Jonah W. Redmon et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-0012

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR8-16 to BR8-17

Place of Creation

Bracken County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

18 September 1863

Dates Mentioned

1863-09-18

1863-10-24

To his Excellency the Govenor of K.y

At the August term of the Bracken Circuit Court George S. Kimberly was found guilty of permitting gameing in his house in Foster Bracken County and was fined Two Hundred Dollars We the citizens of Foster and vicinity would respectfully State that we have known Mr Kimberly for Several years ever Since his residence amongst us and believe there is no man who Stands higher among his Neighbors and acquaintances for integrity Industry and good citizenship. and we believe, the House where the gameing occured although owned by him" wasunderthecontrol and in the occupation of a man by the name of McGill, They State that the proof before the Jury was conflicting upon this point, and we believe Satisfactory (or at least ought to have been so) that he was not atthetime the offense was committed the occupant or had the control of the House, They Know he could have adduced fromhisNeighbors an abundance of proof to have established his Innocence but his inexperience was the cause of his not being more fully prepared Mr Kimberly is a poor man and a mechanic, who we take pleasure in saying always bore a good moral and exemplary character,, we are fully aware of our deep Interest in the preservation of the morals of the community where welive and in view of that fact believing with out a doubt that Kimberly is innocent we respectfully but earnestly ask your intervention in his behalf, we believe it eminently a case demanding executive clemency we have too lively an Interest in the welfare and morals
of our children and Neighbors to ask your Excellency to Interfere infavor of a man whose guilt of such a charge was even doubtful all of which we respectfully submit

Sept 18^th 1863

Names
1 Jonah. W. Redmon
2 Gory Marshall
3 S F Taylor
4 Mullin Metzger
5 R. F. Watson
6 G, W, Lake.
7 J B Pribble
8 Samuel Colvill
9 Wm F,, Nickoson
10 Jos, H, Reed (MTown Council
11 J,, F,, Thomas
12 Robert Barnes
13 Henry Boserne
14 Geo T. Schoolfield Jr.
15 Thos P. Norris
16 J. B. Gillaspe
17 N, D, Shane
18 James L. McConacke
19 G W Yelton
^20^ G F Schoolfield, Sen
21 Wm Norris
22 Peter Demoss (Bracke Co Correner)
23 J. W. Montgomery
24 John M Haney
25 J, C, McCann
Henry C Taylor

Names
45 H. H Agrue
46 J W Hannah Sr
47 David Smith
48 James Henderson
49 Wm, J, Scott
50 A. W. Schoolfield (Member Town Council)
51 S. J. Waters
52 Asahel, D, Neal
53 H. J.. Carnes,
54 A T Leen
55 Edward ^robet^ bert
56 Levi T Dix
57 Wm Smith
58 G. G. Watson (Police Jude Foster)
59 Jas. W. Kendall (Justice Peace ^Foster Precinct^)
60 John B Schoolfield
61 John McGrane
62 Patk Callan
63 L M Summers
64 W B McCormick M. D,
65 Daniel, McMath
66 Jas, W. Mefford
67 Robert Neal (,Member Town Council)
68 W, R, Waters
69 George W Speer
70 Wm Garvey
71 J. A. Taylor

Bracken Cir Court
vs,
G. S. Kimberly
$200 —
Gaming
Respited for 12 Months
24^th Oct/63

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