The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-10-28

oy since you have been there9s
/ "No, sir--only what Mrs. Nasehy may
owe me-"
"Then you didn't have twenty dol
lars when you came theref'
| 'sNo sir; and what's more the money
found in the girls trunk was the very
money that Mrs Naseby lost. You might
have known that if you'd remember what
you hear" This was said very sarcastic
ally. and was intended as crusher upon
the idea that she could have put the mon
ey into the prisoners trunk. However,
was not overcome entirely.
own you tell me if you bolong TO this
States" asked next.
81 do, sir"
| "In what town.
| She hesitated, and for an instant the
bold look forsook her. But she finally
answered:
81 belong in Somers, Montgomery
county"
next turned to Mrs. Nascby.
"Do you ever take receipt from your
girls when you pay them?" l asked.
"Always," she answered.
Scan you send and get ono Of them for
me:'
"She has told you the truth, sir, about
my payments" Mrs. Naseby said.
80, don't doubt it" | replied; "but
still the ocular proof is the thing for the
court ROOM" added with smile. $50
if you can, wish you would procure me
the receipts
She said she would willingly 60, if the
court said 50. Theconrt did say 50, and
she went Her dwelling was not far of,
and she soon returned, and handed nc
four receipts, which | took and examined.
They were all signed in strange, stray
| Cling hanl by the witness
'Now, Nancy Luther" ssil |, turning
to the wtness, and speak NO in quick,
startling tone, at the same time looking
her sternly in tho eye, "please tell the
court and jury, and tell me too, where you
| got the seventy-fivc dollars you sent in a
letter to your sister in Somersa"
The witness started as though volca-
| no had burst at her feet. She turned pale
IS death, and every limb shook violently.
/ waited until the people had an opportu-
nifty to see her emotions, and then / re-
pca.:l the question. -
Ell Never = sent - any" she fairly
gasped.
"Yoa did !" l thundercd, for was ex-
cited now. .liH s5#a
IL didn't, 4" she family, utter, d,
| AMI grasp;ng the rail by her side for sup
| port. -
SHAY it please your honor, and gentle
| men Of the Jary," l said as soon as | had
| looked the witness ont of countenance, Il
came here to defend youth who has been
| arrested for helping to rob the mail, and
i'll the course of my preliminary examina-
| ton, had access to the letters which had
been torn open and rfod of money. =
| When I entered upon this case, and heard
the name Of this witness pronounced, l
went out and got this letter which | now
hold, for remembered to have seen one
bearing the Signature Of Nancy Luther
The Litter was taken from the mailbag,
and it contained seyenty-firc dollars, and
by looking at the post mark, you will OBJ
serve that it was mailed on the next day
| after the hundred dollars was taken from
Mrs. Nascby's drawer. l will read it to
| you, if you please"
The court nodded assent, and / read
the following, which was without date,
save that made by the post master upon
the out side. l give it here verbatim:
'sSIsrER DoRcAs: cend yu hcer sew
cnte fiv dolers, which j want yu to kepe
| for me til cum hum. cant kepe it hcer
coz ime afrade it vii git stole. don't spoke
wun word tn a Twin sole bout this coz
don't want nobodi tn kno have got eny
mony. yu wont now vii yu. am first
rate heer, only that guide fur nothin snipc
of liz madwurth is heer yit-but hop tn
Git red ov hur how. yu no irote yu bout
hur. CIV mi luv to awl inquirer trends.
this is from your sister til deth
NANCY LUTHER"
Snow, your honor" Isaid, as | handed
him the letter, aad also the receipts, 'you
viii see that the letter is directed to Dor
cas- Luther, Somers, Montgomery county.
And YOU will also observe that one hand
wrote that letter, and signed those receipts.
The jury will also observe. And now |
will only add 1t is plain to see how the
hundred dollars were disposed OF. Sew
eniy-five were put into letter and sent
off for safe keeping, while the remaining
twenty-five were placed in the prisoners
trunk for the purpose ofcoyering tbs real
criminal. Of the tone of other parts of
the letter, | leave YOU to judge. And
now, gentlemen, leave my clients case
in your hands, only will thank God, and
| know YOU also will, that an innocent
person has been thus strangely saved from
ruin and disgrace"
The case was given to the jury immedi-
ateIy following their examination of the
letter. They had heard from the wit
ness's own mouth that she had no mon-
ey of her own, and without leaving their
seats, they returned a verdict OF Nor
GUILTY"
The youth, who had first asked me to
defenl the prisoner, caught me by the
hand, but be could not speak plainly
He simply looked at me through his tears
for momene, and then rushed to the
fair prisoner. He seemed to forget where
he was, for he flung his arms about her,