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

caught her glance at once, Is IL rested
on the fair young prisoner, and the
moment I detected the look Of hatred
which I read the 70, I was convinced
that she vas q rogue.
"Nancy Luther, did you say that
girls name was = l asked for . new
light had broken in upon me.
ayes, sir.r 'r.
l left tho court room and went 10
the prosecuting attorney and asked
him for the letters l had handed him
tho ones that had been stolen from
the mail bag. He gave them to me,
and having selected one I rctured the
rest, and told him | would see he had
the one kept before night. 1 then
returned 10 the courtroom and the
case wont co..
Mrs. Nasby res umed her testimony.
She said she iutrusted.ths room to the
prisoners care, and no ono else had
access thcro, save herself. Then she
described about the missing money.
and closed BY telling how she found
twenty-five dollars in the prisoners
trunk. Sho could swear Il was the
identical money sbo had lost, 10 two
ton, and one five dollar bank note.
'"Mrs. Nasty" said |, "when you
6rst missed the money, had you any
reason to believe that the prisoner
had taken il ?"
mo, sir" she answered.
"Hsd you ever detected her in any
dishonesty"
mo, SIR"
Should you have thought Of search
ing her trunk. had not Nancy Luther
advised and informed you ?"
mo, sir"
Mrs. Nasty left the stand, and
Nancy Luther took her place. She
came up with q bold front, aud upon
me cast defiant look, rs if to say,
Trap me if you osn." Sho then
gave her evidence as follows.
She said that on tho night the mon,
ey was taken she saw tho prisoner 20
up stairs, and from the shy manner
in which che went up, she suspected
that oil was not right, so she followed
her up. Elizabeth went to Mrs
Nasby's room and shut tho door after
her. Istooped down and look cd thro
the keyhole, and saw hor take the
money and put IL in her pocket. Their
she stopped down uuu pivAru -r ...
lamp, and as I saw that she was com-
out hurried away
Then shc went on, told how she in
formed her mistress Of this, and hos
she proposed to search the girls trunk
Icalled Mrs. Nasby back.
you say that no one savo yourscl
had access to your room" said
. "Now couldn't Nancy Luthor hav'
: entered the room, If she wished p
"Certainly, sir | meant that M
ono else had any right there"
saw that Mrs. Nasty though nat
urally q hard woman, was sonewha
moved by poor Elizabeth's misery.
. Gould your cook have known, b
:. any means in your knowledge, whsr
! your money was p
"Yes, sir for she has often com
my room when l was ehere, and
have often given her money to bu
provisions Of market men who hap
psued to come with their wagons.
"One more question have 20
known of tho prisoner having use
u money since this was stolen ?"
mo, SIR"
" now call Nancy Luther back. on
: she began to tremble little, thoug
her look was bold and defiant as eve
miss Luther" said ] "why d
:. you not inform your mistress at ont
. of what you had seen, without wait
+, ing for her to ask about her money!
. "Bccause l could not at once NAL
= up my mind to expose the poor girl
"A she answered promptly.
" "You say you looked through Il
= ksyhole and saw her take the mol
- ey~
\ "Yes, sir"
"Whcre did she place the lam
- whom sho did soYr
- ION the bureau"
;. "Iu your testimony you said 81
70 stopped down when sho picked II a
;. What do you mean by that ?"
n The girl hesitated, and finally sl
70 said that she did not mean anyihin
ot II only that she picked up the lamp.
I'll "Very WE'LL" said l; show lo'
-, have you, bean with Mrs. Nasty p
"Not quite q year, sir"
\, GLOW much does she pay you