This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 Excerpt: ...The prisoner wag convicted before Bayley J. and Garrow B., at the O. B. January Sess. 1823, of uttering a forged power of attorney for selling stock, which was standing in the joint names of the prisoner and John Cox: the power imported to be executed by the prisoner and John Cox, and the attestation imported that it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 Excerpt: ...The prisoner wag convicted before Bayley J. and Garrow B., at the O. B. January Sess. 1823, of uttering a forged power of attorney for selling stock, which was standing in the joint names of the prisoner and John Cox: the power imported to be executed by the prisoner and John Cox, and the attestation imported that it was executed in the presence of the subscribing witnesses, by the prisoner and John Cos. The subscribing witnesses proved that it was not executed by Cox in their presence; that Cox's signature was not upon the power when they attested it; and that they believed the words in the attestation "and John Cox," were added after they attested. The bank-ledger was produced, according to which the stock was still standing in the prisoner's and Cox's names: and the party to whom the power was granted, proved, that when he applied to sell under the power he was not permitted. Cox was then called as a witness to prove the forgery and other points: he was objected to, but Bayley J. and Garrow B. thought him competent, and he was examined. He produced the probate of a will of James Fitchew, by which he gave some money to the prisoner and Edward Naish, in trust for Elizabeth Fitchew, for life; remainder to Stephen and John Cox. He proved that Naish refused to act; that the trust-money was invested in the joint names of the prisoner and himself; that he never gave any power to sell; that the signature in his name was a forgery; and that as soon as he knew of it, viz. in three days after the-date, he wrote, and sent the following letter to the accountant-general of the bank. "Sir, "Wrington, 20rA September, 1822. "Having received information that the bank is in possession of a power of attorney, purporting to be executed by Mr. John Wa...
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