Commonwealth v. Wickett
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 20, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 25, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. A. L. Wickert. ' Indictment for forging a promissory note. Before Fanning, P. J. ' From the record it appeared that the defendant was indicted for forging the name of David G. Boyer to a-promissory note.Boyer was called by the commonwealth and testified' that he had signed the note.
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Appeal, No. 20, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 25, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. A. L. Wickert. ' Indictment for forging a promissory note. Before Fanning, P. J. ' From the record it appeared that the defendant was indicted for forging the name of David G. Boyer to a-promissory note.Boyer was called by the commonwealth and testified' that he had signed the note. When M. J. Murphy was on the stand, the following question was asked: “ Q. Were you present in my office in February last when the question was asked Mr. .Boyer…
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Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The defendant was charged with the forgery of a promissory note purporting to have been signed by one Boyer. On the trial of the case Boyer was called as a witness by the commonwealth and testified that the note was signed by him. He admitted, however, that when first asked regarding the note, he asserted that the signature was not his, and that he had not given the note, but upon cross-examination claimed that he had subsequently notified the prosecutor by telegram and by letter *354that he was mistaken in his first declaration denying the execution of the note. The…
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