Shirley v. State

This is a prosecution and conviction for forgery. The instrument, alleged in the indictment to have been forged, was a receipt, which was set out to be in the following words, to wit:

“ This is to certify, that William Shirley has this day paid me sixty-five dollars, on order of Starling Willis give me of sixty dollars.

(Signed,) Andrew Lineburger.”

The bill of exceptions shows, that on the trial of this cause, the prosecution offered in evidence the original receipt, alleged to have been forged, which was in the following words: “This is to certify, that William Shirley has this day paid me…