New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-27
CITY lNTELLlGENCy
CoURr OF SEssloNs-Bcforc the Recorder and
Aldermen EmmAus and Nash
TIIc Saunders sE'orSeries-Raccc ro,.ra


The Saunders ForSeries-Rassc found
Guilty.
THE TRrAI. HES RY ". RAGor s1o Esther ~,
WIrE yoR FORGERY this mofaus resvr,sd The ,u,s
ming up having been concluded last h A- Rscef1e,,
IN. opening OF the Court charged the ury a, length rc
pul.t;ug the testimony bfsf ssea in the case and
ll!iug down the law for the guidance Of h. JaIy His
HONOR aer svswipg the evidence saist " age ad
stating the Law regard the wife, when connected tie
Indictment wih her husband which i (yith Certain
eXceptol} at the law pteSnsS the vile u have acted
under the and controlling Influence Of heg hgs5a a.
and therefore that she Ia 10 be considered as noi voluntarily
committing the offence wheewith She sIa4' charged Hs
Honor tsu proceeded - state the eiaSIc introduced Tor
the purpose Of coayictrg l2gge.
He spoke OF the principal witness saGnass, the accom-.
pcr e sad appeared beqfe i Jai! under such e1
t,enyly pccus circumstances tha! the Jury shoCd he
tate and exercise es; caution believing base sn
co.ruj SO canessediy guilty Saunders however, The
ewes Of the law considered competent witness aar.,
Iacue-fo athouce he convicted OF enc forgery ap IT,
dcfsd for nine others vet the ury have right believe
him ii ,hey deem his statements credible whe they could
no, do If he had been Sentencedtne sut ana conviction of
Saunders Cor2, only 10 his cred.bty and his cen,
,,,' 'Stiii the evidence Of Saunders, notwithstanding
ali hi, admitted baseneS may by law, De heard by the ury
h,, should b received with extreme Caution Sucha
witness must however be full! coHooora'ta p other r
SIS aud circumstances be received By Il juIy m.
coyroboraous Of the testimony OF Saunders follows
]s, He corrobogaed by Hampton aud his cs;k as b,r
il, Hampton store IN Tie 3lst, he, Saunders stated
I'd. Alc Wmefdiag IS also Saunders, STATE prrolsel tie
amounts obtained from he banks, aud the precise aaouau
drawn from several he banks either iouad EA;s
or traced directly 70 him.
3D. Thl,a: The suggestion OF Rage, Saunders gave Rage
4 the money Gawn tromhe banks, except some $1,000 or
S300o which verified By the money being to@ad on Raers
or traced 70 his possessions. Again WAS the relation m3te
by Saunders consistent with Nell, aud cotoboraei ufi.
cen:ly by other witnesses and other circumstances rem.
der h statements worthy Of belief O. Is the Jury mee
TO b. the sole ade from waese decision There was ap
Ex REGARD 10 the testimony for the defence coatradc
ton of the evidence Sauncs 70 Ragyt beaS with him
most c the Of tae Bis; Ausns n opposition
this Mrs U!,host:er dePosc that Ragse wa at dinner
his boarding house from O'Clock 70 5, end IN again
70 tra-that al 3 he out with Nj Often, &c. Or
Doane most respectable waess deposed that Rage
10 his onice with NJ. Ot,en at % minutes 70 hapnt
O'Clock on thar day, aud r.llned until about oeicch
ana Mr. Often stss that he daed at the clearinghouse
with Rage and after dinner with hm TO D. Doane.
wa; there ill oclock-waked back with him 10 his board
irc. house in Cauastreet where he was wh kagse I'LL after
O'Clock &caud that he was with kagge from 2N
O'clock thereby rendering the testimony OF Sanders
this point extremely Guectonahle Naere had also proved
an excellent character prior 10 this Transaction:
His Honor then told the jury they were the ud ses Of til.
application Of the idw to the facts Of the caseey
not TO make the law, bat 20 say " hat the law Is and r
decision was final exception ccnld be taken to their
verdict In tsguL 10 the position Of the counsel for tbs
defence that from the testimony R.gge must be considered
accessory after The FACT has Honor s'd het ii.
law regarded accessory IN forgery principal and
liable in law such And oathe other position Of coanss
that the Indictment having aycrred the forging OF the
endorsement OF Nlt Priest aud hat therefore they had
right To give evidence 0! such forgery he said he enuey
disientsd from the position Of the dienllrt counsel
1t clear that the endorsement Of NlesSTs Wl'msrdns
Austen Co h,d o'en forged d a'So Una. o M 't"s'
the endoI'c! an "a' 'oea 'nat "hen .e Y'Ssy
OF mi.tle'hs' tl''.su = ~ ' a. ~ ca u e VIZ!
could also prove the forgery OF the endofseT 10 the
poper the latter neither sustained 'iuaed the ndict
His Honor then told The Jury that Ia celebrating
this all reasonable doubts should he removed from he
minds that their ud dgemens should be appealed 10, aud
they shonId be iuiy assured IN he own minus Oh The
guilt before they found verdict of guilty.
Mr. Graham took xcsp,ous to points Of tbs chsge
when the IuIy retired and after an absence of hall hour
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N i'sse' H"I I,, IT,. iI ',.' H.'
ana sue was u''e"' Ss.' "", - ''' WIN ''
husband, who was remanted Tor sentence.
PLEAS OF CuLry-Ia the Indictment against John Hoop
er and William pulon for two bel ON Maria Co, aud me
on Mrs ,yinia F,mariss in Publishing copy % billy
CEanrery IN which their uame used charged Win
adultery, So The rpuants, lht0usa Mr. Benton, tl&ii
counsel whar1w .hrir peas Of not guilty aud pl44ld
o,;,, ~ the r,lr,mans Sentence wastierTeA the
So So 49, Conrt =. civil, s,,s are npr,lino
~ ,',ur, th,,' al, i,,ur,.J for me crn
y O A,,, oc If,opt.,v
IoLlcE OFFICE''....' 1AoCo'fo VI i,1u"""i 1l
| RoBFEnY.-Consabe O'kceie, of the Ecu tn ward az.
rested las, ieht man named Philip Mcclure, charged with
| ,; bo, : o,e,ock n, Friday morninr krocked down
o 49, % p . I'D, a, No 933 W.tst
d man ha'eu y ~ tI IA Ia " H.. xy,tch r.or,l, sIs
street anu oy ,oSe ..sJ ni u @"; ,h eb.rs al,
anu ~ h IN nun ~ ri 5rnking sp,ee. lie wa,
ne hiu ?.,9 oeen u oH a., "s'' y" N''"'"S
'o,'H''ste ~ ~ % p ,...., w. rrl,,;sted IN ou1 las,
the fact Of the arrest john Jones aud Thomas tlannagau
charged with the burglar; aud robbery Of the house Of NJ
T r Green, No. 800 Broadway Since them these cold
offenders have been charged with divers other bHrsare' q
follows viz OIL the lGt Instant. breaking the house o.
! Dr. Curtis No 5O2 Broadway, aDd stealing about $3.50
worth of propery on the l9h instant the house oi Wim
j. Van Buskirk No. o. Spring street. aud stealing silver
ware, Sc. The same night, the house OF Mrs. Harm,
No 76 Mercer street aud stealing valuable mattel Giosk
The night the house OF tlenry EIdet No - H,tat
street stealing silver spooh ciOthg Sc Va be hls'