Petition from citizens of Macon County to Governor A.B. Moore; July 27, 1855
Item
Identifier
Q135712_Q135713
Title
Petition from citizens of Macon County to Governor A.B. Moore; July 27, 1855
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Type
text
Creator
Cas I. Wright
Date
1855 July 27
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A petition from the citizens of Macon County to Governor Andrew B. Moore requesting the release of Randolph L. Gray from the penitentiary. Moore's decision to release Gray attached to the Petition.
Format
Petition
Language
English
Place
Macon County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Kate Wilson
Relation
Q135716_Q135717 ; Q135715 ; Q135718 ; Q135714
transcription
Your Excellency that, Randolph L. Gray in a [pundit?] brawl killed Westley Moody in the city of Montgomery, during the early part of the year 1855. He was immediately incarcerated and examined in prison nearly all the time, until the month of April in the year of 1855 -when he was tried in the Circuit Court of Macon County, convicted and sentenced to the Penitentiary for the term of five years.Your petitions show that Randolph L. Gray was a minor, at the time the homicide was committed by him: that he is a painter by trade and until the unfortunate occurrence of which he was convicted he don the char-acter of a hardworking, upright and honest mechanic. And since his conviction, they have been informed that he has been subordinate and obedient to the officers of the States prison, faithful in the discharge of his duties and an efficient workman. The long confinement and hard work have destroyed his constitution, and he is now <u>insane</u>.Your petitioners regarding his youth, his long im-prisonment already lasting more than five years and his present deplorable condition, consider him a proper object of Executive clemency, and therefore pray thatyour Excellency will pardon him and grant him a discharge ^from^ all further confinement in the penitentiary?
[Cas?] l. Wright
[page break]
Mr C [Smim?]
Wm Pantice
John A Green
N. L. Harris
Terrel Brooks
A E Sinclair
N S Howard
[Truvill?] Johnston
G. W. Nicholas
W. C. Moore
W. M. Reed
J M Farland
C R Lewis
C. E. Chambers
Joseph Green
John B. Bieber
[Grimm?] Clerk
Jack Drakeford
[Gimm?] Strange
Ally of law and was present at the time
James Armstrong
R H Ligen Ally of law
A Dillard
Barna M Kinine
Augustus C [Fenelt?]
Janus G Rutledge
Lancelot Johnston
William G [Gaslet?]
M. H. Ousley
N N [Iaten?]
E Mason
D M Perry
The State of Alabama
Macon County William K Harris
Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County hereby certify that the above named Eleneu [puson?] with [scribble] L Rufo [canpred?] to [Larry Lufuo?] whom Randolph L Gray indicted for the murder of Westley Moody was tried at the Spring term of 1858 of said Court as appear from the [Rienty?] of [dan?] Court in the Office, [scribble] testimony where I have [heresents?] set my hand [loop sign] seal an affair this 15th June 1860
Nm K Harris
Clb Circuit Court Mc
[page break]
William of [Wade Pabo?]
P P [Carlos?]
John h [Kenzie?]
C. M. [Amof?]
C. Fowley
George M Stevens
Thomas M. Small
[Wley?] J Causley
A. E. Roe
John Ausby
D [Patoo?]
Willam [Ednarnda?]
D Casle GArd
Luke [Runny?]
John J Milenill Mo. D.
John J. Howard
A. L Noble
R. H. M Maloney
Thomas Reed
Eugene Beebe
R. C. Coleman Jailen
Solomon Fnigan
G W Edwards
B. E. [Cool?]
S Phillip
George W Whitman Clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgy County
H. [N. Nahin Celty?]
N. W. Locke
W. A Gunder
V S Murphey
J. B. Gordon
[page break]
David Johnston
Robb Johnston
E L [Glags?][Shi?] B. Jones
[J B Lubb?]
J W Gordon
Putam Larkies
J M. Bailey
[page break]
Executive Dept 25 July 1860Randolph L. Gray was convicted of murder in the court of Macon county at the spring term of the Circuit Court of said County 1858 and sentenced to four years imprisonment in the penitentiary -[Anymore?] made to appearto any satisfaction by the [physician?] of the penitentiary that by reason of his confinement his mind has become diseased + is likely to become permanent if he remains in prison. [Rmiriing?] that if he become permanently diseased in mend it will be morsothen death that he will on charge [expose?] the [seats?] or his family so long as he lives and [half infinity sign] have determined for me; resource alone to discharge him.
A. B. Moore
but I A. Moore, will [cphere?] the proper aid for the discharge of the above [honed?] Randolph L. Gray from the penitentiary.
A.B. Moore
[page break]
Randolph L Gray
fudauce of term of imprisonment remitted
f[sup]o[/sup] I July 27 / 60
[u]A[/u]
<u>18</u>
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Gray, Randolph L.|Randolph L. Gray]][[Montgomery(Ala.)|Montgomery]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Prisoners|prisoner/s]][[Murderers|murderer/s]][[Convicted|conviction]][[Painters|painter/s]]
[Cas?] l. Wright
[page break]
Mr C [Smim?]
Wm Pantice
John A Green
N. L. Harris
Terrel Brooks
A E Sinclair
N S Howard
[Truvill?] Johnston
G. W. Nicholas
W. C. Moore
W. M. Reed
J M Farland
C R Lewis
C. E. Chambers
Joseph Green
John B. Bieber
[Grimm?] Clerk
Jack Drakeford
[Gimm?] Strange
Ally of law and was present at the time
James Armstrong
R H Ligen Ally of law
A Dillard
Barna M Kinine
Augustus C [Fenelt?]
Janus G Rutledge
Lancelot Johnston
William G [Gaslet?]
M. H. Ousley
N N [Iaten?]
E Mason
D M Perry
The State of Alabama
Macon County William K Harris
Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County hereby certify that the above named Eleneu [puson?] with [scribble] L Rufo [canpred?] to [Larry Lufuo?] whom Randolph L Gray indicted for the murder of Westley Moody was tried at the Spring term of 1858 of said Court as appear from the [Rienty?] of [dan?] Court in the Office, [scribble] testimony where I have [heresents?] set my hand [loop sign] seal an affair this 15th June 1860
Nm K Harris
Clb Circuit Court Mc
[page break]
William of [Wade Pabo?]
P P [Carlos?]
John h [Kenzie?]
C. M. [Amof?]
C. Fowley
George M Stevens
Thomas M. Small
[Wley?] J Causley
A. E. Roe
John Ausby
D [Patoo?]
Willam [Ednarnda?]
D Casle GArd
Luke [Runny?]
John J Milenill Mo. D.
John J. Howard
A. L Noble
R. H. M Maloney
Thomas Reed
Eugene Beebe
R. C. Coleman Jailen
Solomon Fnigan
G W Edwards
B. E. [Cool?]
S Phillip
George W Whitman Clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgy County
H. [N. Nahin Celty?]
N. W. Locke
W. A Gunder
V S Murphey
J. B. Gordon
[page break]
David Johnston
Robb Johnston
E L [Glags?][Shi?] B. Jones
[J B Lubb?]
J W Gordon
Putam Larkies
J M. Bailey
[page break]
Executive Dept 25 July 1860Randolph L. Gray was convicted of murder in the court of Macon county at the spring term of the Circuit Court of said County 1858 and sentenced to four years imprisonment in the penitentiary -[Anymore?] made to appearto any satisfaction by the [physician?] of the penitentiary that by reason of his confinement his mind has become diseased + is likely to become permanent if he remains in prison. [Rmiriing?] that if he become permanently diseased in mend it will be morsothen death that he will on charge [expose?] the [seats?] or his family so long as he lives and [half infinity sign] have determined for me; resource alone to discharge him.
A. B. Moore
but I A. Moore, will [cphere?] the proper aid for the discharge of the above [honed?] Randolph L. Gray from the penitentiary.
A.B. Moore
[page break]
Randolph L Gray
fudauce of term of imprisonment remitted
f[sup]o[/sup] I July 27 / 60
[u]A[/u]
<u>18</u>
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Gray, Randolph L.|Randolph L. Gray]][[Montgomery(Ala.)|Montgomery]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Prisoners|prisoner/s]][[Murderers|murderer/s]][[Convicted|conviction]][[Painters|painter/s]]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Alabama--History--19th Century.; Crime--Alabama--History.; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History. ; Governors--Alabama--1860-1870