Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-09-02
one else had access there save her

sing money, and closed by telling
how she had found twenty-five dol
lars Of it in the prisoners trunk.
She could swear it was the identi-
cal money she had lost, in two lens
and a five dollar bank note.
Mrs. Naseby, when you first
missed the money, had you any rea-
son to bclive that the prisoner had
taken it?
No sir said she.
Had you ever before detected her
in any dishonesty!
No sir
Mrs. Naseby left the stand and
Nancy Luther took her place. She
came up with bold look, and upon
me she cast defiant glance, as if to
say, trap me if you can She gave
her evidence as follows:
That on the night the money was
taken she saw the prisoner going W
stairs, and from the sly manner in
which she went up, she suspecte?
all was not right. She followed ler
up. Elizabeth went to Mrs Naseby's
room and shut the door after her. !
stopped down and looked throus Vi
the keyhole, and saw her take out
money and put it in her pocket.
Then she stopped down and picked
up the lamp, and then / saw she
was coming out and l hurried
away
= l called Mrs. Naseby to the stand.
You said that no one save your
self and the prisoner had access to
your ROOM l said. Now, could
Nancy Luther have entered the room
if she wished?'
Certainly, sir, meant that no onl
had any right there - ?
l saw that Mrs. Naseby, though
naturally hard woman, was some.
what moved by poor Elizabetlfs
misery. . !
Could the cook have known by
any means in your kno owledge where
the money was =
Yes, sir, for she had often come
to my room while l was there, and
l have often given her money to bay
provisions Of market men who CONG
along with their wagons Z,
One more question. Have you
known of the prisoner having used
any money since this was stolen ~
No, SIR
! now called Nancy Luther bach
and she began to ramble a little. Aat
her look was as bold and defia, ID
ever.
'Miss.Luther. why did you not ih'
form your mistress of what you hat
seen without waiting for her to ash
about the lost money!
because l could not at Cnce mallt
up my mind to expose the poor girl,
she answeredFeemptly. =
You say YOU looked tllrou III thu
keyhole and YOU saw hcrStakc the
money!
Yes, sir
Where did she place the lamp
when she did SO =
On the bureau
In your testimony you said sht
stopped down when she picked VI
the lamp
The girl hcsitated, and finally said
she did not mean anything, only thai
she picked up the lamp.
very WE'LL said /, how long have
have you been with Mrs. Naseby:' =
Not quite vear.'
How much does she pay you q
week =
a dollar and three quarters
Have you taken any of your pay
since you have been there
Yes, sir
How much ?
Il don't know
Why don't you know
How should II l have taken it a;
different times just us 1 wanted it,
and kept no accounts
Now if you wished to harm the
prisoner could you have raised
twenty-five dollars to put in her
trunk p
No, sir
Then you have not laid up any
money since you have been there?'
No, sir, only what Mrs. Naseby
may owe me now
Then you did not have twenty
five dollars when you came there ?
No sir; and what is more, the
money found in the girls trunk was
the money Mrs Naseby lost. You
might have known that if you'd re
mem Der what you asked her.
This was said very sart astically
and intended for q crusher upon the
idea that she Should nave put the
money in the prisoners trunk. How
ever. / was not overcome entirely.
Will you tell me if you belong in
this State?'
i do sir
In what town?
She hesjtated for moment and
the bold look forsook her. But she
finally answered. L belong in Sum
mers, Montgomery Co.
Il next turned to Mrs. Nascby.
DO you ever take Il receipt from
your girls, when you pay til EN-
OFF,
Always i s.
Can you send and get one ofthem
for meE -
She has told yoC the truth, sir,
about the payments said Mrs. Mas
by.
%, don't doubL it, particular proof
is the thing for the court room. So
if you can, wish you would pro-
cure the receipt .. ..l "A.
She said she would be willing to