Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Richard Welty, Indictment

Place of Creation
Christian 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
BR15-290 to BR15-291
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2373
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205257

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Dates
1863-03
1863-01-10
1863-09-26
1865-09-04
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Richard Welty, 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-0001-004-2373 (November 13, 2026).

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Christian Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Ky
vs } Indictment March Term 1863
Richard Wilty

The Grand Jury of Christian County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: accuse Richard Wilty of the offense of Keeping a tippling house Committed as follows viz: the said Richard Wilty did on the 10' day of January 1863 and on divers days since in the county aforesaid did Keep a tippling House against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

J G McClellan
Foreman Grand Jury
E P Campbell
Comths atty

Information given by
Thos Walker
Hampton Walker
W E McCord,

And afterward To wit on the 26' day of September 1863 at a court continued and held for the Christian Circuit

"The Comths atty. appeared and the Defendant also appeared by his atty — and says he is not guilty as charged in the indictment, and the following Jury was sworn to try the issue. To wit J N Saddler Pink Sherrill D R Beard

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A J King Jno Pyle A Palmer W P Hopkins Isaac Medley Jno Stites James A Radford & Chas Bradshaw & J N Stuart and the evidence being heard the Jury returned the following verdict To Wit: We of the Jury find the Defendant guilty Jno Stiles Foreman It is therefore considered by the Court that the Defendant is guilty as charged in the indictment and that he make to the Commonwealth his fine for said offense by the payment of Sixty Dollars and that he also pay the Costs of this Prosecution

A Copy Att
A H Clark
D C

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Christian Cir Ct
vs
Richd Wilty
$60,
Tipling
Remitted 4 Sept 1865