People v. Sharp

Bespondent was convicted of the forgery and uttering of a note and mortgage purporting to have been made by Albert C. Bennett, payable to James A. Beebe or bearer, for $500, with intent to defraud Beebe who lives at Owosso.

Bespondent, on September 15, 1881, went to Beebe, representing himself to be A. G. Bennett, living in Elsie, and wanted to borrow $500. On Beebe’s objecting that he was a stranger, he proposed to get a line from Mr. Jones, a family connection of Beebe, and afterwards came back with such a paper representing the value of Bennett’s farm to be from $8000 to $5000. They then…