Precedents of Indictments and Pleas; Adapted to the Use Both of the Courts of the United States and Those of All the Several States; Together with Not (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... untrue, which said false, forged, and counterfeited certificate Whs and is in words and figures following, that is to say: -- "Certificate of character from the candidate's last employer. "26th day of April, 1864. "I, G. H., do hereby declare that I have attentively read the annexed examination of M. T., and I have no reason whatever to question its accuracy, and that the said M. T. has lived with me in the capacity of porter, etc., from October, 1862, to April, 1864, during which time I have found him to be sober, honest, and well behaved; and I consider him, from his uniformly good conduct, general, intelligence, and sound health, to be well qualified to fill the situation of constable of'the city of London police force, and recommend him accordingly to the commissioner. "The said M. T. was not recommended to me by any one save by his testimonials. "(Signature) George Hookins. "(Occupation) Wine and spirit merchant. "(Residence) Croyden." With intent then and there, in so doing, to injure, prejudice, deceive, asid defraud, to the evil example of all other persons in the like case offending, etc.(h) (Conclude as in book 1, chapter 3.) (6356) Conspiracy by city officials to defraud city by false appraisement. (Tn substance.) That J. W., R. J., G. H. P., E. G, and J. C. Y. (one of the defendants), were commissioners to make an estimate of the damages to be sustained by any owner or owners of the lands and real estate which the mayor and common council had then and there determined to take and appropriate for the opening of F. street, in the city of N.; and that said Y. was chairman of said commissioners. That one J. W. G. was the owner and possessor of a certain lot, a description of the same being set forth. That the commissioners...