Chand

The defendant was convicted of the crime of perjury. This appeal is from the judgment.

The information charges that the defendant, in a civil action in which he was plaintiff and Joseph Taylor was defendant, gave false testimony as follows: “ Q. Mr. Chand, at the time you gave to Mr. Taylor the two drafts that you testified about, did you receive from him another paper? A. No, sir; nothing. Q. Isn’t it a fact that he gave you a Bill of Sale? A. No, sir; never. Q. Isn’t it a fact that Mr. Taylor, in his office, gave you a Bill of Sale ? A. Never; he took me to his back room and received two drafts, one $500.00 and the other $400.00 and got me to endorse. Q. And you testified that you did not receive any Bill of Sale? A. Nothing, sir, and nobody was there, and he received the two drafts in his back room. Q. Do you know a man by the name of J. C. Williams ? A. I never been acquainted with him. Q. Don’t you know, as a matter of fact, that you took Mr. Williams to the office of Mr. Taylor, the defendant, and you instructed him to make the Bill of Sale in Mr. Williams name? A- I never been acquainted with that party.” The complaint and answer in the civil action were introduced in…