To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Gov of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Respectfull Your petitioners would Respectfully Represent that at the Nov Term of Scott Circuit Court Sandford Tomblinson was tried for Shooting John Baker with intent to kill and was for Said offence fined, the sum of fifty dollars & cost and imprisonment in the County jail for Six months We would further State that we believe that Said Tomblinson. shot at Said Baker honestly believing that he would be killed or badly injured by Said Baker. The proof in the case clearly Showing that Said Baker had ^on^ various occasion treated Said Tomblison in such a manner as would have justified said Tobinson in killing him and that the only thing which could have possibly justified Such a verdict is that Said Tomblison, Shot at the wrong time, Notwithstanding we believe he honestly thought he would be attacked He having been abused by Said Baker. once or twice the same day. We fuarther State that Sandford Tomblinson So far our intercourse has been, is a good law abiding Citizen It was proven by several witnesses in Court that Baker had threatened to take the life of said Tomblison on former occasions We would therefore knowing the facts in in the case pray Your Excellency to remit the fine and release Said Tomblison from the imprisonment, And your petitioners woud ever pray,

Henry B Fowler
Elija Booce
A. C. Alsop
P. Calvert
V. C Bradley
Berry Fugett
F. C. Johnson.
J L Gatewood
Richard Thomason
Reuben B Lehr
James Mullen
A J Aderson
W. D Poindexter
J N Gatewood
J. H. M^cmillin
Mason Lucas
Lewis Burton
Samuel Campbell
W^m F. Campbell
John W. Lucas
William Butten
John F Fugett
William Hockensmith
Lloyd R Gayle
Samuel T. Gayle
Elza Thomason

Commonwealth
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Sanford Tomlinson