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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-0001-004-1741 BR13-246

McCracken County, Kentucky McCracken County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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McCracken Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky against W R Babb A L Banks Wm Wallace E C Lusk & Jas Newberry & Jasper Babb

The Grand Jury of McCracken County in the name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse W R Babb A L Banks, Wm Wallace E C Lusk Jas. Newberry & Jasper Babb of the Crime of horse stealing Committed as follows, viz, The said W R Babb A L Banks Wm Wallace, E C Lusk Jas Newberry and Jasper Babb did on the 14th. day of April 1865 in the county aforesaid feloniously take & carry away -- one horse of the value of one hundred dollars the personal property of Jacob Roark

The grand jury Aforesaid charge that at the time and place aforesaid the said John Newberry & E. C Lusk feloniously took and Carried away one horse of the value of one hundred dollars the personal property of Jacob Roark and the aforesaid W R Babb A L Banks Wm Wallace & Jasper Babb were accessories before the fact by conselling aiding advising & encouraging the said theft

The grand jury aforesaid charge that at the time and place aforesaid the said Wm Wallace & Jasper Babb feloniously took & carried away one horse of the value of one hundred dollars the personal property of Jacob Roark and the aforesaid W R Babb, A L Banks E C Lusk & Jas Newberry were accessories before the fact by Counselling, aiding abetting advising & encouraging the said theft -- all against the peace & dignity of the commonwealth of Kentucky

P D Yeiser Coml atty.

Witnesses

Jacob Roark -- Wm Holt. Starlon Sheron -- Franklin Harris Ed Moore of Graves County Zeke Maynor Tom Allbratten.

A copy -- attest B Snall C M C C

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"Bail is fixed on this indictment at Five hundred dollars for each defendant

C S Marshall Judge"

W R Babb has been discharged by order of court

B Small clk

Commonwealth vs } Horse Stealing W R Babb & others

A true bill J G Cole foreman.

Filed 26h April 1865 Bch. Wt. isd.

(a copy)