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
- BR7-125 to BR7-126
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0078
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- 32206337
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-0001-005-0078 (February 6, 2026).
The Com"mth of Kentucky Plaintiff
Against } Indictment for refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter
John W Flora & George 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 and George Herendon on the [...] day of held then & there held at the Carthage Precinct in Said County under the
Constitution and laws of the State aforesaid, for the Election of a member of the Congress of the United States, for the Sixth Congressional District of Ky, a [...]State Treasurer,, a Senator from the 25th Congressional District of Said State, Two members of the General Assembly, for the County aforesaid ^and a Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county aforesaid^ The Said John W Flora — 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 and Sheriff, the Jury aforesaid in the name and by the authority, aforesaid, do further Say that at the Election aforesaid and for the purpose aforesaid, at the Precinct and County aforesaid, on the day and year aforesaid, Thomas Hays, a qualified voter of Said Precinct and County, did then
& there appear at the Polls before the Judges, Sheriff & Clerk of Said Election, between the hours of Seven Oclock A, M, and Six Oclock P, M, then & there did offer to vote; Whereupon the Said John W. Flora and Geo Herendon as Judge & Sheriff of Said Election Respectivley refuse to receive the vote of the Said Thomas Hays, Contrary to the Statute in Such Cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Witnesses
Thomas Hays
R, B, Carpenter
Commonwealths Attorney
A Copy
Attest Benj Beall Clk
Campbell Circuit Court
154
The Commonwealth
Against
John 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