State v. Donovan
Supreme Court of Vermont
Indictment Eor Forgery. Trial by jury on a plea of not guilty, at the March Term, 190T, Washington County, Watson,, presiding, after respondent’s demurrer to> the indictment had been overruled, and his exception thereto' had been ordered to lie without prejudice. Verdict, guilty. Judgment thereon, and sentence deferred. The respondent excepted.
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Indictment Eor Forgery. Trial by jury on a plea of not guilty, at the March Term, 190T, Washington County, Watson,, presiding, after respondent’s demurrer to> the indictment had been overruled, and his exception thereto' had been ordered to lie without prejudice. Verdict, guilty. Judgment thereon, and sentence deferred. The respondent excepted. The respondent excepted to the admission of the note in question, and pointed out various variances between it and the instrument set forth in the indictment. When an indictment professes to set out a written instrument by its tenor, the proof must…
1Opinion of the CourtTyusr, J.
This is a prosecution for forgery. The indictment charges that the respondent had in his possession October 22, 1897, a certain promissory note, for the sum of one hundred dollars, payable to himself or bearer, on demand, with interest, “which note then and there was of the tenor following :. £No salesman is authorized to make any promise or agreement at variance with terms of the following note and agreement.
J. F. Donovan, dealer in Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines, Etc., Montpelier, Vt.
$100.00
Montpelier, Vt., Oct. 22, 1897.
On demand, I promise to pay J. P. Donovan, or bearer, one hundred…
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