People v. . Jones
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the general term of the supreme court, in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made January 25, 1887, which affirmed a judgment of the court of sessions of the county of Erie, entered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of forgery in the second degree. The facts, so far as material to the questions discussed, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPeckham, J.
The defendant was indicted for the crime of forgery in the second degree, in having signed the name Peter Hint as the maker and Samuel Main as the indorser of a promissory note for $425, and falsely pretending that the note was subscribed by said Hint and indorsed by said Main, whereas, in truth, Hint and Main were persons not in existence, and the signatures were not those of any persons in existence, he, Jones, well knowing the same, with intent, etc.
Upon the trial, evidence was given by the cashier of a bank in Buffalo that the defendant came to the bank, of which the witness was cashier,…
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