Harlan County KyArchives Court Records - February 1865, Geoge Eager verses Nolin, Farler, Nance, Ledington, Daniel, Gross, Callahan ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jerry Taylor http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002716 November 26, 2005, STATE OF KENTUCKY HARLAN CIRCUIT COURT Plaintiff, George Eager Defendents, Chadwell Nolin Green Farler Silas Nance Terry Ledington Stephen Daniel John Gross Edmond Gross James B. Gross . Polly Callahan Adms. Isaac Callahan, deed. The Plaintiff George Eager by way of Amendment in his original Petition said that on the „__ day of February 1865 in the County of Harlan and State of Kentucky the defendants Chadwell Nolan, John Green Farler, Silas Nance, Terry Ledington, Stephen Daniel, John Gross, Edmond Gross, James B. Gross and Isaac Callahan by force an arms in the night time the defendants all being blacked to resemble negroes, by force and arms seized took and carried away about one thousand dollars worth of bed clothing- wearing clothing beds & etc. a bill containing all the items taken is filed here with marked (A) and made part ______ said taking brings unlawfully wrongfully and without legal authority, and the property so taken being the property of the plaintiff. The plaintiff further says that at the time and place above, refered to it being at the residence of the plaintiffs. The defendants by force and arms arrested the plaintiff held in close confinement for ____ hours then put a rope around the plaintiffs neck and took him out to a Peach tree, and hung him up by the neck, twice and, did there abuse the person of the plaintiff and greatly terrify the plaintiffs family, said arrest and abuse being illegally and with legal authority. The plaintiff further says that afterward on the day of 18__ Sept the defendant Isaac Callahan departed this life intestate domicile in Harlan County, and the _.___ term up the Harlan County Court Polly Callahan was duly appointed and qualified as Administrator of said Isaac Callahan, deed, a copy of said appointment is filed herewith and made part hereof. The premises considered the plaintiffs ask that Polly Cailahan be held responsible to plaintiff as adminitrators of Isaac Callahan, deed, for said wrongs and injuries complained of and upon final hearing the plaintiff prays judgement for one thousand dollars for the value of the property illegally taken and five thousand dollars for the wrong and injuries inflicted on the person of the plaintiff, he prays for all proper relief. Leonard Farmer for plaintiff ************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.