Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Benjamin Howser, James Taylor, William Harrison, Jr., Tarry Brown, William Clark, Lycurgus Hudson, and Jesse Hill, Indictment
1865-11-10
- Date of Creation
- November 10, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Anderson 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
- BR17-3 to BR17-4
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2759
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- 32205643
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Benjamin Howser, James Taylor, William Harrison, Jr., Tarry Brown, William Clark, Lycurgus Hudson, and Jesse Hill, Indictment, 1865-11-10, 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-0001-004-2759 (November 13, 2026).
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
against } Anderson County
Benjamin, Howser, James Taylor Wm Harrison Jr, Tarry Brown, William Clark, Lycurgus BrownHudson, & Jesse Hill
The Grand Jury of Anderson County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Benjamin Houser, James Taylor, Wm Harrison Jr. Tarry Brown, William Clark, Lycurgus, Hudson, & Jesse Hill, of the crime of Murder.
Committed as follows — The said Benjamin, Houser, James Taylor, Wm Harrison Jr, Terry Brown, William Clark, Lycurgus, Hudson, & Jessee Hill on the
L. H. Noble
Atty for comlth
witnesses before the Jury
James Green
Benj Ash
Mary E. Spoonamore,
A true bill
R H Crossfield
Foreman of Grand Jury
Filed in Court and entered of record the
C H Fenwick Clk,
As clerk of the Anderson Circuit Court, I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Indictment &c found in theSaid ACourt at its
C H Fenwick, c, a, c, c
{Revenue Stamp}
Anderson Ct. Ct.
Commlth of Ky
Agst } Indict
Benj. Houser &c
copy —
