Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Henry Steirn, Transcript
1861-06-05
- Date of Creation
- June 5, 1861
- 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
- MG20-331
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1170
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- 32209578
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- Dates
- 1861-06-05
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Henry Steirn, Transcript, 1861-06-05, 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-0001-020-1170 (November 13, 2026).
Commonwealth of Kentucky
City Court of Louisville
Wednesday
Commonwealth vs Henry Steirn
This day came as well the attorney for the Commonwealth as the Defendant in person who for plea herein Says he is guilty in manner and form as the Commonwealth against him hath alledged and prays for mercy. Thereupon came a Jury Viz Allen Hughes Henry Rowland, James Shindler, John Graff, Wm Barcus, Jos Smith, John W Lumm, Robt Latimore, Wm Curry, W D Clark. Robt Martin, Chas Summers who being duly Elected tried and sworn well and truly to enquire &c after hearing the testimony and retiring to consider returned into Court the following Verdict Viz. We of the Jury find the Defendant Guilty as charged in the within Indictment and assess his fine at Fifty Dollars to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Thereupon it is ordered that he make his fine to the Commonwealth by payment of Fifty Dollars together with all costs herein. And that he be taken therefore &c
A Copy Attest
O H Strattan clk
By W Shryock D C
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Henry Steirn
