Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-29
THE CRIMINAL WITNESS.

age, named Elizabeth Madwoith She was 1 very pretty, and bore that mild, innocent look which We seldom find in cnlprit She had been weeping profusely, but, as eho found 60 many eyes uI,r,n her she be came too frightened to weep more The complaint against her set forth that she had stolen $1O0 from a Mrs. Naseby, and as the case went, I found that Mrs. Naseby, wealthy widow, living in town. was the girls mistress. The poor girl de clared her innocence in the widest terms, but circumstances were hard against her. A hundred dollars in bank notes had been stolen from her mistress's room, and she was the only one that had access there
 At this juncture, when the witness was upon the witness stand. young man came and caught me by the arm He was fiue looking man, and big tears stood in his eyes. - .e........... ... ...- -..s..t..s
 'They tell me you are good lawyer. he whispered.
 T am lawyer answered. ss5
 'Then do save her. You certainly can do it. for she is innocent
 Is she your sister?' @
 No. sir, he added, but-but--'
 Here he hesitated. A-.+
 Has she no counsei?' asked.
 None that's good for any that'll do any thing for her. O. save her; and I'll give you all I've got. can't give you much, but I can raise something
 reflected moment. I cast my eyes toward the prisoner, and she was at that moment looking at me. She caught my eye, and the volume of entreaty read in her glance resolved me in moment. 1 arose and went to the girl, and asked if she wish ed me to defend her. She said, yes then informed the Court that was ready to enter into the case, and was admitted at once. The loud murmur of satisfaction that ran quickly through the room told me where the sympathies of the people were. asked for moments cessation that might speak to my client I went and sat down by her side, and asked her to state candidly the whole case. She told me that she had lived with Mrs. Naseby nearly two years. and never had any trouble before. About two weeks ago, ,she said, her mistress lost $1OO. t- &-s .t...slan < j.. ...,sg !
 She missed it from her drawer the girl said to me, and asked me about it. I said knew nothing about it. That even ing, know Nancy Luther told Mrs. Nase- by that she saw me take the money from the drawer-that she watched me through the keyhole. Then they went to my trunk and found $25 of the missing money there. But, sir, never took it-somebody must have put it there. "' .'~ F+ET sl1 'a
 I then asked her if she suspected any one. -+ .-| E
 T don't know she said, 'who could have done it but Nancy. She never liked me, because was better treated than she She is the cook. was the chambermaid
 She pointed Nancy Luther out to me. She was stout, bold faced glrl, somewhere about five and twenty years old, with a low forehead, small gray eyes, pug nose, and thick lips. l caught her glance at once, as it rested on the fair young pris- oner, and the moment I detected the look of hatred which read there. was con : vinced that she was the rogue. sg ...-.-.t.s
 Nancy Luther did you Say that girls name was? asked, for new light had broken in npon me. lss-aaa. ga ...I
 Yes, sir. st .s4-.... .... F- ...,-.
 l left the court room and went to the prosecuting attorney and asked him for the letters l had handed him-the ones that had been stolen from the mail bug. He gave them to me, and having selected one, returned the rest, and told him I would see he had the one I kept before night. then returned to the court room, and the case went on. .l..a s.Es4- s.
 Mrs. Naseby resumed her testimony. She said she intrusted the room to the prison er's care, and that no one else had access there save herself. Then she described about missing the money, and closed by telling how she found twenty-five dollars of the missing money in the prisoners trunk. She could swear it was the identi. cal money she had lost, in two tens and one 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?' '-
 No, sir she answered. @''ssf t--'s'5'
 Had you ever before detected her in any dishonesty? 't~la13 U D. -~a4 '
 tNo, sir '4* .s <f1'''1@& ts'5'y. .14-sfs}
 Should you have thought of searching her trunk had not Nancy Luther advised and informed you?' 4lia5&' 1a' .''< <'4
 No, sir .-e...s ''3tf@ f@i eE5a~3 aaslgs
 Mrs. Naseby left the stand, and Nancy Luther took her place. She came up with bold look. and upon me she cast de- liant look, as if to say, Trap me if you can: She gave her evidence us follows:
 She said that on the night the money was taken she saw the prisoner going up StoASs auu l1ou Gne sly manner Tn which she went up, she suspected all was not right. So she followed her up. Eliza beth went to Mrs. Naseby's room and shut the door after her. l stopped down and looked through the keyhole, and saw her take the money and put it in her pocket. Then she stopped down and picked up the lamp, and as saw sLe was coming out hurried away zsaI 1.--1os'k 'Sa,'FE3
 Then she went on, told how she had in. formed her mistress of this, and how she proposed to search the girls trunk. a5 d9'a
 called Mrs. Naseby to the stand. aa' @a
 You said that no one but yourself and the prisoner, had access to your room I said, Now. could Nancy Luther have en- tered the room. if she wisheei?' Ssa as.
 Certainly, sir; T. meant that no one else had any right there' x @ys>,4af s5 7a@ ?
 II saw that Mrs. Naseby, though natural. ly hard woman, was somewhat moved bv poor Ehzabeth's misery. s3.7 =
 Could your cook have known bya yaainrv a.anv means in your knowledge where yonr money was?i }as4l sF3Ig 7S 'aaTT-.G1-sS1 svrr
 Yes, sir: for she has often come tos m ,y room while I was there, and have often given her money to buy provisions n