New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-25
CITY INTEL LIGENCE.
SATURDAY, Nov. Is
COURT OF SEssIoNs.-Beforc the Recorder and
Aldermen Emmans and Nash
The Sanders Forgeries.


TIE TRIAL OF HENRY NJ. RAGGE AND ESTHER Z, ai'
WIFE FOR FORGERY, this morning resumed The SUN
ming up having been concluded last night the Recordera
RI. openup Of the Court charged the Jury length eca
pituatug thu testimony IN brIe as gwen IN The case anu
LAYING down the law for thu guidance Of The Juiy ms
Honor after reviewing the evidence against NJ agg aea
atiu the law i'll regard TO the wife when connected III t
same Indictment with her husband which Is (w'th CERTAIN
erceptons) that the law presumes the vale TO nave seu
under the coercion and controlling influence o her husband
d-refoe that she is to be considered as not '0lunh;
committing the offence wherewith she stands charged M
Honor then proceeded to the evidence 'noducedl"
he purpose Of convictng Rage.
IL smoke of the principal witness Saunders the accom-
pce whom he said appeared before the jury under uSG
emsy SUSPICIOUS circumstances that the jury shoud nor
ate aud exercise CREST caution IN believing one 50 oa
conu so confessedly guilty Saunders, however n III u
yes Of the law considered competent withes' asa4
Ragge-for althouge he convicted oi one forgery % e
dicted for Others yet the jury nave hgn' " I'D
him. If they deem his statements credible wnch 't
ot do if he had been sentenced-he g't and
Saunders going only his credibHy and not 10 nj tG
pefencu Still thu evidence Of Saunders, NOTWITHSTANDING
ali his admitted baseneSs may by law, be heard oy m
but should b. received with extreme caution ' ;,
witness must be fully corfoboIated oy oh Ts
nesses and circumstances, TO be received ny oe
corrobora,ons Of the testimony OF Saunders are as
lst Heis corroboraed by Hampton and his ceiA V'"s
ia Hampton's the 3st, as he Saunders ,he
ID Mr.. Wilmerdng, also Saunders state 'a,ns
.mouuts obtained from the banks, and the Pecs ps,
~ from, ssvsral If the banks were either found GU hAss
Jr traced directly to him. Rare
3D. Thata the suggestion Of Rage Saunders se ,o .,
ali the money drawn from the banks except some ,ge
$1,000 which is verified by the money being mads
or traced 10 his possession Again was Inc s,d sn5
i, S,uuders consistent with Neill, aud coffooo'e o
GENTLY by other witnesses and other Gifcu!ns'ai xs,
Iel statements worthy of belief vi us u's no ap
to be the sole Judges from whose decision 'he'e VS.
peal ,t.a;o cop,r,die.
Next IN gard to the testimony for the defence 9Th hin
,;o of fl Ti.nca or saunders as to Rage being "a
most Of th- afternoon OF the 3lst august. III nues at
tbis Mrs ,boerr drposes that Rage was al
his b5ardnchouse at from o'clock 20 - anu IN sc Dr.
To tea-tlat at he out with MI ~, ,ocs came
Doauc most respectable witness, deposed m hlEo,t
TO hi Office with MIR. Often az ~ mlnutrs ~ CLOCK
O'Clock on that day. and remained nhti JLd;pghoass
and Mr. Often stiles that he dined al lie ~ oauss
with Rage and after dnner "ith hlm 10 I board
was h-r. I'LL back WIN u' 100 ii, after
nrhnus in Caual-sr.e where he was WI d from 10
O'clock az tea &c-and that he was WIN Stsd.r. or
o'clock thereby rendering the testimony .,;o ptcSt
this point extremely questionable. hAggS hgg:", ~ -
an excellent character prior to tins Of tho
His Honor then told the jury they were 'e were
application Of The taD to the facts Q. ' law s and her
aot - make the law but 10 say what ts a AVN 10 their
decision was final as no exception coup 0e for the
ysc, In rgsTI 10 the position Of the coph' ,jer,a
the testimony, Rage mus, mus said
a. mere accessory after the lact s -, Yn,-pcpal aod
law ,rraIdsd an accessory iu forgery on Of counsel
ab. in law as such And on the ot''el forging Of h'
endorsement of Mr. Priest. and thas ssd he entirely
h, 70 rive evidence of such forgery, he sSs sasnse
ion the position Of the defendsnEs UIv;msrdps
w., rho snJors.t Of As'sE'' !" r. frs.
clear insi has e been forged as also
,hs sndorser aud it was novel idea that wnea ,royed t
nf Wmerdng Austen Co. was avefea 70 the SANE
could not also prove the forgery o' ''e en'''