The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-15

clty-hNe uolltIS you SenU Ill your leUUef 10
your sisters in Summers ?''
The witness started as though volcano
had burst at her feet. Then turned pale..as
death, and every limb shook violently. I
waited until the people could have an OPP
portunity to see her motions, and then l
repeated the question.
81 -never--sent any," she gasped.
"You didr' thundered, for was ex-
cited now.
CT 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" said, as soon as | had
looked the witness out of countenance, "
came here to defend man who was ar
rested for robbing the mail, and in the
course of my preliminary examination I
had access to the letters which had been
torn open and robbed of money. When l
entered upon this case, and heard the name
of this witness pronounced, I went out and
got this letter which I now hold, for I re-
membered having seen one bearing the sig
nature of Nancy Luther. This letter was
taken from the mailbag, and it contained
seventy five dollars, and by looking at the
post-mark you will observe that it was
mailed the day after the hundred dollars
were taken from Mrs. Nascby's drawer
will read it to you if you please"
The court nodded assent, and / read the
following, which was without date, save
that made by the post-mark upon the out
side. give it ger6atjn1::
"SIsTER DoRcUs: I send yu hear sew
enty-five dollars which I want yu to cepe
for me til | cum hum / cant cepe it cos i'm
afeered it will git stole don speell wun wurd
to a livin sole about this don't want nobody
to no i've got eny money, you wont will you.
| am fust rate here unly that guide for moth
in snipe of lis madworth is hear yet, but |
hop to git over now, yu no rOte yu bout
her. Civ my luv to all inquiring frens.-
this is from yur sister till deth
NANCY LUTHER.
Now, your honor" / said, as l gave
him the letter, and also the receipts "you
will see that the letter is directed to Dorcus
Luther, Summers Montgomery county
And you will observe that but one hand
wrote the letters and signed the receipts,
and the jury will also observe. And now
will only add, 1t is plain to see how the
hundred dollars were disposed of. Seventy
five dollars were sent off for safe keeping,
while the remaining twenty-five were placed
in the prisoners trunk for the purpose of
covering the real criminal. OF the tone of
parts of the letter you must judge. l now
leave my clients case in your hands"
The case was given to the jury immedi-
ately following their examination of the
letter. They had heard from the witness
own mouth that she had no money of her
own, and without leaving their seats they
returned the verdict of Not guilty.
will not describe the scene that follow
ed but if Nancy Luther had not been i'm
mediately arrested for theft she would
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 I was told
that the within was but a slight token of
the gratitude due me for the efforts in be-
half of the poor defenceless maiden. 1t
was signed by " Several Citizens" and con-
tanned one hundred dollars. Shortly after
ward the Youth who first bepped me to take
up the case called upon me with all the
money he could raise, but I showed him
that had already been paid, and refused
his hard earnings. Before left town I
was guest at his wedding, my fair client
being the happy bride.
n5y- Gases containing bodies of deceased