Commonwealth of Kentucky v. W. G. Jones et al., Indictment
- Place of Creation
- Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Petition
- 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
- R4-306 to R4-307
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0506
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211708
- People
- Low, Absalom
- Pittman, B. E.
- Morehead, C. D.
- Eaves, Charles C.
- Jernigan, David Washington
- Bristow, Francis Marion
- Welborn, Hampton P.
- Skipworth, Ira Calloway
- Lowry, J. H.
- Sperting, J. L.
- Robinson, James Fisher
- Wood, James J.
- Millard, Jesse
- Campbell, John B.
- Downing, John
- Jenkins, John
- Wells, Joseph J., Jr.
- Paptow, Joseph
- Ricketts, Joseph
- Clark, Matthew B.
- Hay, Mortimer D.
- Petree, Richard T.
- Kennedy, Samuel W.
- Boyd, Sylvanus J.
- Harrison, William B.
- Jones, William G.
- James, William H.
- Places
- Greenville, Kentucky
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. W. G. Jones et al., Indictment, 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-0001-029-0506 (November 12, 2026).
Muhlenberg Circuit Court
Pleas before the Honorable R T Petree
Judge of the Muhlenberg Circuit Court
Muhlenberg Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
against
The County Court of Muhlenberg County
composed of W. G, Jones Presiding Judge
C D Morehead J P M C.
Jesse Millard J. P. M, C
Absalom Low J P. M. C
M B Clark J P. M, C
H P Welborn J P. M. C
J L Sperting J P M C
John Downing J P M C
J J Wood J P M C
J J Wells J P. M. C,
The grand jury of Muhlenberg County in the name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse the County Court of Muhlenberg County composed of W G. Jones P. J M. C. C D Morehead J P. Jesse Millard J. P. Absalom Low J P. M B Clark J. P. H P Welborn J. P. J. L Spurling J P. John Downing J P. J J Wood J. P. J J Wells of the offence of failing to Keep a good and Sufficient County Jail for Muhlenberg County committed as follows. towit The Said County Court on the
County against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Information by
W H James Ira C Skipworth
W. H James Foreman
of Grand Jury
Jno B Campbell
Comths Atty Protem
vs
W G Jones. C D Morehead
Jesse Millard. Absalom Low
M B Clark H P Welborn
J L Spurling
John Downing
J J Wood & J J Wells }
This day came the attorney for the Commonwealth as well as the attorney for the defendants; And the attorneys agreeing that Judgement might go against the defendants for Fifty Dollars each, It is therefore adjudged by the Court that the Commonwealth of Kentucky recover of the defendants W G Jones, C D Morehead Jesse Millard Absalom Low M B Clark H P Welborn J L Spurling John Downing J J Wood and J J Wells the sum of Fifty Dollars each and her costs herein expended
The undersigned members of the bar, of the Circuit Court in Greenville Ky very Respectfully request his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to remit the fines imposed upon the members of the Muhburg County ^Court^ at the present term of sd Circuit Court, for failing to Keep a suitable Jail Preparations are being made as we are informed to erect a new jail & we belileve the members of the County Court postponed the erection of a new County prision for prudential motives
R. T. Petree Cir Judge
H. G. Petree
B E. Pittman
F M. Bristow
S, W, Kennedy
W. B. Harrison
J, H, Lowry
S J Boyd
M. D. Hay
C. Eaves
Joseph Ricketts
Pettn of members of the Muhlenberg County to remit fines
Muhlenberg Cir. Ct
All the fines Remitted
J F Robinson
$50. each J. P. of Muhlenberg Co } Mis.
Iss'd