To His Excellency, Governor Bramlette,

Your Petitioner W^m J. Owens, would respectfully request the remission of the enclosed judgment of Commonwealth vs him, for Dealing Faro — The facts are simply these Genl Brisbin sent an officer with a [...] guard into a room where your petitioner and others were, Seized over three thousand Dollars the private money of George Ashlock & over five Hundred belonging chiefly to petitioner, without rightful authority. In order to recover the money thus illegally and unjustly seized this Petitioner caused an I indictment, to be returned against himself & confessed judgment upon the Same — He does not think that he ought to pay said judgment & appeals to you to relieve him from his trouble. The room in which the money was seized was not the room of the petitioner. He merely happened there that moment. You having heard of the facts heretofore and having assisted George Ashlock Esq. in recovering his own money, your petitioner [...] the hope that you will promptly relieve him from his trouble

Wm. J Owens

The statements of this Petition so far as my information extends are true, and that information was derived from Brisbin himself The facts were presented to the Grand Jury in some way, They directed an indictment upon which a Judgt was obtained
W L. Downey

Fayette Cir Ct
vs
W^m J Owens
$500,
Faro
Gaming Remitted 21^st Dec/65
Remit