The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-26
General Sessions
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Emmans and
Mach

Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Emmans and
Nash.
TRIAL OF RAcGE WIFE.
Nov. 25.-The trial Of Henry NJ. Ragge and his wife
Esther c. for forgery Of check in the name OF Austen
Wilmerng Co for $1,000, on the Seventh Ward Bank,
implicated with Henry Saunders jr, was continued
The counsel on both sides closed their argument on
the jury the assembling of the court He charged that
the only evidence of the participation of the wife of Ragge
in the offence, the testimony of Saunders who
she cognizant of the forgeres and the additional
statement of coored woman Angelina Osborn to whom
that point He said that the settled principle law was
that when the wife indicted in joint act with her
husband was presumed that she acted under his inhu.
and he therefore, alone responsible. After
abiding to the caution to be exercised by the jury in the
reception Of the testimony of young Saunders, who was
accomplce to the offence and who had entered plea
of guilty to of the charges unless strongly corrobo.
ated he then proceeded to show where his testimony
was confirmed That Saunders had stated that he in
the habit of meeting Ragge in the Park almost every
hing between the hours Of and 10 o'clock to concOct the
scheme of forgery in which statement he was confirmed
% certain extent by Mrs. Ulshoeher who stated that
Ragge generally left her mothers house where he board
ed at o'clock and returned from ten to half past ten
That in the statement relative to the Of payment
Of the check at the Seventh Ward Bank he confirm
I'd by the cashier and teller. circumstance peculiarly
unavoabe TO the prisoner that he had purchased
ewery but few days subsequent to the forgery and paid
$50 note of the Seventh Ward Bank the possession Of
which he had given account to the jury This fact
ontrasted with that of the check the Seventh
Ward Bank having been paid in bills OF hundreds and f
ties onehaf which Saunders aedges he gave to Ragge
he alluded point of circumsantal evidence of some
weight for the consideration OF the jury. He alluded to
the evidence showing the necessities Of Ragge but short
line previous the forgery and his subsequent posses
sion of funds to pay his board &c. which possession he
had in accounted for. The suspicious meet
ing of saunders and Rage at the grocery store corner of
Canal and Church streets the afternoon of the day the
lorgeres committed stated by Saunders also
confirmed by the testimony of Mr. Hampton and of his
clerks The fact that the money found in the box proved to
have been in possession Of Mrs Ragge containing similar
drawn from the banks he also noted as point of cir
umstantia evidence of considerable weight. He then
ontrasted these corroborang points with the testimony
# Dr. Doane who stated that Ragge and Mr. Often were
his Office from half past three to four O'Clock on the af
ernoon that Saunders says he met Ragge at the grocery
nearly the hour, and also reviewed the testimony
If Often who made the wholesale declaration that he was
with Ragge all that afternoon, except few minutes,
when the latter went to his room. He then noted
he law points cited by counsel for defence in which they
ontended that Ragge a accessory in the case,
md therefore could not be tried a principal and de.
ded that all accessories in cases of orgeres either be-
fore or after the fact, were principals The exception
aiken by defence at the outset of the trial to the admission
,, testimony proving tho endorsement Of the check TO be
forgery, the ground that there was count in the
indictment making such avcrmen he considered TO be
If consequence to the issue Of the trial. and i'm
material whether II was Provedor not. They were in
cted for forging the names of Austen Wimerding 4
Co.. which being proved was sufficient He illustrated
his position by showing that check or note would be
AVAILABLE here without endorsement and also that al
hough in England notes not available could not
he legally collected without containing the stamp Of the
government yet forged note without this stamp sub
ected the forgcr to conviction He then concluded by
autioning the jury to expel all sympathy prejudice in
of against accused and rely upon the testimony
and the law alone from which to obtain verdict.
Mr. GRAHAM asked the Court to charge that II the jury
believed that Saunders had wuly made any false state
ment in giving his testimony, they were bound in law TO
lscreft the whole as he was an accomplish.
The CouRr stated that they had already thus charged
Mr.. GRAHAM also asked the Court to charge, that an
accessory before the fact in Of forgery was prn'
cipal in the eye Of the law but not after the fact .
The CouRT said that they had charged the jury that an
accessory before after the fact was principal ana they
houd so instruct the jury again.
Mr. GRAHAM took exceptions to this point in the charge
md the then submitted
After absence Of about twenty minutes, the jury
returned with the following verdict :
ForTMAN.--We find Henry M fngge guilty, and Esther
9. Ragge not guilty.
The BsrnIcr ArToRSEv having stated that was not
his intention try Mrs Ragge either Of the other in
ctments she ordered to be discharged from custody
bu she followed her husband back to prison. She was
much affected the rendition Of the verdict but Ragge
,ppcared not much dscomposed
Pba of Gmifu--Mcssrs. VIM. Dillon and John Hooper
ormery OF the Daily Chronicle" through their counsel
m Mrs Lavnia Farmarss, in publishing the alleged
ord Of the Court OF Chancery Of the application of the
wife Of Moses Y Beach for a divorce.
The Court then adjourned for the term.
WEALTH OF VERMoSr-The Bellows Falls GA.
:ctte IN urging the Importance OF buildlnga railroad
connect that State with Eastern market, mentions
he fact that coppcas has been made Shrewsbury to
he amount OF 500 tons annually, and its manufacture is
My suspended from the expense of transportation to
market One individual In Cavendsh for some years
as has furnished starch made from potatoes, TO the
mount of 200 tons annually OF the latter material there
re others the route who manufacture IT, Lime marble
manganese and soap stone any extent can be funshc
nd in the productions OF the dairy the towns upon .hS
QUITE surpassed by any in the State survey OF
he route from Boston TO Burlington via Mt. Holly was
adc about year ago, from which appears that .ne
axmum grade would be not more than 30 zee, 70 'ne
le and the whole expense OF the road 2oo mhes jill
ength, is estimated at $4,o00,O00.