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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-1782 MG23-138 to MG23-139

Madison County, Kentucky Madison County, Kentucky 1862-03-20 Legal/Financial 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 "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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.
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Madison Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky against Leroy D King}

The Grand Jury of Madison County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Leroy D King of the Crime of Murder Commited as follows Viz. The said Leroy D King on the 20th day of September 1860 in the county aforesaid did feloniously and with Mallice & forthought Kill & Murder James Lackey by striking him on the head and person with rocks clubs, and other heavy missles and weapons from the effect of which blows and striking the said Lackey died against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

W S Downey Com. Atty

Witnesses

1860 Sept 26th found & processed & Issued "we of the Jury find the Prisoner Guilty -- of Manslaughter and Confinement in the Penitentiary for two years Thos H Embry"

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State of Kentucky Madison Circuit Court } Sct

I James M. Shackelford clerk of said court certify that the foregoing page contains a true copy of the Indictment in the case of The Commonwealth against Leroy D King found at the Septr Term 1860, and also a true copy of the verdict rendered by the Jury at the present March Term of said court.

Given under my hand this 20th day of March 1862.

J. M. Shackelford Clk

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Commonwealth vs } Leroy D King Copy Indictment & & Verdict