Allen v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of forgery, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The indictment charges appellant with forging the following instrument, to wit: “Mr. George Eslaps Please pay this boy $3.00 Dollars for me T. W. WOOrd.” It further charges, that by the name “Mr. George Eslaps,” to whom said instrument was directed, was meant and intended Mr. George Islieb; and that by the expression, “this' boy,” to whom the instrument was made payable, was meant and intended that the same should be paid to Wesley Allen, etc. That the name…