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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-0001-004-2542 BR16-65 to BR16-66

Washington County, Kentucky Washington County, Kentucky 1865-10-26 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Govenor of the State of Kentucky

Your Petitioners W T. Hardy and Thomas Beville would respectfully represent to Your excellency that at the April Term 1865 of the Washington Circuit Court the Grand Jury Thereof returned against these petitioners an Indictment charging them with permitting gaming on a Pidgeon Table in a house occupied by them in the Town of Springfield as a coffee house and at the present October term of said Court a trial was had and the Jury rendered their verdict assessing a fine of $200 -- upon which verdict the Court rendered Judgment against these petitioners for $200. each. The proof in the case was that about the 1st Feby last these petitioners having a licensed Coffee house did set up a table called a pidgeon table which said table was kept as a matter of amusement for their guests that no betting was allowed on the game played, but it was usual for the person having the smallest count to treat ^to drink^ and ^no^ more was charged for drinks than if they have not amused themselves at said table --

Betting was positively prohibited -- sd Table was kept in a large room open for the inspection

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of any and all persons adults, who either wanted to particiapte or see the game played. under the instruction of the Court the Jury brought in the verdict before stated -- altho the playing in said table was regarded as innocent amusement Now Your Petitioners would state that the first intimation they had, that setting up and allowing said Table to be played on in the Manner as before stated, was a violation of Law. or Could in any manner, be so construed, was when said indictment was returned against them, since which time no playing has been allowed on said table -- for the reason that these petitioners do ^not^ & did not desire to do any act which could in any manner be construed as an infraction or violation of Law. and if they had have had the slightest idea of that it would or could have been so considered, they never would have set up said table

Your Petitioners say the are poor men and the Judgement in this case a is extremely severe on them, as they are as it were just starting in life. and were innocent of any intention to violate the Law They respectfully ask the exercise of your Executive clemency and that You will remit the fine -- as the costs over which they are advised your

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excellency has no power is heavy

W. T. Hardy T J Bevill

Sworn to before me by W T Hardy & T J Bevill Oct 26th 1865 --

R S Peters Clerk R S P Oct 26 1865 R S P Oct 26 1865

We the undersigned Jurors who rendered the verdict state in the petition of Mssrs Hardy and Beville, Cordially unite with them in their petition to Your excellency to remit the fines and recommend them as eminently deserving of executive Clemency. The facts stated as the proof in the case are properly stated. We ask for them a remission of the fines --

Stith Thompson Austin Mudd M A Brady John, P, Bush F B Mitchell Alexander Waters John Smith Wm Raney Thomas W. Johnston A., Thomas Joseph Blanford Thos. Sweney

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The within mentioned case is one which is in my opinion entitled to Executive Clemency. Oct 27th 1865

John E Newman Judge 5 Judl Dist of Ky

Washington Cir Ct vs Thos Beville & W. T. Hardy $200, each Gaming 17th Nov /65