The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-16

THE SAUNDERS FoRGERY-ExAnNAnoN OF RAJ
GEE AND wrFE.-This man, who stands implicated
with young Saunders in the forgeries on The Wall
| street banks, in the name Of the firm of Austen,
Wilmerding a. Co., was examined on Thursday
| evening al late hour before Justice Matsell. He
denies all knowledge of the forgeries, and also all
communication on that subject with young Saun-
ders previous 10 their commission, or association
with him on the day the checks were passed al the
several banks He SAYS that the first knowledge he
| had Of the money was from his wife, on the Monday
| following the forgery, when he advised her TO give
up TO Saunders employers and she refused saving
that she would keep il I'LL Saunders returned That
AFTER the officers had visited the house. he found
that she had given the money TO the colored woman
and he then persuaded her TO let him get il back,
which she refused, saying as before, that they had
better wait until Saunders had returned and let him
do il.
The wife states in her examination, that the first
knowledge she had of the money, was about two
o'clock on Thursday, the day the forgery was com
mlted, when a small boy came TO the door of their
boarding house in Canal street, and left package,
endorsed in the handwriting Of young Saunders
which she opened, and finding tito contain money,
sealed itup and put it in small morocco box that
she did not inform her husband of it until the Monday
afterwards and then sent him after the colored wo.
man, TO whom she gave the money. The falsity
of this statement is apparent every step, as it is
well known that Ragee was in great trouble for
funds TO pay his beard, and on the day following the
| forgery he settled his BILL which had run up 10 a
large amount, aud took receipt therefor. The
stamp used TO seal the packages conta ming the
notes, was also found in his desk, and several pa
pers, showing conclusvely that he had suddenly be-
come possessed of funds that he cannot now account
for In addition 10 this there are several witnesses
who saw him and Saunders in company on the day
the forgeries were committed and young man
who boarded in the same house with Saunders, al
6S Duane street, on the Monday previous to the for
geries, found Ragee and Saunders at the room of
the latter, and saw Ragee in the act of writing or
initiating signature, as he entered. In addition
to thus, why does he not account for the several
thousand dollars missing from the amount origin
ally obtained, give evidence of the source of
the means he has used 10 pay hisdebts, and employ
counsel This statement of the parties only tends to
prove the result previously avowed by us, that their
confinement together before examination, would
give them an opportunity TO agree upon some false
statement, and thus reard the ends of Justice
The proof OF his guilt is so positive and conclusive
that his friends, il he has any, had better advise
hun TO enter plea of guilty at once, and thus save
trouble 10 the community, and reserve his little re-
naming funds TO support his wife while serving out
the sentence OF the law, as any hope held out to
him by counsel must be iruitless His wife exhibits
great coHtrion, and when officer Kellnger brought
her out for examination on Thursday, she said, go,
Mr.. officer WIS wiskers, how wish had give YOU
demoney venyou first come, an den we should not
have all dis troupe apout it," The officer readily
assented TO the remark as then he could have peck.
eted the cool five thousand and given Clapp his
share for the arrest of The boy at Boston They
were both remanded TO prison, and it is probable
that he will be fully committed to-day, and his
vile held as a witness