Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John W. Flora and George Herendon, Indictment
- Place of Creation
- Campbell County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- 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, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR7-141 to BR7-142
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0086
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- 32206345
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-0001-005-0086 (February 6, 2026).
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
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 and George Herendon on the [...] day of
of a member of the Congress of the United States in the 6th Congressional District, a State Treasurer, a Senetor from the 25th Senetorial District, two members of the General Assembly, and a Clerk of the Circuit Court for Said county; The said Flora then & there being a Judge of Said Election; and the Said Herendon being then & there the sheriff at said Election, and severally acting as such, at the time and place aforesaid — having been duly appointed and qualified as Such Judge & Sheriff; The Jurors 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 — aforesaid in the County aforesaid, on the day and year aforesaid, Thomas Daniel, a qualified voter of Said Precinct and 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 George Herendon, as Judge & Sheriff of said Election Respectively, did Knowingly and unlawfully refuse to receive of the Said Daniel, Contrary to the Statute in Such Case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Witnesses
Thomas Daniel,
R. B. Carpenter,
Commonwealths Attorney.
A Copy
Attest Benj Beall Clk
Campbell Circuit Court
131
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