Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Edward Humphry, Transcript
1863-08-13
- Date of Creation
- August 13, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Hancock 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
- R4-320 to R4-321
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0516
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211718
- People
- Clark, Alfred
- Thomas, Doctor S.
- Humphrey, Ed
- Pate, Eldred Earl
- Graham, Fielding S.
- Mirphy, Frank
- Baker, George Clifton Penn, Baker,
- Haynes, Henry E.
- Connell, James M.
- Chapeze, John
- Greathouse, Joseph
- Remington, Nathaniel
- Beauchamp, Robert Costin
- Purcell, Roderick
- Herron, William, Jr.
- Herron, William, Sr.
- Temple, William
- Newman, William W.
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Edward Humphry, Transcript, 1863-08-13, 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-0001-029-0516 (November 12, 2026).
Hancock Circuit Court.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
Against } Indictment
Edward Humphry Defendant
The Grand Jury of Hancock County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Edward Humphry of the offense of selling spirituous liquors to a white person under the age of 21. years without the written consent of or request of the father to such sale, he being alive at the time of such sale, committed as follows, viz: On the [...] day of [...] in the year of mn of Wm Herron Senr spiritous liquors without the written consent ofr request of the said William Herron Sr to said sales, though he then was and still is living.
Against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Jno. Chapeze
Atty for Commlth.
Information by
Wm Herrin
The above Indictment was found at the
And on the
a summons was issued, and returned by the Sheriff of Hancock C[...]ounty, executed on the
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Pltff
Against } On an Indict for selling liquor to minor
Edward Humphry Defts
This day came the Attorney for the Commonwealth and the defendant also appeared by his Attorney, and for plea, says he is not guilty of the charges alleged in the Inditctment, And thereupon came a Jury as follows, by consent of parties they agreed to try with ten Jurors, towit: S F Grayham Alfred Clark Henry Haynes. D S. Thomas, William Temple George C. P. Baker, James Connell William Newman Joseph L. Greathouse and Roderick Purcell, were sworn well and truly to try the issue, and a true verdict render, & having heard the evidence returned the following verdict, towit: "We of the Jury find for the Commonwealth,"
"Geo C. P. Baker foreman."
Whereupon it is adjudged by the Court that he is guilty of the charges alleged in the Indictment, and that the defendant make his fine to the Commonwealth by the payment of the sum of Fifty dollars, and the costs of this prosecution and may be taken &c
State of Kentucky
Hancock Circuit Court, Sct:
I Eldred E Pate Clerk of said Court certify that the foregoing two pages contains a copy of the Indictment and the Judgment &c as appears of record in my office,
Given under my hand as Clerk of said Court this
Eldred E Pate Clerk.
Hancock Circuit Court Ky
The Commonwealth
v } Indict &c
Edward Humphry
A Copy.
Fee $1.
