David Tod, Requisition

Accession Number

KYR-0001-034-0005

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1862-1863

Item Location

R3-6 to R3-9

Place of Creation

Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Date of Creation

6 October 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-09-27

1862-10-06

1862-10-05

1862-10-09

DAVID TOD,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
To his Excellency, the Governor of the State of Kentucky

It appears by the annexed papers, duly authenticated according to the Laws of our State, that William Orr and George Orr, late of Hamilton County, State of Ohio, have been charged by O. W. Dimmick within committing the crime of breaking open the stable of said O. W. Dimick, on the 27^th day of September A. D. 1862, in the night season, within intent to steal, in the County of Hamilton, in the State of Ohio and it has been represented that said William Orr & George Orr, have fled from the Justice of this State, and have taken refuge within the State of Kentucky.

Now, Therefore, Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Laws of the United States, in such case made and provided, I do hereby require that the said William Orr and George Orr be apprehended and delivered to James L. Ruffin Esq who is hereby duly authorized to receive said William Orr & George Orr and convey them to the State of Ohio, there to be dealt with according to law.

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In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my name, and the Great Seal of the State of Ohio, at Columbus, this 6^th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two

David Tod
BY THE GOVERNOR;
W S Kermon Secretary of State.

State of Ohio
Hamilton County } SS

Before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally came O. W. Dimick and after being duly sworn says that on the 27^th day of September A D. 1862 one William Orr and George Orr did in ^the^ night season break open the stable of said affavient with intent to steal in said Hamilton County

O. W. Dimick

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27^th day of September A D 1862

R. Marchant
Justice of the Peace

State of Ohio
Hamilton County } SS

This is to certify that I know the within named, O. W. Dimick to be a credable person and intitled to balief
Sept. 27^th 1862

M. Marchant Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
VS } Application for a Requisition
W^m Orr and
George Orr

I. W^m H. Kerr Asst Pros Atty in and for Hamilton County Ohio, do hereby certify that I approve of the application herewith made for a Requisition for W^m Orr and George Orr, charged with Burglary, that the said parties are now in the state of Kentucky whither they fled from the State of Ohio in order to avoid arrest, that the ends of Justice require that they should be brought back to this State for trial and that if the facts as stated are true ~~[...]~~a trial would in my opinion result in a conviction I therefore ask that a Requisition upon the Governor of Kentucky and name James. L. Ruffin as a proper person to be appointed agent of the State of Ohio.

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State of Ohio
Cincinnati, O. Sept 27^th /62.

W^m H. Kerr
Asst Pros Atty
Ham. Co. O.

Cincinnati Oct 5^th 1862
Hon David Todd
Sir

I take the liberty of addressing you to asertain if you hence received a letter and affidavit for a Requisition for two men by the names of Orr they broke into the Stable of one of our best citizens and attempted to steal four horses valued at fifteen thousand dollars they are both Rebels one of their [brothers] is a Col in the rebel Army — the people here are very anxious to have them caught if consistent I wish you would please issue the requsition.

Yours respectfully
Jas L Ruffin

The State of Ohio, Hamilton County
vs
William Orr & George Orr

Fugitives from Justice
Requisition
Warrant Iss^dOcto 9. 1862

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