Nelson Cir. Court March Term 1861.
The Comwth, Ky.. Plff
against } Tippling House
Thomas J. Sweets Deft

Came the parties by Attornies and the Deft. entered a Plea of "not Guilty," and thereupon cause a Jury. Viz; T. H. Miles, H. Nicholls, J. T. Jenkins, T. K. Marshall, Henry Hagan J. F. Queen Jr. V. Wellington, Thomas Newman, W^m Beane, Ben Kurtz, E. N. Humphrey, & James Crance, who being elected, tried and sworn, and after having heard the evidence, and arguments of Counsel, retired to Con Sult of their verdict, and returned the following verdict: viz; "We of the Jury find the Deft. guilty of the offense Chgd. in the Indictment.." T. H. Miles, Foreman, It is therefore adjudged by the Court, That the Plaintiff recover of the Deft. The Sum of Sixty Dollars and the Costs of this prosecution.. To the ruling of the Court the Deft. excepted and filed his Bill of Exceptions, which were signed, Sealed and enrolled and ordered to be made part of the Record.

A Copy: Att; W^m Murphy Ck

Affiant Says that George Cundiff was one of the witnesses sworn in the case of the Commonwealth vs Thomas J Sweets in the Nelson Circuit Court at the late March Term thereof & it was upon his testimony that it appeared that Sweets was guilty of retailing ardent spirits. This same George Cundiff was discredited on a former occasion in the Nelson Circuit Court by respectable & truthful witnesses & this was about the year 1857 or 1858

Simon Humphrey

Signed & sworn to before me by Simon Humphrey this 20^th day of April 1861

J. W. Muir Notary Public of Nelson County

We the neighbors of T. J. Sweets Knowing that he is a man in humble & needy circumstances & feeling that the payment of a fine of the size mentioned in the foregoing Judgment would very much embarass the said Sweets & family and believing that there is doubt as to the propriety of the of the imposition of said fine on account of the evidence upon which it is based do heartily & cheerfully petition His Excellency Gov Magoffin to remit the same

Nelson Cir. Ct
Tho. J Sweets
$60 } tipling
Resp 12 mos
Iss^dMay 20. 1861