William H. Smith et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-02-19
- Date of Creation
- February 19, 1864
- 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
- Box / Folder
- BR9-325 to BR9-326
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0521
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203408
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Citation
William H. Smith et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-02-19, 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-0001-004-0521 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency Hon Thos E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky.
Your petitioners would respectfully State that on yesterday Tarlton Broaddus was convicted by a jury of Garrard County of the offence of Grand Larceny, and his punishment fixed at confinement in in the Penitentiary for four years.
They state that the facts developed in the trial showed the following. The accused was a member of Genl Wolford's Cavalry and on his way to his home in Mercer County in passing through Garrard County his horse was fatigued and he was unwell and being desirous to press forward; he gave a negro man One dollar to get him a horse to ride, the negro brought him an Iron Gray horse the property of George Robinson which he rode home. Robinson and his Friends went in pursuit of the horse and by his tracks and other evidence they traced the horse to the home of the mother of accused. They did not find the horse there, but the accused was at home, the horse had been traded to a neighbor by a Brother of the accused, but by whose authority was not known. Upon promises to the accused that he should not be arrested if he would tell all about the horse (that all Robinson wanted was his horse) he told where the horse was and the partyies went and got him. The accused was brought to Lancaster in time term on yesterday being unable to give
bail. The jury was satisfied that the horse was taken with a felonious intent and assessed his punishment at the shortest period of confinement.
Your Petitioners think as Robinson has recovered his horse, and the accused has already been confined in the County Jail for one year, that it will be but the part of clemency to release him from further confinement.
Wm H Smith one of the Jury
B F Duncan
H. C. Jennings one of the Jury
Joshua Hurt
John B Alverson one of the Jury
John Williamson " " " "
E H Walker foreman of the Jury,
Hall Andrew
Reuben Kinder
Elijah Lear
James Logan
David Jones
W B Lear
Morgan Logan
J M Prather
abel wheeler presant at the trial
Robert Perrin