Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 1865

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Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 1865

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People

Bailey, Will J.Benthal, J. C.Bowers, E. T.Cage, A. W.Cassel, William H.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Dinkins, A. H.Douglass, E. H.Drane, W.Elliott, W. E.Galloway, C. B.Gilmer, J. J.Gould, R. H.Handy, John Harreld, William E.Hemphill, J. B.Hornbill, A.Hudson, R. S.Johnson, T. W.Johnstone, G. C.Jones, William C.Latimer, R. M.Lewis, Henry Lewis, Samuel Lott, William B.Lyons, Willie McAllister, W. E.McBride, William Richards, J. C.Robinson, John S.Sanders, C. G.Scott, C. W.Shacklford, Thomas Simmons, William A.Smith, Franklin Taylor, W. J.Thompson, W. G.Tupper, T. C.Unknown, A.Vacter, Van P.Ward, E. D.Wilkinson, George B.

Events

Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Convicted Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Procedure--Trial

Organizations

Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Courts and Judicial Systems--Criminal Juries Courts and Judicial Systems--Probate courts

Occupations

Clerks Judges Judges. Justices of the Peace Judges. Probate Law and Practice Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs Lawyers Mayors Medical Profession Medical Profession--Pharmacists Medical Profession--Physicians Selling--Liquors Tax Collectors

Places

Mississippi--Madison County. Canton

Vital Statistics

Death Disease and illness

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To His Excellency Charles Clark Governor of the State of Mississippi⁠—

Your petitioners would respectfully represent that at the present term of the Circuit Court of Madison Co. now sitting W^m H Cassel a druggist of the town of Canton was convicted under indictment of having sold one pint of spirituous liquor in the month of July 1864⁠—That the evidence on which this verdict was based was substantially as follows⁠—Dr W^m E Harld a practising physician of said county called on Cassell and stated that he wished to purchase a pint of whiskey on a prescription for a patient who was very low and considered at the point of death⁠—that Cassell declined to sell it, upon which Dr Harreld stated he must have it⁠—and that Cassell reluctantly let Dr. H. have the whiskey for the purpose aforesaid. It was also in evidence that the state had furnished at that time no Dispensations for the sale or distribution of spirits in the County of Madison⁠—and that Dr Harold, (who was the only states witness on the trial) stated that he con-sidered the whiskey indispensibly necessary for his patient and that he knew of no place where he could have pro-cured it if he had failed to obtain it from Mr Cassell⁠—

Under these circumstances the undersigned, Hon R. S. Hudson Judge of said Circuit Court J. B. Hemphill Esq Dist. Atty⁠—and the jury who rendered the verdict in the cause, and others members of the bar & bystanders respectfully request your Excellency to grant a pardon to said Cassell & remit the penalty incurred as aforesaid & as in duty bound &c⁠—

Robert. S. Hudson, Judge &c
John B. Hemphill Dist Atty

J C Benthal
Wm A Simmons
Henry Lewis
W E Elliott
T W Johnson

Members of the jury

R. M. Latimer
W. G. Thompson
C. W. Scott
G C Johnstone
A. Hornbill
C. G. Sanders
Saml Lewis

Members of the jury

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W. M^cBride [gap] Atty
<h3>Dinkins, A. H.</h3> " ref="#S32057755">A H Dinkins
<h3>Smith, Franklin</h3> " ref="#S74261">Franklin Smith [gap] Atty
<h3>Lyons, Willie</h3> " ref="#S32057756">Willie Lyons
<h3>Wilkinson, George B.</h3> " ref="#S32005172">Geo B. Wilkinson [gap] Atty
<h3>Bowers, E. T.</h3> " ref="#S32057757">E. T. Bowers [gap] Atty
<h3>Taylor, W. J.</h3> " ref="#S32024732">W J Taylor sheriff
<h3>Shacklford, Thomas</h3> " ref="#S32057758">Thos Shackelford [gap] Atty
<h3>Richards, J. C.</h3> " ref="#S32025516">J. C Richards Clerk of cir Court
<h3>Bailey, Will J.</h3> " ref="#S94260">Will J Bailey [gap] Judge Probate Court
<h3>Handy, John</h3> " ref="#S32025515">Jno Handy [gap] Atty
<h3>Drane, W.</h3> " ref="#S102216">W Drane
<h3>Gilmer, J. J.</h3> " ref="#S32057759">J. J. Gilmer
<h3>Tupper, T. C.</h3> " ref="#S51696">T. C. Tupper [gap] Atty
<h3>Gould, R. H.</h3> " ref="#S32057760">R. H. Gould Collector 30 Dist Miss
<h3>Ward, E. D.</h3> " ref="#S32024415">E D Ward Clerk of Probate Court Madison County
<h3>Vacter, Van P.</h3> " ref="#S32057761">P. Van Vacter [gap] Atty
<h3>Robinson, John S.</h3> " ref="#S32025784">Jno. S. Robinson [gap] Atty
<h3>Douglass, E. H.</h3> " ref="#S32057762">E. H. Douglass
<h3>Jones, William C.</h3> " ref="#S32025537">Wm C Jones [gap] J. P.
<h3>Unknown, A.</h3> " ref="#S32012787">A ? Mayor of Canton
<h3>McAllister, W. E.</h3> " ref="#S32057764">W. E. M^cAllister M. D.
<h3>Galloway, C. B.</h3> " ref="#S25011957">C. B. Galloway M. D.
<h3>Cage, A. W.</h3> " ref="#S32057765">A. W. Cage M. D.
<h3>Lott, William B.</h3> " ref="#S32057766">W^m B. Lott Member Legilor

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Wm T. Cassell

Pardon⁠ed as to imprisonment
Apl 6 1865