Whittle v. State

The gravamen of the offense, as shown by the allegations in the indictment, was that one Dollie Trimble had reserved a vendor’s lien note for $87.50 upon a tract of land sold by her to one M. R. Gower, and that appellant fraudulently indorsed the said vendor’s lien note with the forged name of Dollie Trimble for the purpose of negotiating said note. The following summary of the important facts in the ease is taken from the brief of appellant, viz: Just previous to the alleged forgery, one Dollie Trimble, a female, was the owner-of four certain vendor lien notes for $87.50. Appellant and said…