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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Jacob Medard, Indictment

Place of Creation
Jefferson 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
BR11-474
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1284
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Dates
1864-01
1864-01-08
1864-01-12
1864-01-15
1864-01-16
1864-01-22
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Jacob Medard, Indictment, 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-0001-004-1284 (November 12, 2026).

[Page 1]

The Commonwealth of Kentucky,
AGAINST
Jacob Medard
Jefferson Circuit Court,
January term, A. D. 1864.

The Grand Jurors of the County of Jefferson in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Jacob Medard of the crime of Murder committed in the manner and form as follows, to=wit: The said Jacob Medard in the said County of Jefferson on the 8th day of January A. D. 1864 did wilfully, wickedly unlawfully, feloniously & of his malice aforethought, kill & murder Philip Medard by exposing him the said Philip Medard to the cold & intensely Severe weather & by refusing food & clothing & sustenance to the said Philip Medard from which exposure & starvation the said Philip Medard did die, the said Philip being of great age & infirm & in poverty & in distress & incapable of taking care of & providing for himself & being the father of said Jacob Medard who was by legally bound to provide for & nourish his father in such distress — the said Jacob did confine & Starve his said father in an out house & kitchen & did starve & freeze him the said Philip by refusing to provide meat & food & clothing for him, & by thus exposing him to the weather he the said Jacob being legally bound to cherish, protect & provide for the said Philip Medard his father. contrary to the form of the statute in such cases, made and provided & against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

J R Dupuy
Commonwealth's Attorney.

Witnesses

Michael Winterhaltz
J C Gill
T W Kurkamp.
E A Pruess.
Henry Rattaman
Charles Glass

Dr C D Wood
Margaret Kurpamp
Mrs Kurkamp
Conrad Draudt.
Chas Kurkamp,

A Copy
att Jas P Chambers clk

[Page 2]

The Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Indictment.
vs } Murder
Jacob Medard.

A True Bill.
J R Wilder
Foreman.

1864 Jany 12th Recd from Gr Jury & filed

15th Demr to indict filed herd & overld, deft excpts. NG & Jr & laid over

16th Jury met & verdict guilty 5 years.

22d Sentenced

A Copy
att Jas P Chambers

We, the Jury find the defendant Jacob Medard Guilty of manslaughter, and say that he shall be confined in the Jail & Penetentiary of this Commonwealth for the term of five years

A B Semple
Foreman.

a copy
att Jas P Chambers clk