Petiton from citizens of Coosa Couty to Governor A. B. Moore; Feburary 19, 1859
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Identifier
Q134065_Q134068
Title
Petiton from citizens of Coosa Couty to Governor A. B. Moore; Feburary 19, 1859
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Type
text
Creator
Citizens of Coosa Couty
Date
1859 February 19
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A petiton from citzens of Coosa County to Governor Andew B. Moore requesting the pardon of Austin Macon.
Format
Petiton
Language
English
Place
Coosa County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Emma Jackson Pepperman
Relation
Q134064; Q134069_Q134070
transcription
The [[Alabama|State of Alabama]] [[Coosa County (Ala.)|Coosa County]]
To his Excellency, [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A. B. Moore]] Governor of the State of Alabama.
Your petitions respectfully show, unto your Excellency, that as the Fall term, A.D. 1858, of the Circuit Court of said County. [[Macon, Austin |Austin Macon]] of said County was fined in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, for [[Assault and battery|Assault and Battery]], upon the person of his [[WIFE|wife]].
We further show unto your Excellency, that at the time of the [[Trial| Trial]] of said cause that said Macon. made in defense that a reconciliation had taken place between himself and wife, and that they were then living together peacefully! And that the said offence had been Committed [soleile?] said Macon. was in a state of [[Intoxication|intox=ication]], and that no serious damage was done, and that the parties are now living together peacefully.
We would further that said Macon is an industrious and peaceable Citizen, except when under the influence of liquor which seldom occurs,. And that he is in [[impoverishedpeople|limited?circumstance]], has several small [[Children|children]], and no means to pay said fine, except to see his homestead and deprive his family of a house and cause the innocent to suffer.
We would therefore in view of the circumstances aforsaid respectfully pray your Excellency to release him from said fine, or reduce the said to an
[page break]
amount that he could pay without depriving himself and family of their home which is now levied on and will be sold, unless. relieved by years Excelling and in duty bound we will ever pray &c,
February 19 <sup>th <sup> 1959.
[[Macon, Elizabeth|Elizabeth J Macon]] his wife
Benjamin Smith
graffin Smith
George Taylor
George W Taylor
W B Lounbeth
Danel McDanel
Jeromiah w covor
E Aeller
O J Sears
Joshua Blackman
Thomas Blackman
John M Peeples
W J M H[unclear]
Jym Commaway
Lyheer Wilson
Halesyl
John Vencent
Samuel Carnochan
W N Carnochan
[unclear]
M G Moore
Mm. Williams
R M Cheny
L Plryen
W B Cooper
Joseph a Davis
Joseph B Hark
L H Hill
S F J Tounsines
J C Tounsines
Jordan Thornton
S A Robbins
M K Thomas
G U Gellcanes
E R Mitchell
M M Dry
J F Pouls
R D Bagan
A G Dail
Toni F Due
E Lull
G D Zimmerman
Ths Edmonton
A Y Hayton
M Rice
[page break]
Jury men who tried the case.
William S Culver
R e Hill
A G Campbell
James Lightfoot
William Reeves
J B Calis
S Naughn
J H Hagan
John Chancellor
J R Morris
James Shivers
Joseph Pona
The above named were the jury that tries the case of the trail of Austin Macon and Griffith Coleman appear in the above list was the other juror.
W J Stubblefield [Clerk?]
J H Clark
J M Rayland
W Hancock
A G Campbell
Joseph W Bird
Horaho H Robinson
A J Crumpton
Jay W Bird
J P Balls
Lierne Burgan
Jairus B Taylor
Lilas B Cater
F Dackery
James Paterson
John Paterson
W Himingfellow
J B Hubbard
J P Middlebrooks
Peter Sehnin
J D Cholman
M J B Young
Josheh Colling
R Holmy
J W Kilateicli
Evan Caefer
Wm A Wilson
S M Wilson
S J Wilson
John Barkley
John McColbey
[Page 4]
Names
S A Pearce
Ellis Logan
David F Jackson
Moss Moore
P F Garrett
M Ricketts
N H Taylor
James M Grant
Alland Smith
J C Gramick
James C Logan
Madison Laundry
Arron W Taylor
M L Trarick
T K Hall
Ebenezer Pond
W J Stubblefield CLK
W D Walden
To his Excellency, [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A. B. Moore]] Governor of the State of Alabama.
Your petitions respectfully show, unto your Excellency, that as the Fall term, A.D. 1858, of the Circuit Court of said County. [[Macon, Austin |Austin Macon]] of said County was fined in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, for [[Assault and battery|Assault and Battery]], upon the person of his [[WIFE|wife]].
We further show unto your Excellency, that at the time of the [[Trial| Trial]] of said cause that said Macon. made in defense that a reconciliation had taken place between himself and wife, and that they were then living together peacefully! And that the said offence had been Committed [soleile?] said Macon. was in a state of [[Intoxication|intox=ication]], and that no serious damage was done, and that the parties are now living together peacefully.
We would further that said Macon is an industrious and peaceable Citizen, except when under the influence of liquor which seldom occurs,. And that he is in [[impoverishedpeople|limited?circumstance]], has several small [[Children|children]], and no means to pay said fine, except to see his homestead and deprive his family of a house and cause the innocent to suffer.
We would therefore in view of the circumstances aforsaid respectfully pray your Excellency to release him from said fine, or reduce the said to an
[page break]
amount that he could pay without depriving himself and family of their home which is now levied on and will be sold, unless. relieved by years Excelling and in duty bound we will ever pray &c,
February 19 <sup>th <sup> 1959.
[[Macon, Elizabeth|Elizabeth J Macon]] his wife
Benjamin Smith
graffin Smith
George Taylor
George W Taylor
W B Lounbeth
Danel McDanel
Jeromiah w covor
E Aeller
O J Sears
Joshua Blackman
Thomas Blackman
John M Peeples
W J M H[unclear]
Jym Commaway
Lyheer Wilson
Halesyl
John Vencent
Samuel Carnochan
W N Carnochan
[unclear]
M G Moore
Mm. Williams
R M Cheny
L Plryen
W B Cooper
Joseph a Davis
Joseph B Hark
L H Hill
S F J Tounsines
J C Tounsines
Jordan Thornton
S A Robbins
M K Thomas
G U Gellcanes
E R Mitchell
M M Dry
J F Pouls
R D Bagan
A G Dail
Toni F Due
E Lull
G D Zimmerman
Ths Edmonton
A Y Hayton
M Rice
[page break]
Jury men who tried the case.
William S Culver
R e Hill
A G Campbell
James Lightfoot
William Reeves
J B Calis
S Naughn
J H Hagan
John Chancellor
J R Morris
James Shivers
Joseph Pona
The above named were the jury that tries the case of the trail of Austin Macon and Griffith Coleman appear in the above list was the other juror.
W J Stubblefield [Clerk?]
J H Clark
J M Rayland
W Hancock
A G Campbell
Joseph W Bird
Horaho H Robinson
A J Crumpton
Jay W Bird
J P Balls
Lierne Burgan
Jairus B Taylor
Lilas B Cater
F Dackery
James Paterson
John Paterson
W Himingfellow
J B Hubbard
J P Middlebrooks
Peter Sehnin
J D Cholman
M J B Young
Josheh Colling
R Holmy
J W Kilateicli
Evan Caefer
Wm A Wilson
S M Wilson
S J Wilson
John Barkley
John McColbey
[Page 4]
Names
S A Pearce
Ellis Logan
David F Jackson
Moss Moore
P F Garrett
M Ricketts
N H Taylor
James M Grant
Alland Smith
J C Gramick
James C Logan
Madison Laundry
Arron W Taylor
M L Trarick
T K Hall
Ebenezer Pond
W J Stubblefield CLK
W D Walden
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History; Assault and battery; Intoxication; Coosa County (Ala.).