The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-12-10


said she entrusted the room to the prisoner $
care, and that no one else had access there
save herself. Then she described about
missing the money, and closed by telling
how she found twenty-five dollars of it in the
prisoners trunk She could swear it was
the identical money she had lost, in two
tens ana a five dollar bank notes
Mrs. Nascby," said I, " when you first
missed the money, had you any reason to
believe that the prisoner had taken it?''
"No, sir" she answered.
" Had you ever before detected her in
any dishonesty?'
"No, SIR.
"Should you have thought of searching
her trunk had not Nancy LutEer advised and
informed you?'
"No, sir
Mrs. Naseby left the stand, and Nancy
Luther tooksher place. She came up with
Il bold look, and upon me she cast defiant
ylalce, as if to say, trap me, if you cam
! She gave her evidence as follows:
She sail that on the night the money was
taken she saw tLe prisoner going up stairs,
and from the sly Kramer in which she went
up, she suspected a. was not right. So she
followed her up, ''L. 2abeth went to Mrs.
Naseby's room ana shut The door after her.
| ! stopped down and looked Trough the key
, hole, and saw Her take out the money ana
put it in her picket Then shT stopped
down and picked up the lamp, and a. l sa"
that SIZE was coming out, hurried away.
Then she went on, told how she bad IL
formed her mistress of this, and how she
proposed to search the girls trunk.
called Mrs. Naseby to the stand.
"You said that no one, save yourse II ana
the prisoner had access to your room," l
said. Now could Nancy Luther have en-
tered the room if she wished?"
"Certainly, sir; meant that no one else
had any right there"
saw that Mrs. Naseby, though naturally
hard woman, was somewhat moved by
poor Elizabeth misery.
Could your cook have known, by any
means in your knowledge, where your money
was ~
"Yes, sir for she has often come o my
room while ! was there, and | have often
given her money to buy provisions Of mar
ket men who happened to come along with
their wagons
Zone more question"
"Have you known of the prisoners hav-
ing used any money since this was stolen p
"No, sir"
now called Nancy Luther back, and she
began to tremble a little, though her look
was as bold and defiant as ever.
"Miss Luther" | said ''why did you not
inform your mistress at once Of what you
had seen, without waiting for her to ask
about the lost money!"
because could not at once make up
my mind to expose the poor girl she an
swered promptly
"You say you looked through the key
hole and saw her take the money"
Yes, SIR
"Where did she place the lamp when she
did so ~
son the bureau"
ain your testimony. you said she stopped
down when she picked it up. What do you
mean by that?'
The girl hesitated, and finally she said
she did not mean anything, only that she
picked up the lamp.
every WE'LL" said chow long have you
been with Mrs. Nasely?"
"Not quite a year, sir
How much does she pay you week p
A dollar and three. quarters
Have you taken up any of your pay
since you have been there?'
"Ies, sir"
} " How much p
81 don't know, SIR"
Why don't you know?''
, How should L? have taken it at diff
ferent times, just as wanted it, and KEEP
no account"
"Now if you had wished to harm the pri
? soner could you have raised twenty FIVE dol
4 lars to put in her trunk ~
"No, sir" she replied with virtuous in
$ dignaton.
Then you have not laid up any none.
since you have been there?'
, "No, Sir only what Mrs. Naseby ina,
owe me now
: "Then YOU Did not have twenty five dol
t lars when you came there?''
E "No, sir; and what's more, the none,
L.. Al. NJ
l Naseby lost. You might have known tina
Y If you remembered what you asked her.
: This. was said very sarcastcaly, and wa
Intended as a crusher upon the idea tina
. she should have put the money in the prs
1 oner' trunk. However, was not overcom
r entirely.
I CIVIL you tell me if you belong to thi
S State?''
81 do, SIR
: "In what town?'
e She hesitated, and for an instant the boil
Y look forsook her.. But she FINELY answered
/ 81 belong to Somers, Montgomery county
S next turned to Mrs. Naseby.
e "Do you ever take receipt from you
Il girls when you pay them -
S always
"Can you send and get one Of them TO
S me?'
i "She has told you the truth, sir, abou
the payments sad Mrs. Naseby.