Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John R. B. Watkins, Indictment
1860-11-12
- Date of Creation
- November 12, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Greenup County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG8-77 to MG8-78
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-021-0007
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210799
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John R. B. Watkins, Indictment, 1860-11-12, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 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-0001-021-0007 (November 12, 2026).
At a Circuit Court holden within and for the County of Greenup and Commonwealth of Kentucky at the Courthouse of said County in the town of Greenupsburg on Monday the
The Grand Jurors empanelled and sworn in and for the body of Greenup County returned into Court an Indictment in the following words and figures viz:
"Greenup Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against } Indictment
John R. B. Watkins
The Grand Jury of Greenup County, in the name, and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse John R. B. Watkins of the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses committed as follows: The said John R. B. Watkins on the
R. H. Stanton
Attorney for the Comomonwealth
Upon which Indictment is the following endorsement towit: "A. True Bill Geo. Swap Foreman
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Greenup County Towit:}
I William Corum Clerk of the Circuit Court of Greenup County in the State of Kentucky do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original Indictment and the endorsement thereon as the same is found in my office
{GREENUP CIRCUIT COURT
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL
KENTUCKY.}
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Greenupsburg Kentucky this
William Corum clerk
Greenup Circuit Court
State of Kentucky
Greenup Circuit Court Sct.
I Elijah C. Phister Circuit Judge in and for the 10th Judicial District in the State of Kentucky and by virtue of my said office, sole Judge of the Greenup Circuit Court, being the Circuit Court of Greenup County, which is one of the Counties comprising said 10th Judicial District, do hereby certify that Wm Corum whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate is Clerk of said Greenup Circuit Court and that his signature thereto is genuine and that the foregoing attestation is in due form. Given under my hand as Judge of said Court this
E. C. Phister Judge of Greenup Ct. Ct.
Demand for Jno. R. B. Watkins "obtaining money under false pretenses"
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