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ROLLER, Mayr
or the Town of Harl'isonburg,
sa.irl Co 1nty,
then and the:re
of t e Commonwealth,
Harrison
stands
Roller,
Mayor
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and the tru&y to spe~
with
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felony ximx 'hio,h
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or October,
to testify,
fmvn of' Harrisonb
L. Harriflon,
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on behalf
in sa.id county,
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& ~1anual, pp. 537 (3), 5-1,0-5, 5-1,6,617-18.j
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& Company,
City, Va.
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of
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HARRISON
, i11tlze yrar l'.899
A.P il
did feloniously
forge a certain
order for the
called
a check
pu:rpo:rtinp;· to be the order or
(some times called
Catherine
Hayne)
dated the
upon the ...l'ir ..st National
Bank o'f Harrisonburg
One Hundred Dollars,
to E. I. Ha:e!'ison, or ord
to defraud. a ainst the peace and dignity
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i11tlw said Cotult!J,
payment of money, co1n..-r:ionly
draft
of Catharine
Haytie ·
15th day of April,
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r with inte.n t thereby
of the Cormaonweal th.
-·...Arid "the ..Jur6r-ii aforesaid,
utJorf ..their ·o&ths aforesaid,
do further present
that the said E. L. Harrison,
011 the 17th
day of April,
1899--, ·a:ict feli:friinusl~r-utter
:md attempt
to employ ·the ·said checkf,
purporting
to be the check of Catharine
Hayne
(some times
alled
Catherine
Hayne),
datect'"thP 15t11 day of April,
1899, Ul)On the First
National
.t3ank,
of Harrisonburg,
Va., for the payment of Ohe Hundre
Do ars,
to E. L.
HarrTson ·or ·order, as a true and genuine check - he the said E. L. Harrison then and there well knowing the s e to be forged
with intent
thereby
to defraud,
· against the i)eG.ci-~ and _dignity
of the Commonveal th.
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ine Hayne,
cath
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Har isonburg,
directly
doll
a:ffirr,1 and r.rn.k.P-oath,
s, ($100.00),
Virginia,
or in irectly,
day,
before
of October
me, the undersigned,
a,~
in and for the County of Rockingh-m1, in the state
personally
appeared
foregoing
statement,
hand_ this
/!}it:
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Miss Catharine
ettbaaytl)eiJ.
Bank of
to
and charged
by me,
1900.
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of Virginia,
Hayne and made oath that
'by: lloiP, is
of' Octobe:r:-, 1900.
1899,
signa..tuJ~e is a forgery.
~~Y
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thP
15th,
National
r made nor authorized
but t11at said
that
April
rl::i.te
of E. L. Harrison,
as neith
hand this
check
on the Fi:rst
in favor
in sai~ Bank,
Gliven und.e.1
This
_o hereby
of my n:une as a.ra:· er of the
:for one hundred
my account
to wit: -
t:rue.
the
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my
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Constable
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. HEREASI , 0. B. Rol 1 er , Mayor of th~ tm~·n
in thn t:ollnty
rriso::1lmrg,
of the P ::.ce, u on a sucpicion
a j~tice
coJnmited a f Plony
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Roller,
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to ,m of Ha1--:---isonburg, and Justiqe
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officio
• Roll -~:r, Mayo!' of sc:.id to ·:n, and Juson the exarrinatiq~Ji~~~~~k
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and.,
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at Ha·~isonburg,
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f Oct obe~ , 1900 , to "'i ve
as aforesE..id,
e=cJthere had and h ld,
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me,
to n of Harrisonburg,
PPace, as a;oresaid,
touc.11· : sa1 . off'ence;
f
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of-the
saiC '!ounty , on the
~ft,
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did
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air.
complaint
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dealt
with
to la :
acc0rc.ing
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to summons
required
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i-
an~ si ve evidence
the examination
....
GIVE!{ under
\ouch in
the
in behalf
said
:my hanc. anc. seal
4ad._~.~
of the
i;omrr.onreal t
on
offence.
this
~=-
of October
1900.
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is
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r,_ny reasonable
are
inst::!."ueted.
to be innor;ent
doubt.
that
until
the
prisoner,
hifl
guilt
F. L. Ha-1~1·ison
is
PJ'OYen beyond
�t
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7nTi11 'i'ii/=-
T11e
.,,..or:ithe
Jury
evidence
natherine
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thW
that
vrithout
f'n••t
Hayne had,
the
L.
that,
1:.
on
mir,h
t1 ey rrmst
e
find
have
such -right
tho
Catherine
allo-rrcd
said
to be
sFiid
tho ·zht
and that
that
said
catr.P- ine
Har::-ison
1-~. L.
do the
, nd with.01 t any intent
JE. L.
Harrison
that
e bad a right
he di-
yet
Hayne,
s1wh a we.y and to sur.h an extent
OCCASion,
1-i?d.
name of
in t11e in0ictmcnt
i'ro:m s ...id
'orrr..er ocnn.C1ions,,
S8Tile on said
believirnr
'11leged
Gignc-:1 the
f'-r>om t 1e evidOnC"e tn at
n..• helieve
Efil'rison
":.hey bslievc
al thoug
}:. L. 1-laTriron
autnority
to f:ig-n hn~• nt:ime in
1\
~ ted
Hayne to tr1e check
a f'.orgc:t'v,
if'
instru
are
:1ot g11il, r.
r~r, e
to
to
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cr~sential
that
an intent
and if
signed
Hayne, to the check m,ntioned
Harrisonburg,
or that
that
the defendant
and had the same cashed
under
cted
to t11e crime of forgery,
the evidence
Catllei:ine
are instr
at The First
but did so without
the bona fide
belief
llha
is act would be approved
l~unt, th__, must fin'i
th
defendant
to defr·ud
is
tl1 y believe
from
the name of his
Aunt,
in the indictment
National
any purpose
Bank of
to de:fraud
he was a.utho:?ized
end ratified
not guilty.
and
so to do,
by his
said
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The Jury
is
ous c11a.:racter,
assumption
public
to
policy
under
when an act
as to a purpose
not
forbid
and if
the
J\1.J:Y believe
signed
check
alleged
the bona
tJ1at
the
they
must find
fide
the
belief
thRt
same would meet with
the prisoner
to the
mistaken
or ratification
from the
indictment
of an ambigu-
to commit a crime,
t11e adoption
name of his
in the
is
be a:bt:i!ibuted
does
defendant
t1'.A
that
ancl may as W9ll
of autr..ority
o.r th.e act,
the
instructed
Aunt,
fWiden
e that
cat110Tine
mvne,
d>o be a forgery,
he had e.uthori ty to d.o so,
the
approval
not guilty.
of his
said
or
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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1901
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Commonwealth v. Robert Knight
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Defendant charged with felony rape.
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Felony
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Knight
McCalley
Moore
Shifflet