The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-01-03

anu clOSetl Dv telililS Ho" sile iou'iu
TWENTY-FIVE dollars of the missing
money in the prisoners trunk. She
could swear it was the identical money
she had lost. In two tens and one five
dollar bank note.
Mrs. Naseby," said |. "when you
first missed the money. had You any
reason to believe that the prisoner had
taken it?n
"N0, sir" she answered.
"IIad you ever before detected her
in any dishonesty"
mo. sir.
"Should YOU hsve thought of search
ing her trunk had not Nancy Luther
advised and informed you?"
mo, SIR"
Mrs. Naseby lett the stand, and
Nancy Luther took her place. She
came up with a bold look, and upon
me She cast a defiant look, as If to say.
Trap me. it you cam She gave
her evidence as follows:
She said that OIL the night the money
was taken she saw the prisoner going
up stairs, and from the sly manner IN
which she went up she suspected all
was not right. So she followed her
up. Elizabeth went to Mrs. Naseby's
room and shut the door after her. She
stopped down and looked through the
key hole, and saw her take the money
and put it in her pocket. Then she
stopped down and picked up the lamp,
and as she saw she was coming out,
she hurried away.
Then she went on told how she had
informed her mistress Of this, and
how she proposed to search the girls
trunk.
called Mrs. Naseby to the stand.
"You said that no one, save your
self and the prisoner had access to
your room Z"
II did"
Nov. could Nancy Luther have
entered the room if She wished?"
"Certainly, sir; meant that no
one else had any right there"
saw that Mrs. Naseby, though nat
urally a hard woman, was somewhat
moved by poor Elizabeth's misery.
"GeHll your cook have known, by
Hlly mogns IN yopr kpoy.Eslgg Nh4r
y.ur money was?"
Yes, sir; for she has often come
to my room while was there, and |
have often given her money to buy
provisions of market-men who hap
pened to come along with their
wagons.
"One more question: Have you
known of the prisoner having used
any money since this was stolen ?"
mo, Sir"
now called Nancy Luther back,
and she began to tremble Il little, al
though her look was as bold and de-
tiant rs ever.
Miss Luther" | said, "why did
you not inform your mistress at once
of what YOU had seen. without wait
ing for her to ask about the lost
moneyw
Because could not at once make
up my mind to expose the poor girl, "
she answered promptly.
"You say you looked through the
kev-hole,and saw her take the money!"
Yes, sir
"Whee did she place the lamp
when she did so
ION the bureau"
sin your testitnany you said she
stopped down when she picked it up.
What did You mean by that:?'
The girl hesitated, and finally she
said she lid not mean anything, only
that she picked up tile lamp.
VERY WE'LL" said "how long
have You been with Mrs. Nasebyy"
" Not qnite a year. sir"
"IIow much does she pay you 4
week Z"
"A dollar and three quarters"
"llave you taken up any of your
pay since you have been there ~
Yes, Sir"
"IIow much?"
:" don't know. sir"
"IIow should " | have taken ii Mt
different times, Just as wanted it.,
and kept no account"
"Now. If y1n Ind wished to harm
the prisoner. could you have raised
twenty-tivedoll tomt in hertrmk?'
no. slr,'' she replied with virtu-
ous Indignation.
"l'hel You hive not laid mp any
momv sin G You have heen tlelp?"
No. sir. only what Mrs. Nascby
may owe me.
'.Ileli you did not have any twenty
I've dollars When you came theres"
"No, sir; and what's more, the
money found il the girls trunk was
the money Mrs. Naseby lost. 1ou
might hnve known that, i you'd re-
member what you asked her." This
was said very SircaStically. aud was
intended as u crll>her upon the idea
TINT she should have put the money
in the prisoners trunk. However, |
was not overcome entirely,
"Will you tell me If you belong to
this Statesn