Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-11

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ton which ran through the room, quickly told
me where the sympathies of the people were.
/ asked for moments cessation, that l might
speak to my client. l went and sat down by
her side, and asked her to state to me candid
ly the whole case. She told me she had lived
with Mrs. Naseby nearly two years, and that
she never had any trouble before. About two
weeks ago, she said her mistress lost S1OO.
| .:She missed it from the drawer" the girl
| said, sand she asked me about t-but l knew
| nothing of it. The next thing knew, Nancy
Luther told Mrs. Naseby that she saw me take
the money from the draweI-that she watched
me through the key-hole. They then went to
my trunk, and found twenty-fiy dollars OF the
missing money there. But, o, sir, l never
| took it-somebody else put the money there!"
then asked her if she suspected any one.
al don't know she said, sswho could have
done it but Nancy. She has never liked me,
because she thought was treated better than
she was. She is the COOK
She pointed Nancy Luther out to me. She
was stout, bold-faced girl, about two-and-
twenty, with low forehead, small grey eyes,
a pug nose and thick lips. caught her glance
at once as it rested upon the fair young priso-
ner, anG the moment 1 detected the look of ha-
tired which read there, I was convinced that
she was the rogue.
ssOh, sir, can you help me 20 my client ask
cd me in fearful whisper.
ssNancy Luther did you say that girls name
was 90 eyes sir.'' sis there any other girl
of that name about hcre?" ssNo, sir" ssThen
rest easy. I'll try hard to save you.''
l left the court room, and went to the pros
ccuting attorney, and asked him for the letters
| | had handed to him-the ones that had been
stolen from the mail bag. He gave them to
, me, and having selected one, returned the
rest, and told him l would see that he had the
, one l kept before night. l then returned to
the court and the case went on. Mrs.
Then she tss5 the5 testimony She said she
closed by telling how sno mere but hefSeiIlff.
/ five dollars in the prisoners trunk. She coQG
b. swear at was the identical money she had lost
: being two tens and one five dollar BILL s.Mrs.
!. Naseby," said l, 'swhen you first missed vour
e money, had you any reason to believe that the
1 prisoner had taken it ?'' s.No sir,o she an
t swered. clad you ever before detected her
1 in dishonesty ?'' ssNo, sir'' s.ShouId Won
5 have thought Of searching her trunk had not
Nancy Luther advised you and informed you?,,
! "No, Sir.''
) Mrs. Naseby then left the stand, and Nancy
/, Luther took her place. She came ND with a
} bold look, and upon me she cast defiant
glance, rs much as to say, strap me if YOU
can!' 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 manner in which she went M,
she suspected that all was not right. So she
followed her up. Elizabeth went into Mrs.
Naseby's room and shut the door after her. I
stopped down and looked through the kew hole.
and saw her at her mistresss drawer. saw
her take out the money and put it into her
pocket. Then she stopped down to pick up
the lamp, and as I saw that she was coming
out, L hurried away. Then she told how she
had informed her mistress of this, and propos-
ed to search the girls trunk
1 called Mrs. Naseby back to the stand
'Efou say that no one, save yourself and the
prisoner, had access to your room,'' said
CHOW could Nancy Luther have entered that
room If she wished ''' e'Certainly, sir, meant
no one else had any right there"
| saw that Mrs. N, though naturally hard
woman, was somewhat moved by poor Eliza |
beth's misery. EsCould your cook have known
by any means in your knowledge, where your
money was ~ ssYes, sir for she has often |
came up to my room when I was there, and [ |
nave given her money with which to buy pro-
VISIONS OF market men, who happened to come |
along with their wagons.'' One more question:
''Have you known of the prisoners having
had any money since this was stolen ?'' ssNo.
sir.''
now called Nancy Luther back, and she be-
gan to tremble little, though her look was as
bold and defiant as ever. seMiss Luther. I said.
''why did you not inform your mistress at once
of what you had seen, without waiting for her
to ask you about the lost money 2'' "Because
could not make up my mind at once to ex-
pose the poor girl,' she answered promptly.
ssYou say you looked through the key-hole
and saw her take the money ?'' eyes sir.''
ssWhere did she put the lamp while she did
so 20 ssOn the bureau.'' ssIn your testimo-
ny, you said she stopped down when she pick
ed itup. What did you mean by that a''
The girl hesitated, and finally said she didn't
mean anything only that she picked up the
lamp.
every well,'' said L. "How long have you
been with MIS-. Naseby 2" sNot quite a year,
sir. ''How much does she pay You week 9''
"a dollar and three-quarters. ssHave you
taken up any Of your pay since you have been
therc ~ eyes, sir" ssHow much p, eI !
don't know, sir.'' s.Wbv don't vo,, Lro,r D., ,