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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govr of Kentucky
Respected Sir
We whose names are signed below respectfully petition for the pardon of Thomas Birmingham who was Indicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court for Malicious Stabbing, the claims to clemency are that two witnesses for the Com th alone were examined in the case & the principal witness bor evident marks of gross dissipation & worthlessness the other saw but little of the transaction they swore to enough to induce the jury to find the Deft guilty, but it was agreed by us before returning the verdict to recommend the Deft to mercy, he had been confined in jail a length of time & had no opportunity of procurring the attendance of witnesses to testify in his behalf, the principal witness we believe had lived with the Deft & mainly at his Expense & were drunk together when the stabbing occurred & they were possibly & probably alike in fault, about one week since & whilst prisoner was in jail his wife died leaving two children, needing the case of a parent, as they are now kept at the house of a charitable neighbor, with their considerations We join heartily in praying yr Excellency to pardon the afsd Thomas Birmingham
the following are the names of the Jurors
B. R. Clark
M S. Grass
L, S,
Allen, Kendall
s Reese
C. R. Stouffer
Sam Carwell
R. P. Lightbrown
L. C Smith
Thos Browning
J N Hodges
L H Rousseau
E S. Worthington
M. M. McCunly
B Bacon
Alex B Ferguson
The Jury in their verdict recommended Executive clemency
Pat Hawes
P. D.
Birminghams case
Peny -- Malicious stabbing --