Case ID: wheel-cr-cas_1/html/0391-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People vs. Robert M’Collister.
    M’Collister was arraigned and tried upon an indictment, charging him with having in his possession three forged counterfeited notes of the amount of five dollars each, on the Ontario Bank, with an intention to utter and pass them, knowing them to be forged.
    11 is a s°0li objection to a talesman,who Is callef as a juror, that he is bail for the Prisoner’s aP-
    
      On Counterfeit Notes.
    
    The case was called on, and a tales prayed. One the talesmen, on approaching the book to be sworn, was objected to by Hr. Maxwell, District Attorney, on the ground that he was bail for the prisoners appearance to answer, &e.
    
      Price and D. Graham, counsel for the defendant,
    con- . tended that it was no objection to the juror taking his seat, that he was bail for the prisoner. They contended that r J the condition of his recognizance had been satisfied : the prisoner wa's now before the Court : he had appeared, and was now in the chstody of the Court, and the bail were discharged.
   The Court decided that the objection was good ; and another talesman was called.