne?
She la. told you lie ruth, sir, abou.
my payments, Mrs. Naseby said.
%, / don t doubt It, replied; bu.
still The ocular proof is the thing for the
court ROOM added, with smile So,
you can, wish YOU would procure me
Tie receipts ~
She said she would willingly 90, ii tie
cour! said so. The court did say 50, and
she went. Her dwelling was not far off,
and she soon returned, and handed me
four receipts, which took and examined.
They were all signed in strange, s,rag.
Cling hand, by the witness.
Now, Nancy Lgyher,' said |, turning
to the witness, and speaking in 2 quick
Startling tone, at the same Tine boxing
ne s.ern!y in lie eye, please tell the
cour. and the jury, and tcH mr., 'oo
where you got the seventy FIVE dollars
you sent in letter 10 your sister in
o1mars"
Tac witness started as though 4 yolca-
no had burst at her feet. She urned pale
as death, and every limb soook Violently.
waited until the people could have an
opportunity TO see her emotions, and then
repeated the question.
"-nc,cr sent any she fairly gasp,
cI
You did? thundyrcd, for was excl
red now.
IL didn't she family uttered,
graspipg the rail by her side for support.
May it please your honor, and yrn',"-
men Of tie jury / I'D, as soon as : had
looked the witness on Of Cruu,"nance, !
came here to defend youth who has
e been arrested for helping 10 rob the mail,
and IN ric course Of my preliminary rX-
aminalions, had access 70 the l;llrls
. which h d been torn open and rlilcd Of
, money. When catered upon THIS case,
and beard tie name Of this witness pro-
D nouncrd, | went cat aud got this letter
Y which now hold, for remembered to
have seen one bearing the signature oi
G Nancy Luhcr. This letter was taken
d fom the mailbag, aud il contained scy
S cntv-fye dollars, and by looking at the
post mark, You will perceive that It was
mailed On the very next day after the
i hundred dollars were taken from Mrs
Na,,by's drawer. will read it to YOU,
t if you please.
The court nodded assent, and | icad
t the foIIoyins, which was without date
save that made by the post master upon
" the outside. give ii here verbatim;
!! SISTER DyncA,; cend yuhyerseYent'
fy dolyr,, which want VA 10 kepe toI
, me til cum hum. i cant kepe II bee
It coz ime afrade it will git stole. don
sprke wan word tu a Twin sole bout TIL
% coz / don't want robodi tu 10 haT 50
e ennv mony. VI wunt now vii yu. ! an
D, first rate heer, only that guide fur nuhII
;" snpe Of liz madwurth is heer yit- but
hon tu gt rid ov her now. yu no rot
ID WI bout her Civ my luy to awl Inquire
y iignds. this is from your sister til det
NANCY LUTHER.
a Now, your honor, sad, as | hande
~ him the letter, and also the receipts, 20
will see that the letter is directed to Don
=, cas- Luther, also observe that one han
-, wrote that letter and signed those receipts
n The Jury will also observe. And now
will ouly add: It is plain to STE how III
Il hundred dollars were disposed OF. Sever
Il ty-Gye were put into tha! letter and sci
- off for safe keeping, while the remanln
~. twenty five were paced IN the prisoner
trunk for The purpose OF covering u
real criminal Of the tone ot other par
i. Of the letter, leave you to judge. Al
now. gentlemen. leave my clients ca
in your hands, only will thank Col al
VI. know you also Will, that an lnnoce
=, person has been thus strangely SAVE
from ruin and disgrace.
..e The case Was given 10 the jury lmm
,i, dialcly following their examination
,hc rucr. They had heard from t
..r witness own mouth, that she had
money Of her own, and withou. leavll
d,.i, seats. they returned verdict Of
k?' NOT GUILTY
" The youth, who had first asked ne
,,y defend the prisoner, caught me by I
'' hand but he could not speak plainly.
simply looked at me through bis Iel
for "A moment, and then rushed To the I
prisoner. H. seemed to forget whore
was, for he fung his arms about her, a
Frr. as she laid her head upon his bosom
ave wept aloud.
will not attemp. to describe he sc'
arm that followed; but if Nancy Luther
s.I not been Immediately arrested trih'
10 She would have been obliged 10 seek
ans protection of the officers. or the excl
people would surely have manned hel
pey they had done no more. On the II
morning, | received noe, very ha
may someDy written, in which was told
the within, was but slight token Of
dol. gratitude due me Cor my efforts in be
Of a poor, dvlcuceless, but much lo
,nev maiden. it was signed 'SEyAAL {
,nry zrYs.' and contained one hundred dol
light Shortly afterwards ."e !ou,I '',I ssS$;.a