Milner v. First National Bank

There lived on the farm of J. C. Palmer in Burke county two negroes whose names were Sam Hollis and Rip Gordon. Hollis stole from Palmer, his employer, two bales of cotton and sold the same as his property to M. S. Michel, a cotton buyer in the city of Waynesboro, receiving therefor MichePs check for $216.05. In selling the cotton Holíis represented himself to be “Rip Gordon,” and directed that the check be made payable to •him in that name. He carried the check so drawn to a store of which A. S. Milner ivas manager, and, after making certain purchases, indorsed the check in the name of “Rip…