To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of the Commth — of Kentucky —

Your Excellency will be informed by this Petition that John G. Beck was indicted at the now pending Term of the Jefferson Circuit court on a charge of Larceny- He was charged with ^having^ stolen a sett of Buggy Harness of verysmall value — the fact was he bought the the harness of a stranger and had no witness to prove the transaction. He was found inpossession and was unable to account for it- It was on the whole a very meagre case — The Jury fixed his Term in the State's Prison at one year and to use their own language "earnestly recommend" him for Executive pardon — We hope your Excellency will immediately pardon him — He has an amiable and excellent wife, and babe six weeks old, And has served in the war for the Union threeyearsandahalf- He proved former good character by many witnesses and is ^in^ our

humble estimation an innocent man — We hope your Excellency will send his pardon to the care of his attorneys before the Sheriff of the county start to Frankfort with the prisoners convicted — We refer your Excellency to the subjoined recommendations and pray his release —

R. F. Baird
J. H. Price
F G Dannecker} Attos
I earnestly recommend John Beck to your Excellency's clemency.

Martin Bijur
Atty for Commonw^th pro tem

I think the case one for Executive Clemency.

P. B. Muir
Lee Chambers DC

Commonwealth Plff
v Indictmt for felony
John G Beck Deft

We of the Jury find the defendant guilty and ^say^ that he shall be confined in the penetentiary one year; but earnestly recommend him to the clemency of the Governor

W Ross foreman

A copy attest

James P Chambers c
by Lee Chambers D C

Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
John G Beck
Pardoned
9^th Dec/64