W. M. Kenney, Affidavit
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- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
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W. M. Kenney, Affidavit, 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-0001-020-2357 (November 14, 2026).
I was a witness in the case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky against Jack Davis Jr My proof was that he & a companion took breakfast at My house, and in paying for it the said Davis paid me a dollar bill which at the time I believed to be & was afterwards proven to be counterfeit — Davis had other money in his possession, whether counterfeit or not I do did not know — My impression from the appearance of the men was that the companion of Davis whose names was I believe Jones, was the greater rascal of the two & that Davis was his dupe & was placed in possession of the money to throw responsibility & punishment on him
W M Kenney
The only proof in the case of Comwlth vs Jack Davis except the above was in regard to his arrest & finding some other counterfeit money in his possession — He was indicted for passing the $1 counterfeit bill spoken of by Kenney & the proof in regard to his having other bad money was really not legally — I defended Davis & Jones and was & am still
still of opinion that Davis was an inexperienced & Jones a practiced rascal & hence the latter made the former carry the money & pass it — He doublly hoped them to shield himself — The appearance of the man themselves confirmed this Judgment —
R L Davis
I heard the testimony on the trial of Jack Davis, and do not now recollect it in detail, but I have a distinct recollection of the impression made on my mind, That he had been made the dupe of a scoundrel with whom he was in company, and that it was his first offence —
R. Hawes
