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Commonwealth vs Samuel P McFall
The
Commonwealth of Kentucky Hickman County and Circuit, Set:
The GRAND JURORS, duly empanelled, sworn, and charged to enquire for said Commonwealth, and the body of the County aforesaid at the October term of the Hickman Circuit Court in the year 1839 upon their oaths present that Samuel P McFall oath of said County yeoman on the 1st day of October in the year 1839 to wit at the county and Circuit aforesaid did presume to sell by retail at and upon a certain race filed in said County Brandy, Whiskey, Rum & Gin without first having obtained a license to keep a tavern contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of said Commonwealth.
| Information given by Thomas Griffey and William Mahan not of the Grand Jury, farmers residing in Hickman County | John Shaw
Foreman |
Warrant:
The
Commonwealth of Kentucky:
To
the Sheriff of Hickman County, Greeting:
We
command you to summon Samuel P McFall to appear before the Judge of Hickman
Circuit Court, at the Court-House in the town of Clinton on the first day of the
next April term, to answer a certain Presentment of the Grand Jury, against him
at the October term, 1839 for retailing on a certain race field in Hickman
County Brandy, Whiskey, Rum & Gin against the peace and dignity of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky; and have then and there this writ. Witness WHH Taylor
Clerk of our said Court, at the Court-House aforesaid this 21 day of November
1839 and in the 48 year of the Commonwealth. WHH Taylor.
You
are likewise commanded to summon Thomas Griffey and William Mahan to appear at
the time and place aforesaid, as witness on behalf of the Commonwealth in said
case. WHH Taylor
Warrant:
The
Commonwealth of Kentucky:
To
the Sheriff of Hickman County, Greeting:
We
command you to summon John H Tyler, George Taylor and William Raines to appear
before the Judge of our Hickman Circuit Court at the Court-House in Clinton, on
the 2 day of our April term, to testify and the truth to speak in behalf of the
Commonwealth in a certain matter of controversy now in our said court depending,
wherein the commonwealth plaintiff and said Samuel P McFall is defendant and
this you shall in no wise omit under the penalty of 100 pounds, and have then
there this writ.
Witness
Wm HH Taylor, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court-house aforesaid this 21 day
of Nov’r 1839, and in the 48year of the Commonwealth. WHH Taylor
Backside:
Executed on Wm Raner January 13, 1840
Executed
on John H Tyler January 18, 1840
LD
Stephens DS for
Wm
Holeman
Executed
to George Taylor March 3, 1840
Wm
Bishop DS for
AS
Tyler