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Lexington Ky.
Hon. B. Magoffin, Governer of Kentucky.
I understand that there has been presented to you a petition for the pardon of Mary Kelly, who was convicted, at the last
From what I know of the case I have no doubt she is a proper subject of executive clemency. She has been addicted for some time past to intemperance in drinking and I am satisfied that she was not aware of the crime she was committing and that, in her case there was an absence of the intent to steal which is necessary to constitute the crime. I hope your Excellency will think that the law ought not to be enforced as strictly in the case of a poor, ignorant woman as in ordinary cases. I believe this to be a case in which the pardoning power ought to be exercised and I hope that you will think it consistent with your duty to do so.
Yours very respectfully.
We the undersigned recommend the within case to Your Excellency's clemency.
Jas. C. Morris --
Wickliffe Cooper
R W Hansen
L Gibbons
R W Wills
Geo B Kinkead
M Lawrance
A McMurray
H Lawrance
Sam Lawrance
A C Robards
W H Lusby
M. S. Keith
James N Pond