Baird & Price
Attys for accused
To His Excy. Thomas E. Bramlette
Governor of the Commth of Ky —

Your Petitioner Martin Pendergrast was indicted at the now Pending Term of the Jefferson Circuit Court on the charge of Murder. He was charged with having murdered one Patrick Walsh. It was impossible for your Petitioner to get all the facts of the case before the Jury. Yet the Jury found him guilty of Manslaughter and fixed his sentence at two years in the State's Prison — the punishment for the lightest shade of said offence. It was evident to your Petitioner that he would have been entirelyacquitted had all the facts been before the Jury.

Patrick Walsh was a bully, ruffian, robber, and shoulder-hitter; and was imposing upon your Petitioner, who proved an amiable and peaceable character. He relies on his good character for Executive clemency and prays your Excy's Pardon.

☞The weapon used in killing Walsh was an ordinary knife —

Most respectfully —
Martin Penderast

Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
M. Pendergrast

Rejected

We the undersigned Jurors who tried Martin Pendergrast, and others who are acquainted with the facts of the case referred to in the Foregoing Petition pray your Excy. to Pardon him —.

T. Arterburn. Sr.
W L Weller
Wm P. Shephard
D. K. Stephens
George Rhodes
John L Hikes
Joseph Smith
George Swope
Luther Wilson

State of Kentucky

I James P Chambers Clerk Jefferson Circuit Court certify that the foregoing nine names arwere the names of jurors in the case of Commonwealth vs Martin Pendergrast convicted of felony at this the October Term of this court
Dec 12 1864

att James P Chambers c