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

town. The poor girl declared her in.
nocruce IN the most wild terms, ant
called on God to witness that she wouC
rather die than steal But circumstan
ceS were hard against her. \ hundred
dollars in bank notes had been stolyr
from her mistress's room, and she va:
the only Que who had access there.
AT this juncture, while the mistress
was upon the witness stand, young
man came up aud caught me by the
arm. He vas fno.ooking fellow
and big tears stood in her eyes.
They tell ne you are lawyer = he
whispered.
! mn lawyer I answered.
Then-Oh !--save her You eau
certainly DO it, for she is innocent
Is size your sister =
The youth hesiated and colorcd.
mo, sir he said, but-but---'
Has she no counsel p asked
None that's good for anything 10
body that'll do anything for her. Oh,
save her, and III pay you all I've got.
[ cant pay much, but | can raise
something
reflected for moment. / cast my
eyes towards the prisoner, and she was
iat that moment looking at me She
caught my eye, and the volume of
hum Die, prayoIful entreaty / read in
those large fearful orbs, resolved me in
a momeut. In my soul knew that the
girl was innocent or at least, firmly
believed so-and perhaps could help
her. l arose and went to the girl, and
asked her, if she wished me to defend
her. She said yes Then | informed
the court that | was ready to enter into
the case, and was admitted at once
The loud murmur of satisfaction which
ran through the room, quickly told me
whore the sympathics Of the people
were
| asked for o moments cessation, that
| might speak to my client. | went
and sat down by her side, and asked her
to state to me caBdidiy the whole case.
She told me that she lad lived with
Mrs. Nosoby nearly two years; and that
during all that time she had never any
trouble before. About two weeks ago,
she said, her mistress lost hundred
dollars.
She missed it from the drawer the
girl told me, and she asked me about
it, but knew nothing Of it. Tho next
thing knew, Nancy Luther told Mrs
Naseby that she saw me take the money
from the drawer--that sEe watched me
through the key-hG}c. They then went
to my hush, and they found twenty-five
collars OF the missing money there.
But, oh, sir, never took somebody
else put that money there =
| then asked if she suspected any one.
Il don't know said she, who could
have done it but Nancy She has never
liked ne, because she thought | was
better treated than she was. She i, the
cook and | was the chamber. maid
She pointed Nancy Luther out to me.
cuc was STOUT; D'lh-IdC'N giI, aO'h'
two and-twcnty, with Il low forehead,
small grey eyes, Il pug nose, and thick
lips. | caught her glance at once, as it
rested upon the fair young prisoner, and
and the moment | detected the looG of
hatred which | read there, | was cou.
vnced she was the rogue.
Oh, sir, can you help me = my
client asked in fearful whisper.
Nancy Luther, did you say that girls
pame was =
Yes, sir
Is there any other girl of that name
,bout here y
No, sir
Then rest easy. I'll try hard to
save you
L left the court room and went to the
prosecuting attorney and asked bin for
The letters | had handed bim-the ones
hat had been stolen from tho mail bag.
lie gave them to me, and having select
I'd one, | returned the rest, aud told
nim | would see that he had the one |
Kept before night. l then returned to
The court room aud the case went on.
Mrs. Nascby resumed her testimony.
Shc ,aid she entrusted her room TO the