Case Name: United States v. William Jackson
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1835-03
Citations: 4 Cranch 577
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. William Jackson.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 4
Pages: 577–577

Head Matter:
United States v. William Jackson.
The person, to the prejudice of whose right a forgery is averred to he, is a competent witness to prove the forgery; so also is the person whose receipt is averred to be forged.
Indictment for forging a bill and receipt of Polkinhorn & Campbell against Major William T. Barry, of eight dollars and fifty cents, for a trunk, by altering the amount, which was originally $6.50 to ¡$8.50.
The deposition of Major Barry had been taken by consent, provided he could be a competent witness, and was now produced by
Mr. Key for the United States.
Mr. Brent, for the defendant,
objected that he. was interested ; and cited the case of the United 'States v. John Anderson, in this Court at November term, 1834, (ante, 476,) and the cases there cited.

Opinion:
The CouRT
(nem. con.) decided, that Major Barry was a competent witness, and his deposition was read.
Mr. Key then offered Messrs. Polkinhorn and Campbell.
Mr. Brent objected.
But the Coukt overruled the objection and they were examined.
The indictment charged the forgery to be to the prejudice of the right of the said W. T. Barry, and with intent to defraud him, under the eleventh section of the Penitentiary Act of 1831.