Petition

Milton Alverson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Madison County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Petition
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
BR16-165 to BR16-166
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2608
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FTP Identifier
32205492

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Dates
1865-06
1865-09
1865-10-10
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Milton Alverson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-2608 (November 14, 2026).

[Page 1]

His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Madison County Kentucky respectfully represent that at the June Term 1865 of the Madison Circuit Court William Simms was indicted for Maliciously assaulting and beating John Heathman "withClubs & Pistols".

Said case was tried at the September Tern 1865 of said Court and the Jury returned a Verdict of Six days imprisonment and a fine of $25 against said Simms —

Your Petitioners represent that the Evidence on the trial was that Sims rode up to where Heathman was riding along the public road and charged Heathman with having treated him badly upon a former occasion — Heathman at first denied it and afterwards substantially acknowledged it — Words passed between them when the "damnlie" passed betwe several times, and Simms struck Heathman with his fist — Heathman fell off, or jumped off, or was knocked off of his horse, the witnesses could not tell, & drew up a rock or attempted to do so when Simsms drew his Postol, but made no effort to fire nor did not advance upon Heathman but told Heathman if he threw the rock at fhim, he would shoot him or kill him.

[Page 2]

No other blows passed between the parties and they soon parted —

The only lick struck was the one by Simms with his fisst — Heathman was not hurt but rode on and attended to his business as usual — Simms did not attempt to use his Postol or any clubs & only struck the one blow.

Simms has always been [...]a Union Man & volunteered to fight John Morgan, & Heathman has had the reputation of being a Rebel —

As there was no injury ^done^ we think the verdict of the Jury was wrong & excessive & a great hardship upon Mr Simms —

We earnestly pray your Excellency to remit said fine & punishment & relieve him from incarceration in a filthy County Jail — very Resp'ly

Milton Alverson
J. P. Stapp
Wm Taylor
Harrison Taylor
Thomas B Burriss
John T West
Reuben Comly
J. P. Ham
Alonza E. Hughs
Andrew F Hughs
Daniel Hyte


I think it right to relieve Mr Simms of the imprisonment imposed upon him

J M Shackelford
Clk. Mad Cir ct
Geo T Shackelford D. C
A D Davis D. C
Thomas Jones
[Morgan] Tudor
William H Ham
David C [Page]
Green B Million
David Clark
A D Burriss
J F Salle

[Page 3]

William Hughs
[Murel] Hughs
[Did] Hughs
[Yalten] Roach
Alonza E. Hughes
Amos Agee
James Roburts
Abress Agee
Thos finne
Wm Roach
Reuben Weber
James Colley
James M Landers
Micheal Simp^son^
George [...] Hill
Jesse Barner
William [...]
Sidney Whicker
William J Salley
[Turner] Massters
Miles M Chandler
W H Reynolds
Wm J Harvey
E B Harvey
John longe
Sidney longe
Robert Roberts
J T Hatheman
Johnson Ham
Wm H Masters
George M Tudor
[Tolton] Newby
Wm Hughes
Thomas J. Long

James Roberts
Shady Roberts
Robt Million
Owen F. Taylor
John Cox
Reuben Million
G V Wood
Merton Still
Noel Robert
Nathan Robards
S W. Hurst
Y D Birdwell
James Long
James newby
henson cox.
William Martin
J S Roberts Ass
J W Harcourt

E L Shackelford joins in petition for release from prison, but Knows nothing of the Case or facts —

Will Rodes
R. H. Johnson
D, Breck

[Page 4] Madison Cir Ct
vs
Wm Simms
$25, & 6 days Imprsmt
10 Oct/65