Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. George Oakes, Judgment

1863-12-30

Date of Creation
December 30, 1863
Place of Creation
Kenton 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
BR9-520
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0645
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32203532

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Dates
1863-12
1863-12-30
1863-09
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. George Oakes, Judgment, 1863-12-30, 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-0001-004-0645 (November 12, 2026).

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Kenton Circuit Court
December TermDecr 30th 1863
Commonwealth agst Geo Oakes No 771, Indictment

Came the parties and Defendant plead not Guilty thereupon came a Jury viz. Robt Howe, Moses Suincy, Lewis Keene, H Drexelins, F P Martin, Jas Marsh, A J, Gray, W H Glore, Jas Bryant, J. L. Eubank, C Hennbrook, Jas. Spillman, who being duly sworn well and truly to try the issue, after hearing the evidence returned the following virdict, We the Jury find the Defendant Guilty as charged in the indictment. Robt Howe, foreman. Whereupon it is adjudged that Defendant make his fine to the Commonwealth of Ky in the sum of $6000 and the costs herein expended and that a capais pro fine issue on said Judgment

Copy ato B W Foley Clerk

By Joe P Haul DC

Fee of 50¢

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No 771

Kenton Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Plft
against } Indictment for Keeping of Tippling house
George Oakes Deft.

The Grand Jury of Kenton County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse George Oakes of the offence of Keeping a tippling house. committed as follows viz,

The said George Oakes in the County Circuit and State aforesaid on the [...] day of September 1863 and on divers other days and times before and since that time did then and there Keep a Tippling house, Contrary to the statute in each case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Kentucky.

R. B. Carpenter
Commonwealths Attyof Kentucky

Witnesses
J Hampton
W D Euncy
Ellison Davis