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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1926 | Andy Bray v. State | Morgan | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1943 | Archie Anderson & Glen Bransetter v. State | Morgan | Murder |
"Murder in the First Degree." Victim: Jess Phillips. Case also involves charges of larceny concerning the theft of a hog. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 207 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | Bart Sexton v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Whiskey." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | Dan Frogg v. State | Morgan | Murder |
"Murder in the Second Degree." Shooting Victim: Freeman Carrier. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 150 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | Dewey Williford v. State | Morgan | Rape |
Victim: June McKinney. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 | 98 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | Enoch Voyles v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Whiskey." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1903 | George Kidd v. State | Morgan | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Kidd was charged with two counts of violating the 4 mile law that outlawed the sale of liquor within 4 miles of a school house. Kidd left the liquor in a hiding place, told the buyer, the buyer took the liquor, leaving payment in the hiding place. Kidd claimed he didn't sell the liquor- he "found it" & gave it away. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 7 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | George Springfield v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
Def. was suspected of participating in bootlegging. A search warrant was obtained, and Springfield's property was searched. He had on his property empty whiskey containers, a still and full bottles of whiskey that were in his corn crib. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1559 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | Hale C. Saffwell & George McCanless v. State ex Rel. Howard H. Baker | Morgan | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 226 | 54 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1937 | Hayden Brumblough v. State | Morgan | Manslaughter, Involuntary |
Victim: Agnes Holloway |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1032 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | John Anderson v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Transporting Liquor." |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 45 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | John Henry Lyles v. State | Morgan | Violation of Age of Consent | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 21 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1926 | Lum Webb v. State | Morgan | Larceny |
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East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 70 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Lazarus Hawn v. State | Morgan | Larceny | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1917 | Morgan County v. Martha Goans | Morgan | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way |
Opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | Murley Ellis v. State | Morgan | Murder |
"Murder in the First Degree." Shooting Victim: Mae Morgan. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 128 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1927 | Paul Reckard v. State | Morgan | Murder |
Final Decree only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | R. M. Chadwick & R. H. Chadwick v. State | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Selling Liquor." |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | Ralph Pemberton v. State | Morgan | Election Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 95 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1948 | Roy McCormick v. State | Morgan | Assault with Force and Arms |
Victim: Dorothy Deniston. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 88 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State ex Rel. Howard H. Baker v. H. F. O'Neil | Morgan | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 290 | 113 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1874 | State v. John McCoy | Morgan | Malicious Stabbing |
Victim unknown. Judgment only. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 742 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | State v. Walter Webb | Morgan | Murder |
Victim: James Shannon. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 748 | 56 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | State v. George Stringfield | Morgan | Other |
Cause of Action: Possessing parts of a still. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 750 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | State v. George Bull | Morgan | Murder |
Victim: Sylvester Slaven. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 772 | 157 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | State Ex Rel, Tilden Lavender et al.v. Ben F. Bingham | Morgan | Other |
Bingham Justice of the Peace for Morgan Co. It is charged that he violated state law by contracting with the Superintendent of Roads to perform work on the county's public roads & act as overseer. Bingham paid $189 for his work. Lavender & others filed petition as an ouster suit to have him removed from office. |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 934 | 82 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | State v. Reed Clark& Lloyd Long | Morgan | Murder |
The victim's name was Harry Hall. |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 948 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | State v. Elbert Stephens | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
Defendant found guilty of having intoxicating liquors in his possession on the date of 19 Oct. 1935. |
East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 958 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | State v. Herbert Williams | Morgan | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
The victim's name in the case was Marvin Cole. The defendant was tried with Tildon Koger. Excludes map and drawing of killer's site. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1040 | 148 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1852 | State v. John Buxton | Morgan | Other |
Buxton charged with Misdemeanor in Office, as entry taker for Morgan County, for allowing pages to be torn out of the entry book. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1155 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1855 | State v. Jesse W. S. Graham | Morgan | Other |
Cause of action: Public obscenity. For calling one Jesse Adkins a "god-damned hog thief and a god-damned liar." |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | State v. George Gallimore | Morgan | Larceny |
Gallimore charged with stealing 1 sow and 7 pigs from Jessie Solomon. Jury found him guilty and sentenced him to 3 years in the penitentiary. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1236 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | State v. Earnest Stanley | Morgan | Murder |
Stanley charged with killing Glenn Johnson. Johnson was a guard at the state prison when six prisoners attempted to escape, five succeeded, 1 was killed. The defendant was one of the prisoners who escaped. Jury found Stanley guilty and sentenced him to death by electric chair. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1261 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. Claude Evans | Morgan | Murder |
"Murder in the Second Degree." Shooting victim: G. C. Daugherty. |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 237 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | State v. Leon Pemberton | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
"Possessing Liquor." |
East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1909 | State v. N. J. Chaney | Morgan | Murder |
Victim: W. C. Chaney. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 436 | 193 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | State v. Curley McKinley | Morgan | Murder |
Victim: Jess Crawford, alias Dick Crawford. Defendant alias: Curley McKinney. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 707 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Garret Toney | Morgan | Larceny | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 743 | 4 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. James McClelland | Morgan | Larceny |
Opinion only, case summary not included. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | State v. Franklin Goodman | Morgan | Liquor Violation |
Cause of Action: Manufacturing whiskey and possession of a still. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 750 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. George M. Snow | Morgan | Murder |
Snow originally charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of Johnny Holt on 2 Oct. 1935. Holt about 15 or 16 years old; Snow somewhat younger. Snow found guilty of voluntary manslaughter & sent to the Training & Agricultural School for Boys for a maximum term of 5 years. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 904 | 100 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. Jesse Voyles | Morgan | Gambling |
Defendant originally found guilty of unlawfully possessing & exhibiting gambling devices on 20 Nov. 1935 "for the inducement of persons to play and gamble on the good and lawful money of the United States of America . . ." |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 904 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | State ex rel. of F. J. Phillips et al. v. J. S. Green | Morgan | Failure to Perform Official Duties |
Additional plaintiffs: L. Jones, A. M. Branstetter, E. K. Lyons, N. Jacks, John Branstetter, Lindsay Hall, D. L. Cooper, Mc. Cole, Jim Anderson, D. L. Anderson, M. H. Branstetter, W. A. Nash, and W. A. Pace |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 936 | 69 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1856 | State v. James S. Duncan | Morgan | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant was charged with selling liquor without a license. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1168 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | State v. Miller Hurst | Morgan | Murder |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1178 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | State v. Sol Young | Morgan | Murder |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1178 | 5 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | State v. Charles McComb | Morgan | Murder |
McComb charged with shooting and killing R.H. Love. Jury found him guilty of manslaughter and fixed his maximum punishment at 2 years in the state prison. McComb moved for new trial, was overruled, and then appealed. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1359 | 70 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Charles Cowan & Joseph Keston | Morgan | Assault, Felonious |
Both Cowan and Keston are charged with felonious assault upon the bodies of one Catharine Kreis and one John Groff. They are alleged to have used clubs, rocks, guns, and other dangerous deadly weapons in said assault. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1654 | 31 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Tom Goins v. State | Morgan | Murder |
Incomplete case. Supreme Court case only. Victim : Jesse Bazel. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 886 | 11 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Tom Goins, et al. v. State | Morgan | Homicide |
Additional Plaintiffs: Rosetta Kimbrough, Laura May Johnson, Vera Lee Gollaher, John Bazell. Deceased: Jess Bazell. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 891 | 48 | Order A Copy |