Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Paul Garris, Judgment

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
MG21-311
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1374
Rights
This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
FTP Identifier
32209782

The Civil War Governors of Kentucky editors are working on annotations for this document. Check back to explore the people, places, organizations mentioned in this document.

Dates
1861-09-24
1862-05-25
Download (XML) Download (PDF)
Citation

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Paul Garris, Judgment, 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-0001-020-1374 (November 13, 2026).

[Page 1]

Nelson Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against
Paul Garris

The Grand Jury of Nelson County in the Name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Paul Garris of the offense of Attempting to entice and persuade away from the Services of her master a certain slave named Savilla the property of John Dawson while in the possession of said John Dawson against the Peace and the dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky —

Andy Barnett
Atty for Comth

In Court September 24th 1861-

Defendant not appearing tho called It is ordered that the bail bond be and the same is hereby declared forfeited- and that process issue theron — And on further motion It is Ordered that a bench warrant issue endorsed that he be admitted to bail in the sum of $600 for his appearance —

And again in Court March 25th 1862 The process herein having been duly served on the Deft Jos Herrin and he not appearing It is attended by the court that the

[Page 2]

Plff recover of said Deft the Sum of Five Hundred Dollars the amount of the Bail Bond forfeited herein and may have Execution with costs &c

A Copy Attest
Wm H Slaughter
Clk N C C

Comth
vs
Garris —

1861

149
1220

50x fee