South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-01

look, as much as if to say trap me if you
can. She gave me the evidence as follows:
She said that on the night the money
was taken she saw the prisoner going up
stairs, and from the sly manner in which
she went up she suspected all was not right
She followed her up. Elizabeth went to
Mrs. Naseby's room and shut the door af-
ter her, | stopped down and looked through
the keyhole, saw her take out money aud
put 1t In her pocket. Then she stopped
down aud picked up the lamp, and 1 saw
that she was coming out l hurried away
l called Mrs. Naseby to the stand
You said that no one save yourself and
prisoner had access to your room, l said.
Now could Nancy Luther havo entered the
room if she wished?'
Certainly, sir; l mean that no one else
had right there
L saw that Mrs. Naseby, though natur-
ally hard woman, was somewhat moved
by poor Eizabetb's misery.
Gould the cook have known by any
means in your knowledge where your mo-
uey was 2
Yes, sir; for sho often came to 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 wagon
'One more question. Have you known
OF the prisoner having used any money
since this was stolen p
No, sir
| now called Nancy Luther back, and
she began to tremble little, though her
look was as bold and defiant as ever.
Miss Luther l said, 'why did not you
inform your mistress of what you had seen
without waiting for her to ask about the
lost money!
because l 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 p
yes sir
Where did she place the lamp when
she did SOP
'On the bureau
'ln 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 sue
picked up the lamp.
Very well, said |, show long have you
been with Mrs. Naseby2 2
Not quite year, sir
How much does she pay you a week p
a dollar and three quarters
Have you taken any Of your pay since
you have been here 2
yes sir
GLOW muchY
Il don't know
'Why don't you know? p
Glow should II. have taken it at diff
ferent times, just as | wanted it, and kept
no account
Now, if you had wished to harm the
prisoner, could you have raised twenty five
dollars to put in her trunk p
mo SIR she replied with indignation.
Chen you have not laid up any money
since you have been beroY
mo, sir; only what Mrs. Naseby may
owe me-.
Then you did not have any twenty five
dollars when you came there?
'No, sir, aud what's more, the money
found in the girls trunk was the money
Mrs. Naseby lost. You might have known
that ifyou'd remembered what you asked
her.
This was said very sarcastically, and in
tended for a crusher upon the idea that she
should have put the money in tho prison.
er's trunk. However, l was not overcome
entirely.
will you tell nc if you belong to this
State p
# do
'ln what town =
She hcsitatcd, and for an instant tho bold
look forsook her. But she finally an
swcred.
Il belong to Sumers, Montgomery county
next turned to Mrs Naseby
DO you ever take n receipt from your
girls when you pay them p
Always
Can you send and got ono Of them for
mc|
she has told you the truth, or about the
payment said Mrs Nasebg.
'Oh, ] don't doubt IT, / replied par.
ticuar proof is the thi0g for the court
room. So if you can, wish you would
produce thc receipt
She said she would willingly 20 If the
court said So And The court said so. and
she went. Her dwelling was not far of.
and she soon returned and handed inc four
receipts, which I took and examined 49,
They we're signed in strange, staggering
hand by the witness.
Nov, Nancy Luther 1 said, turning 10
The witness aud speaking ia a quick start
ling tone, at the same time looking her
steruly in her eyes, please tell tho Court
and jury and me, where you got the seven