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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1878 | Charley Hawkins, alias Charley Evans v. State | Jefferson | Lewd Behavior |
Hawkins, alias Evans, a laborer, and Eliza Holt, a spinster, "being evil and slanderous disposed persons and contriving and intending the public morals to corrupt" were sentenced to 12 months for "unlawfully, openly, notoriously and lewdly…. [on November 10, 1876] bed together as man and wife without being legally married." They were further accused of openly and publicly having carnal knowledge; they were evil examples corrupting the public morals. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1641 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | John Scarlett& Bertha Moore v. State | Jefferson | Lewd Behavior |
Plaintiffs in error are accused of cohabitating together as man and wife without being married. Both plaintiffs are married to other people. Scarlett's wife lives in Georgia. Moore is married to Henry Moore, the owner of a store, but they are living separately. Moore also has four children who live with her father, Clarence Nance. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1393 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1872 | State v. Richard H. Bradley | Jefferson | Lewd Behavior |
Bradley and Cassy Hickey charged with having sexual intercourse together without being legally married. Jury found both guilty and fined Bradley $25 and Hickey $5. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1242 | 23 | Order A Copy |