Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-09-08

where about i've and twenty years, With
low forehead. small grey eyes,
pugnose and thick lips. I caught
her glance at once as it rested upon the
fair young prisoner, and the moment |
detected the look of hatred which | read
there, I was convinced that she was the
rogue.
Nancy Luther, did you say that girls
name was 2 I asked, for new light had
broken in upon me.
Yes, SIR
left the court room and went to the
prosecuting attorney and asked him for
the letters had handed him-the ones
that had been stolen from the mail bag
He gave them to me, and having selected
one, [ returned the rest and told him |
would see he had the one kept before
night. I then turned to The court room
and the case went on.
Mrs. Naseby resumed her testimony
She said she entrusted the room to the
prisoners care, and that no one else had
access there save herself.
Then she described about the missing
money, and closed By telling how she had
found twenty-five dollars of it in the pris
onsr's trunk.
She could swear it was the identical
money, she had lost, in two tens and a
FIVE dollar bank note.
Mrs. Naseby, said I, when you first
missed the money, had you any reason to
believe that the prisoner had taken it p
mo, SIR she answered.
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 def
ant glance, as if to say, trap me if you
cam She gave her evidence as follows:
She said 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 suspected all was not
right. She followed her up. Elizabeth
went to Mrs. Naseby's room aud shut the
door after her. 1 stopped down and look
ed through the key-hole, 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 hurried away
called Mrs Nasoby to the stand.
You said flat no one save yourself
and the prisoner had access to your room,
I said Nov, could Nancy Luther have
entered the room if she wshed?'
Certainly, sir, mean that NJ one had
any right there
I saw that Mrs. Nascby, thoagh nat
urally hard woman, was somewhat NOV
ed by poor Elizabeth's misery.
Gould the cook have known by any
means in you- knowledge where the mon
ey WASP
Yes. sir, for she had often como to my
room while I was there, and [ have often
given her money to buy provisions of mar
ket men who came along with their
wagons.
'One more question. Have you known
of the prisoner having used any money
since this was stolen?
No sir.
Inow called Nancy Luther back and she
began to ramblc little, though her look
was as bold and defiant as ever
Miss Luther said why did you not
inform your mistress of what you had seen
without waiting for her to ask about the
lost money?'
Because I could no at once make up
my mind to expose the poor girl she
answered promptly.
Y GU say you looked through the key
hole and saw her take the money?
Yes sir
Where did she place the lamp when
she did so?'
Con the bureau
In your testimony you said she stopped
down when SIC picked up the lamp
The girl hestated, and finally said she
did not mean any thing, onl y that she
picked up the lamp.
Very WE'LL said I. show long have
you been with Mrs Naseby?'
Not quite year
How much does she pay you a week?
"a dollar and three-quaters.'
'Have you taken any Of your pay since
you have been therc!'
yes sir
How much?'
I don't know
'Why don't you know?'
How should r. | have taken it at
different times just as wanted it, and
kept no accounts"
Now if you wanted to harm the p7iso-
ner could you have raised twenty-five dol
lars to put in her trunk?
No sir.
Then have you not laid up any money
since you have been there?
No sir, only what Mrs Nasoby may
owe me now
sThen you did not have twenty-five dol
lars when you came here?'
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 sarcastically and
intended for crusher upon the idea that
she should have put the money in the
prisoners trunk. However, I was not
overcome entirely.
win you tell mo if you belong in this
State?'
4 do sir
In what town.
She hesisated for moment and the
bold look forsook her But she finally
answered. Il belong i'll Saumers, Mont
gomery> county.
I next turned to Mrs. Naseby.