Crawford v. State

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of passing, as true, a forged instrument, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years, and he appeals.

The indictment charged Jasper Crawford with passing, as true, the following forged instrument in writing, purporting to be the act of an other, to wit, the act of E. P. Fraser, which said false instrument is to the tenor following: “March the 31st, ’98. Mr. W. P. Williams and Brother—Sir: You will please let Jasper Craford hav too par of shoes, one pond of to Baker. [Signed] E. P. Fraser.” Motion in arrest of…