Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-12-30

abe did SOY" En ~
"On the bureau.r
"In your testimony you said she stopped
down when she picked 1t up. What do
you mean by that y VI
The girl hesitated, and finally she said
she did not mean anything only that she
picked up the lamp.
VERY we'll" said chow long have
oubeen with Mrs. NasebyP =
Not quite year, sir" 8
"How much does she pay you weekf"
A dollar and three quarters"
"Have you taken up any of your pay
since you have been there" ?"
" Yes, sir" q D..
"How muchy' i
:" / don't know, sir"
"Why don't you knowT
"How should Ia have taken 1t at diff
ferent times, just as wanted it, and kept
no account. ......f..
Now, if you had wished to harm the
prisoner, could you have raised twenty-five
dollars to put in her trunk ~
No, sir, she replied, with virtuous in
dignation
"Then you have not laid up any money
since you have been therep
/ No, sir, only what Mrs. Naseby may
owe me-" ..
"Then you did not have twenty-five
dollars when you came there?"
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 remember what you asked
her. This was said very sarcastieally, and
was intended as a crusber 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 to this
State? ?"
81 do, sir"
"In what town.
She hesitated, and for an instant the
bold look forsook her But she finally
answered. next turned to Mrs. Naseby.
"Do you ever take receipt from your
| girls when you pay themr'
Always"
"Can YOU send aud get one of them for
me?"
"She has told you the truth, sir, about
| the payments" said Mrs Naseby.
90, | don't doubt it" l replied . but
particular proof is the thing for the court
room So, if you can, wish you would
procure the receipt"
She said she would willingly go il the
Court said so. The Court did say so, and
she went Her dwelling was not far of,
! and she soon returned and handed me four
| receipts, which took and examined. They
were signed in a strange, staggering hand
| by the witness.
"Now, Nancy Luther,"I / 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 me, where you got the seven
! ty-five dollars you sent in your letter to
! your sister in Somers?'
At this she started as though a volcano
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 emotion, and then |
repeated the question.
al -never-sent--any, she gasped.
! "You did y / thundered for | was ex-
cited now
1 "I-I didn't" she family muttered,
| grasping the railing by her side for sup
! port.
MAY it please your Honor and gentle
men of the jury" l said, as soon as l
| looked the witness out of countenance,
i" l came here to defend man who was
| arrested for robbing the mall and in the
course OF my preliminary examinations
had access to the letters which had been
]
/ entered upon this case, and heard the name
/ of this witness pronounced, went out and
| got this letter which | now hold, for | re-
membered having seen one bearing the sig
| nature of Nancy Luther. This letter was
! taken from the mail bag, and it contained
seventv-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. Nasebys drawer,
will read it to you if yo u please" ta
The Court nodded assent, and | read the
| following, which was without date, save
that made by the postmaster upon the out
side. I give it verbatim: "
''SIsrER DoRcUs:
II cend yu hear seventyAve dOers which want
yu to cope for me til cum hum cant cepe 1t cos
i'm aieerd II VIII git stole, don't speek wnn word to
a liyen sole bout this don't want nobody 10 no i've
SI sPy To15 TSsT T noe % iSs e
rote TO. va bout her Civ my luv to all inquirin
irens this is from yur sister I'LL , deth: -,u, ',
"Now, your Honor" said, as l gave
him the letter and also the receipts, you
will see that the letter is directed to Dor
cas- Luther, Somers, Montgomery county.
And you will observe that one hand wrote
that letter and signed the receipt, and the
Jury will also observe. And now l Will
only add, it is plain to see how the hundred
dollars were disposed of. Seventy-tve
were sent off for safe keeping, while the
remaining twenty-five dollars we're placed
in the prisoners trunk, for the purpose of
covering the real criminal. OF the tone
of parts Of the letter, you must Judge |
now leave my clients case in your hands"
The case was given to the jury imnedi-
ately following their examination of the let
ter They had heard from the witLess'
own mouth that she had no money of her
own, and without leaving their seats they
returned verdictof "Not guilty."
Iw i'll not describe the scene that fol-
lowed; 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 the within was but a slight token
of the gratitude due me faEtrrly etfOrts in
behalf of the poor, defeneeless maiden. 1t
was signed Several Citizens" and con
tanned one hundred dollars Shortly after
wards the youth, who first begged ME q
take up the case, called upon me with all
the money he could raise; but showed
that 1 had already been paid, and refused
his hard earnings, Before l left town
was guest at his wedding MY fair client
being the happy bride. A.,.,,,. -
.Gls& -4--ls--t- n -
Here is a quaint anecdote from thu
biography of DR. Marshall Hall: DR.
, Wilkins had lent Dr. Hall the well-knowI
book, "Bbdy and Soul" and, as it wa
/ not returned in due time, he sent this note
! Dear doctor, do send bsCk my body an,