Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-22

"Had Won ever before detected hel
in any dishonesty
"No, sir
"Should yon have thought of search,
ing her trunk had not Nancy Luthe,
advised and informed youa"
"No, sir
Mrs. Naseby left the stand, and
Nancy luther took her place. She
came up with bold look, and npon me
she cast defiant look, as if to say,
Trap me, if You can" She gave hel
evidence as follows
She said that on the night the money
was taken she saw the prisoner going
mp stairs, and from the sly manner in
which she went mp she suspected all
was not right. So she followed her up.
Elizabeth went to Mrs. Nasby's room
and shut the door after her. | 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 l saw
she was coming out, | hurried away"
Then she went on; told how she had
informed her mistress of this, and how
she proposed to search the girls trunk.
/ called Mrs. Naseby to the stand.
lyon sand that no one, save your
self and the prisoner, had access to
pour room ~ [ did. Now, could
Nancy luther have entered the room, if
she wished ?h
Certainly, sir; ] meant that no one
else had any right there
| saw that Mrs Naseby, though nat
urallY hard woman, was somewhat
moved by poor Elizabeth's misery.
Gould your cook have known, by
any means IN your knowledge, whore
your money was z"
es, sir; for she has often come to
my room while | was there, and [ have
often given her money to buy provisions
of market-men who happened to come
along with their wagons"
"One more question:; Have you
known of the prisoner having used any
money since this was stolen2'
"No, sir"
| now called Nancy Luther back, and
she began to tremble a little, though
her look was as bold aud defiant as
ever.
"Miss Luther,"I said, why did
you not inform your mistress at once
of what you had seen, without waiting
for her to ask about the lost money?
"Because | could not at once make
up my mind to expose the poor girl"
she answered promptly.
"You say you looked through the
keyhole and saw her take the money %
"Yos, sir
"Where did she place the lamp when
she did so?n
con the bureau"
"In your testimony you said she
stopped down when she picked it up.
What do you mean by that Z"
The girl hesitated, and finally she
said she did not mean anything, only
that she picked mp the lamp.
every we'll, said |; "how long
have you been with Mrs. Naseby?n
"Not quite year, sir
Chow much does she pay you
week 2"
"A dollar and three quarters.
"Have you taken up any of your pay
since you have been therel"
Eyes, sir"
How much 7"
II don't know, sir
"Why don't you knowa"
"How should IL | have taken it at
different times, just as I wanted it, and
kept no account.
"Now, ii 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 virtuous
"Then you have not laid up any
money since You have been there9"
No, sir, only what Mrs. Naseby
may owe me.
"Then You did not have any twenty
five dollars when you came there ?"
"No, sir; and what's more, the mon
ely 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 intended as
a crusher upon the idea that she should
have put the money in the prisoners
trunk However, | was not overcome
entirely.
"Will YOU tell me if you belong TO
this State2"
Il do sir. "
"In what town.
She hesitated, and for moment the
bold look forsook her. But she finally
answered. | next turnedt to Miss Nase-
by,
"Do you ever take receipt from
you girls when you pay them ?"
always"
"Can you send and get one of them
for me p
"She has told You the truth, sir,
about the payments said Mrs. Nase-
by.
80, Idon't doubt it, " 1 replied, but
particular proof is the thing for the
Z !.