The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-12-08


"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 | said, ''why did you not
inform your mistness at once of what you had
seen, without waiting for her to ask about
the money ?'
because | could not at once make up my
mind to expose the poor girl,' she answered
promptly.
You say you looked through the key-hole
and saw her take the money!"
eyes sir"
"Where did she place the lamp when she
did so?"
''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 she picked
up the lamp.
Every WE'LL" said l. ..how long have you
been with Mrs. Naseby %
"Not quite a year, sir"
GLOW much does she pay you a week ?"
ga dollar and three quarters"
'Have you taken up any of your pay since
you have been here? ?'
YES, sir'
GLOW much"
II don't know sir"
why don't you know"
GLOW should |? have taken it at differ
ent times, just as / wanted it, and kept nc
account"
''Now, if you had wished to harm the
prisoner, could you have raised twenty-five
dollars to put in her trunk 2'
''No. sir" she replied with vlrtuous in
dignation.
Then you have not laid up any money
since you have been there p'
''No, sir; only what Mrs. Naseby may
owe me"
Then you did not have any twenty five
dollars when you came there N'
"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 was III
tended as crusher upon the idea that she
should have put the money in the prisoner
trunk However was not overcome entire
ly.
"Will you tell me if you belong to thi
State"
Il do, sir''
In what town ?"
She hesitated, and for an instant the Dol,
look forsook her. But She finally answered
81 next turned to Mrs. Naseby
''Do you ever take receipt from you
girls when you pay them ?"
"Always'
"Can you send and get one of them fo
me?"
-'She has told you the truth, sin, about tn,
payments" said Mrs Naseby.
90, don't doubt it." replied, & but par
ticular proof is the thing for the court room
SO, if you can, | wish YOU would procure tn,
receipt
She said she would willinglysgo if th'
Court said so. The Court did say so. ant
she went. Her dwelling was not far off, ant
she soon returned and handed me four re
ceipts, which | took and examined. The,
were signed in a strange staggering hand b,
the witness.
Now, Nancy Luther" | said, turning t.
[ the witness, and speaking in quick startling
tone, at the same time looking her sternly II
the eye, "please tell the Court, and jury, an,
me, where you got the seyenty-five dollar
| you sent in your letter to your sister il
, Somers?"
At this she started as though a volcen,
burst at her feet. She turned pale as death
and every limb shook violently | waited
until the people could have an opportunit
TO see utI tluOLlOu, anu liltH L fttlcuttu tn
question.
81 nevcr-s sent-any," size gasped.
"You didm | thundercd, ior | was excites
now.
II didn't" she family muttere |, graspin!
the railing by her side for support.
MAY it please your Honor and gentlemen
Of the jury" | said, as soon as looked th
witness out of countenance, 81 came her
, to defend man who was arrested for rob
bing the mail. and in the course of my pre-
liminary examinations | had access to thu
letters which had been torn open and robbed
of money When l entered upon this case
and heard the name of this witness pronounc
ed, went out and got this letter which
now hold, for remembered having seen one
bearing the signature of Nancy Luther
This letter was taken from the mail bag, ant
it contained seventy-tive dollars, and by look
ing at the post-mark you will observe that i
was mailed the day after the hundred dol
lars were taken from Mrs. Naseby's drawer
I will read it to you, if you please"
The Court nodded assent, and read the
following, which was without date, save tina
made by the postmaster upon the outside.
give it in verbatim.
'SIsTER DoRCUs:"
IL cend yu hear seventy-fve dolers wan
yu to Cepe Tor me TIL cum hum l cant cept
it cos i'm feered it will git stole don't speel
wun word to q lvin sole bout this don't wan
nobodee to no i've got eny money, yu won
now will yu 1 am fust rate only that guide
for nothn snipe of liz madworth is hear yc
but hope to git over her now, you no
roto to yu bout her. Civ my luv to all in.
quirin frcns. this is frum you sister till deth
"NANCY LUTHER"
"Now, your Honor" said, as gave him
the letter, and also the receipts, ''you will
see that the letter is directed to Dorcus
Luther, Somers, Montgomery county And
you will observe that one hand wrote that
letter and signed the receipt, and the Jury
will also observe. And now | will only add
it is plain to see how the hundred dollars
were disposed Of Seventy-five dollars were
sent off for safe keeping, while the remain
ing twenty-five dollars 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. | now leave my
clients case in your hands"
The case was given to the Jury immediate