New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-11
recovery of $4,000 from saunders.

Recovery OF $4,000 from Saunders.
We published an Extra on Saturday evening
with the intelligence of the discovery in this city
OF S24, 0G0 Of the money obtained by young Saui-
ders BY forging the names OF Austen, Wilmerding
& Co. The following account embodies all the
particulars then known with others that have since
come to light. On Saturday, in the forenoon, a
lad called at the store OF Austen, Wmerding x
Co. and stated that his mother had box which
contained large amount OF noney-probably
that obtained by Saunders OF the Banks a cab
was Immediately called, and some of the firm,
with Mr.. J. ]. Palmer, went with the boy to his
residence, at No. 275 Division. street, where the
box was found containing three large rolls OF bank
bills, and flannel bag containing gold-the whole
amounting TO $4,000. The whole was counted
on the spot, identified as that obtained by Saun-
ders. sealed up in the box, and conveyed 10 the
Merchants Bank, where il was placed in special
deposIte.
1t seems that the money was first placed either
by Saunders himself or by some one who was an
accomplce in the whole forgery, with a Mrs Es-
Tier C. Rage, wife of Henry Rage, at 50 Canal
street. She kept tit until last Friday afternoon,
and then sent for colored woman named Ange-
Ina Osborne, at 81 Mulberry-street. who had been
in the habit of washing for her. and asked her to
take charge of box containing valuable jewelry.
promising her an ample reward for her care. The
colored woman took it home, but soon after took 1t
10 Mrs. Hunter, wife of William Hunter, coop
er by trade, at No 275 Division-street, for whom
also she was in the habit of washing asking
her to keep it for her, repeating what she had been
told that it contained jewery. On Saturday
morning the colored woman went again to Mrs.
Hunters. Mrs. II. inquired something about the
box, and, telling Mrs. Osborne that she ought to
be very careful about receiving such things as
they might contain stolen property, asked if she
had heard of the great forgery by Saunders. The
colored woman said she had not, as she could not
read. Mrs. Hunter then requested her to take
back the box-but she declined, saying she had
already had it long enough. Mrs. Hunter then
demanded that it should be opened. This was
donc-the contents found to be money, and Mrs.
Hunter Immediately sent her son, as before stated,
to the Office Of Messrs. A., w. & Co. who pro-
ceeded at once to obtain possession of it. Officers
Cockefair and j. L. Smith then arrested Mrs Ra-
pc and her husband, and they, with the colored
woman as witness, were committed to prison.
Rage is Frenchman-a young man not en-
gagged in any business and formerly boarded with
Mrs. Lahy, at No As Maiden-lanc. Saunders
also boarded there until the LIST of May, and was
very intimate with Rage When Mrs. Lahy re-
moved to 50 Canal.street, Rage went with her
and was boarding there at the time of the forgery
while Saunders went TO Duane-street. When the
forgery was first discovered suspicion was direct
ed towards Rage, from his known intimacy with
Young Saunders; and one of the officers of one
of the swindled Banks, accompanied by Police
officer, examined him, but discovered nothing
His manner was easy and their suspicious
were not strengthened. All the clerks in the es-
tablishment Of Austen, Wilmerdng & Co. were
also examined but nothing was ascertained. No
doubt was entertained that Saunders had some &C
complete, because he was very poor psnman--
utterly unable to perpetrate the forgery; and we
that at an interview which Mr.. Will
merding had with Saunders in Boston on Friday,
the latter told him explicitly where the money
could be found and said that Rage 1as the per
son acho filled up the checks. The large reward
offered for therecovery of the money will probably
fall to Mrs. Hunter.
The whole affair will probably be inme-
diately cleared up, and all implicated in this as
founding villany consigned to the fate they have
50 richly deserved Would that every crime might
meet as swift an exposure, and be as surely visit
ed by the Justice of the Law, as this is likely to be