People v. Tower
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from court of sessions, Miagara county. Stephen Tower was convicted of forgery, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
The indictment charged the defendant with feloniously writing or indorsing the name of John Diez upon the back of a promissory note, and of uttering and putting off the same to one Sidney S. Cross. The note was dated at Lockport, M. Y., April 14,1890, and is as follows: “$156.00. Seven months after date I promise to pay to the order of E. A. Longslaff one hundred and fifty-six dollars, at the Merchants’ Bank, Lockport, M. Y„ value received, with interest. [Signed] Stephen Tower.” On the back of the instrument was the genuine indorsement in writing of one E. A. Longstaff. It is alleged in the…
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