The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-10-27
I called Mrs. Nasby back. :

l called Mrs. Nasty back. /,
"Yo said no one save yourself had
access to your room now couldn't
Nancy Luther have entered the room
if she wishedY" H 'i9Hf
d"Gertainly; / meant that no one
else had any right there" "9n l
saw that Mrs. Nasby, though nat
urally hard woman, was somewhat
moved by the misery of poor Eliza
beth. ii 8f os. +,
"Could your cook have known by
any means in your knowledge where
your money was?" H.ai g.
"Y es, sir; for she often comes to
my room for the purpose of getting
money to buy provisions of market
men who happened to come along
with their wagons" 'f' p
"One more question:; have you ey-
er known of the prisoner using money
since tins was stolen 7" a-7 ri.
mo, sir" ss3lal HHif41
! now called Nancy Luther back,
and she began to tremble u little,
though her look was as bold and def
ant as ever.
"AIiss Luther" said, "why did you
not inform your mistress ut once OF
what you had seen, without waiting
for her to ask about her 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 out the
money r.
"Yes, sir"
"Where did she place the lamp
when she did SO !"
"On the bureau"
"In 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 didn't mean anything, only
that she picked up the lamp.
Very well; how long have YOU
been with Mrs. Nasty r
"Not quite year
'How much does she pay You n
week Z"
"A dollar and three quarters
''Have you drawn any OF your pay
since you have been there"
~ cs, sir"
"Iow much p
IL don't know" -s+.-
"Why don't you know "
How should L! l have taken it at
different times, just as / wanted it, aud
kept no account"
Then you havn't laid up any money
since YOU have been there z" a<9
No sir, only what Mrs. Nasty may
owe me-
"Will you tell me il you belong to
this State:" -r.4. ...
Il do"
I'm what town =
She hesitated aud for n moment the
bold look forsook her. ! next turned
to Mrs. Nasty.
DO you take receipts from your
girls when you pay them y
Always"
Can you send aud get one of them
for me r
''Shc has told yon the truth about
the payment" said Mrs. Nasty.
"Ob, ! don't doubt it; but particu-
lar proof is the thing for the court
room. SO, if you can, | wish you
would procure the receipt"
She said she would willingly go, if
the court said so. The court did say
so, and she went. Her dwelling was
not far off, and she soon returned with
four receipts, which took and exam
ined. They were signed in strong,
staggering hand by the witness.
"Now, Nancy Luther" | said, turn
ing TO the witness, and speaking in a
quick, startling tone, at the same time
looking her sternly in the eye, please
tell the court and jury where you got
the seventy-fve dollars you sent in
your letter to your sister over in Som
crs 2" 4....s- -..--t .-5
At this she stared as though a vol.
cano had burst at her feet. She turn
ed pale as death, and every limb
shook violently. / waited until the
people could have an opportunity to
see her emotion, and then / repeated
the question.
"I-never-sent-any,"s she gasped.
"You did = thundered, for / was
excited now.
I'll didn't" she family murmured,
grasping the railing by her side for
support. . .aaamG
"May it please your honor and gen
tlemen of the jury" / said, II came
here to defend a man who was arrest
ed for robbing the mail, and in the
course of my preliminary examina-
ton had access to the letters which
had been torn open and robbed OF
money. When | entered upon the
case, and heard the name of the wit
ness pronounced, went out and got
this letter which | now hold, for l re-
membered having seen one bearing
the signature of Nancy Luther This
letter was taken from the mail bag,
and it contained seyenty-five dollars
and by looking at the post-mark you
| will observe that it was mailed the
day after the hundred dollars was ia.
ken from Mrs. Nasby's drawer, and is
directed to Dorcas Luther, Somers
Montgomery county, Alabama And
now | will only add it is plain to see
how the hundred dollars were disposed
of. Seventy-five dollars were sent of
for safe keeping, while the remaining
twenty-five dollars We're placed in the
prisoners trunk, for the purpose o.
covering the real criminal, 1 now
leave my clients case in your hands,
The case was given to the jury i'm
mediately after. their examination o
the letter They had heard from thu
witnesses own mouth that she had ne
money Of her own, and without leav