Brown v. People

Citations

• 66 Ill. 344

Syllabus

<p>1. Pleading and evidence—vw'iance—indictment for forgery. Where an indictment for forgery of a promissory note set forth a copy of the note, after the words “the tenor of which counterfeited^ promissory note is as follows, to-wit;” and in the copy as given, the maker’s name was spelled “Otlia, Carr,” while in 'the note offered in evidence it is “Oatha CarrHeld, that the variance was fatal.</p> <p>2. Where an indictment for forgery professes to set out the forged paper according to its tenor, the names should be spelled as they are in the original, as the word “tenor” in such connection binds the pleader to the strictest accuracy.</p>