Mettall v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of forgery. The instrument declared on was a check on the First National Bank of Fort Worth for $22, naming Frank J. Begonia, or bearer, as payee, and purporting to bear the signature of J. W. Dodd. When introduced in evidence, there was written on the back of the check “Frank J. Begonia” and also, in pencil, “Douglas Maddox.”

The State, by circumstances, sought to show that the signature was forged, and in pursuance of this effort introduced several witnesses who were residents of Fort Worth, where the check was purported to have been drawn and…