The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-14


Ward Bank, and renamed ON the outside. WhenI
came out gave him half of the amount OF the
check, about an equal proportion OF each denoml.
aau9n OF bills From thence wentto the Office OF
Mr. Irwin and took passage in the Great Western,
and paid SlO5, and received certificate in the
name oil Taylor, which | tore up in Bostnn. Ragee
then went to the pawnbrokers, No. 200 Bowey, TO
the ticket He did so. and gave 1t to me after
wards. | then proceeded TO make some small
purchases and about hall past IL o'clock met Ragee
again IN Hanover street, when finished drawing
the checks After cot through, we went into the
highest story CT the Exchange and there divided
equally the money as near as possible. In addition
to his halt, ! gave Ragee two thousand dollars TO
give my father after | should have gone. then
went to Prime, Ward & Kings, and Brown, Bro
theirs IL Company, to get bills on England,
or Bank OF England notes. | did not sue
coed, but got some gold and bank of Eng
land notes from some OF the brokers In Wall
street. Finding that could not get all the money
changed as waited, at the solicitation OF Ragee !
gave him the balance of bank notes which had
not changed-I think when got to Boston | had
all taken from me by Mr.. CIapp, less what had
spent. How much spent | cannot tell. Ragee
told me had no time TO lose, and said he would
send or bring me the money. then started IN
round, he (Ragee) handed me two letters OF intro
duction to a cousin OF his in Amsterdam, both OF
which letters tore up. then Went home, got my
trunk, &c. and drove down to the Western, and
and undertook to overtake her by rowing, making
signals, &C., but finally gave it up, and landed at
Fnlton street. From thence | went TO No. 405
Pearl street, where my father had room-there |
saw my father, and told him was going to Phila-
deiphla, aud asked him to take care of my trunk,
and handed him few pieces of gold (sovereigns).
think about SIX From there went TO Canal st,
opposite Ragees house, and waited for him until
near o'clock, when saw him crossing the street
he advised me TO go TO Boston, and get on board
the HibeInia. We started to 60 TO the Providence
boat. He left me somewhere in West street
When got TO the landing place Of the Providence
boat, found she had started, and was proceeding
back IN coach, when again met Ragee in West
street, not far from the Battery. We walked
short distance together, until we saw one OF the
s'gns OF the Albany boat, which mentioned some
thing about Boston. He left me to make some in
quiry. | watched him, and saw him talking TO
man. was on the corner OF West and some other
street, when ne returned in company with two CO.
lored men He told me ] could go to Albany at
O'Clock that afternoon, and get to Boston the next
morning by 10 O'clock, and get off in the Hlbernia,
and that the black men would carry my trunk.
Rsgee sent one OF the black men for cab tor me;
| then drove to my fathers room where found
my father SISTER, and lady from Brooklyn,
(drs Alen.) then told my father that was &C.
ing 10 Boston; my father helped me to take my
trunk down. got in the cab, and was driven by
my directions to the Albany boat; | arrived in Bos
ton on the evening OF the next day. ] remained
there until the Wednesday following, when was
arrested by Mr. ClapP on board the Loo Choo, in
"hiCu Fesssli HdU hcu pdesdSe IOf view UTERUS
Mrs. Ragee, the vile OF Henry, has been present
several times when her husband was practising the
signatures OF Wilmerding and Priest, and has heard
us converse In relation TO the contemplated forge
res; but at the time we made up our minds fully to
do 1t, he begged me not to let his wife know any
thing about il.
This examination having been reduced to writing,
it was signed by him, and he was reconducted to
his cell, which is that in which Ezra White was SO
long confined.
The father of young Saunders was also examined,
and confirmed the statements of his sen so far as he
was concerned. He was afterwards discharged
from custody He says that the only money he
received. was that given him by his son as stated
in the preceding confession. Ragee gave him none
Of the two thousand dollars that the son had left for
him.