Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 29, 1875

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Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 29, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Barnfield, W. A.Berry, H. W.Bery, Allen Boone, B. B.Bouland, Deniss Brown, W. S.Busilson, J. B.Crayton, Henry Dancer, Buck Dickinson, B. B.Edwards, B. F.Edwards, L. D.Edwards, M. N.Evans, David Gates, Harison Griggs, N. I.Gulleyy, T. F.Harris, P. P.Harris, Smith Hay, J. V.Johnson, G. N.Leeper, Esquire Leeper, W. A.Leghorne, J. C.Leghorne, N. C.Marion, J. L.Marion, R. H.Massey, J. M.Massey, Richard Mation, Silas McGaughy, Bob McGaughy, Esquire McGaughy, John McGaughy, Sandy McGaughy, Tom McGaughy, W. H.Minga, L. V.Pounds, Merriman Price, R. L.Raymond, A. H.Rhodes, Travis Ruff, Jim Sanders, F. B.Sanders, George Schunpert, Bob Springer, Amos Springer, Major Springer, Sam Stone, J. G.Stovall, Alek Stovall, Bird Stovall, George Stovall, Jim Strain, J. H.Sumners, A. S.Sumners, W. J.Thomas, J. H.Torbit, Andy Torbit, Green Torbit, Joe Torbit, Louis Torbit, Mosses Tubbs, Abe Wheeler, J. M.Wheeler, John S.Wiley, Aron Williams, J. D.Williams, Joe Wrens, William P.Wylie, Isaac Wylie, Tom Young, James Young, John T.Young, S. S.Young, Wash

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Crime Crime--Larceny Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Civil and Criminal)Criminal Procedure--Clemency Criminal Procedure--Convicted Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Procedure--Pleading Criminal Procedure--Sentencing Taxation Taxation--Mississippi

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Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Mississippi--Executive Department Mississippi--State Penitentiary (Jackson)

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Mississippi--Chickasaw County Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Itawamba County Mississippi--Lee County. Tupelo Mississippi--Lee County. Verona Mississippi--Prentiss County Mississippi--Prentiss County. Booneville Mississippi--Union County Pennsylvania--Philadelphia County. Philadelphia

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OFFICE OF
J. D. WILLIAMS,
Attorney at Law,

[stamp] WILL PRACTICE in the Courts of Lee, Itawamba, Prentiss, Union and Chickasaw Counties.

Firms entrusting business will please give full name of each partner.
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Tupelo, Miss., Oct. 29^,th 1875

D^r Gov.

The inclosed petition Speaks' for itself, I definded the young man, the facts are not correctly stated. Two other young men found the pocket book & brought it to the Deft & told him if he would say nothing about it, They would divide with him, one of these turned States evi-dence and the other is now in the Penitentiary on his own Confession in open Court. Geo Sanders is his name. The petition is signed by the most respectable men of the neighborhood in which the Defendant lives, In view of the peculiar situation of the Defendant at the time, the great temptation offered to the Deft. I would be glad you would pardon him before being sent from the County. Very Truly

J, D, Williams

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Verona Miss Oct 26^th 1875

To His Excellency Adelbert Ames Governor of the State of Mississippi

The undersigned citizens of Lee County in said State would res-pectfully represent and Show:—

That at the October Term 1875 of the Circuit Court of Said County one Green Torbit was convicted of Grand Larceny. And Sentenced to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for the term of one year

The facts in his case were in substance as follows, To wit:

One Merriman Pounds the collector of the Deliquent Poll Tax by ac-cident dropped his pocket book near where the Deft was at work. Deft found the pocket-book and was appropriating its contents to his own use. He was detected, arrested, charged and plead guilty.

We have Known the Deft for years and have never before Known him to be charged with any offence, He is young

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law abiding and industrious, and has just begun to gather a good crop—the fruit of his industry.

In consideration of his previous good character and the peculiar (and in our opinion modifying) circumstances of his offence we would respectfully suggest that a bestowal upon the Deft of your Excellency's pardon would be an act of mercy judiciously directed and well deserved.

And we would most respectfully ask that, if consistent with the public good, Your Excellency would prevent the necessity of his being conveyed to the State prison by granting him your Excellency's most gracious pardon.

Respectfully and humbly submited

names of whites

names of Coloured

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W A. Leeper	Deniss Bouland
P P. Harris	Alek Stovall
Smith Harris	Bird Stovall
J. H. Thomas	George Stovall
	Mosses Torbit
W A Barnfield	Wash Young
W S. Brown	Aron Wiley
W. H. M^cGaughy	Sandy Mcgaughy
J 'M' Wheeler	Joe. Williams
Jno M^c,Gaughy	Jim. Ruff
Jno S. Wheeler	Esquire Leeper
	Harison Gates
W J Sumners	Esquire Mcgaughy
A. S. Sumners	Tom Mcgaughy
B. B. Dickinson	Abe. Tubbs
J. G. Stone	Sam. Springer
David Evans	Amos. Springer
S S Young	Major Springer
J. L. Marion	Bob. McGaughy
M N Edwards	Buck. Dancer
F. B. Sanders	Allen. Bery
L. V. Minga	Henry. Crayton
W^m P Wrens	Bob. Schunpert
J B. Buslison	Silas. Marion
G. N, Johnson	Jim. Stovall
N C Leghorne	Tom. Wylie
J C Leghorne	Isaac. Wylie
R. H Marion	Joe. Torbit
John T young	Louis Torbit
James Young	Andy Torbit
N I Griggs
J M Massey
B F Edwards
L. D Edwards
Richard Massey
T. F. Gullett
J. V. Hay
J. H. Strain
R. L. Price
A. H. Raymond
H W Berry

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[unclear]een Torbit

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Lee—County,

From Citizens
Address Verona, Miss.
Dated October 26, 1875
Received November 1, ^,,
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT:

Petition for pardon.

Returned unfavorably in=dorsed by Judge B. B. Boone

(Inclosures 1)

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

TRAVIS RHODES,
Private Secretary.

The State
v } Petition
Green Torbit

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[unclear] practice in the State and Federal Courts of Mississippi
Persons intrusting business to us, will please give individual name of partners.

Wm.MANN. PRINTER PHILADA.

[Selman, B. A. P.|B. A. P. SELMAN]],
Booneville, Miss.

OFFICE OF
FINLEY & SELMAN,
Attorneys—at—Law

Booneville, Miss. Nov 8^th 1875

His Excelency Adelbert Ames
Jackson
Miss

Sir

I am in receipt of your communication of Nov 5^th,, Refering to me the Petition for pardon of Green Torbit of Lee Co. And in reply permit me to say that according to his confessions and the proof of his guilt derived from others he is guilty as charged. In fixing the punishment I considered all the mitigating circumstances. I do not think he is intitled to executive clemency.

Respectfully

B. B. Boone

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Name Green Torbit
No. [gap]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE
State of Mississippi
Lee—County

PETITION FOR PARDON.

From Citizens
Address Verona, Miss.
Dated October 26, 1875.
Received November 1, ^,,

Crime Grand Larceny
Sentence One year Penetentiary
Referred to Judge and District Attorney
Nov. 5, 1875
Returned to Ex. O. Nov. 9, 1875.
Indorsement, unfavorable by Judge B. B. Boone,
Granted [gap]
(1 Inclosure)

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

TRAVIS RHODES
Private Secretary.