Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Samuel Johnson, Abstract

1863-06

Date of Creation
June 1863
Place of Creation
Lewis County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R4-159
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0408
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211610

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Samuel Johnson, Abstract, 1863-06, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0408 (November 12, 2026).

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State of Kentucky
Lewis Ciricut Court } 2nd day June Term 1863
Commonwealth of Kentucky Plt
Against
Samuel Johnson Deft

This day came the parties by their attorneys, and by consent the arraignment of the prisoner is dispensed with. The defendant, plead not guilty to the indictment, thereupon the following Jurors viz: Jos H Swearingen, Saml McEldonney, A. W. Fryer, George Rowland Wm N. Frizzell James E White, Wm F. Swearingen, O W. Boyd, Danl E Hendrickson Jas S. Jones. H. A. Shepard — Wm N Carr —

who were duly empannelled and sworn. The defendant then asked and obtained leave to withdraw his plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty to the indictment, and the Jury having heard the evidence, &c. returned the following verdict viz. We the Jury find the prisoner guilty and fix his punishment at four years imprisonment in the penitentiary of this state, but [recomment] him to executive Clemency and pardon on condition of his return to his regiment the 22" Ky Vols. Signed Saml McEldowney Foreman

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It is now therefore adjudged that the prisoner be committed to the county Jail —

A Copy
Teste John T. Parker, Clk
Per A. V Wilson D, C,