McGlasson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged both forgery and passing a forged instrument, in separate counts. The alleged forged instrument is as follows, to wit: “$660. Trot, Texas, Uov. 5, 1895. “On the 1st day of January, 1897, I promise to pay D. W. McG-lasson or order, at the office of McGlasson & Co., in Troy, Texas, the sum of six hundred and sixty dollars, with interest at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum from date until paid, interest payable annually; and in default of payment of…
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The indictment charged both forgery and passing a forged instrument, in separate counts. The alleged forged instrument is as follows, to wit: “$660. Trot, Texas, Uov. 5, 1895. “On the 1st day of January, 1897, I promise to pay D. W. McG-lasson or order, at the office of McGlasson & Co., in Troy, Texas, the sum of six hundred and sixty dollars, with interest at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum from date until paid, interest payable annually; and in default of payment of interest or principal when due, then this note and all others of the same series shall become due, at the option of the…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDEBSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of forgery, and his punishment assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of two years; hence this appeal.
The forgery charged was that of a note for $660, dated Troy, Texas, November 5, 1895, and due January 1, 1897, bearing interest at 10 per cent per annum. The note was made payable to W. D. McGlasson, or order, at the office of McGlasson & Co., at Troy, Texas, and purported to have been executed by W. T. Clark. Said note also retained a vendor’s lien on 100 acres of land, part of the C. Bendle survey, in Bell County.
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