The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-01-03
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bold look forsook her. But she tinally
answered. | next trrned to Mrs.
Naseby.
DO you ever take d receipt from
! your girls when you pay them?"
Always"
"Can You send and get one Of them
| for me ~
"She has told the truth. sir, about
the payments. " said Mrs. Naseby.
80, don't doubt it" | replied,
"but particular proof Is the thing for
the courtroom. So, if you can. !
wish you would produce the receipt.
She said she would willingly 60, If
the Court said so. The Court did say
so. aud she went. Her dwelling was
not far off. and she soon returned and
handed me four receipts, which took
and examined. They were signed in
q strange, staggering hand by the wit
cess.
Nov, 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. and
me, where you got the seventy-tiye
dollars you sent in your letter to your
sister in Somers?"
At this she started as though vol
cano had burst at her feet. She turned
pale as death, and every limb shook
violently. waited until the people
could have an opportunity to see her
emotion, and then | repeated the ques-
ton.
"I-never-sent- ANY, she gasped.
"You did !" | thundered, for was
excited now.
Ill didn't" she faintly muttcred.
grHsping the railing at her side for
support.
i MAY it please your honor and the
gentlemen of the jury, | said. as soon
as | looked the witness out of c0un-
tenance. IL came here to defend a
man who was arrested for robbing the
mail. and in the course of my prelim-
mary examinations | had access to
the letters which had been torn open
and robbed of money. When | enter
ed upon this case. and heard the name
of the witness pronounced. went out
and got tliis letter Which ! now hold,
tor I remembered having seen one
bearing the signature of Nancy Lutll-
er. This letter was taken from the
mail bag, and contained seventy-tive
dollars, and by looking at the post
mark you will observe that it was
mailed the day after the hundred dol
lars were taken from Mrs. Naseby's
drawer. will read it to you if you
please.
Now, your honor" said I, as |
gave him the letter, and also the re-
cpipts, "you will see that the letter Is
directed to Dorcas Luther SomelF.
Montgomery county. Aud you will
observe that one hand wrote that let
ter and signed that receipt. and the
jury will also observe. And now |
will add that it is plain to see how the
hundred dollars was disposed OF. Sew
enty-tive dollars We're sent off tor safe
keeping, While the remaining twenty
five dollars were placed in the prison.
er's trunk, for the purpose Of covering
the real criminal. OF the tone Of
parts of the letter yon must Judge. !
now leave nv clients case III your
hands,"
The case was given to the jury i'm
mediately following the examination
of the letter. They had heard from
the witness own mouth that she had
no money of her own, aud without
leaving their seats they returned aver
diet Of " Not guilty"
Twill not describe the scene that
followed /; but. if Nancy Luther lmd
not been Immediately arrested for the
theft, she would have been obliged 70
seek protection OF the officers, or the
the excited people wouldlmye manned
her at least, if they had not done
more.
The next morning | received note
handsomely written, in which ! was
told that the within was but a slight
token Of the gratitude due me tor my
efforts IN bchalf Of the poor, defense
less maiden. 1t wae signed Several
Citizens. and contained one hundred
dollars. shortly afterward the YOUTH
who first begged me to take up tlle
case. called upon me with aI' the
money he could raise; but showed
him that had already been pail. anu
refused his hard earnings, Before !
left town was guest ~ us WeaullS
my tair client being the happy bri'le.
ut is finished; all il over" were
The lust words Of Charles XIV, late
King OF Swe'len.
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The Fairbanks borrowed 50 to make
their first scale, aud now they own
/ 80, 0Ol, 900.
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