The People v. . Evans
New York Court of Appeals
Ebbob to the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial district, to review a judgment affirming a conviction of the plaintiff in error; for subornation of perjury, at the Saratoga County Sessions, on the 20th of June 1867. One Rose was indicted before the same court, in February,. 1867, for grand larceny.
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Ebbob to the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial district, to review a judgment affirming a conviction of the plaintiff in error; for subornation of perjury, at the Saratoga County Sessions, on the 20th of June 1867. One Rose was indicted before the same court, in February,. 1867, for grand larceny. On the trial of that indictment, one Rear was sworn as a witness for Rose, and gave material evidence, inconsistent: with Rose’s guilt, and tending to prove an alibi for hihv The jury discredited Near’s evidence and Eose was convicted. Soon after, Near was arrested for perjury, in giving this…
1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.
The defendant was indicted and convicted of suborning: <me Jacob S. Near to commit perjury, on the trial of one Corydon Rose, for burglary and larceny, at the Sara-toga Sessions, in February, 1867. Upon the trial of RoseRear swore to an alibi, which, if believed by the jury, would have acquitted Rose. Upon the trial of the present indict ment against Evans, he swore that Evans hired him to swear as he did, and agreed to give him $25 ; that all he swore to on the trial of Rose, in regard to the alibi, was false, and was concocted by Evans, and that he swore to it at Evans’ instigation, and…
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