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between them, and the attorney, amid

/ Ibetwesn them, and the attorney, amid
the breathless suspense of the specta
tors, and while every eye in the room
was upon the person who last entered,
arose and said: elf your honor please,
and with the consent of the learned
counsel for the State, while 1 was
speaking an important witness In this
case entered this room. That witness
is now here willing to testify, and I
beg the privilege Of introducing further
testimony
at this the attorney for the State
arose and said: 81 have no objection,
your honor, to receiving any testimony
which is important to a fair and i'm"
partial trial of the accused. Iconsent
to the gantleman's request -of course,
upon his honor that the testimony is
important,and material" =
"I call Miss .Nettie GoodnoW," the
prisoners attorney said.
The Judge bowed very politely as the
young lady arose, and ne said: Miss
Goodnow, you will please take this
chair" pointing to the witness stand.
The directions were obeyed, and the
oath administered. The usual ques-
tions as to acquaintance with the case
and the prisoner followed.
Then came the question: "WMyou.
please inform the court and the jury
as to the nature Of the package you
hold in your hand, Miss Goodnow"
The witness carefully unfolded the
package as she replied: "This is the
package Of money, sir, which was
taken from-the Linton bank on Satur-
day, the l0tltday oflast month-S5, ,000p
and she held it up that the court might
get view Of it.
"From whom, or where, did you get
this money, Miss Goodnow p demanded
the counsel.
"I found it to-day at the house Of
Mr.. Henry Black, and among a bundle
of papers belonging to George West
man, the brother of Cashier Westmans
of Linton bank !"
This reply came like thunderbolt
from heaven, and the excitement which
followed was so great that the court
raped vigorously upon bis desk before
order could be restored.
The counsel for the accused stepped
forward, and, taking the package Of
money, placed it before the court, say
ing: "If your honor please, we de-
sire to offer this package of money as
part of our evidence in the case."
A paper held in the young lady's
hand was letter from George West,
man addressed to her, which gave q
clue to the true history Of the case.
Young Westman was the brother OF
the cashier. He was in love with
Nettie GoodnoW, the daughter OF
President Goodnow, and knowing that
John Earnest was the young lady's
favorite. he planned and carried out a
scheme to steal the money in such a
way that suspicion would rest upon
the young teller, and Through the dis
grace thus produced the attachment
between the couple would be broken.
of. The letter in the young ladYs
hand was from George .
Tossing tc her his crime hsrS
where ftIls lgl0 0ilaJ va and bsgging
her to ge5 it and not inform on him..
It contained direful threats if she
should dare to reveal the truth or re-
fuse him the money.
AS soon as the letter had been exam
ined by the counsel al agreement was
made for a postponement. Young
Earnest allowed his friends to give
bonds for his appearance the next day,
and there was not dry eye in the
courtroom when the accused man
started toward the door and was
stopped by the sweet voice Of the
young lady who approached him with
an extended hand, sympathetically say
ing: "We have never lost confidence
in your honesty, John. You shall be
free tomorrow"
The remainder Of my story can be
as easily imagined as told. John Earn
est is again teller Of Linton bank.
Cashier Westman is one Of his best
friends. The cash is no longer short,
and though George Westmau is not to
be found, his honorable brother has
paid all the costs in the suit, and no
charges have been preferred against
the guilty person. I shall not be SUR
prised to receive, ere long, cards in
viting me to witness an interesting
ceremony, which, I understand, is to
take place at the residence of President
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