Watson v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellants were jointly indicted, tried and convicted of forgery. The instrument which they were charged with forging was a note for $151.25, dated Teague, Texas, August 20, 1916, payable to the Farmers and Merchants State Bank or order at Teague, Texas, signed “G. F. Stilwell.” The note was on one of the printed forms of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Teague. C. S. Stilwell testified that he had been a customer of the bank but had ceased to do business with it about ninety days before it was taken over by the State department. He further said that he did not sign the…