June 24/61
Woodstock Pulaski Co Ky.
To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin

your petitioner would Respectfully state that In Oct. last before the poleice Judge of Somerset he was find $18.00 and cost under the following Circumstance to witwit that one William Mounce (who is now In the State prison) he was and had become a terror to the County and threatand mine together with other mens lives and In the mean time Broke open Robed and after Put astore on fire and I together with others had been Endeaving to arrest him and finally after many days In which the whole County were more or less Engaged he was arrested by same men and carried to town on hearing of his arrest I Immediately went to assist in seeing he was safely guarded on comeing up Mounce and myself had some words not thinking or knowing but what the Said Mounce was armed and knowing he had threatend my life, I drew apistole and Said to him If he felt like carrying out his threat I was Ready for him on being spoken to by the Gentleman having the prisnor

In charge and matters Explaind I put up my weapon that I had carried for no other Reason but Self Defence the Marshal consiquenly notified me to appear before the police but having to go with the prisnor to trial I made no defence and being quite apoor man and Rather anew beginner In the world I feel unable to pay the Same and ask your honer to Remit said fine

John A, Kindrick

P S my address is Woodstock Ky.

We the undersigned would Respectfully state that from what we know and what we have understood that the Statement set forth by the forgoing petitioner is true and we would Respectfully State that we consider It wrong and quite hard that Mr Kindrick Should Even pay the [amount] as the prisnor was an out law and became aterror to the whole community and would have been Linched had he been In many neighbourhoods we hope your honer will Remit Said fine as we consider It ^un^just for Mr. Kindrick to pay It and we dont think there is aman In this County would say he ought to

E. E. Barron
Wm Starns

Remitted
B. M

Somerset Po Ct
$18
Jno. A Kindrick
Remission Iss^d
July 18 1861