<title type="main">Joshua Pack, Affidavit

Commonwealth of Kentucky } SS=Kenton County

R R N P 64

Personally appeared before me a Notary public in and for the county aforesaid and made oath as follows=Joshua Pack

I formerly resided in WilliamstownGrant Co. Ky., where I lived for many years. Have lived in Covington for nearly ^between 2 and^ 3 years past. I have known John Beasely, the main witness who testified in the cases for selling ale, ginger wine &c. to minors, against Mr. Henry Crout, and known him well, and known his general character, for about 7 years. When I first became acquainted with him he lived in Grant County, and was employed to drive a stage. When I came to Covington I found him here: often saw him about the tavern which I kept -- the "Henry Clay House" -- situate near the Rail Road depot. I can testify, and I think without any prejudice against Mr. Beasely, that he is an immoral, untruthful and dishonest man. His general character in Grant county where he lived; and here also, so far as I have known it, is that he would not be believed on oath -- Especially would he not be believed by those who are best acquainted with him.

He -- Beasely -- is a worthless man. I rarely ever knew him to voluntarily pay an honest debt.

I informed Mr. Crout of what I knew of the man, and what I could prove about him, after he had testified in the cases against him, and judgments had been rendered against him.

Beasely deserted from the military service, in which he was employed, a short time since, and ran away; but he was arrested as a deserter; and, I have heard, sent away somewhere=

I lived near neighbor to where Mr. Henry Crout kept his house for some time. I believe Mr. Crout to be a thoroughly honest, disinterested, and law-abiding man. Have frequently been in his house but never seen any violation of law done, or permitted to be done, there=

Joshua Pack

Subscribed and sworn to before me by Joshua Pack Novr 28th 1864

R. Richardson N. P. K. C. Ky=

I was a juror in two of the cases referred to in the foregoing papers; and, in making up our verdicts in the same, we had to be governed exclusively by the proof adduced to us. No evidence as to the moral character of John Beasely -- the main witness -- and especially as to his character for truthfulness, was produced at either of said trials. But I have since seen the sworn statement of Mr. Joshua Pack -- whom I know -- and I can state that had suchEvidence been produced at the trials, and before the verdicts, my conduct officially in these cases would have been very materially modified by it.

J. W. Loury

I was also on the above 2 cases as a co-juror in each with Mr. Loury. and I fully concur in the above statement. I thought the cases hard ones from the beginning doubly so since I have read Pack's affidavit

Thomas Robson

Beasely being the preminent witness I felt constrained as a juror to find a verdict on his testimony, but I do think this case merits the clemency of the Governor.

James Spilman

The petitionr has been long and favorable ^known us^ to me as a gentleman, good citizen, & law-abiding man

A. H. Herod Jailer H. E. Wilson. City Clerk J. W. Campbell U. S. Inspr D. J. Thomas City assessor Wm S Wade City Collector

J S Scott Depy. Sheriff

Wm H. Hunt

J B Kirkpatrick M P Smith W. F Bond R. V. Dwelbe

C L Mullins A. G. Howison Geo. Burgess H. Healman {Unclear} Timberlake

C G Warrington Bernard Mcgery

Isaac Roll S. C Perrin John Schoettle J. G. Francis Thomas Matlock E. T. Clarkson Thos. K. Hays

Robt S Strader

Saml Moreland Thos Bagley

Kenton Cir Ct

Commonwealth vs } Petition and papers Henry Crout

Remitted 22d Dec/64

Covington Ky.

My Dr Aunt,

M D Harris L {Unclear} Harris