Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Budd Jones, Indictment
- Place of Creation
- Russell 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, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR7-13
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0010
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206269
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Budd Jones, Indictment, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 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-0001-005-0010 (November 12, 2026).
(Copy of Indictment.)
TheCommonwealth of Kentucky
Against
Budd Jones
The Grand Jury of Russell County impanneled charged and sworn in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Ky accuse Budd Jones of the crime of murder
Committed as follows. viz the said Wilson Budd Jones did on the of Russell aforesaid unlawfully, willfully, wickedly, feloniously and with Malice aforethought Kill and Murder one Lewis Higgenbotten with a pistol loaded with a Leaden Ball
Against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Ky
M H Ousley
Atty for the Comwlth
A Copy Attest
A. P. Simpson CR C C
Commonwealth
vs } Indictment Murder
Budd Jones
A True Bill
Green B Selby
Foreman
Filed
Attest George Bryan Clerk