Legal Document from J. P. Barksdale to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; December 3, 1875

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Legal Document from J. P. Barksdale to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; December 3, 1875

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Barksdale, J. P.Davis, A. K. (Alexander Kelso), -1884 Logan, Elvin Martin, S. R.Ware, H. R.

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Crime Crime--Murder Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Civil and Criminal)Criminal Procedure--Execution Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Sentencing

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Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Courts and Judicial Systems--Criminal Juries Jails Mississippi--High Court of Errors and Appeals

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Mississippi--Rankin County. Brandon

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[seal]

Brandon Dec 3^d 1875

L^t Gov Davis

D^r Sir:

Enclosed pleas find Certificate of Clk of Sentence in Logan case. The abstract of the clerk explains itself, and shows you the atifacts of the ca^s^e.

As I said to you the univesal sentiment in this County would Justify you action in the premises.

With great respect
I am Respectfuly Yrs

H. R. Ware

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[note] 75 [/note]
[note] 12/3/75.[/note]

State of Mississippi
vs. } Murder
Elvin Logan

This day comes the District Attorney who prosecutes for the State, and the Defendant in his own proper Person being placed at the Bar of the court it is asked by the court if he had anything further to say why the Sentance of the law should not be pronounced against him. and the Defen-dant says he has nought to say. It is therefore considered by the court that for such his offense of Murder he be taken hence to the Common Jail of the County to be safely kept in close Confinement until Friday the 25^th day of June 1875, and on the said 25^th day of June 1875, he be taken from said Jail by the sheriff and within the enclosure around said Jail if there be such, and if not to the Place of execution and there betweene the hours of 10 oclock A M. and 4 oclock P M he be hanged by the neck until he be dead It is further ordered by the court that the sheriff of this County execute the same

Previous to the Said Sentance, and after the Jury had found said Defendant

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guilty as charged in the Indictment his council moved the court to set aside the Verdict ^and^ for a new Trial, which Said Motion was overruled, to which action of the court his Council excepted and filed his Bill of Exceptions But said Bill of Exceptions have not been sent to the high Court, but with full proceedings of said cause are now on file in my court. There is nothing more upon the minutes of my court in reference to the Said Sentance of said Logan since the date of the same May 3^d. 1875. The above is a correct transcript of the Sentance of the court.

[seal] CIRCUIT COURT OF RANKIN COUNTY MISSISSIPPI [/seal]

Given under my hand and the Seal of Said Circuit Court at Office in the Town of Brandon this the 3^d day of December A D 1875.

J. P. Barksdale Clk
By S R Martin D C