The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-27
ARREST OF SAUNDERS AND RE.
COVERY OF THE MONEY.

Last week we mentioned the great for.
gerry committed in this city By clerk Of
Austen, Wilmerding 81 Co. who it was
then supposed. had escaped in the Great
Western. He was arrested at Boston on
board the Loo Choo of the New Or
leans packets. The story of his arrest is
told by the Post as follows:-In the FORE
noon, Constable Clapp received intorma-
ton that young man who bad been at the
Pembe:ton House couple Of days, had
been showing gold coin around very loose
ly, and spending money freely, and visit
ing places of public amusement. Clapp
the suspicious young man had inquired the
way to the agency of the New Orleans
packets. and had paid lad TO show him
the wharf where the packets usually lay.
Clapp then went the rounds Of the ship
ping till be came to the Loo Choo, forNew
Orleans, where he learnt that young
man had engaged a passage Tor friend.
He then went back to the Pemberlon
House. and by that time the young man
had removed his baggage. Clapp's next
step was to get warrant to search the Loo
Choo, and when he went down to serve it,
he found the young man in the cabin
After passing few words aside 10 the cap
tain. whom he called out. Clapp went into
the cabin and accosted the youngster with
"Mr. Saunders, how do you dot" "Pretty
we'll" said the youth. Clapp then said a
few words about his father, and concluded
by arresting him. He made full, whole
sale confession at once, and pointed out
his trunk. in whinh Clapp found 430 SOW
ereigns. and $50 in American gold. Saun-
ders took the matter very easy. helped Mr.
Clapp 10 count the gold, and said that his
father had been unfortunate, and was poor,
and that he committed the forgeries with
the hope of raising the means of making
him comfortable. He said that he had no
accomplices, and it would be found by a
careful examination of the forged paper,
that It was all in his hand writing.
Saunders stated that he had secreted the
rest of the money where it could not be
found; he expected TO go to prison, and
when he had served his time out he should
have enough to make him comfortable.
On Friday afternoon. Mrs. Esther Cor
nelia Ragge, of No. 80 Canal street, New
York, sent for a colored woman named
Angelina Osborne, who washed for her, land
who resided at No. 81 Mulbury street. and
gave her in trust small box, saying it con.
tanned valuable jewelry, and charged her 10
take special care Of it. The colored wo-
man, who also washed for Mrs. Hunter
in Division street, hear Montgomery, took
the box there and telling Mrs. Hunter it
contained jewelry, left it. On Saturday
morning the colored woman went there a
gain. when Mrs. Hunter, telling her she
ought to be careful how she received prop
erty in that way, asked her if she had heard
of the great forgeries. She replied she
had not, rs she could not read. Mrs. Hun
ter then demanded that the box should be
opened, and it was ope led, and three large
bundles of bank bills and quantity Of
gold coin found therein. Mrs. Hunter
then sent for Austen and Wilmerding, who
came.and counting the money. found S24.>
600 therein. They sealed the box up. anG
deposited it in the Merchants Bank. Of
ficer Cokefair, and j. l.. Smith then went.
and arresting Mrs. Ragge and her husband,
as also the colored woman, they were ludg-
ed in prison. Young Saunders, II is SAID.
formerly boarded with Mrs. Ragge