State v. Mitchell

The defendant was tried and convicted on the charge of forging and uttering as true the indorsement of Mose Mitchell on a certain check. The facts, as sought to be proved against defendant, were that he represented himself as having authority to collect an amount due his brother, and received a check for same made to the order of his brother, and forged the indorsement of his brother on the check.

While the person to whom defendant had applied for the check, and who had delivered it to defendant, was on the stand as a witness for the state, defendant sought to elicit from him on…