1854

Submitted by: Nell Dwyer

April 1854
Grand Jury Indictments

Commonwealth VS Stephen Robertson Concealed Weapon
Thomas Hensley Concealed Weapon
Rurel Collins Concealed Weapon
Tho. Gibbs Concealed Weapon
John Allen Concealed Weapon
Levi Frederick Concealed Weapon
B.F. White Concealed Weapon
Beasley Hollensworth Purgery
Silas Lunsford Purgery?
T. Collett Jr Murder
Hugh Hoskins Assault
William ? Tipling
Potter & Crook Adultery
B??? C??? Adultery?
Thomas Roberts Assault
John Bergman Tipling
Paul Smith Tipling
Wiey ? Assault
Alford Parker Swearing
Daniel ? Swearing
Jesse Turner Swearing
John C? Adultery
Nicholas Collin(Cotton?)Adultery
Nelson Collin(Cotton?) Adultery
Nathan Collin and Sarah Collett Adultery

April 1,1854
Commonwealth by Nancy North (plf) AGT John Hoskins(deft) } PEACE
The deft appeared in discharge of his recognizance and after hearing the evidence It is ordered that he be further bound whereupon the said John Hoskins & George Sisemore acknowledged themselves penally indebited to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of $200 that is to say the said John Hoskins in the sum of $100 and the said George Sisemore in the sum of $100 to be levied of their respective goods & chattels lands & tenements to the use of
the Commonwealth rendered but to void upon the said John Hoskins keeping the peace toward all good Citizens of this Commonwealth and more particular Nancy
North ,,,,,,,,

September 3,1854 (Page 285 Vol 5)
Commonwealth VS Margaret Collins & Elizabeth Collins
Being in custody charged with the offense of stealing a child under the age of ten years old and being admitted to bail in the sum of $100 We? Amos Collins, Pleasant Sisemore & Benjamin Collins of Clay County -------- undertake that the above named Elizabeth & Margaret Collins shall appear in the Clay Circuit Court on the first day of next April term to answer said charge and shall ------ render themselves amendable to the orders and process of the court in
the prosecution of said charge and of ------- shall render? Themselves ------(the rest is difficult to read)

Isaac McCollum, F.I. Gilbert, Gilbert Collins, Wm M. McCollum, Calvin Collins, Claiborn Smith, Aggy Sizemore, Aaron Collins, Pleasant Sizemore, Eliza Scalf, Rebecca Scalf, Elizabeth Collins, Jesse Scalf, & Mahala Woods each acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the penal sum of $100 to be levied of their respective goods & chattels lands & tenements to the use of the Commonwealth rendered but to be void upon their appearance here on the first day of next term of this court as witnesses for the Commonwealth against Margaret Collins and not depart without leave of the Court.

Commonwealth VS Susan Collins
Being in custody charged with stealing a child under the age of ten years old
…….

September 1854
(page 286)
Commonwealth VS Isaac Benge INDICT
(Charged with malicious stabbing of W. Lucas)
Isaac Benge being in custody and admitted to Bail in the sum of $1000. We, Lewis Benge, W. Benge, Fredrick Linch? & David Benge of Clay County undertake that the said Isaac Benge shall appear in the Clay Circuit Court on the first day of the next April term of this court to answer said charge and shall at all times render himself amenable to the order and process of said court in the prosecution of said charge and if convicted shall render himself in execution and if he fail to perform either of the conditions of that we will pay the Commonwealth of Kentucky the sum of one thousand dollars and this
cause is continued.

1854
Commonwealth VS James & John Chesnut
James and John Chesnut being in custody charged with the offense of
manslaughter and being admitted to bail in the sum of $2000. We, Benjamin Chesnut, Blevins Chesnut and John Howar? Of Clay County hereby undertake that said James and John Chesnut shall appear in the Clay County Circuit Court on the 1st day of the next April term to answer said charge. David Benge?, Elisha St?, David Freeman, Wm Pigg, W Garland, Westerfield? McFadden, Edward Cornett, Isaac Cornett & Roger Cornett to be witnesses for the Commonwealth agt James and John Chesnut.

September 1854
(page 304)
Commonwealth VS Isaac Cornet INDICT
Isaac Cornet being in custody charged with the offense of murder and being admitted to Bail in the sum of Two thousand dollars. We, Robert Cornett, D.B. Stivers, W. Chesnut, Lewis Benge, B.F. White, of Clay County and Robert Wilson of Owsley County hereby undertake that the above named Isaac Cornett shall appear in the Clay Circuit Court on the first day of the next April term to answer said charge and shall render himself amenable to the orders and the process of said court in the prosecution of said charge and if convicted shall render himself in execution thereof or he fail to perform either of their conditions that we will pay to the Commonwealth of Kentucky the sum of two
thousand dollars and the cause continued.

(page 305)
S.M. Williams, Isaac Gabbard, Saul Barger, Willis Holcomb, Catharin Robertson, David Benge, Delpha Benge, Jack Benge?, Saul Chesnut,W. La----?, W. Shelton, S.W. Bate, W. Willis, Julina Morris, Ada Ball, Jay Robertson, W. Jones, J.J. ? Ramsey, Elizabeth Jones, Nancy Jones, David Freeman, Patsy Robertson, acknowledged themselves indebited to the Commonwealth in the sum of $100 each to be made and levied of their respective good & chattels lands & tenements to the use of the Commonwealth rendered but to be void upon condition that they
appear here on the first day of the next April term of court as witnesses for the Commonwealth agt Isaac Cornet and not depart without the leave of the court.