State v. Morton
Supreme Court of Vermont
Forgery. Indictment. Evidence. Indictment eor eor&ery The first count in the indictment alleged “that James Morton, otherwise called Matthew Matthews, “ late of the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, in “ the state of Pennsylvania, on a certain paper writing purporting “ to he a bank check, which said paper writing is as follows, that is “ to say: “No.— •' Vergennes, June, 29th, 1854. “Bank of Vergennes, pay to self or bearer, twenty-nine hun- “ dred…
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Forgery. Indictment. Evidence. Indictment eor eor&ery The first count in the indictment alleged “that James Morton, otherwise called Matthew Matthews, “ late of the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, in “ the state of Pennsylvania, on a certain paper writing purporting “ to he a bank check, which said paper writing is as follows, that is “ to say: “No.— •' Vergennes, June, 29th, 1854. “Bank of Vergennes, pay to self or bearer, twenty-nine hun- “ dred dollars. “ $2,900. John Gill. “ on the 6th day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight “ hundred and fifty four,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, Ch. J.
I. The testimony of the agreement between the defendants, to procure money by means of forged paper, from banks, without reference to any particular one, was competent for the purpose of impheating each defendant, in the acts of the others, in carrying forward the common design. Such evidence tended to show such concert among the respondents, as to implicate the whole, not only in the acts, but the declarations of all the others, with reference to and in pursuit of the common object of the conspiracy or concert.
H. There can be no doubt…
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