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
- BR7-135 to BR7-136
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0083
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206342
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-0001-005-0083 (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 & George 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
member of the Congress of the United States for the Sixth Congressional District of Ky, a State Treasurer, Two members of of the General Assembly for the County aforesaid, a State Senator from the 25th Senatorial District of Said State, and a Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the county aforesaid, The Said 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 at the Carthage Precinct & County aforesaid, on the day & year aforesaid, George Nelson a qualified voter of Said Precinct & County, did then & there appear at the Polls, before the Judges
Sheriff and Clerk of the Said Election, between the hours of Seven Oclock A. M, and Six Oclock P, M, and then & there did offer to vote, whereupon the said John W Flora and George Herendon as Judge and Sheriff of Said Election, Respectively, did Knowingly, unlawfully and Corruptly refuse to receive the vote of George Nelson, contrary to the Statute made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Witnesses
George Nelson
R. B, Carpenter
Commonwealths Attorney
A Copy
attest Benj Beall clk
Campbell Circuit Court
150
The Commonwealth
against
John W Flora & George Herendon
Indictment for Refusing to receive the vote of a qualified voter
A True Bill
G. W. Carmack
Foreman
Filed
B. W. issd