State v. Wheeler

The indictment in this case is for passing, and having in possession, with intent to pass, certain counterfeit bank billá. The second and third counts, as appears by the exceptions, are for one and the same offence; the only difference between the two counts being, that in the second count the bill is described as No. 4887, and in the third count as No. 4587. The bill produced on trial was numbered 4587[as described in that respect in the third count. The bill described in the fourth count appeared by the proof to be a genuine bill upon a broken bank, and therefore worthless. The court…