ELECTION BETTING

The Grand Jurors for the State being duly summoned, elected, empaneled, sworn and charged to inquire for the body of the County aforesaid, on their oath aforesaid present that a certain John G. Sevier late of said County laborer heretofore, to wit, on the tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four, with force and arms, at, to wit, in the County aforesaid, did then and there unlawfully bet money, bank notes, bills …, merchandise, promissory notes, a suit of clothes and other valuable things of the value of five dollars upon an election then pending and thereafter to be held in this state for electors of the President and Vice President of the United States of America for the term of four years from and after the fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty five; against good morals, contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided, to the evil example of all others in like cases offending and against the peace and dignity of the state. 

And the jurors aforesaid, on their oath aforesaid, on their oath aforesaid do further present and say that afterwards, to wit, on the said tenth day of October in this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four, at, to wit, in the county aforesaid, the said John G. Sevier, with force and arms, did then and there unlawfully bet and wager money, bank notes, bills …, promissory notes, merchandise, a suit of clothes and other valuable things of the value of five dollars upon the result of an election then pending and thereafter to be held for President and Vice President of the United States of America for the term of four years from and after the fourth day of March one thousand and eight hundred and forty five, in which Henry Clay and James K. Polk were opposing candidates for President, against good morals to the evil example of all others in like cases offending and against the peace and dignity of the state.