State v. Poindexter

Woods, Judge:

At the July term of the circuit court of Wood county, 1888, Joseph Poindexter was indicted for the forgery of a certain paper-writing purporting to be the check of one Creed.Collins on the Parkersburg National Bank in favor of Joseph Poindexter for fifty dollars of the purpoi-t and effect following:

“Parkersburg, W. Va., April 2, 1883.

“Parkersburg National Bank, pay to Joseph Poindexter or bearer, fifty dollars. ■

“$50.00 “Creed ColliNS.’7

The indictment contained two counts, the first in the usual form, charging the prisoner with the forgery of the said check; the second count…