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

town. The poor girl declared her in.
nocence in the most wild terms, and
called On God to witness that she had
Iratherdie than steal. But circum-
stances were hard against her. A
hundred dollars in bank notes had
been stolen from her mistress room,
and she was the only one who had
access there. : -. ~. .a.s,. I.
At this juncture, while the wit
ness was upon the stand, q young
man came and caught me by the arm.
He was a fine looking fellow, and big
tears stood in his eyes. 5..>. :
s'They tell me You are a good law
YER" he whispered.
81 ann a lawyer, / answered. =
"Then -O!-save her. You can
certainly do it, for she is innocent"
sis she your sisterl' -~ 49,,
The youth hesitated and colored.
"No, sir" he said; "but-but-'
Here he hesitated again.
"HasI she councilr' asked.
s'None that's good. for anything i
nobody that'll do anything for her.
| Q, save her, III pay You all I've got.
| can't pay you much. but l can raise
something in ......r -.
/ reflected for a moment. I cast
my eyes towards the prisoner, and
she was lat the moment looking at me.
She caught my eye, and the volume
OF humble, prayerful entreaty l read
|, in those large fearful orbs, resolved
tme in a moment. Inimy soul | knew
that the girl was limo cent; or at least
| firmlyIbelieyed so-and perhaps |
could help her. Iarose and wenttto
the girl, and asked her if she wished
me to defend her. She answered yes.
! I then Informed the court that was
ready I'd enter into the case, and i
was admitted at once. The loud
murmur Of satisfaction which ran
through the room quickly told me
where the sympathies Of the people
were. -.EEaE I,.s ILL., III !
/ / asked for a moments cessation,
that / might speak with my client.
went and sat down>by her side, and
hsked her to state to me candidly the
Whole case, She told me- she had
lived with Mrs. gNaseby nearfS~two
Pears, and that during all that time
HE had never had any trouble before
about two weeks ago, she said, her
mistress lost q hundred dollars.
1She missed it from the drawer"
. tfa girltold me, 'sand she asked me
fahut it but | knew nothing of it,
Tt next thing ! knew Nancy Luther
Mrs. Naseby that She saw me
tab the money from the drawer =
thasheI watched me through the key,
Ihole Then they went to my trunk,
and pund twenty-five dollars of the
0 missfgfmoney there. But o, Sill, !
a nevetook it-and somebody else put
0 that iohey there.:'"n'
|. / tin asked her if she suspected
: 1any OIL - H=k"' =. lt$s
9 81 dn't know she, said, "who
d could ave done. it but Nancy. She
i has 1Ker liked me-, because she
n thought was treated better than she
y was. She lis the cook, and l the
i. chambt maid" % .e2s3. b .l::@ 49,.
Ell She pinted Nancy Luther out to
line. Sc was a stout, bold-faeed girl
y somewIre about FIVE and twenty
Q years 81 with a low forehead, small
y grey, eye q pug nose and thick lips.
d I caughttr glance once, as it rested
it upon theair young prisoner, and the
IS moment lletected a look of hatred
it which Il nd there, l was convinced
d that she vi the rogue. !: ?.
d &C, sir can you help met" my
d client aske in fearful whisper. ::
., .sNancytuther, did YOU say that
if girls lam&asl" ! asked, for a new
y light had bked in upon me. p
d T..Y es, sit ~ f-lla Il 80 y
is SIS therany other girl Of that
N name about ere?' II sss. In: .r
lie mo, sir. lib, Il. 49,. ~
4, "Then reseasy; III try hard to
N save you" - zlt III .7s~v .
left the curt room, and went to
IS the prosecutk attorney, and asked
o, him for the tiers had handed him
IN the ones tit had been stolen from
), the mail, bag, He gave them to me,
r and havingssected one, | returned
D. the rest, and sd him | would see he
+ had the one kept before night !
a. then returnedo the court room, and
M the case wentn. II salt III
Mrs. Naseb resumed her testimo-
e Fny. /. She saida entrusted her room
lel to the prisonei care, and that noone
he else had accesihere save herseH.-
e Then she descfed about missing the
g money, and clol by telling how she
id found twenty-fl dollars in the pris,
OF onerr's trunk. s, could swear it was
q. the identical moi she had lost, il
he being ii two tensnd and five dollar
a aMrs. Naseby, aid !, auhen you
b. first missed your tney, had you any
ed reason to belieyehat the prisoner
Al Ibod toEon ;f2H