Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-06-06

SWCitu, piohptiy.
"You say you locked through the key
hole and saw her take the money Z"
"Yes, sir"
"Where did she place the lamp when she
did soS"
"0n the bureau"
"In your testimony you said she stopped
down when she picked it up. What do
you mean by ihat!"
The girl hesitated, and finally she said
she did not mean anything, only that she
picked up the lamp.
Very well" said /, show long have you
been with Mrs. Nasebye"
mot quite year, sir"
"How much does she pay you week ?"
"A dollar and three quarters"
"Have you taken any of your pay since
you have been there2"
"Yes, SIR"
allow much?"
II don't know"
"Why don't you know p
GLOW should T? | have taken it at dif-
ferent times just as / wanted it, and kept
no account"
"Now, ii you had wished to harm the
prisoner could you have raised twenty five
dollars to put in her trunk Z"
mo, sill" she replied, with indignation
"Then you have not laid up any money
since you have been there p
'No, sir, only what Mrs. Nasehy may
owe me-"
''Then you did not have twenty-five dol
lars when you came there?
mo, sir; and what's mere, the money
found in the girls trunk was the money
Mrs. Naseby lost. You might have know
Il at if you'd remembered what you asked
her." This was said very sarcsstically, and
was intended for a crusher upon The idea
that she should have put the money in the
prisoners trunk. However, was not over.
come entirely.
"Will you tell me if you belong in thi:
State2"
Il do, sir."
'In what town."
She hesitated, and for an instant the bolC
look forsook her. But she finally answered
II belong to Sumers, Montgomery county,
] next turned to Mrs. Nsseby.
DO you ever take receipt from your
girls when you pay them p
always"
"Can you send and get one of them foi
me Z"
"She has told you tia truth, sir, abou
the payment" said Mrs. Nasehy.
20, | don't doubt it,, | replied 'Patic
ular proof is the thing for the court room
SO If you csn, wish you TO procure the
) receipt"
She said she would willingly go if The
court SAID so. And the court said so, ant
she went. Her dwelling was not far off
ard she soon returned and handed me fcui
receipts, which 1 took and examined. They
were signed in strange staggering hanc
by the witness.
"Now, Nancy Luther" said, turning tc
the witness and speaking in a quick, start
ling tone, at the same time looking hel
sternly in the eye, ''please tell the court ana
Jury, and me. where you got the seventy.
tive dollars you sent in your letter to youl
sister in Sumers y
The witness started as though volcano
had burst at her feet. She turned pale a:
death, ard every limb shook violently.
waited until the people could have an op.
portunity to see her motions and then re-
peated the question.
.I-never-sent any" she gasped.
sYou did !" thundered, for | was excl.
ted now.
IL didn't" she family muttered, grasp.
ing the railing by her side for support,
"Alay it please your honor and gentle
men OF the Jury" 1 said, as soon as | had
looked the witness out of eounteuance, 81
came here TO defend a man who had beer
rarested for robbing the mail, and in the
course of my preliminary examinations
had access to the letters which had been
torn open and robbed of money. When i
entered upon this case, and heard the name
of this witness pronounced, vent out and
get this letter which l new ho'd, for re-
membered having seen one bearing the sig
nature OF Nancy Luther. This letter was
taken from the mail bag, and it contained
seventy-Jive dollars, and by looking at the
posi-mark you will observe that it was mall
cd the day after the hundred dollars were
taken from Mrs. Naseey's drawer. j viii
read it to you, if you please"
The court nodded assent, and read the
following, which was without date, save that
made by the postmaster upon the outside.
/ Il give IL ttfDttNRF
"SIsrER DoRous IL send yu hear seventy-fye
dolers which | want va to cepe Tor me till / cum
hum cant cope it cos i'm afeered il will git stole
don't speek word % liyin soul about this don't
want nobody to no i've got eny mony, VA wont now
vii VA. 1 am fast rate hear unity that guide for
nothn snipe Of lis madwonn IS hear yit-but | hop
! 10 git over yu no rote yu bout her Civ my
luv 10 al inquriRg frens. this is from yur sister
till deth. NANCY LUTHER."
"Now, your honor" | said, as gave him
the letter, and also the receipts, 'you will
see that the letter is directed to Dorcus Lu-
ther. Sumers, Montgomery county And
I you will observe that one hand wrote The
letter and signed the receipt, and the jury
/ will also observe. And now | will only
add, il is plain to see how the hundred dol
lars was disposed of. SeveHty-five dollars
were sent off for safe-keeping. while the re-
naming twenty-five were placed in the pris-
oner's trunk for the purpose OF covering the
real criminal. OF the tone of parts of the
letter you must judge. l now leave my