Baysinger v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Indictment for Forgery. From the Circuit Court of Shelby. Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. ■ The defendant in this case, Thomas Baysinger, was indicted for the forging of a written instrument, which was in these words: “ Mr. Pope, pleas send me $lfO cents By the Bearer, Thome Baysinger, and oblige G. W. McGowe/ ” which was written dimly in pencil, on a small scrap of paper, and the original of which was, by an order of the court below, sent to this court for its…
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Indictment for Forgery. From the Circuit Court of Shelby. Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. ■ The defendant in this case, Thomas Baysinger, was indicted for the forging of a written instrument, which was in these words: “ Mr. Pope, pleas send me $lfO cents By the Bearer, Thome Baysinger, and oblige G. W. McGowe/ ” which was written dimly in pencil, on a small scrap of paper, and the original of which was, by an order of the court below, sent to this court for its inspection. The indictment contained two counts, the first charging that the defendant forged the writing, and the second that he…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The defendant was indicted for the forgery and uttering of an order purporting to be made by one G. W. McGowen, with intent to defraud. The order has been sent up for our inspection, by order of the trial court. It is in pencil, and very dim. A substantially correct copy is set out in each count of the indictment. The questions raised, and urged here for a reversal, relate to the sufficiency of the paper to deceive and defraud. It is contended that the alleged order is ambiguous and incomplete in two respects: First, in the sum of money it calls for; and, second, in the name of McGowen, which…
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