Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-16
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"Why don't you know z"
"How should I I? ! have taker
/ it atdifferent times, just as / want
ed it, and keptno account" %" a
| sNow, if you had wished tc
harm the prisoner, could you have
raised twenty-five dollars to put
I in her trunk Y sg FS -li
"No, sir" she replied with in.
dignation. z e~ aw - 8.
"Then you have not laid up
any money since you have been
here 2" ,E 9ste "a s
"No, sir; only what Mrs. Nase.
by may owe me. % g
/ = "Then you did not have twen-
ty-fye dollars when you came
there 2" r-sw sa a~ss sa
"No, sir, and what's more, the
money found in the girls trunk
was the money Mrs. Naseby lost.
You might have known that if
you'd remembered what you asked
her." shs1a Us "a
This was said very sarcastical-
ly, and intended for crusher up
ION the idea that she should have
put the money in the prisoners
trunk. However, l was not over
come entirely ssa . sss' ~
Hes"Will you tell me if you belong
to this State p, tefzsils4
Ra"I do" sl7aii ,sggiis74
SIN what town 2" s9n1Q s.
She hesitated, and for an instant
the bold look forsook her.. But
she finally answered, ,rsR -.
ts1 belong to Sumers, Montgom-
cry county" "ra,a-fso ID
/ next turned to Mrs. Naseby.
. "Do you ever take a receipt
from your girls when you pay
them 2"
"Always." - ~, :,
"Can you send and get one of
them for me 2"
"She has told you the truth, a.
bout the payment" said Mrs.
Naseby. Il. sa r.
"Oh. I don't doubt it." I re-
piled; .Sf'particular proof is the
thing for the court room. So if
you can,1 wish you would produce
the receipt"
She said she would willingly go
if the court said SO. And the
court said so, and she went. Her
dwelling was not far off, and she
soon returned and handed me four
receipts, which | took and exam
ined. They were signed in a
strange, staggering hand by the
witness. -ssa.-rss
CHOW, Nancy Luther" 1 said,
turning to the witness and speak
ing in quick, startling tone, at
the same time looking her sternly
10 her eyes, "please tell the court
and jury and me, where you got
the seventy-fve dollars you sent
in your letter to your sister in
Sumers."
The witness started as though
a volcano had burst at her feet.
Then turning pale as death, every
limb shook violently. l waited
till the people could have an op-
portunity to see her motions, and
then | repeated the question.
"I-never-sent any," she
gasped. .a n n
.Ef"You did r I Numbered, for Il
was excited now.
81 didn't" she family muttered,
grasping the railing by her side
for support. axc1
"May it please your honor, and
gentlemen of the jury" | said, as
soon as l had looked the witness
in the countenance, 81 am here
to defend a man who was arrested
for robbing the mail, and in my
preliminary examination had ac-
cess to the letters which had Eeen
torn open and robbed of money.
When | entered upon this case,
and heard the name of this wit
ness, l went out and got this let
ter which | now hold, for | remem-
bered having seen the signature of
Nancy Luther. This letter was
taken from the mail bag, and til
contained seventy-five dollars, and
by looking at the postmark you
will observe that it was mailed the
day after the hundred dollars were
taken from Mrs. Naseby's drawer.
I will read it for you, if you please.
The court nodded assent, and II
read the following, which was
without date, save that made byI
the postmaster upon the outside.
| give it eerbatim:
SISTER DoRcUs II send youl
here seVenty-fve dollars which II
want yu TO kepe for me till / cum
hum. l can't kepe it cos i'm a.
feered it will get stole. don't
speak won word to livin soul about
this, don't want anybody to know,
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