PAGE FEME COVERT, how far excused from crime by the coercion of her husband 23, et sequ. may be indicted for keeping a bawdy-house gaming house wife uttering forged bank notes by the incitement of the objection over-ruled as to the coercion of the husband FENCES, 50 301 433 433 1476 1478 1706 1127 440 1197 408 possessions in respect of which the offence may be com- publication, or uttering, not necessary to complete the making or alteration necessary to constitute forgery indorsing a bill of exchange by person of same name 1416 uttering a note made in the same name as that of the prisoner - 1417 - assuming to be the real indorser of a bill-but no false 1421 party using a different name from his own 1422 assuming the name of a person really existing 1422 assuming the name of a non-existing fictitious person 1425 instrument not available, by reason of collateral ob- 1451 false instrument having no semblance of the true one, or being illegal in its very frame - 1452 instrument defective as a bank-note 1452 bill of exchange not conforming to the provisions of 1453 will of land attested by only two witnesses 1454 written instruments in respect of which forgery may be 1455 counterfeiting any writing with fraudulent intent, and 1467 order to charge goods to account and appropriate part 1468 counterfeiting a discharge to the sheriff, from a cre- fraud and deceit to the prejudice of another's right 1470 1471 1472 principals and accessories 1473 prisoners not present at the uttering of a forged note, 1474 constructive presence 1475 wife uttering by the incitement of her husband, but in 1476 objection overruled as to the coercion of the husband the word purport imports what appears on the face of not to aver that a bill was tendered to the party in- PAGE FORGERY, tended to be defrauded 1493 as to the property in the monies, &c. sought to be ob- 1494 where the persons defrauded are a corporation 1495 1495 1495 word "alter" used in an indictment, though not in the where part of the true instrument altered forgery may plea of autrefois acquit trial-quarter sessions have no jurisdiction county where the offence is committed incompetency of the party by whom the instrument 1496 1497 1497 1498 1501 1501 1502 1504 1505 when competent, how far the only witness to prove persons of skill may depose to the hand being ge- 1508 admission of his own hand writing by the party accused proprietor of stock examined to prove his iden 1509 1510 1511 the bare fact of uttering in a particular county not evi- 1498 finding a forged note upon a person not evidence that 1499 proof of the guilty knowledge of an utterer-other 1513 punishment incompetency to be a witness after judgment forging, avoiding, &c. records and judicial process acknowledging fines, bails, &c. in the name of another, not 1516 1516 1516 1517, et sequ. And see Records. privy 1520 forgeries relating to the public funds, and stock of public companies forging, &c. letters of attorney to transfer stock, or receive 1522 And see False Personating forging the securities of the Bank of England forgery of private papers, securities, and documents 1536 1615 FORGERY, deeds, charters, &c. to molest the freehold or inheritance deed, will, bond, note, acquittance, receipt, &c. or foreign bills of exchange, notes, &c. or uttering uttering Scotch notes in England note for payment of one guinea, or Bank of Eng- PAGE 1615 1616 1619 1620 1619 1622 1623 "received the contents above by me S. W." entry by cashier of the Bank an accountable receipt averment of purport - averment of meaning of the word "settled" 1629 1630 1630 1631 1632 1635 agent of executors 1636 right of the prisoner to put the prosecutor to his election 1638 warrants or orders for the payment of money or deli- order for reward for the apprehension of a vagrant direction of the order to the holder, &c. of the goods cockpit indictable 434 playing at cards, &c. as a recreation, and for moderate sums 593 but excessive gaming is an offence 593 statutes relating to gaming 594 assaults on account of money won at play 895 HIGHWAY.-And see River. what a public highway changed by writ of ad quod damnum changed by the act of God changing highways by particular acts of parliament and in some instances by private individuals nuisances to highways by obstruction trees, &c. hanging over, ditches not scoured, carriages, every unauthorised obstruction an indictable offence parish not bound to widen a highway obligation of subdivisions of a parish or of individuals 448 450 452 453 460 460 461 461, 462 463 464 465 465 468 469 470 |