To his Excellency: Governor Magoffin

John M^cGreery respectfully states that by judgment of the City Court of Louisville he was recently fined the sum of fifty dollars with costs for an alleged assault upon one Adam Stevens. The fact was simply that he and stevens had two fights & Stevens had the better of the first encounter but was worsted in the latter and fromor revenge caused the indictment & prosecution at the first calling of the case petitioner appeared and was ready for trial, but the case was continued because of Stevens absence — petitioner supposing Stevens would let the matter drop did not further attend and was fined while absent from the city. He is a poor man and cannot now pay the fine.

hence he is constrained to under executive clemency

John Mcgreery

I know the facts above detailed are true — and further that stevens is a quarrelsome man — there are now two indictments agst him for breaches of the peace

James White of the firm of White & Cole

I am well acquainted with Mr White and know his statement is entirely reliable

W. T. Haggin

I am well acquainted with M^r James White of the firm of White & Cole, and know that any statements he may set forth as true, can be implicitly relied on.

R. J. Elliott
City Atto.

I fully coroborate M^r Elliotts statements above

Geo. W. Johnston

I concur with the above statements

W R Hydes

We the undersigned know the petitioner, and Join with him for the remission of the within mentioned fine

W. G. Reasor
James Curran
R. Spalding
Oliver Mortz
J W Ball
W^m G Auther
Wade Chappell
W^m A Cohoun
W A Adams
John K Stringer
Thomas Davis
J, W, Wilson
E. G Cole
J B Simmons

Louisville City Ct
Remitted
B. M
$50. } Assault
Jno. M^cGreery
Iss^d. Apr 1. 1861