Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-19

eyes, SIR"
"Hhere did she place the lamp when
she did so2"
CON the bureau"
'1n your testimony you said she
stopped down when she picked it up.
What do you mean by that2"
The girl hesitated, and finally she said
she did net mean anything, only that she
picked up the lamp.
Every well; how long have you been
with Mrs. Na.eby9"
''Not quite year, sir"
Chow much does she pay you week."
ga dollar and three quarters"
"Have you taken up any of your pay
since you have been there 2"
eyes, air."
GLOW muchs"
81 don't know, SIR"
"Why don't you know2"
Glow should II l have taken it at
different times, just as wanted it, and
kept 10 account"
'sNow, If you had wished to harm the
prisoner, could you have raised $25 to
put in her trunk2"
'tNo, sir"
''Then you have not laid up any money
since you have been ther.9"
'sNo, sir, only what Mrs. Naseby may
owe me.n
Then you did not have s25 when you
came there9"
mo, sir; and what's moro, the money
found in the girls trunk was the money
Mrs. Naseby lost. You might have
known that if you'd remember what you
AK her," This was said very sarcasti-
cally, and was intended as crusher upon
the ides that she should have put the
money In the prisoners trunk. How
ever l was not overcome entirely.
"Will you tell me if you belong to this
Statei"
81 do, sir"
Gin what town.
She hesitated, and for an instant the
bold look forsook her. But she finally
anSweTed. l next turned to Mrs. Naseby.
do you ever take receipt from the
girls when you pay them 2"
always"
''Can you send and get one of them
for met"
She has told you the truth, sir, about
the payment, said Mrs. Naseby.
ooh, don't doubt it," replied l, E'but
particular proof is the thing for the court
room. So, il you can, l wish you would
procure the receipt"
She fsid che would willingly go if the
Court said so. TIE Court did say 50, and
she went. Her dwelling was not very far
off and she soon returned and handed me
four receipts, which took and examined
They were signed in a strange, struggling
hand by the witness.
''No1, Nancy Luther" said, turning
to the witness, and speaking in quick,
startling tone, at the sane time looking
her steJnly in the eye, "Please tel the
Court and jury, aud me, where you got
the Eeventy-fye dollars you sent your sis
ter in Somers 7"
At this che started az though a volcano
had bursted at her feet. She turned pale
a. death, and every limb shook violently.
l waited till the people could see her emo
ton, and then repeated the question.
81 -sent-any,' she
gAsped.
'FYou did" Numbered, for was ex-
cited now.
'T-I didn't" she family muttered,
grAsping the railing by her side for sup
port.
'May 1t please your honor and the gen.
tlsmen of the jury" said Is coon ss
had looked the witness out Of counte-
nance, 81 came here to defend q man
who was arrested for robbing the mail,
and in the course of my preliminary e1,
Gminadons lad access TO the letters
| which were opened and robbed for mon
ey. When l entered upon the case, and
| heard the name Of this witness pro-
pounced, went out and got this letter
which l row hold, for / remembered hav-
ing seen one bearing the signature Of
Nancy Luther. The letter was taken
| from the mAil bag, and it contained scV-
enty-iVe dollars, and by looking at the
| post mark you will observe thai it WAS
mailed the day AFTER the one hundred
dollars waS taken from Mrs. Nsseby' S
drawer. l will read it to you if you
| please"
The court nodded and read the fol-
| lowing, which Was not dated, save that
made by the postmaster upon the outside.
l give it verbatim:
''DBAR DoR0UE ] cend yu hear seven
ty-fvs dolers which l want yu to cope for
me til cum cant cope it cos I'm afeerd
it will git stole, don't speek wun word to
Twin sole bout this can't nobody TO no
I've got eny mono, yu wont will W. l
am fust rate only that guide for nOtnin
snipe of liz msdworth is here yet-but l
hop to git over her now. yu no rOte to
yu bout hsr. give my love to ak enquirin
frens. this is from yur sister til deth.
NANCY LUTHER"
'eNow your honor" said, as gave
him the letter, and then the receipts,
''you viii see that the letter is directed to
DoIcus Luther, SOmers, Montgomery
county. And you will observe that one
hand wrote that letter and signed the re-
ceipts, and the jury will also observe the
fact. And now, l will only add, that it
is plain how the hundred dollars were
disposed of. Seventy-five were sent off
for safe keeping, while the remaining
twenty-five dollars were placed in the pri-
s1ner's trunk, for the purpose of covering
the real criminal OF the tone Of parts
of the letter you must judge. l now
leave my clients case in your hands"
The case was given Immediately fol-
lowing their examination of the letter.
They had heard from the witness own
mouth that she had 10 money of her own,
and without leaving their seats they re.
turned verdict of ''Not guilty"
will not describe the scene that fol-
lowed; but if Nancy Luther had not
bsen Immediately arrested for theft, she
would have been obliged to seek protec,
ton of the officers, or the excited people
would have manned her at least, if they
had not done more. The next morning
received note handsomely written, IL
which l was told that the within was but
slight token of the gratitude due me fol
my efforts in behalf of the poor, defense,
less maiden. 1t was signed " Several
Citizens" and contained enc hundred
dollars. Shortly after the youth, who
first begged ne to take up the case, called
upon me with all the money he could
raise; but l showed l had been already
paid. and refused his hard earnings. Be
fore I left town WAS a guest at his wed
dinghy fair client being the happy bride