To his excellency the govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your petitioner Daniel G Baker will state at the last term of the Webster Circuit Court he was fined $60 under an indictment for an assault & Battery with Wood Monroe, the facts of the case as proven upon the trial was in substance as followeth — a brother of your petitioner & said Monroe engaged in a fight privately & in the Woods, No person being present except your petitioner & Green Tolly — your petitioner urged Tolly to part them — Tolly objected & the brother of your petitioner suceeded in the contest afterwards Tolly your petitioner & his s^d brother walked down to the house Monroe followed a short time thereafter- petitioners Brother there proposed peace, which was approbated by your petitioner; Monroe Commenced a second dificulty with petitioners brother & Stabed him with a Knife — and to prevent serious damage & to save his brothers life, he struck Monroe once with a small walking cane, for which he was Indicted & fined $60 this was all the testimony in the case wherefore he prays that s^d fine be remitted

Daniel G Baker
Webster County S S

subscribed & sworn to before me by Daniel G Baker this 14^th of april 1864
W^m Herron J P W C

We the undersigned Citizens of Webster County do certify that we have read the foregoing petition & we belive the statements to be true most of us having been present at the trial

Remit except fees & costs
Thos E Bramlette

Webster Cir Ct
vs
D. G. Baker
$60 —
Tipling
2^nd May/64