State v. Hays

The indictment, in this case, charges the defendant with having stolen “three bank bills, of the description and denomination following, viz: one five dollar bank bill on the Hartford Bank of Connecticut, of the value of five dollars; one two dollar bill on the Bristow County Bank, Taunton, Massachusetts,, of the value of two dollars; and one one dollar bill on the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Bank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of the value of one dollar.” ' Plea, not guilty. Verdict and judgment for the defendant.

The record contains a bill of exceptions, which shows, that “during the progress…