Selby Harney to Thomas E. Bramlette

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-1375

Document Genre

Correspondence

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

BR12-130 to BR12-131

Place of Creation

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

5 December 1864

Dates Mentioned

1864-12-05

1864-11-26

1864-10

1864-12-06

Louisville Ky.
Dec. 5th. 1864
Hon Ths. E Bramlett.
Gov of Ky.
Governor.

This will be handed you by Charles Edwards, a free man, whose son has come to grief. The boy is only thirteen years of age and at this term of the court he was convicted of larceny and his term of service assessed at one year.

There can be no good attained by sending a youth to the penitentiary. His father assures me he will send his boy away to get him out of bad company the influence of which has undoubtedly lead him into the commission of the crime. He was charged with stealing a copper kettle. Hoping you will extend the Executive clemency to him

I am yrs &c
Selby Harney

P. S. I shall request M. Martin Bijur. to enclose herewith or add a recomendation. Mr Bijur is Commonwealths atty Pro Tem.

S. H.

State of Kentucky
Jefferson CountyCircuit Court

This is to certify that the Grand Jury of Jeff. Co Ky, on the 26th of Nov returned an indictment against Joseph Gatson and Seymour Edwards (f. b. c) accused the said Gatson & Edwards of the crime of grand Larceny committed on the — day of Oct. 1864 — : that they stole one brass and copper kettle the property of Smith Wingate: and that the jury in the case of Gatson, the jury returned the following verdict. "We of the jury find the defendent Joseph Gatson guilty; and say that he shall be confined in the penetentiary one year; and unanimously recommend him to the clemency of the Governor.

(Sign'd) Wm Ross. Foreman

and that in the case of Seymour Edwards the jury find Seymour Edwards guilty as charged in the indictment; and say he shall
be confined in the jail and penetentiary house of this commonwealth for the term of one year

(Sign'd) Jas. G. Carter
(Foreman

And further that separate verdicts were rendered by separate Jurys because the attorney claimed a severance.

Att James P. Chambers clk J c c

Louisville Dec. 5. 1864
Gov. Bramlette.

In the case of Seymour Edwards the same state of facts were proven as in the case of Gatson, The jury in the one case having recommended the party to your clemency. I would respectfully request a pardon for Edwards.

I am Sir
Yrs &c.
Martin Bijur
Atty for the com^th pro tem.

Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
Joseph Gatson & Seymour Edwards f. b. c
Pardoned
6^th Dec 1864

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