Petition from citizens of Pickens County to Governor A.B. Moore; 1859
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Q0000134025_Q0000134028
Title
Petition from citizens of Pickens County to Governor A.B. Moore; 1859
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text
Creator
Citizens of Pickens County
Date
1859, November
Description
Petition from citizens of Pickens County to Governor A.B. Moore on behalf of Elvin E. Love, requesting a pardon and reduction of a fine
Format
Petition
Language
English
Place
Pickens County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Riecher Denmark
transcription
To his Excellency [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Andrew B. Moore]], Governor of the State of Alabama, the undersigned citizens of [[Pickens County (Ala.)|Pickens County]], in said State, respectfully represent: That at the Fall Term, 1859, of the Circuit Court of said County, the undersigned, as jurors, tried the case of the State v. [[Love, Elvin E.|Elvin E. Love]], who was indicted for [[Murder|murder]] in the second degree, committeed in depriving [[Coale, John|John Coale]], of life: that under the charge of the Court, where the evidence before us, [was?] rendered a verdict of guilty of [[Manslaughter|manslaughter]] in the first de-gree, and assessed against him a fine of five hundred dollars, and imprisonment in the County jail, in the [?] of four months: and that there are, and were, many mitigating circumstances which induce us to recommend the pris-oner, to the clemency of yur excellency, not the least of which was [heard?] of an unblemished character up to the time of the unfortunate [rec?], which re-sulted in the death of said [Coale?], in the heat of passion, and in a [mutual?], and not unfair combat, on the [heat?] of said [prisoner?]. We therefore respectfuly petition your excellency, to remmit said fine and imprisonment, or one of [Them?], and The prisoner in [poor?], or good character in peacableness, industry, and sobriety, and in The chief [support?] and comfort of an aged, and [[Widow|widowed]] [[Family|mother]].
November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1859.
For Signatures, see next page.
[page break]
Names of Jurors
A. Wick
J S Cook
A. G. Slaughter
[Thor?] Loftor
Sheppard [Fores?]
A. H. Nichols
L. N. [Parker?]
William Jennings
B. L. Walker
Elijah Williams
W A [Colvin?]
Daniel Rogin
A [?] Buckman
John G. Robinsons
Abel Strickland
A. H. Langmin
Z. [Pulliacce?]]
Z W M Kinstry
Isaac Gregory
B. J. Wilson
[Cassorm?] [Mastror?]
A Henry
W L [Gihsy?]
H B Latham
w K [?]
James. D. [Ross?]
James A. Latham
H Ferguson
[column break]
Thomas H. Haynie
E J Croxton
B B Sanders
S. F. [Hire?]
J A. [Wiss?]
H. L. Logan
C B Sanders
Jason Wilson
R. G. Parker
W. M. [Hickey?] Jr
John P [Batts?]
[?] [?]
[?] Jr.
[S?] Alexander Rogers
J. W. [GasRin?]
R. M. [Baldwin?]
[Chat?] B. [Towles?]
C S Wilson
[?]
Lohan [Lrawce?]
Z. L. Nuhers
[J?] [Stirling?]
L S Dungan
J. H. Cockrell
John Avendale [Higrard?]
U. W. Mullins
James [Clark?]
D. N. [Hior?]
W. G. Wilson
O. R. Strikland
J B Cherry
[page break]
[hic?] [?] Undersigned Citizens of Pickens County [?] in the foregoing petition.
November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1859
Angus H Moorhead
G. H. Bardine
Hm M Archer
Joseph King
Enoch L McLahey
J H Roangant
[Piper?] [G.?] Hannover
G. R. Richard
John W Seargant
Henry Dennington
W. A. [Mtchice?]
John Upchurch
Burton Upchurch
Robert Puck
H Hinch
Green Carver
Samuel B King
R B Williams
George W Davis
J N Cohen
John R Brandon
John K Blussett
B I Prescott
[?] C. [Leehery?]
C. A. [Eatman?]
[P?] S [Thaub?]
W. P. Panis
[Ji?] Owen
G [?] Lee
[column break]
M. L. Stansel
Thas. G. Hiles, State's Witness
William May
John L Terry
E. D. Nillett
H. S. Shilton
[?] Davis Shff
W.R. [Surity?]
alex B Clitherall
L. [?] Stowe
T. Reavis
L. A. [Shirley?] Judge of Probate
Wm [?]
James M Bullock
O. Eastland
A M. [Niuhe?]
N P. Lauender
Alex Brownlee
S. B. Martin
david S. Hood
J B Coen
L R McCarley
[Fe?] Le [Lseseh?]
P al Custer
Joel M Breazeak
[page break]
D. D. Bryars
J W. Wilson
[Al?] Beach
[Sta?] [?]
[?] Kilpatrick
John [Anndale?] Jr
M [Mcleeh?]
R L [Ae?]
E. M. [Shaply?]
R. R. [Thunderhusk?]
C. G. Stone
S Roland
R [?] Bargin
R. C.hapman Jr.
November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1859.
For Signatures, see next page.
[page break]
Names of Jurors
A. Wick
J S Cook
A. G. Slaughter
[Thor?] Loftor
Sheppard [Fores?]
A. H. Nichols
L. N. [Parker?]
William Jennings
B. L. Walker
Elijah Williams
W A [Colvin?]
Daniel Rogin
A [?] Buckman
John G. Robinsons
Abel Strickland
A. H. Langmin
Z. [Pulliacce?]]
Z W M Kinstry
Isaac Gregory
B. J. Wilson
[Cassorm?] [Mastror?]
A Henry
W L [Gihsy?]
H B Latham
w K [?]
James. D. [Ross?]
James A. Latham
H Ferguson
[column break]
Thomas H. Haynie
E J Croxton
B B Sanders
S. F. [Hire?]
J A. [Wiss?]
H. L. Logan
C B Sanders
Jason Wilson
R. G. Parker
W. M. [Hickey?] Jr
John P [Batts?]
[?] [?]
[?] Jr.
[S?] Alexander Rogers
J. W. [GasRin?]
R. M. [Baldwin?]
[Chat?] B. [Towles?]
C S Wilson
[?]
Lohan [Lrawce?]
Z. L. Nuhers
[J?] [Stirling?]
L S Dungan
J. H. Cockrell
John Avendale [Higrard?]
U. W. Mullins
James [Clark?]
D. N. [Hior?]
W. G. Wilson
O. R. Strikland
J B Cherry
[page break]
[hic?] [?] Undersigned Citizens of Pickens County [?] in the foregoing petition.
November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1859
Angus H Moorhead
G. H. Bardine
Hm M Archer
Joseph King
Enoch L McLahey
J H Roangant
[Piper?] [G.?] Hannover
G. R. Richard
John W Seargant
Henry Dennington
W. A. [Mtchice?]
John Upchurch
Burton Upchurch
Robert Puck
H Hinch
Green Carver
Samuel B King
R B Williams
George W Davis
J N Cohen
John R Brandon
John K Blussett
B I Prescott
[?] C. [Leehery?]
C. A. [Eatman?]
[P?] S [Thaub?]
W. P. Panis
[Ji?] Owen
G [?] Lee
[column break]
M. L. Stansel
Thas. G. Hiles, State's Witness
William May
John L Terry
E. D. Nillett
H. S. Shilton
[?] Davis Shff
W.R. [Surity?]
alex B Clitherall
L. [?] Stowe
T. Reavis
L. A. [Shirley?] Judge of Probate
Wm [?]
James M Bullock
O. Eastland
A M. [Niuhe?]
N P. Lauender
Alex Brownlee
S. B. Martin
david S. Hood
J B Coen
L R McCarley
[Fe?] Le [Lseseh?]
P al Custer
Joel M Breazeak
[page break]
D. D. Bryars
J W. Wilson
[Al?] Beach
[Sta?] [?]
[?] Kilpatrick
John [Anndale?] Jr
M [Mcleeh?]
R L [Ae?]
E. M. [Shaply?]
R. R. [Thunderhusk?]
C. G. Stone
S Roland
R [?] Bargin
R. C.hapman Jr.
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History