The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-10-28

''She has told you the truth, sir. about

''She has told you the truth, sir, about
the payments" said Mrs Nasty.
"Oh, don't doubt it." replied, "but
particular proof is the thing for the court
room. So, if you can, wish you would
procure the receipts" 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, and handed me four receipts,
which l took and examined. They were
signed in strong, staggering hand, by
the witness.
''Now, Nancy Luther" said, turning
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
five dollars you sent in your letter TO your
sister in Somers." At this she started as
though volcano had burst at her feet.
She turned pale as death, and every limb
shook violently. | waited until the peo>
pie could have an opportunity to see her
emotion, and then 1 repeated the ques
tion. Notwithstanding she gasp
ed.
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excited now.
'I-I didn't" she family murmured,
grasping the railing by her side for sup
port.
''May it please your honor, and gentle>
men of the jury" | said, IL came here
to defend man who was arrested for
robbing the mail, and, in the course of
MI q / haA
to the letters which had been torn open
and robbed of money. When l entered
upon the case, and heard the name of the
witness pronounced, l went out and got
this letter, which / now hold, for | re-
membered having seen one bearing the
signature of Nancy Luther. This letter
was taken from the mail-bag, and it con-
lained seventy-fv dollars; and by look
ing at the postmark you will observe
that it was mailed the day after the hun-
dred dollars were taken from Mrs. Mas
by's drawers, and directed TO Dorcus
Luther, Somers, Montgomery county
And you will observe that one hand wrote
the letter and signed the receipt, and the
jury will also SO observe. And now | will
only add, 1t is plain to see how the huns
dred dollars were disposed of. Seventy
FIVE dollars were sent off for safe keeping,
whilst the remaining twenty-five dollars
were placed in the prisoners trunk, for
the purpose of covering the real criminal
l now leave my clients case in your
hands" The case was given to the jury
Immediately following their examination
of the letter. They had heard from the
witnesses own mouth that she had no
money of her own, and without leaving
their seats they returned verdict of
mot guilty" | will not describe the
scene that followed, but if Nancy Luther
had not been Immediately arrested for
theft she would have been obliged to seek
protection 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, in which l was told that the
within was but slight token of the graf
itude due me for my efforts in behalf Of
the poor, defenceless maiden. 1t was
signed "Several Citizens" and contained
one hundred dollars. Shortly afterwards,
the youth who first begged me to take up
the case, called upon me with all the
money he could raise but l refused his
hard earnings, showing him that had
already been paid. Before l left town l
was guest at his wedding-my fair eli
ent being the happy bride.
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