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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-0001-004-3035 BR43-146

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Statement of the Testimony before the Court in case of the Commonwealth against Wm T. Orr

Charles McCarty & Alfred B. Cochran were going home to dinner. Opposite the door of Orrs shop they saw Orr with his head out of the door. Orr jumped out & asked McCarty if "he sent that Valentine to his sister" McCarty replied "No I did not". Orr responded "You son of a bitch I am going to kill you" & struck McCarty over the head with a heavy peice of hickory about 15 inches long & a larger knot on the end of it. He followed This blow up with two others, stunning McCarty & cutting his head badly. Someone interfered & McCarty got loose & started to run from him. Orr followed him up & caught him & struck him several blows with the same peice of wood cursing him and threatening to kill him each blow he stuck. When Orr was finally taken away from McCarty & McCarty started away, Orr shouted, "go you damned son of a bitch, if I ever catch you in this end of town again I will take your life.

The above is a fair statement of the evidence.

C G Cady Mayor