I. concur with Mr Reasor.
Geo W. Johnston.

To His Excellency
Thomas E. Bramlette
Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner John Welch would respectfully state that he was tried at the may term of the Jefferson Circuit Court upon an Indictment for the murder of Allen Gavin. A verdict of guilty was rendered & he was sentenced to be hangedJuly 22^d 1864.

The true facts of the killing are as follows, On the morning of the unfortunate killing Petitioner was at the house of deceased & was attacked by the husband of dec^d with an axe, & in shooting at the Husband unfortunately his wife was killed.

Your Excellency is respectfully refered to a certified copy of the evidence had on the trial & also a statement of the abandon character of the

witnesses for the Commonwealth, your petitioner is a private Soldier, in the 130^th Reg Ind Vol, enlisted in Dec 1863.

Your petitioner never intended any harm to dec^d & now feels an unestemable sorrow that the sad accident caused the death of Mrs Gavin.

Your Petitioner prays your Excellency to grant him a pardon

John ^his X mark^ Welch

We the undersigned citizens of Louisville Kentucky earnestly unite in the prayre of the Petitioner

W K Thomes

Phil Tomppert, Jr Clerk City Court
Geo. Jonas City Interpreter
Geo. Mullikin Assi^st Assessor
E. K. Seely Jail Physician
Nelson Stallings Policeman
James C Gill, Coroner J. C. Ky
Sanford Deering Policeman
J. W Knight M.D.
Charles M^cKinny Policeman
Wm Cross Policeman
C. W. Tiller Poleiceman
Ch^S Hatzell Polieceman
Tho^s[Geraghty] Policeman
Wm. S. Cassell Policeman
Jas C Shanks Polieceman
Charles Glass Poleicman
Henry Ryan Polieceman
Thomas, G, Slater Policeman
John L Marty Policeman
R. Gilchreist Policeman
John B Ewing Poleceman
Jacob Young Policeman
Joseph Harmon Policeman
Jerry Antle Policeman
J. A. Weatherford Policeman
A Turner Police

Thomas Antle Policeman.
William N, Sinkhorn Policeman
Hervey Seaton Polieceman
M G Holmes Supt [WrkHous]
A. W. R. HarrisCity Assessor
K P. Thixton C. Tax, Col, W,D
Oliver Lucas Clerk Board Aldermen.
T. Jack Conn clk co.ct. Jeff cty
J M Vaughn clk Coun Council
Henry Wolford City Treasurer
W^m M^cCarrell City Auditor
A Y Johnson
James L. Turner Policeman
[Amos Monroe] Judge County Court
H. C. Griffy Policeman
Wm Owington Policeman
John. G. Antle Policeman
E, W Rutledge DS for W A Ronald
Joel Lambourne Policeman

understanding that a majority of the Jury which tried the case have joined in a petition for the pardon, I, therefore, unite in the prayer in like manner.

Respectfully,
Robt J. Elliott
ass't city attorney

I see that seven nine of the Jurymen that tried the petitioner have asked for him — pardon, Nearly all of those, who have signed the petition, are well known and are well acquainted with the circumstances, attending the killing, of Mrs Gavin, and are well acquainted with the witnesses for the prosecution, on the trial, and their statements are entitled to full credit and influence

Respectfully
W G Reasor cty atto.