Wiley P. Fowler to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-11-10
- Date of Creation
- November 10, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- BR7-184 to BR7-185
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0114
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206371
- People
- Lawson, Alfred
- Ellis, David
- Martin, G. J.
- Parrish, George
- Jones, Hiram
- Williams, James B.
- Beard, James
- Guess, James
- Metlock, James
- Hall, John
- Belt, Jonathan
- Lawson, Leason
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Fowler, Wiley P.
- Pulliam, Wiley
- Knight, William
- Mitchell, William
- Simpson, William
- Dates
- 1865-11-10
Citation
Wiley P. Fowler to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-11-10, 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-0001-005-0114 (November 12, 2026).
MarionCrittenden County Ky
Gov. Bramlett
Dear Sir
The grand jury of this County have just returned in court indictments against James Guess William Knight, James Metlock, William Simpson, Alfred Lawson, Leason Lawson, James B Williams, Hiram Jones, David Ellis, John Hall, William Michell, Wiley Pullum G. J. Martin, James Beard and George Parrish: for murder robbery burglary and larceny, and against some of them for these offenses several times repeated
About the commencement of this court they fled from this State and are now as I have been informed and have no doubt in. Hardin County Illinois and are now engaged in stealing horses and mules constantly from this side of the river
The object in view, is to have them arrested by the authorities of Illinois and brought here
If you can effect the requisition by Teligraph the better, as speedy action is all important, I trust this will be done with the least possible delay. It is believed, and in which opinion I concur, that the lives of some of the grand jury, witnesses and
many of othe Citizens will be in great jeopardy immediately after court should they not be at once arrested.
I have already provided to the citizens in that county the warrants of arrest that they may know what is going on and to get them to make the arrests at once, giving them assurances that these acts would be sustained by a requisition
I am dear sir most
truly your friend & obt st
W. P. Fowler
P. S Please find copies of indictments enclosed herewith, I would name Capt. Jonathan Beltof Hardin County Illinois as a proper agent should arrests be made
Would it be amiss to offer a reward for Guess?
W. P. Fowler