<title type="main">Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James Gaines, George W. Houk Jerrymiah Walker, Henry Combs, John Godsey, & Drury Godsey, Indictment

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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-0001-004-3220 BR42-2

Perry County, Kentucky Perry County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.

Perry Circuit Court The Commonwealth agst } Indict James Gaines, Geo. W. Houk Jerrymiah Walker, Henry Combs, John Godsey, Drury Godsey

The Grand Jury of Perry County in the name & by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse James Gaines &c of the Crime of Murder committed as follows to wit: The said Thomas Gaines &c did in the county aforesaid on the 10th of Oct 1865 wilfully & Maliciously & unlawfully and with intent to Kill, not in their self defence Shoot at and wound James Thomas, with Guns & pistols of which wounds the said Thomas Died not Against the peace & dignity of the Comlth of Kentucky

H. F. Finley

Witness James Thomas

Comlth agst } Indict Houk & others James Gaines

Malisious Shooting & wounding