Dixon v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marengo. Tried before the Hoh. S. H. Sprott. Kirge Dixon alias Cap. Dixon, was tried October 6, 1886, under an indictment for forgery. The indictment alleged that “ Kirge Dixon alias Cap.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marengo. Tried before the Hoh. S. H. Sprott. Kirge Dixon alias Cap. Dixon, was tried October 6, 1886, under an indictment for forgery. The indictment alleged that “ Kirge Dixon alias Cap. Dixon, falsely and with intent to injure or defraud, did forge a written instrument, as follows : “ April 28th, 1885. Dear Sir : I have nothing to do with Yeonie Dixon patch cotton, they are welcome to it and do what they please with it.' W. W. Robert, and also Mary Ann the same. W. W. Robert,” meaning thereby, that "W. W. Roberts, the landlord, waived his lien on the “ patch…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
— The testimony in this record tends to prove that W. W. Roberts, during the year 1885, was landlord, and Kirge, alias Cap. Dixon, was Lis tenant, living on his lands; that Yeonie or Yionio Dixon, wife of Kirge, lived with him; that under an agreement with Roberts, Yeonie was cultivating a patch on his lands, she to have one-half *64tlie crop, and he, Roberts, the other half. Such was the state of facts, when on April 28, 1885, the instrument in writing was drawn and uttered, which the indictment charges was a forgery. The defendant admitted the writing of the paper, but contended he had…
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