The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-27
M sir,

money!!
Because could not at once make up my
mind to expose the poor girl she answered
promptly.
You say you looked through the keyhole
and saw her take the money!
Yes, SIR
Where did she place the lamp when sh e
did SOP
On the bureau
In your testimony you said she stopped
down when she picked it up. What DO you
meap by that?
The girl hesitated, and finally she said
she did not mean anything. only that she
picked up the lamp.
very well,' said I. how long have you
been with Mrs. Naseby?'
Not quite year, sir
How much does she paw you week.
"A dollar and three quarters
Have you taken any Of your pay since
Won have been here?'
Yes. SIR
How muchH
Il don't knew
why don't you know?'
How should L? have taken it at differ
ent times just as wanted it, and kept no
account
Now, if you had wished to harm the pri-
soner could You have raised twenty five dol
lars to put in her trunk?'
No, SIR she replied, with indignation.
Then you have not laid up any money
since you have been thers?'
NO, sir, only what Mrs. Naseby may owe
me-
'1'hen you did not have any twenty-five
dollars when you came there
No. sir; and what's more, the money
found in the girls trunk was the nancy Mrs.
Naseby lost. You nigh; have known that
if you'd remembered what you asked here.'
This was said very sarcasticalIy, and was in
tended for a crusher upon the idea that
she should have put the money into the
prisoners trunk. However / was not over
come entirely.
will you tell me if you belong in this
State?'
Il do. sir
in what town?'
She hesitated, and for an instant the bold
look forsook her. But she finally answered,
L belong to Sumers, Montgomery county,
l next turned to Mrs. Naseby.
DO you ever take receipt from your girls
when you pay them!'
Always
Can you send and get one of them for
me?'
She has told you tho truth, sir, about the
Il don't doubt it, REPLIED; particularly
proof is the thing for the courtroom. So if
you can, wish you would procure the re-
ceipt.'
She said she would willingly go if the
court said so. And the court said so. and
she went. The dwelling was not far off, and
she soon returned and handed me four re-
ceipts, which l took and examined. They
were signed in strange staggering hand by
the witness.
Now, Nancy Luther 1 said, turning to
the witness and speaking in quick start
ling tone, at the same time looking her
sternly in the eye, please tell the court and
jury, and me, where you got the seventy
five dollars you sent in your letter to your
sister in Sumers?'
The witness started as though volcano
had burst at her feet. She turned pale as
death, and every limb shook violently.
waited until the people could have an OPP
portunity to see her motions aud then / re-
peated the question.
I-never-sent any, she gasped.
you did' l Numbered, for l was excited
now.
IL didn't she family muttered, grasp
ing the railing by her side for support.
May it please your honor and gentlemen
Of the jury said, as soon as had looked
The witness out of countenance, L came here
70 defend a man who was arrested for rob-
Ding the mail, and in the course of my pre-
I:minary examina atoms I had access to the
letters which had been torn open and rob-
bed of money. When l entered upon this |
case, and heard the nam of this witness
l went out and got this letter
which l now hold, for remem bered hav-
ng seen one bearing the signature OF Nancy
Luther. This letter was taken from the
nail bag, and it obtained seventy-five dol
ars, and by looking at the post-mark you
will observe that it was mailed the day after
he hundred dollars were taken from Mrs.
Nasehy's drawer. l will read it to you, if
'ou please
The court nodded assent, and I read the
which was without date, save that
made by the postmaster upon the outside
give it verbatim:
SISTER DoRCUs:-I send yu hear seventy
i've dolers which wartyu to cope for me til
cum hum l can't cope it cos i'm Altered it
viii git stole don't speek wun word to Twin
oul about this don't want nobody to no i've
ot eny mony, you wont now will you. am
ust rate hear unly that guide for nothin
nipe of lis madw orth yit-but hop to git
ver now. yu no rote WI bout her, Civ my
NV to al iuquiring frenS. this is from yur
ister till deth. NANCY LUTHER
Now, your honor l said, as 1 gave him
he letter, and also the receipts, you will see
bat the letter is directed to Dorcus Luther,
umers, Montgomery county. And you will
bserve that one hand wrote the letter and
gned the receipt, and the jury will also OBJ
erve. And now I will only add, it is plain
, see how the hundred dollars were dis
osed of. Seventy five dollars were sent off
,r safe keeping while the remaining twenty
We were placed in the prisoners trunk for
,e purpose of covering the real criminal
f the tone of parts of the letter you must ,
ldge. Inow leave my clients case in your