The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-01
BEDFORD, Pa, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE /, 1850

| IN the girls trunk was the money that Mrs
Naseby lost. You might have known that il
! II you'd remember what she told you" This
was said very sarcasticaIIy, and was intended
as crusher upon the idea that she should have
put The money in1le prisoners trunk How
ever, was not overcome entirely
"Will you tell me # you belong TO this
State %
s'I do slr''
an what town ~
She hesitated, and for an instant the bold
took iorsook her. But she finally answered, Il
belong 10 Somers, Montgomery county"
next turned to Mrs Naspby
"Do you ever take receipt from your girls
when you pay them 90
"Always."
Can you send and get one Of them for
me -
''She has told you the truth, about my pay
| rnents, sad Mrs Nasebv
90, don't doubt il, l replied ssbut partlc-
ular proof is .he thing for the court room. So
lfyou can, wish you would procure the re-
ceipt."
Sac said she would willingly 90 ifthe court
! SAID 50. The court did so, and she went Her
| dwelling was not far of, and she soon returned
and banded me four receipts, which took and
examined. They were signed in a strange,
struggling hand BY the witness.
"Npw Nancy Luther," said, turning to the
witness, and speaking in a quick, startling tone,
at the same time looking her Sternly in the eye,
''Please tell the court, and jury, and tell me,
where you got the seventy-five dollars, which
you sent in your letter TO your sister in Som
ers 2
| Fhe witness started as though volcano burst
at her feet. She turned pale as death, and ey-
cry limb shook violently. | waited until the
| people could have an opportunity 10 see her
| emotion and then / repeated the question.
'I-never-sent--any, she gasped.
"You did !" | numbered, for | was excited
now.
'I-dldn't," she family mu:tered, grasping
the railing for support.
''Iay it please your honor and gentlemen OF
the jury" | said, as soon as | had looked the
witness out OF countenance, "I came here to de-
| tend man who has been arrested for robbing
| the mail, and G the course of my preliminary
examinations, had access TO the letters which
had been torn open and robbed OF money. -
When | entered upon tins case, and found this
witness produced, went out and got this
letter which ! now hold, for / relnembereA
having seen one bearing the signature of Man
cy Luther. This letter was taken from the
mal! bag, and it contained seventy-five dollars
and by looking at the postmark you will OBJ
serve that II was mailed the day after the huH-
dred dollars We're taken from Mrs. Nasebvs
drawer. | will read it to you, if you please"
The court nodded assent, and | read the fol-
lowing, winch was without date, save that made
by the postmaster upon the outside. give it
verbatim:
SISTER DoRcUs Il cend yu hear seventy
i've dolers, wIch want va to kepe fur me till
cum hum. [ cant kepe il coz am frad ct
will git stole. don't spelie won word 10 a livin
sole bout this / don't want no5odl to no have
got eny muney w wont now vii w. | am
fast rate here uny that gud fur nuthin snp of
liz madwurth is hear yit, but hope to git over
her now yu kno rote to you bout her. Civ
my lur TO awI Inquirin irens this from your
sister til deth.
Nancy LUTHER.
''Now, your honor" said as I gave him the
letter, and also the receipts, ssyou will see that
the letter Is directed 10 Dorcus Luther. Soners
Montgomery county. And YOU will observe
that one hand wrote that letter and signed the
receipts, and the Jury will also observe II. And
now will only add It Is plain TO see how he
hundred dollars were disposed Of Seventy
five dollars were seHt off ior safe Keeping while
the remaining twenty-five were placed IN ihe
prisoners trunk for the purpose OF covering the
real criminal. OF the lone OF parts Of the let-
ter, YOU must judge. | now leave nv clients
case IN your hands"
The case was given 10 the jury immediately
following the examination Of the letter. They
had heard from the Witness own mouth that
She had no money OF her own, and without lea
vlng their seats they returned verdict Of
"NOT GUILTY"
will not attempt to describe the scene that
followed ; but if Nancy Luther had not been
immediately arrested for theft, she would have
been Obliged to seek protection of the officers.
or the excited people would have manned her,
at least, if they had not done more. The next
morning | received a note handsomely written.
IN which was told that 'Ethe Within was but
a slight token of gratitude due me for nv efforts
IN behalf OF the poor deienceess maiden. 1t
was signed E'Several Citizens" and contained
one hundred dollars. Shortly afterwards, the
youth who first begged me to take up the case
called upon me with all the money he could
raise, but | showed him that which had already
been paid, and refused his hard earning. Be-
fore | LETT Town, was a guest at his wedding
my ialr client being the happy bride.
UNwRrrTEN PoETRY.-It is stamped upon the
broad blue sky, it twinkles IN every star, il min
giles in the oceans surge, and ghtters in the dew
drop that gems the lily's bell Tt glows in the
gorgeous colors Of the decline of day, and rests
IN the blackened crest OF the gathering storm