Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James Troutt, James Summers, and Henry Purcell, Indictment

Place of Creation
Marshall 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
BR14-369
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2141
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FTP Identifier
32205025

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Dates
1865-06-26
1865-07-13
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James Troutt, James Summers, and Henry Purcell, 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-0001-004-2141 (November 13, 2026).

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Marshall Circuit Court
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against
James Troutt
Henry Purcelle

The Grand Jury of Marshall county in the name and by the authority of the commonwealth of Kentucky accuse James Troutt James Summers and Henry Purcell of the crime of robbery Committed as follows (Viz) The said James Troutt James Summers and Henry Purcelle on the 26th day of June 1865 in the county aforesaid feloniously took and carried away one horse of the value of Seventy five dollars. The property of Daniel Cross from the possession and in presence of the said Daniel Cross 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

W. W. Tice
Commonwealth Atty
1st J. D.

Information by
Daniel Cross
John McCoy

A copy Attest J H Riley clk

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Bail is fixed at Five Hundred dollars for each Deft

C. S. Marshall Judge

A Copy Attest
J, H, Riley Clk

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against } Robbery
James Troutt James Summers Henry Purcell

Filed on bench warrant issued to McCracken July 13, 1865
Test J. H. Riley C P M C C

A true bill
J. D. Dupriest
Foreman

A Copy of Attest
J. H. Riley clk