Petition from Crawford Johnson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 12, 1875

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Petition from Crawford Johnson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 12, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Davis, A. K. (Alexander Kelso), -1884 Dillard, Unknown Jarnegan, Unknown Johnson, Crawford Orr, J. A.Packer, A. G.

Events

Convict Labor Convict Labor. Mississippi Crime Crime--Assault and battery Crime--Intent to Kill Crime--Murder Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Civil and Criminal)Criminal Procedure--Commutation of Sentence Criminal Procedure--Convicted Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Procedure--Sentencing Criminal Procedure--Trial

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Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Jails Mississippi--Executive Department

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Judges Secretaries

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Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon

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Imprisoned people

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[note] 6/12/75 [/note]

The State of Mississippi
Noxubee County

To His Excellency
Adelbert Ames

Your petitioner Crawford Johnson would respect-fully show unto your Excellency that heretofore to wit: at the April Term ^A D 1874^ of the Circuit Court of Noxubee County he was indicted for an "Assault & Battery with intent to kill & Murder" That there after on the 15^th day of said Court he was tried upon said Charge and Convicted of an "Assault & Battery". And that there-after on the 18^th day of said Court he was sentenced to sixteen months im-prisonment in the County Jail—"Where as the sentence under our statutes could not exceed six months imprisonment in the County Jail. And whereas your petition-er feeling satisfied that the Court intended to pass sentence of six months imprison-ment in the County jail to be Commuted by three months work—And whereas your petitioner has already been con-fined in the County ^jail^ since the April term and has been at great expense to prepare this petition & to take other

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steps to have the mistake of this Court Convicted Your petitioner would ^therefore^ respect-fully ask your Excellency to grant a full & free pardon so far as said case is concerned

Crawford ^his X mark^ Johnson

I hope His Excellency will send a pardon for this man to Dillard and Jarnegan Macon Miss. to take effect on the 1^st day of October 1875. He was intended to be imprisoned for Six Months & by a "lapsus" it was entered Sixteen months.

J. A. Orr Judge

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Make out pardon

Crawford Johnston
Application for pardon

Granted accordin to the recomda-tion of the Judge

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Crawford Johnson

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Noxubee County.

From Crawford Johnson et al
Address [gap]
Dated [gap]
Received June 12 1875
~~Answered~~ ^Grant^ June 15 1875

SUBJECT:

Petition for communtation of Sentence from 16 to 6 mos.

Recommended by Judge J. A. Orr.
[gap]

A. K. DAVIS,
Lt.=Gov. Acting Gov'r

A. G. PACKER,
Private Secretary

Commutation of Sentence.