The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-08-24

"Thcn you havo not laid up any
money since you have been there ?"
"No, sir, ouly what Mrs. Nasty
may owo me-"
"Wil you tell mo il you belong to
this State ?"
IL do, sir.'
"lu what town ~
She hesitatcd and for moment tho
bold look forsook her | next turned
to Mrs. Nasby.
DO you over takc receipt from
your girls when you pay them -
Always
"Can you send aud get enc Of tbcm
for mey' .....
"Shc has told you tho truth, sir,
absut tho payments" said Mrs. Mas
by.
ooh, / don't doubt It," I replied.
but particular proof is the thing for
the court room. So. If you can,
wise you would procure tho receipt.
She said that sho would willingly
20, il the court said 90. The court
did say SO, md sho went, Her
dwelling was not fur of, and she
soon returned and handed mo four
receipts, which | took and examined.
They were signed in strong, stag
gering hand, by the witness.
"Now, Nancy Luther" I said,
turning to the witness, and speaking
in quick. startling tons, at the samo
time looking her sternly 10 tho eye,
please tell tho court and jury where
you got the seventy dollars you
sent in your letter to your sister in
Somers.
Az this she started as though
volcano had burst at her feet. She
turned pale as death, and ovcry limb
shock violently. | waited until tho
people could have on opportunity to
see her emotion, aud then repeated
tho quesnion.
w-neyer-scnt--any," she gasp
cd.
"You did, thundered, for I was
excited now.
"I-I didn't" she faintly murmur.
ed, gasping the railing by hor side
for support.
"May it please your honor aud gem
temeu OF the jury" | said, al came
here to defend tho man who was ar
rested for rcbbing the mail, aud in
~ nnnrso Of nv preliminary sxamu-
alton, had access to the iettcrs
which had been torn open aud robbed
Of money. When entered upon tho
case, and heard the name Of the wit
ness pronounced, went out and got
this letter, which now hold, for |
RENE mber having seen one bearing tho
signature of Nancy Luther. This let
tor was taken from the mailbag, and
il contained seventy-6ve dollars and
by looking at the post.mark you will
observe that it was mailed tho day
after the one hundred dollars was ta-
ken from Mrs Nasby's drawer, aud
is directed to Dorcas Luther, Somcrs.
Mon, gomery county And you will
observe that one hand wrote the let
ter aud signed the receipt, and the
Jury will also so observe. And now 1
will only and it is plain to SEQ how
tho hundred dollars were disposed Of.
Seventy five dollars were sent of for
safe keeping, while the remaining
twenty five dollars were placed in the
prisoners trunk, for tho purpose oI
covering tho real criminal. now
leave my clients case in your hands,
The case was given to the jury i'm
mediately following their sxaminn
tion Of the letter. They had hearC
from the witness's owu mouth tha
she had no money of her own, ant
without leaving their seats they re
turned a verdict of "Not Guilty"
] will not discribe the scene tha'
= followed, but If Nancy Luther had
not been Immediately arrested 70
theft she wauld have been obliged I,
' seek protection Of tho officers, or th
excited people would hove maime'
her at least, if they had not don
more. Tho next morning ! receives
? a note, handsomely written, in which
was told that tho within was but
slight token of tho gratitude due m
for the efforts 10 behalf Of tho pool
= dcfcnceless maiden. II was signe,
"SeveraI Citizons," and contained on
Q hundred dollsss. Shortly afterwart
b the youth who begged me to take u
the case, called upon me with all tb
g money no could raise but ] refuse
bis hard earnings, showing him tho
I had already been paid. Before
. left. town | VAS n guest ut his wed