Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1912 Blanch Bogle by next friend G. H. Bogle v. J. S. Leach Carroll Violation of Age of Consent

Victim is the plaintiff. Case involves carnal knowledge of a minor. The accused is a 56-year-old mail carrier, justice of the peace, and Sunday school superintendent with children and grandchildren. Documents are in 2 folders. Exhibit 5, a large 1908 wall calendar located in Oversize Box 2.

 West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 908 576 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 Erwin Sellers v. State Carroll Liquor, Sale of Illegal West Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 357 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 John Ligon v. State Carroll Larceny

Ligon was accused of disturbing the peace after being caught riding around Carroll County with 4 or 5 others, dressed in white sheets, white rags on their heads, and faces painted black. This group harassed citizens; stealing weapons, breaking and entering, and other crimes. Ligon and the unnamed others were convicted of larceny. Ligon's appeal is included.

 West Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 25 74 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. John A. Johnson& S. W. Johnson et al Carroll Murder

Additional Defendants: James A. Johnson, and J. E. Steel Victim: Jude Owen

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 234 202 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. William A. Britt, et al. Carroll Fraud

Britt was the tax collector for Carroll county. He failed to pay the govt. the full amount he was supposed to. A large portion of the money he collected was kept for himself.

 West Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 19 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. Duncan Carroll Murder

Additional parties: Ed Smith. See additional part of case in WT 77.

 West Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 40 108 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 State v. George Prosser, et al. Carroll Robbery

Additional defendants: Robert Gilbert, Bud Farris & James Fletcher. Defendants charged with robbing J. R. Dixon on 13 May 1876.

 West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 102 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Edmond Dickson Carroll Carrying an Illegal Weapon West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 125 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. Henry Vawter & Eli Algee Carroll Larceny

Sheriff J. B. Arnold was charged with contempt of court for failing to bring in defendant Vawter, who was in jail in Gibson county on a charge of arson.

 West Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 137 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 State v. Henry Bell Carroll Breaking and Entering

Defendant is noted as "colored". Defendant was charged with breaking into a store owned by C.T. Allen.

 West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 165 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 State v. Martha A. Smith Carroll Libel

The defendant was accused of slandering Mary Philips, a teacher.

 West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 176 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. G. T. Johnson Carroll Other

Cause of Action: Malicious Shooting.

 West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 247 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. Charles Green Carroll Larceny West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 247 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 State v. Mary Anderson Carroll Aiding and Abetting

Anderson was accused of unlawfully and feloniously harboring, concealing, and aiding Elmer Gates, after Gates stol $350 in cigarettes from the Lovelace-Farmer Co. Inc. warehouse. Anderson was charged as as accessory after the fact. Found bound with Trenton Textile Mills, Inc. v. T. J. White, Jr. (WT2130).

 West Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2129 182 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 State v. Charley Phillips Carroll Murder

Phillips is charged with attacking Frank Prince with a knife and killing him.-

 West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 State v. David McMackins Carroll Assault

McMackins accused of stabbing with intent to kill. Witness testimony included.

 West Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 291 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 State v. William Widdis Carroll Murder West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 315 224 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 State v. James Looney Carroll Murder West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 334 115 Order A Copy
View Entry 1887 State v. Davy French Carroll Other

Cause of Action: Knocked down a sign on a public road.

 West Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 399 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 State v. Harve Richardson Carroll Assault with Intent to Kill West Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 403 65 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 State v. Hillary Jones Carroll Theft

Defendant was accused of stealing a pig from June Gilbert.

 West Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 432 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 State v. James Looney Carroll Murder

Victim: Will Cannon

 West Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 552 232 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 State v. Tot Morphis Carroll Assault

Victim: Willey Bryant

 West Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 665 54 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 State v. Bob King & M. L. "Dude" Chambers Carroll Murder

According to witness testimony, Bob King fired the shots that killed Jim Allen. The defendants are tried separately. Many pages are 50% or more illegible because of large areas of mold. Exhibits include two hand drawn maps of murder scene.

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 716 164 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 State v. Pig Baucum Carroll Tippling West Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 740 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 State v. Tom McCracken Carroll Murder

Defendant indicted for 1st degree murder in the death of Edward Dunn on 6 Feb. 1899. Found guilty of 2nd degree murder & sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 823 102 Order A Copy
View Entry 1903 State v. Lon Adams Carroll Robbery

Lon Adams is charged with robbery. He is said to have robbed a boy named Clarence Walker by putting him in fear and taking one silver coin from him which was valued at twenty four cents.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 869 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 State v. J. S. Ramsey Carroll Other

Charged with practicing medicine w/o a license. No victims are named.

 West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 916 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 State v. Archie Oglesby Carroll Murder

Oglesby was charged with second degree murder in the death of his first cousin Albert Tharpe, on 30 Jan. 1906. Defendant, victim & witnesses all African American school children: Oglesby 13, Tharpe, 11. Witnesses: Isola Smith & Beatris Tharpe, both 9 Dersie Sneed, 12 & others. Fight began when Oglesby insulted Tharpe's sister; Ogleby struck Tharpe with a stick. Defendant argued that he acted in self defense as Tharpe also had a stick & was about to strike him.

 West Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 939 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 State v. Audie Cleaver Carroll Other

Cause of Action: Throwing a piece of wood, rock or stone and other things at a railway engine with intent to injure.

 West Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 966 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1914 State v. Jim Bogle Carroll Assault with Intent to Commit Rape West Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1106 59 Order A Copy
View Entry 1908 State v. Sam Woods Carroll Murder

Victim: Ernest Ellis

 West Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 83 Order A Copy
View Entry 1935 State v. Charlie Reynolds Carroll Murder

Reynolds was accused of killing Eddie D. James in the first degree. James and Reynolds had been bickering throughout the morning of the shooting. After some simple assault on both parties, Reynolds and James both ended up with shotguns, and James was shot and killed.

 West Range: 76 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 2208 148 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 State v. Bud Sellers Carroll Liquor Violation

Cause of action: Selling liquor without a license.

 West Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1235 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 State v. W. O. Taylor Carroll Larceny, Petit

The defendant, along with Alvin Ray, stole a horse bridle and rope hitch belonging to T.J. Compton.

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1259 70 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 State v. Jesse Moseley Carroll Murder

The victim's name was Robert Hurt. The defendant's last name is sometimes spelled "Mosely."

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1303 94 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 State v. Erve Buckhannon Carroll Liquor Violation

The defendant sold liquor within four miles of a Tennessee school.

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1303 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 State v. Arthur Roper Carroll Assault with Intent to Kill

The victim's name in this case was Ollie Hardwell. File consists of only a memo to the state of the facts.

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1303 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 State v. Arthur Roper Carroll Assault and Battery

Assault of Ollie Bardwell.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1327 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 State v. James Barker Carroll Larceny

Incomplete case file. Judgment only.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1337 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 State v. Aaron Shephard Carroll Larceny

Judgment only. Case is incomplete.

 West Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1353 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1914 State v. Donnie Tubbs & Bill Chandler Carroll Murder

Murder of Elbert Parish. J. A. Darnal testified that Elbert Parish was shot at his house and that Donnie Tubbs said that he shot him. Darnal stated that he was on his front porch when Parish was shot and did not actually see the murder.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1406 351 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State v. T. Foster Carroll Murder

There was an argument at a picnic in McLemoresville. Juel Bell was "afflicted on his right side." He had his hand in his pocket, around a closed knife. T. Foster shot Bell in the back and killed him. The dispute is self-defense, def. state Bell had knife The Memorandum for the State states that the witnesses for the victim were impartial, while Bunk Foster is not reliable. Bunk Foster was acquitted, T. Foster was convicted. Addt'l def.: Bunk Foster. Victim's name is Juel Bell also listed as Jewell Bell.

 West Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1457 73 Order A Copy
View Entry 1918 State v. Lennard Hurt (col.) Carroll Assault with Intent to Commit Rape

The defendant was accused of assaulting Bertha Miller with intent to rape. According to Bertha Miller, she and her sister Edna miller awoke to find the defendant sitting on the bed they shared. When they yelled, the defendant ran.

 West Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1509 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1918 State v. Harrison Kizer Carroll Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of West Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1509 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 State v. Hezekiah Parker Carroll Other

The defendant was indicted in June, 1917 in the circuit court of Carroll County for unlawfully, wilfully and maliciously deserting and abandoning his wife Odus Parker. He left her without any support and abandonned her without cause or excuse on her part.

 West Range: 79 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1533 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1921 State v. Ben Fogg& Elihu Grizzard Carroll Robbery

2 folders. Fogg and Grizzard were indicted "for the offense of robbery from the person, the indictment charging that they, together with one McMillin Douglas, who was not apprehended or tried, unlawfully and forcibly took the sum of $60 from the person of T. W. Williams, the date of the offense being June, 1919."

 West Range: 78 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1653 292 Order A Copy
View Entry 1921 State v. Albert Allen Carroll Forgery

Costello Ridley was also charged in the case. Albert Allen is listed as "colored." Allen was charged with aiding Ridley in forgery with the intent to defraud G. M. McGrady. Allen is also accused of helping Ridley forge and pass a bad check.

 West Range: 78 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1691 52 Order A Copy
View Entry 1923 State v. Bud Greer (col.) alias W. E. Greer (col.) Carroll Murder

Charged with first degree murder for shooting to death Israel Browning in July 1921. He was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and pardoned by Gov. Alfred Taylor on Jan. 13, 1923 before the case was appealed. Exhibit includes a Pardon for Bud Greer signed by Gov. Taylor. Pardon states that he is a "man of exceptionally good character, industrious and well thought of." Transcript not included. Only includes Supreme Court briefs, no original case file.

 West Range: 78 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1713 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1927 State v. Illa Vinson Carroll Liquor Violation

Vinson was charged (along with Nick Giles, Barney Fry, Johnie Fry, Tom Carter, Jack Duncan, Robert Aldridge, and Estis Williams) with unlawful possession of a still "and other apparatus used and intended to be used in the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor."

 West Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1936 42 Order A Copy

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