Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William J. Owens, Indictment
1865-11-04
- Date of Creation
- November 4, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Fayette 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
- BR16-362
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2712
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205596
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William J. Owens, Indictment, 1865-11-04, 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-0001-004-2712 (November 13, 2026).
State of Kentucky, Fayette Circuit Court
Special Chancery of Criminal Term
Comth Kentucky Plaintiff
against } On Indictment
William Owens Defendant
The Commonwealth came by her Attorney and the Defendant appeared in proper person in open Court and plead guilty to the charge in the Indictment, and acknowledged himself indebted to the Commonwealth in the sum of $500.
Wherefore with the assent of the Attorney for Plaintiff, and with leave of the Court, it is adjudged that the Plaintiff recover of the Defendant the sum of Five hundred dollars and also her costs herein expended.
It is further ordered that a Capias Profine issue upon the foregoing Judgment.
A Copy — Att Jno B Norton c f c c
Comth Kentucky
vs } Copy Judgt
Owens Wm J
For R H Prewitt Atty.