Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John A. Brooks et al., Indictment
1865-06-24
- Date of Creation
- June 24, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Webster 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
- BR14-188 to BR14-189
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2026
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- 32204911
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John A. Brooks et al., Indictment, 1865-06-24, 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-0001-004-2026 (November 13, 2026).
Webster Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
against
John A Brooks Abner Townsend Thomas Brooks James Smith James Dockery Daniel Holeman
The Grand Jury of Webster County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse John A Boorks Abner Townsend Thomas Brooks James Smith James Dockery and Daniel Holeman of the crime of Robbery committed as follows viz the said John A Brooks Abner Townsend Thomas Brooks James Smith James Dockery and Daniel Holeman on the d Barreled shot gun & a grey Horse the property of B S Ruby in his presence and against his will by putting him in fear of some immediate injury to his person against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky —
Jno Barret
Commonwealths atty
14 Judicial District
Information by
John S Ruby
B D Winstead
B. S. Ruby
Commonwealth Plff
against } No 2
Joh A Brooks & c Defts
On motion of the plantiff this cause is continued, and thereupon the defendant John A Brooks together with J A. Spaulding
and D H Hughs & S B Vance in open court acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of five Hundred dollars to be void however upon the defendant John A Brooks appearing in this court on the first day of its next
Comlth Plff
agst
John A Brooks & c Defts.
This day came the attorny the Comlth and the defendant John A Brooks failing to appear It is adjudged that his recognizance herein be taken as forfeited and summons is awarded thereon,
I M C Davis Clerk of the Webster circuit Court do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Indictment. Recognizance and order of forfeiture in the case of the Comlth vs John A Brooks & c Indictment No 2 in this court. Witness my hand this
M C Davis clerk