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<hi rend="italic">l</hi>., and to measure all goods coming from the drapers, and to put the numbers upon them—this cheque (
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<hi rend="smallCaps">COURT</hi>.
<hi rend="italic">Q.</hi> Was it payable to your order?
<hi rend="italic">A.</hi> To our firm, and not crossed—I had seen him write "A. Binnie & Co." while with us—the writing on the back of this cheque is disguised.</p>
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<hi rend="italic">d</hi>. for Queen's taxes, due in March last—on 17th August he brought me a cheque, and offered it in payment of the taxes—I gave him change for it, and crossed it "London Joint Stock Bank"—my impression is, that I asked the person who brought it to sign his own name on the back—I paid it into my bankers.</p>
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<p>years—I go to the shop at seven in the morning in winter and six in summer—the prisoner used to come about half-past eight—I then used to go up
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<interp inst="t18660226-name-217" type="given" value="THOMAS"/>THOMAS BINNIE</persName> </hi>. I am the prosecutor's son and clerk—I have seen the prisoner write "A. Binnie & Co." occasionally—I believe the writing on the back of this cheque to be his writing disguised—the "&" is made exactly the way he used to make it, and there are other characteristics about it.</p>
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<hi rend="italic">Q.</hi> Was it payable to your order?
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