Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John W. Flora and George Herendon, Indictment
- Place of Creation
- Campbell 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
- BR7-117 to BR7-118
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0074
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206333
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John W. Flora and George Herendon, 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-0001-005-0074 (February 6, 2026).
Campbell Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of KentuckyPlaintiff
Against } Indictment for refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter
John W Flora & Geo Herendon Defendants
The Grand Jury of Campbell County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse John W Flora & Geo Herendon of the Offense of Refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter, Committed as follows, viz; The Said John W Flora & Geo Herendon on the [...] day of
the Election of a member of the Congress of the United States, for the 6th Congressional District, a State Treasurer, a Senator from the 25th Senatorial District of Kentucky, two members of the General Assembly, from Said County, and a Clerk of the Circuit Court for Said County, the Said Flora and being then & there, a Judge of Said Election, and the Said Herendon being then & there the Sheriff of Said Election; and Severally acting as Such at the time and place aforesaid, having been duly appointed and qualified as said Judge & Sheriff, The Jurors aforesaid in the name & by the authority aforesaid, do further say that at the Election aforesaid at the Precinct & county aforesaid, on the day & year aforesaid, Coleman Shawa qualified voter of Said Precinct & County, did then & there appear at the polls before the Judges, Sheriff & Clerk of the Said —
Election, between the hours of Seven Oclock A. M. and Six Oclock P. M. and then & there offer to vote, Whereupon the Said John W Flora and Geor Herendon Respectively and Knowingly com[...]tly refuse to receive the vote of the Said Shaw contrary to the Statute made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Witnesses
Coleman Shaw
R. B. Carpenter
Commonwealths Attorney
A, Copy
Attest Benj Beallclk
Campbell Circuit Court
133
The Commonwealth
Against
Jno W. Flora & Geo Herendon
Indictment for Refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter
A True Bill
G. W. Carmack
Foreman
Filed
B W. issd