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
- BR7-145 to BR7-146
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0088
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206347
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-0001-005-0088 (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 & George Herendon on the [...] day of
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, two members of the General Assembly from Said County, and a Clerk of the Circuit Court for Said County of Campbell, The Said Flora being then & there, a Judge of Said Election, and the Said Hrendon being then & there the Sheriff of Said Election, and Severally acting as Such at the time & place aforesaid as said Judge and Sheriff, — The jurors aforesaid and in the name & by the authority aforesaid, do further say, that at the election aforesaid, for the purpose aforesaid, at the Precinct and County aforesaid, on the day & year aforesaid Cyrus Coffman 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 and there offer to vote, Whereupon the Said John W. Flora and George Herendon as Judge and Sheriff of said election Respectively refuse to receive the vote of the said Coffman contrary to the Statute in such case made and provided, and agains the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Witnesses
Cyrus Coffman
R. B. Carpenter
Commonwealths Attorney
A Copy
Attest Benj Beall clk
Campbell Circuit Court
135
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