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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-0001-004-1742 BR13-247

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 Jasper Babb, A L. Banks, Wm Wallace, E. C. Lusk Jas Newberry & W R Babb --

The Grand Jury of McCracken County in the name name 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 -- comitted as follows, Viz the said Babb, Banks Wallace Lusk, Newberry & Babb did on the 14th day of April 1865 in the county aforesaid feloniously take and carry away, one horse of the value of one hundred dollars, the personal property of S Sherin.

The Grand jury aforesaid charge, that at the time & place aforesaid the said James Newberry & Jasper Babb feloniously took & carried away one horse of the value of one hundred dollars the personal property of S Sheron and the said, W R Babb, A. L. Banks Wm Wallace & E. C. Lusk were accessories before the fact by aiding advising encouraging & persuading the said theft

The Grand Jury aforesaid charge that at the time & place aforesaid the said Wm Wallace & E C Lusk feloniously took & carried away one horse of the value of one hundred dollars the personal property of S Sheron -- and the said W R Babb A L Banks, Jas Newberry Jasper Babb were accessories before the fact in aiding advising & encouraging the said theft -- all against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky --

P. D. Yeiser Coml atty

Witnesses S Sheron, Jacob Roark Franklin Harris Wm Holt Ed Moore of Graves Co

A Copy -- attest B Small Clk By Henry. C. Yeiser D 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 dishcarged by order of Court"

B Small C. M. C. C. By Henry C Yeiser D. C"

"Coml"

v } Horse Stealing Jasper Babb & others

A true bill J. G. Cole foreman

Filed 26th April 1865 Bch war isd

(a Copy)