To his excellency B M^cGoffen Esqr
Governer of Ky

your petitioners represent that Sometime since 1858 E B Treadway H B Hampton D B Capps W Glass & H F Hensley became the security of one B Brown for his appearance in the owsley circuit court to answer a charge of fellony to wit Poligamy they state that Brown failed to appear in discharge of said recognizance the consequence of which was a forfeiture and Judgment was rendered thereon against said securities for the whole amount $250,, at the last term of the owsley circuit court they state that Brown has left the commonwealth that it was impossible for his securities to bring him up to Justice they state that said securities entered into said Bond before an examining court and that there was the circumstances of Browns Guilt were but slight on the trial the proof conduced to show that he had been married twice but it failed to prove that stu ^the first wife^ was alive an theprobabilty is she was dead they state that Brown was considered a good citizen till he Absconded

they state furthermore that they do not believe that the proof ever would have convicted Brown altho the Grand Jury found an indictment the circuit Judge was of opinion that the proof was not sufficient to convict him the case being stated to him they failed to prove the first marrageinfact as the law requires they failed to prove that the first wife was alive as the law requires in the absence of which the law presumes him innocent this was the state of case when the securities went entered into the bond the securities suffered Judgement to go against them believing as your petitioners do that the case presented strong considerations for the interposition of the executive clemency they think that it is the wish of all persons acquainted with the facts that said fine be remitted & they therefore hope your Clemency will be moved in their behalf that the fine be remitted and for every thing else they right to pray for

Owsley Cir. Ct
$250. } Forfeited Recognizance

E. B. Treadway & others.

Resp^d 12. Mos.

Iss^dJune 6. 1860

Remitted
B. M.

Iss^dJuly 11. 1861

Respite 12 Mo^s
B. M.