State v. Twitty
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Lincoln. The Defendant was indicted under the act of 1819, more effectually to punish the making, passing or attempting to pass counterfeit bank notes.
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From Lincoln. The Defendant was indicted under the act of 1819, more effectually to punish the making, passing or attempting to pass counterfeit bank notes. The indictment contained two counts; in the first the Defendant was charged with passing, as true, to William Erwin, “ a “ false, forged, and counterfeited bank note,, purporting if to bo a good, genuine note, issued by order of the Pre-Si sideut, Directors and Company of the Fanners’ Bank The second count charged the Defendant with an intent to defraud the corporation of the State Bank of « North-Carolina,” and with passing, as true, to…
1Opinion of the Court
The second count charged the defendant with an intent to defraud "the corporation of the State Bank of North Carolina," and with passing as true, to William Erwin (who was agent of the said corporation) "a false, forged, and counterfeited bank note, purporting to be a note issued by order of thepresident and directors of the Farmers Bank of Virginia, which said note, last above mentioned, is in substance as follows, to wit:" The note as set out in this count appeared to have been issued by the president, directors, and company of the Farmers Bank of Virginia, payable to "C. H. Johnston." On…
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