Hawthorn v. State

It appears from the record in this case that the indictment as originally drawn, charged that the plaintiff in error “ devising and - intending to cheat and defraud one *532Joseph Kausler, cashier of the Hagerstown Bank of said Washington County and State of Maryland, of his goods and moneys, did falsely, fraudulently and feloniously forge and counterfeit the name and endorsement of a certain Hester Hawthorn upon the back of a certain cheque, the tenor of which said cheque is as follows, that is to say:

“ Chambersberg, Pa., March 29th, 1880.

“ National Bank of Chambersburg pay to Hester Hawthorn or…