Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Brookover, Judgment
1856-10-15
- Date of Creation
- October 15, 1856
- 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
- BR9-365
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0547
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203434
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- Dates
- 1856-10-15
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Brookover, Judgment, 1856-10-15, 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-0001-004-0547 (November 12, 2026).
Pleas in the Mason circuit Court
Mason Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
Against } on chargeIndictment of Grand Larceny
William Brookover Defendant
The defendant being in custody of the Jailor of Mason County, and being personally in Court, and the Jury sworn on a former day of the present term, will and truly to try the issue, and a true verdict render, in the case according to the law and evidence, and having fully heard the parties, say. "We the Jury find the Defendant guilty of the charge in the within Indictment, and fix his imprisonment in the penetentiary at three years. The Jury in this case, being polled, and the name of each Juror being called by the Clerk Seperately. each Juror repsonded in substance that he agreed in the foregoing verdict.
A Copy Attest
Jno. M. Duke jr c. m, c, c