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

never liked me because she thought was
better treated than she. She is cook. |
was chamber maid.'' She pointed Nancy
Luther out to me. She was stout, bold
faced girl. somewhere about twenty five
years old, with low forehead, small
eyes, a pug nose, aud thick lips. caught
ber glance at once, as it rested on the fair
young prisoner, and the moment detect
ed the look of hatred which | read there,
was convinced that enc was rogue.
"Nancy Luther, did you say that girls
name was p l asked, for new light had
broken IN upon me. eyes, sir.'' l left
the court room and went TO the prosecut-
ing attorney, and asked him for the letters
l had handed him-the ones that had
been stolen from the mail bag. He gave
them to me, and having selected one re-
turned the rest. and told him would see
he had the one l kept before night 1
then returned to the court room, and the
case went on. Mrs. Nasty resumed her
testimony. She said she entrusted the
room TO the prisoners care, and no one
else had access there, save herself Then
she described about the missing money,
and closed by telling now she found twen-
ty-five dollars in the prisoners trunk
She could swear it was the identical
money she had lost, in two ten, and one
five dollar bank notes. ''Mrs. Nasby,"
said "when you first missed the money
had you any reason to believe that the
prisoner had taken /. %
mo, sir" she answered.
''Had you ever detected her in any dis
honesty a'
''No, SIR
''Should you thought of searching her
trunk, had not Nancy Luther advised and
informed you?"
''No, sir,''
Mrs. Nasty left the stand, and Nancy
Luther took her place. She came up
with bold front, and upon me cast
defiant look, as if to say, TRAP me if
you can" She then gave her evidence as
follows She said that on the night the
money was taken she saw the prisoner 60
up stairs, and from the shy manner in
which she went up, she suspected that 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 saw she
was coming out, hurried away" Then
she went on, told how she informed her
mistress Of this, and how she proposed to
search the girls trunk. / called Mrs.
Nasty back.
You said that no one save yourself
had access to your room" said. "SOw,
couldn't Nancy Luther have entered the
room, if she wished ?''
Certainly, sir; ! meant that no one
else had any right there"
l saw that Mrs Nasty though natural
ly hard woman, was somewhat moved
by poor Elizabeth's misery. ''Could your
cook have known, by any means in your
knowledge, where your money was %
"Yes, sir for she has often come to
my room when | was there, and l 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 money since
this was stolen ."
'tNo, sir.''
81 now called Nancy Luther back, and
she began to tremble a little, though her
look WAS bold and defiant as ever. 'Miss
Luther" said L, ''why did you not inform
your mistress at 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 an
swered promptly.
''You say you looked through the
keyhole, and saw her take the money 2"
Eyes, SIR"
''Wbere did she place the lamp when
she did SO
son 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 did not mean any
thing, only that she picked up the lamp.
''Very WELL, said l I; show long have you
been with Mrs, Nasty 2"
''Not quite year, sir.''
''How much does she pay you week."
ga dollar and three quarters"
'Have you taken up any oil your pay
since you have been there p
Yes, SIR"
GLOW much ?''
81 don't know, SIR"
"Why don't you know =
''How should [? / have taken it at
different times, just as | wanted it, and
kept no account"
"Then, you have not laid up any money
since you have been there 2"
mo, sir, only wha, Mrs. Nasty may
owe me-"
"Will you tell me if you belong to this
State :"
81 do, SIR"
SIN what town T.
She hesitated, and for moment the
bold look forsook her l next turned TO