The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-26
The Hannstsin Forgery Case.
TRIAL OF GEORGE 0HAHOoN.
LKsTRUoE1oEs. 70. TIE JURY
.A,RauMENrs oF3 COUNSEL.

The Hustings Court met yesterday at the
usual hour. The jury having withdrawn to
their room In custody Of the Sergeant, Mr..
Wise, 5Comnionwealth'sA h's Attorney, presented
the following nstructions, which he asked
the court to give the jury as the law gov.
Feruing the case, and instead OF those sub
snitted BIZ the prisoner Counsel on the pre-
1: q, from the evidence, the jury shall
believe that The prisoner forged the note for
which he is indicted, or the endorsement
upon 1t, or procured isonie other person to,
forge them, or either of them, then they
must find him guilty of such forgery !; and
the jury may be satisfied Of such facts by
circun1stautial evidence us well fs by direct
proof, or the admissions OF the accused. s. ].
{ 2. That II, from. the evidence, the jury
shall be satisfied that the prisoner used or
attempted to employ as true the forged note
or endorsement, or both, having all the
time good reason to believe that they were
forged or counterfeit. then they must find
him guilty Of the uttering charged in. the ID
and 4th counts.
8. To convict the, accused the jury must
be satisfied beyond any reasonable doubt of
his guilt, and that Is all that Is required Of
them, except that the conclusion Of guilt
must be founded upon the evidence which
they have heard In court, and the just and
proper mferences from it. And he also re-
quested that the following changes should
be made in the Instructions given by the
counsel Of the accused: .sy,
That his LIST aud I'd Instructions be given.
in lieu of the 1st, I'd, and Sd instructions of
the accused; the 4th instruction of the ac-
cused be given with the addition, ssunless
he had good reason to know that the said
paper upon which suit. was brought was
forged !" that the 9TH and 9th Instructions
of the accused be stricken out, and that his
Sd instruction be given in lieu Of the 7th
instruction Of the accused. Z IL
These instructions, and those offered by
the defence, were ably, argued by tall the
counsel, each side cohtending for what they
believed the law Of the case to be-.
a recess was then taken by the court
until half.past IL o'clock. ,,-.----
After the recess, Judge Guigon stated
that after careful consideration Of the pa
pers respectively submitted by counsel he
ing Instructions:
1. That in order to convict the accused
upon the first and third counts in the in
dictment they must be satisfied from the
evidence that he himself, with his own
hand, forged the said writing or the en-
dorsement therein named respectively, or
some part thereof, or was present, pro.
curing or assisting In the forgery of the said
writing, or of said endorsement, with in
tent to defraud, to the prejudice of anoth-
er's rights. srs -.
| { Q, That to convict the accused upon the
second and fourth counts in the Indictment
the it1ry must be satisfied from the evidence
that the accused uttered, or attempted to
employ as true, the forged writing or the
| forged endorsement therein respectively
mentioned with the knowledge at the time
of said uttering or attempting to employ as
true that the same were forged, and with
the intent therein charged; but any asser-
tion or declaration by word or act that the
forged writing or endorsement Is good, with
such knowledge and intent, is an utterinS
and attempting to employ rs true OF the
said writing or endorsement.
3. Rejected. >
4. That the bringing of suit upon a
forged paper ascounsel does not amount IN
law to an nttering or attempting to employ
the same as true, unless the accused at the
time of bringing such suit. knew that che
paper was forgery.
| 5. That TO convict the accused under the
/, second and fourth counts OF the indict-
ment, the guilty knowledge therein i'm
puted to him must be proved by the evil
dence in the cause, or by fair inference
therefrom.
6. That to convict the accused the jury
must be governed entirely by the evidence
before them, and they must not presume
! or assume the guilt of the accused by his
failure or neglect to produce evidence IN
his behalf; but that as q fact which, If it
appears, may be considered by the jury in
connection with the other facts proved In
| the case.
7. That to convict the accused the jury
must be satisfied beyond every reasonable
doubt as to the proof of every fact essential
to his conviction, and that where the evil
dence and the reasonable inference there
/ from leave any reasonable doubt upon the
minds of the jury as to the proof OF sucn
fact, they must find for the accused.
Mr.. Wise then opened the case for the
prosecution in speech of marked ability
and eloquence. About two hours We're
/ consumed by his remarks. il, =
GOV. Wells then commenced the argu-
ment for the defence, and had spoken about
an hour when the hour for adjournment ar.
rived, and the court adjourned until III
!, O'clock this morning. -.
Gov. Wells will conclude this morning
Judge Crump will follow in behalf of the
prisoner; and Mir. Wise will make the
| closing speech. It is probable that the case
| will be submitted to the jury this afternoon,
/ POLICE CoURT-Justice j. j. E(nte pre-.
! sidinq.-Susan Watson and Margaret Smith
(colored), charged with assaultlng, insult
! inc, and threatening to beat Margaret Smith
fcolored), and Margaret Smith and Joseph
I Harris (colored) for abusing and Threaten
| ing to strike Susan Watson This was q
I kind of q mixed up case of fcuSsin, and