Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Beck, Charles Reel, and Casper Winterstein, Judgment

1860-10-04

Date of Creation
October 4, 1860
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG18-145
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0414
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Beck, Charles Reel, and Casper Winterstein, Judgment, 1860-10-04, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0414 (November 13, 2026).

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City Court of Louisville Octr 4th 1860
Commonwealth of Ky
vs
Wm Beck. Chas Reel } Indictment
& Casper Winterstein

This day came as well the Attorney for the Commonwealth as the Defendants in proper person, who for plea herein say they are not guilty in manner and form as the Commonwealth against them hath alledged, and this they pray may be enquired of by the country and the Commonwealth sayeth likewise —

Therefore to try the issue joined let a Jury come, Whereupon came a Jury towit: Val Thomas. W. H. Head. J. H. Collins E. N. Talbot. Geo McKinney. L. Lochery. F. C. Gwathmey J. G White J. S. Riter H. Spalding. J. Stark. & W. Winston who being elected tried and solemnly sworn well and truly to try the issue joined Returned into Court the following verdict. to wit.

"We of the Jury find the Defendants guilty as charged in the within Indictment and assess their fines at Two hundred dollars each. to the Commonwealth of Kentucky"

It is therefore ordered that they make their fine to said Comth. by payment of $200 each. the amt by the Jury in the said verdict assessed together with all costs which may have accrued &c

A Copy Attest
O H Stratton C. C. C. L.

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Comth
vs } Copy ord & Judgt &c
Wm Beck &c &c

Fee $1.00