Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William T. Orr, Testimony

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Legal/Financial
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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
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BR43-146
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3035
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32205888

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William T. Orr, Testimony, 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-0001-004-3035 (November 13, 2026).

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Statement of the Testimony before the Court in case of the Commonwealth against Wm T. Orr

Charles McCarty & Alfred B. Cochran were going home to dinner. Opposite the door of Orrs shop they saw Orr with his head out of the door. Orr jumped out & asked McCarty if "he sent that Valentine to his sister" McCarty replied "No I did not". Orr responded "You son of a bitch I am going to kill you" & struck McCarty over the head with a heavy peice of hickory about 15 inches long & a larger knot on the end of it. He followed This blow up with two others, stunning McCarty & cutting his head badly. Someone interfered & McCarty got loose & started to run from him. Orr followed him up & caught him & struck him several blows with the same peice of wood cursing him and threatening to kill him each blow he stuck. When Orr was finally taken away from McCarty & McCarty started away, Orr shouted, "go you damned son of a bitch, if I ever catch you in this end of town again I will take your life.

The above is a fair statement of the evidence.

C G Cady Mayor