{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": "ArrnovED-May 30, 1926."}
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A case has just been decided by the court
of Over and Terminer in New-fork where
the court held that a man might commit
forgery by signing his own name. The for
gerry was committed by endorsing permit
to land cargo OF Goals. A man by the name
of George Peacock was the real conslgnec,
well known and recognised-tke prisoner,
who bore the same name, endorsed the per-
nit to land the Goals. The point made by
the prisoners counsel was that this is not
forgery by the statute-tAaS says, 'by false
writing'-that this was not false writing
it WAS naked lie, &C." The court were
clearly of opinion the crime is forgery. IN
the progress of trial the court observed, cit,
for instance, ]. Q. Adams should. make a
note to John Adams, or order, to effect
some OBJ ject here for his father and it should
fall into the hands of John Adams of this city
or Of Richmond, or OF Catskill, (for the world
is full of men ofthat name and one OF these
men should endorse it. and get it discount
ed Tor his own account, would it be less tor
gerry because such endorser's real name was
John Adams, as we'll as John Adams, ex-
President of the United States and father OF
the drawer ?"