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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1871 | Drew Johnson v. State | Montgomery | Larceny |
Larceny against M. J. Hornberger |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 320A | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | George Bennett v. State | Montgomery | Larceny |
George Bennett, colored, Additional parties: Stephen Whitlock, colored |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | James Nolan v. State | Montgomery | Larceny |
For "feloniously take & carry away of four cattle" |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 609 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1849 | State v. James Hamilton | Montgomery | Larceny | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | State v. Dennis Orford (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny, Grand |
Dennis Orford, referred to as an African American man, was accused of breaking into George W. Hampton's tobacco barn and stealing tobacco valuing about $25. Hampton was in business with Charles Davis, both African American, & the two found their drying barn to have been robbed. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 11a | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. Fred Allensworth (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny, Grand |
See smiliar case in same box but with different docket number. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 29a | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Charles Carmal (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny |
Defendant is listed as "a man of color." Victim: W. L. Bessy. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | State v. Dick Poindexter | Montgomery | Larceny |
Larceny against Rhoda Barton. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 355 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1869 | State v. Granville Whitlock | Montgomery | Larceny |
Black horse stolen from victim, Bill Ballintine. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 489 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Warren Merriweather (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny, Petit |
Incomplete case file. Copy of sentencing only. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Pimp Allen (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny, Grand |
Incomplete case file. Copy of sentencing only. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. James Reason | Montgomery | Larceny |
Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. Robert Mallory | Montgomery | Larceny, Petit |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 738 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. Bob Anderson | Montgomery | Larceny, Petit |
Incomplete case file. Verdict and sentence document only. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 738 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | State v. S. K. Cross | Montgomery | Larceny | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 157 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. William Hall | Montgomery | Larceny, Grand |
Hall was accused of stealing $5 dollar bill and five $10 dollar bills from Miss Inez Packer. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35a | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Allen Gupton | Montgomery | Larceny |
Victim: H. T. Lyle. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. William Weber | Montgomery | Larceny |
Wiliam Weber's alias is John Bradshaw. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | State v. William Emerson | Montgomery | Larceny, Grand |
Issues on appeal: validity of confession, illegal imprisonment, admissibility of witness testimony, incompetency of witness. The property taken was an enslaved girl named Halle |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Charles Harris (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny |
Sentenced to five years in prison |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Albert Buckner | Montgomery | Larceny, Petit |
Larceny of one cow belonging to T. H. Reynolds. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 497 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Peter Williams | Montgomery | Larceny, Petit |
Incomplete file. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 552 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | State v. Ike Bell (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny |
Items stolen were the property of G. D. White. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 590 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Henry Howard (col.) | Montgomery | Larceny, Grand |
Incomplete case file. Indictment only. Additional cause of action: assault with intent to kill. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Frank Watts | Montgomery | Larceny, Grand |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 724 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Thomas Radford & Edmond Pendleton | Montgomery | Larceny |
A motion for new trial and arrest of judgment was made on behalf of Thomas Radford but was over ruled by the court. The defendants were found guilty and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. They were rendered infamous and ordered to pay the costs for prosecution. Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1871 | Woodfork Lewis v. State | Montgomery | Larceny |
Victim - Dan Kelley |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 302 | 23 | Order A Copy |