Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William M. Bartley, Indictment

Place of Creation
Mason County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
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
Box / Folder
BR8-54
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0037
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32202924
People
Thomas, George Morgan
Duke, John Morton, Jr.
Watkins, Richard W.
Bickley, William
Places
Mason County, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Mason Circuit Court
Dates
1863-06
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William M. Bartley, Indictment, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0037 (November 12, 2026).

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Mason Circuit Court.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against } Indictment
William. M. Bartley

The Grand Jury of Mason County, in the name, and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse William. M. Bartley of the crime of Grand Larceny. committed as follows; The said William. M. Bartley on the [...] day of June 1863. at the county aforesaid feloniously took and carried away one coat & one pocket book the personal property of R. W. Watkins of the value of more than four Dollars. against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Geo. M Thomas
Attorney for the Commonwealth.

The following verdict was rendered herein, towit: "We the jury find the defendant guilty and fix his punishment at one years confiement in the Penitentiary, and we recommend to the Govenor to pardon him before the close of his term. We do this in view of the circumstances disclosed on the trial.

Wm Bickley. Foreman.

A copy attest

Jno M. Duke Jr Clerk

Mason Circuit Court.

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The Comlth of Kentucky
vs } Indictment for Grand Larceny
William. M. Bartley,
Copy Examined.