Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; January 15, 1875

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Columbus, Miss Jun 15-75

To. Lt. Gov Friend Davis

The bearer of this Henry Mullin is trying to get the pardon of his nephew Alfred Mullin sentenced to 1 year in The Penitentary the said Alfred was considered a quiet peaceable boy and a good citizen if you can do anything for him you will confer a favor on your old friend. please try to do the best you can

Yours

B M. Thalheimer late of Macon Miss

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The State of Mississippi Lowndes County


To His Excellency Adelbert Ames, Governor of Mississippi

The undersigned, citizens of said County & State would beg respectfully to state and show unto your Excellency that, at the Fall Term of the Circuit Court of said County, that Alfred Mullen, was tried and convicted of an Assault & Battery with Intent to Kill and Murder, Selina Hill. The facts, are that, said Mullins was on his way home, in a state of Intoxication & in passing Mrs Hills House, a quarrel arose between them, and Mrs Hill followed said Mullen, for some distance, cursing and abusing him and in the heat of passion he turned and gave the woman a severe blow with a stick. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary for Twelve months by the Court, showing that the Judge did not regard it as a bad or opinated case.

The premises considered the undersigned would respectfully request your Excellency to pardon said Alfred Mullen. Up to this offence, the defendant bore a good

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The written petition for pardon having been referred tome, I do not Concur in the recommen-dation, believing that defendant—Al-fred Mullen—was properly Convicted, and the sentence a light one for the offence.

Henry B. Whitfild

Dist. Atty, 9h Judl. Dist. Jany-16/75

Refer this to Dist. Atty. Whitfield—

A.A.

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