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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0605 R4-452

Gallatin County, Kentucky Gallatin County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English 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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Gallatin Circuit Court. Commonwealth vs } Indictment for negligently suffering a prisoner to Escape while he was guard of the Jail Samuel Spencer

Joseph Wileber Sworn for Comth Stated that he Summoned Deft as guard and left him and Hays on guard about 7 oclock this prisoner Escaped about 9 oclock

Hiram Baldwin Stated that he was with the guards about 7 oclock when the prisoner escaped he had been with them about one hour this guard was in the Court house during the time -- the court house was about 30 feet from the Jail Spencer took his Seat in a windo to watch the Jail in a posture from which he could See one Side and End of the Jail Spencer gave the alarm that prisoner was breaking Jail and fired pistol prisoner run and made his Escape the Jail was broken by picking wall from inside could have been done with but settle if any witness heard no nois people up in town passing about the Streets

The Abuse is in Substance the testimony in this Cause upon which Spencer was found guilty and fined $100

Geo. C. Drane Ct Judge John L. Scott. Com. atty.