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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0554 BR9-377 to BR9-378

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To His Excellency, Thomas E. Bramlette Gov of Kentucky Honorable Sir

We the undersigned Jurors who convicted Patrick White under an inditement as accessory to the crime of Rape at the February Term of the Campbell Circuit Court in the year 1862 in the City of Newport would respectfully represent, that said White was indited as accessory to the Crime mentioned along with one William Kennedy as principal and that under the law as instructed by Judge Samuel Moor are were compelled to find them guilty and fix the term of years at twenty for each -- that said White was in company with the said Kennedy at the time that said Kennedy committed the act mentioned in a Grove near this City- that said woman, who was of bad character or in other words a prostitute, and was outraged as appeared from the testimony by Kennedy only- that said White was never indited for any offense under our Criminal law before. And in view of these facts we would respectfully but urgently request Your Excellency to afford a pardon to the said White who has already served in the penitentiary of this State during the last two

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years- We further represent that the prosecution Feb 12th 1864. Elizabeth Franklin stated on Newport Ky. the trial before us that Kennedy ^above^ had connection with her at the time of the alleged rape & that White immediately thereafter had connection with: Whereas we are assured now by the evidence of the Mayor who held the examining Court & other unimpeachable evidence that Kennedy alone Elizabeth Franklin swore before the examining court that Kennedy alone had connection with her, having two connections within a very moment ^few^ minutes of of one another- Had we known at the time that we convicted White of this great discrepancy & of the very bad character of the prosecution we could never have convicted White upon her testimony.

We think this case calls aloud for the clemency of the Executive & Sincerely hope that White May be speedily released.

L. M. Eckert- foreman C. C. Harris -JurorMartin Schrall do ThoMGideon Do Dont Say She is a prostitute James Sawyer Juror Jas K Stone Juror Jas. H. Peters Juror Saml Tipican Juror

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Campbell County State of Kentucky

I. Gus. Artsman, Circuit Court Clerk, do certify that the following named gentleman were empanelled as a Jury at the February term 1862, of the Campbell Circuit Court to try the case the following case, Viz:

Commonwealth vs P. Kennedy & Wm P. White Viz:

James Thompson, L. M. Eckert, C. C. Harris, Jas. Peters- J. F. Herbert -- James Sarver -- T. W. Gideon -- Saml. Tiblinghan- J. K. Stone- Martin Schroll- W. G. Collier- and F. Brockman.

Witness my hand this 13th, day of Feb 1864,

Gus. Artsman, C. C. C. by H. Sine, D. C

P. S. -- W. G. Collier and F. Brockman have sine died -- and J. F. Herbert & James Thompson are absent in the Army.

H. Sine

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At the request of Senater Fisk I state that I was acting as Atty for the Com'th on the trial and Conviction of Peter White for the Crime of Rape

The prosecuting Witness was at the trial conspicuously pregnant.

Her Chracter as regarded Chasity was proven to be bad -- but as to veracity good.

I think Peter White, who has never served, (as I am informed) faithfully that ^(2)^ years of his time is a fit subject for Executive Clemency

Respt. &c W E Arthur.

I am requested to add a word of explanation of one of the foregoing facts in my statement -- to wit -- The pregnancy apparent upon the trial was evidently, by a comparison of dates, not caused by the act for which White and his Co-Defendant were prosecuted

W. E. A.