State v. . Thomas
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Pebjuby, tried before Tourgee, J., at Eall Term 1869, of Guudeobd Court. In tbe course of tbe trial, tbe State offered in evidence tbe books of tbe North Carolina Eailroad Company, at Thomasville station,' in order to show that certain cotton, in regard to which it was alleged that tbe perjury bad been •committed, bad been received by tbe defendant.
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Pebjuby, tried before Tourgee, J., at Eall Term 1869, of Guudeobd Court. In tbe course of tbe trial, tbe State offered in evidence tbe books of tbe North Carolina Eailroad Company, at Thomasville station,' in order to show that certain cotton, in regard to which it was alleged that tbe perjury bad been •committed, bad been received by tbe defendant. It was ■shown that tbe entries were in tbe band' of one Lea, a former agent of tbe Company at that Station, and were in reference to tbe ordinary business transactions of tbe corporation to which they belong. Tbe death of Lea was not shown, but…
1Opinion of the Court
PeaüsoN, C. J.
Bor the purpose of showing that the •cotton, in regard to which the perjury is charged to have been committed, was received by the defendant, the books of the North Carolina Bail Boad Company at Thomasville station were offered in evidence. It was shown that the entries were in the handwriting of one Lea, a former agent of the company at said station, and were in reference to the ordinary business transactions of the corporation.
‘‘The death of Lea was not shown; but that he was liv.ing a short time previous in the State of Missouri.” The evidence was objected to by the…
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