Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Alford W. Picherell, Transcript
1862-01-28
- Date of Creation
- January 28, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Marion County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
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- 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
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- MG21-181 to MG21-182
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1293
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Alford W. Picherell, Transcript, 1862-01-28, 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-0001-020-1293 (December 14, 2025).
Alford Picherl being in custody charged with the offence of larceny and being admitted to bail in the Sum of one hundred dollars. Now we Elias Cundiff of Larue County Ky & Hatten Harris & John D Alvey & Alexander Mullen James Thompson of Larue County Thomas J Sweets for Nelson County Thomas Kincade of Larue county Ky hearby undertake that the above Alford Picherl will appear in the Marion circuit court on the first day of its next amenable in execution thereof or if he Shall fail to perform either of these conditions that we will pay to the commonwealth of Kentucky the Sum of one hundred dollars
witness our hands this
A. W. Picherell
Elias ^his X mark^ Cundiff
J D Alvey
Alexander Mullen
Hatten Harris
Thos Kincade
Thomas J Sweets
James Thompson
Sworn and subscribed before me as Justice of the peace of Marion County
A Bichet J P M C
And at a regular term of the marion circuit court towit
the following order towit:
Commonwealth Plff
vs } Larceny
A W Picherell Deft
This day came the attorney for the Commonwealth and at appearing to the court that the defendant Picherill executed a bond before the examining Court for his appearance in this court at its present term in the Sum of one hundred dollars with Elias Cundiff J D Alvey Alexander Mullen Hatten Harris Thomas Kincade Thomas J Sweets & James Thompson his Sureties and he failing to appear the court declares Said bond forfeited and orders that a Summons issue on Said forfeiture returnable to the next term of this court.
The Summons was duly issued and returned by the Sheriff of Marion County ExectuedonHattenHarris the rest not found.
And at a further term of Said court towit
The Commonwealth Plff
vs } On forfeiture
A W Picherell &c Defts
This day came the attorney for the commonwealth and the defendant Hatten Harris being Summoned and failing to answer it is adjudged that he pay to the Commonwealth
the Sum of one hundred dollars the amount of the forfeiture herein and also the costs herein expended. And the defindents A W Picharell Elias Cundiff J D Alvey Thomas Kincade Thomas J Sweets & James Thompson not having been Summoned this cause is continued as to them and an alias is awarded against them and the death of Alexander Mullen being Suggested this case is abated as to him.
State of Kentucky
Marion circuit court } Sct
I N T Berry clerk of the Marion circuit court certify that the foregoing two and a half pages contain a true copy of the bail bond- The order forfeiting the Same and the Judgment on the forfeiture in the case in Said court of the Commonwealth against A W Picherell Given under my hand as clerk aforesaid this
N T Berry cK
Commonwealth
vs } Transcript
A W. Picherell
