The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-11-20

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money since Soa have been there's"
mo, sir--only what Mrs. Naseby
may owe me.
Then you didn't have $25 when
you came thereg
mo, sir, and, what's more, the
money found in the girls trunk was
the very money that Mrs. Naseby
lost. You might have known that if
you'd only remember what you
hear"
will you tell me if you belong in
this state3" asked next.
II do, sir"
TN what town"
She hesitated, and for an instant
the bold look forsook her, but she
finally answered.:
II belong in Somers, Montgomery
county"
next turned to Mrs. Naseby.
do you ever take O receipt from
your girls when you pay them" /
/ asked.
Always" she answered.
Can you send and get one of them
for meF'
She said she would willingly go if
+ the court said so. The court did say
so, and she went. Her dwelling was
not far off, and she soon returned
and handed me four receipts, which
took and examined. These were all
signed in strange, struggling hand
| by the witness.
Now, Nancy Luther, " said /, turn
ing to the witness, please tell the
court and the jury, and tell me, too,
where you got the $75 you sent in a
letter to your sister in Somers."
The witness started as though a
volcano had burst at her feet She
turned pale as death, and every limb
shook violently. l waited until the
people could have an opportunity to
/ see her emotion, and then repeated
the question.
"I-never-sent-any."
you dbl Numbered, for 1 was
excited now.
"I-I-didn't," she family uttered,
grasping the rail by her side for sup
port.
May it please your honor, and
gentlemen Of the jury" l said as
! soon as had looked the witness out
of countenance, II came here to de-
fend a youth who has been arrested
for helping to rob the mail, and in
the course of my preliminary exam
nations l had access to the letters
which had been torn open and rified
of money. When l entered upon this
case and heard the name of this wit.
ness pronounced, | went out and got
the letter which | now hold, for re-
mernbered to have seen one bearing
the signature of Nancy Luther
''This letter was taken from the
mailbag, and it contained $75, and
by looking at the postmark you will
observe that it was mailed on the
very next day after the 800 were
taken from Mrs. Naseby's drawer.
l will resi- it to you, if you please"
The court nodded assent, and Tread
the following, which was without
date, save that made by the postmas-
ter upon the outside. / give it here
verbatim .,...... ...
SISTER DoRcAs-I cend yu heer seventy-fv
dolors, which want yu to kepe for me til
cum hum. cant kepe it heer coz ime afrade
it will git stole. don't speke wun word to a
Twin sole bout this coz don't want nobodi TO
kno hav got emmy moay. yu wont now viii
yu. am first rate heer, only that guide fur
nuthin snipe liz madworth is heer yet-buti
hop tn git red ov her now. yu no i rote yu bout
her. kiv my luv to all inquirin trends. this is
from your sister til deth. NANCY Luther
Now, your honor" l said as I
handed him the letter and also the
receipts, you will see that the letter
is directed to 'Dorcas Luther, Somers,
Montgomery county And you will
also observe that one hand wrote that
letter and signed those receipts. The
jury will also observe. And now l
will only add it is plain to see how
the 800 were disposed of. Seventy
five were put into that letter and sent
off for safe keeping, while the re-
naming $50 were placed in the pris-
oners trunk for the purpose Of COW
ering the real cliainal."
The case was given to the jury i'm
mediately following their eXamina-
ton of the letter. Without leaving
their seats they returned q verdict of
Not guilty"
The youth who had first asked me
to defend the prisoner caught me by
the hand, but he could not speak
plainly. He simply looked at lie
through his tears for a moment and
then rushed to the fair prisoner. lie
seemed to forget where he was, for
he flung his arms about her, and as
she laid her head upon his bosom she
wept aloud.
Twill not attempt to describe the
scene that followed, but if Nancy
Luther had not been Immediately az
rested for theft she would have been
obliged to seek the protection of the
officers or the excited people would
surely have MANNED her, if they had
done no more. On the next morning
/ received a note, very handsomely
written, in which I was told that