Mercer Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
against
Edward D. Scott

The Grand Jury of Mercer County, in the name, and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Edward D Scott of the crime of Murder, Committed as follows: The said Edward D Scott, on the 1' day of April 1862, in the County aforesaid, did wilfully, feloniously & of his malice aforethought Kill and Murder one James Tilford by Shooting him with guns & pistols, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Andy Barnett
Atto for the Comlth.

Witness before the Jury

Isham Vanarsdall, Tho Eadlins, A W & W A Margaret & Nancy Treford, Bryan Eastland, D^r Eastland & Jones & Abell, A B Bonta Dan^l Melburn —

Endorsed A true bill
N H Burns
Foreman of the Grand Jury

And at a term of said Court held on the 13^th August 1864, the following Entry appeared the Order Book of Said Court

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
against } Indit
Edward D Scott Defendant

This day came the Commonwealth by attorney and the Jury Sworn hereon on a former day of this term, and also the defendant Scott in proper person, who was again placed at the bar in custody of the Sheriff.

And the Jury aforesaid having heard the evidence herein, with the argument of counsel thereon, upon their oaths, returned the following Verdict towit. "We of the jury acquit the defendant on the ground of insanity.

Geo F See foreman of the Jury"

It is therefore adjuged by the court that this prosecution be dismissed — and that said defendant be again remanded to the Jail of Boyle county, there to be Kept safely until on demand of the Sheriff of Boyle County, he Shall be delivered to

the said Sheriff or his deputy, to be by him Conveyed to the Lunatic Assylum at Hopkinsville, there to remain until discharged there from according to law

The Clerk of this Court Will copy the Indictment herein, together with the judgment, and deliver the same to the Sheriff, who will deliver the same to the Superintendent of said Assylum

The Names of the Jurors by whom the said Case was tried and verdict found, are as follows. vz — Anderson Rice. Geo F Lee, H M Mitchel, Merton Crow. W^mF Johnson, W F Clarkson, A M Burbank, John R Simpson, C W Metcalfe, Austin Cosby, William Figg & W H Stillman.

Boyle Circuit Court Clerks Office As clerk of Boyle Circuit Court, I certify that the foregoing pages contain a true copy of the Indictment tried in Boyle circuit Court at August Term 1864 against Edward D Scott, the penal Judgment rendered thereon — and also a list of the Jury by whom the same was tried.

Witness My Signature this 11 Nov^r 1864
M T, Chrisman clk
{Revenue Stamp}

Comlth
vs } Copy Indct, Judgt and Test of Jury
Scott,

For Messrs Kyle & Harden
Attos