¶1The court will not detain a note or bond in the circumstances mentioned. With respect to the competency of the witness, I remember a case before Chew, Chief Justice, where one Chapman was indicted for playing with false dice, and the person cheated was admitted to be a witness. On the authority of that decision, in a recent trial at Lancaster, the injured party was allowed to give evidence, after a full argument upon the present objection. We have, therefore, no doubt that Meng is a competent witness.
1 Dall. 110
Respublica v. Keating
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 15, 1784
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1784-10-15
LUKE KEATING was indicted for forging a promisory note payable to John Meng, with a forged indorsement of John Meng & Co.—Lewis, for the defendant, objected to the admission of Meng's testimony; contending, that if Meng could prove that the note was false, it would discharge him from the payment; and if he proved it to be a genuine note, his evidence might be given against him in a civil action founded upon the note; in either event he was an interested witness, and,…
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