Commonwealth of Kentucky v. George Oakes, Plea

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KYR-0001-004-0435

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR9-185

Place of Creation

Kenton County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

12 January 1864

Dates Mentioned

1864-01-12

1863-09

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. George Oakes, Plea, 12 January 1864, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, BR9-185, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0435, (accessed December 25, 2024).

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Kenton Circuit Court
December Term. Jany 12 1864,
Commonwealth agst. Geo Oakes No 770 Indicted

Came the parties and Deft. plead not Guilty thereupon came a Jury viz. H M^cDonald. W Martin. A Craig, John O Donnell, W Maloney, F M Royers, J C Wilson, A Dearing, Sam Eggelston W. L. Shrock. H Crout, and C Hancock, who being duly sworn well and truly to try the issue after hearing the evidence returned the following verdict. We the Jury find the Defendant Guilty as charged in the Indictment and fix his fine at $200. John O Donnell, foreman, Wherefore. it is adjudged. that Defendant make his fine to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of $200, and his costs herein expended,

The attachment against Ellidon Davis absent witness herein is discharged of his costs

Copy att.. B. W. Foley Clerk
By Joe P [Harris] D C

Fee 50¢

No 770
Kenton Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Kentucky. Plff
against } Indictment for Suffering gaming in his house
George. Oakes. Deft.

The Grand Jury of Kenton County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse George Oakes of the offence of suffering gaming in his house committed as follows viz,
The said George Oakes in the County Circuit and State aforesaid on the [ ] day of September 1863 and on divers other days and times before and since that time and before the finding of this Indictment did then and there suffer divers persons to play games of cards and other games in a house in his occupation and under his control at which said games money and property was then and there won and lost, contrary to the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

R. B. Carpenter
Commonwealth s Atty.

Witnesses
Joseph Blackwell
Elmo Moore
Ellison Davis

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