To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky.

Your petitioner Patrick O'Mara, a resident of the City of Maysville, would most respectfully state that, at the present term of the Mason Circuit Court, he was indicted by the Grand Jury of said County, for Keeping a tippling house. The evidence before the ^Grand^ Jury was, that, your petitioner, had on one occasion sold whiskey to a be drunk on the premises, onand on one occasion only. Your petitioner having taken counsel in the case, and having informed said counsel that, he had on one occasion violated the law, he was advised to confess judgment, and did so, under the impression that the fine would be twenty dollars His Honor the Judge, not knowing the natue of the proof before the Grand Jury, entered a fine for Keeping a tippling house, to Wit; sixty dollars, to the great astonishment of your petitioner. Your petitioner would further state that, he does not Keep a tippling house: that he has violated the law in but one instance, And he most respectfully prays your Excellency to remit said fine which is recorded against him.

Patrick ^O'Mara^ States that, the allegations of the above petition are true,

Patrick OMara

affiant Tho. B. Darragh states that he has examined the witnesses who were before the Grand Jury in the case of Commonwealth o Ky. vs Patrick O'Mara, and that they testified to but one offence, as set for in the petition of said O'Mara

Tho. B. Darragh

From my Knowledge of the petitioner and Mr. Durraugh I have ^no^ doubt of the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing petition and affidavit —

Mason Cir. Ct
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$60. } Tipling
Pat. OMara
Iss^dApr 9. 1861