Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John W. Flora and George Herendon, Indictment

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KYR-0001-005-0078

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867

Item Location

BR7-125 to BR7-126

Place of Creation

Campbell County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

n.d.

Dates Mentioned

1865-08

1865-08-25

1865-08-28

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John W. Flora and George Herendon, Indictment, n.d., Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867, BR7-125 to BR7-126, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-005-0078, (accessed December 22, 2024).

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Campbell Circuit Court
The Com"mth of Kentucky Plaintiff
Against } Indictment for refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter
John W Flora & George Herendon Defendants

The Grand Jury of Campbell County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse John W Flora & Geo Herendon of the offense of refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter, Committed as follows, viz; The Said John W, Flora and George Herendon on the [ ] day of August, 1865, and on divers other days and times, before and Since that time, and before the finding of this Indictment, in the County and State aforesaid, Being officers of an Election ~~held~~ then & there held at the Carthage Precinct in Said County under the
Constitution and laws of the State aforesaid, for the Election of a member of the Congress of the United States, for the Sixth Congressional District of Ky, a ~~[...]~~State Treasurer,, a Senator from the 25th Congressional District of Said State, Two members of the General Assembly, for the County aforesaid ^and a Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county aforesaid^ The Said John W Flora -- being then & there a Judge of Said Election, and the Said Herendon being then & there the Sheriff of Said Election, and Severally acting as Such, at the time and place aforesaid, having -- been duly appointed and qualified as Said Judge and Sheriff, the Jury aforesaid in the name and by the authority, aforesaid, do further Say that at the Election aforesaid and for the purpose aforesaid, at the Precinct and County aforesaid, on the day and year aforesaid, Thomas Hays, a qualified voter of Said Precinct and County, did then
& there appear at the Polls before the Judges, Sheriff & Clerk of Said Election, between the hours of Seven Oclock A, M, and Six Oclock P, M, then & there did offer to vote; Whereupon the Said John W. Flora and Geo Herendon as Judge & Sheriff of Said Election Respectivley refuse to receive the vote of the Said Thomas Hays, Contrary to the Statute in Such Cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Witnesses
Thomas Hays
John J Nelson

R, B, Carpenter
Commonwealths Attorney

A Copy
Attest Benj Beall Clk
Campbell Circuit Court

154
The Commonwealth
Against
John W Flora & Geo Herendon

Indictment for refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter

A True Bill
G. W. Carmack
Foreman

Filed 25 Aug 1865
B W. iss^dAug 28 "

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