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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1855 Benjamin H. Brown v. John D. Lowery Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

"a plea of trespass with force and arms to his damage one thousand dollars." Incident of 12 Aug. 1833, "with force & arms made an assault upon the person of said plaintiff .. In the county & state aforesaid and then with his fist, a rock & some other weapon, gave & struck the said plaintiff a very violent blow & stroke on the front part of the head thereby falling & knocking the said plaintiff down to & upon the floor .."

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 David H. Dickey v. Washington Ballard & Isaac Cole Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Related case materials are located in ET 78. Trespass on property with force and arms destroying "grass, herbage and other valuable products there and then growing."

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 Elisha Martin, Jr. v. Alexander Suddath & Joel Humbre, Jr. Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

The defendants allegedly violently trespassed on the property of the plaintiff, who is sued for damages in the sum of $2,000.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1198 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1943 Edgar Devaney & Virgil Devaney v. John F. Gouge Roane Recovery of Money/ Wages

Additional Case: Wilburn Poole and Morgan Poole v. John F. Gauge[?] Defendant's name is also spelled Gouge in some instances.

 East Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 536 47 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 Elmer England v. State Roane Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of

Elmer England is charged with felonious transportation of whisky.

 East Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1064 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1836 Hambright & Elizabeth Black v. Childress Wiley et al Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Add. Defendant: Samuel L. Childress.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1828 Henry Foster, et al. v. Francis Erwinn, et al. Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Additional Plaintiff: Francis Foster. Additional Defendants: Daniel Mop, John Hulen.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 690 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 John Brown v. Woody Lacky Roane Slaves, Ownership of East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1820 John Den lessee of Richard Richards et al. v. Rebecca Roberts et al. Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Additional Plaintiffs: Mary Richards, Alpha Kingsley, Elizabeth Kingsley, Gabriel Richards, Margaret Richards, Nancy Ayers, Thomas B. Ayers, Alexander D. Ayers, William B. Ayers, Sophia E. Ayers, Alpha K. Ayers, Zachary Ayers. Additional Defendants: Samuel Roberts, Phillip Roberts, Edward Roberts, Jesse Roberts.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 63 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1837 Jane Blair next friend of Wiley Blair, lessee v. W. Gardenshire, G. W. Gardenshire & Pathkiller Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Plaintiffs are suing for $500 in damages as result of breaking and entering.This case stems from the land suit between Pathkiller v James Blair where Blair sued for loss of 640 acres that Pathkiller claimed as a result of a provision in the Calhoun Treaty Pathkiller was the last hereditary chief of the Cherokee, and a colonel under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. See other cases in ET 1627 relating to this case.

 East Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1627 156 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 Jesse Matlock v. George Littleton & Thomas Littleton Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Damages for $100.00 Related to case filed in Chancery Court asking that prosecution of this suit be enjoined: Thomas Littleton et al.v. Jesse Matlock, ET Box 1156.

 East Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1102 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1847 John W. Brown v. Samuel Johnson & John Montgomery et al Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Add. defendants: R.W. Erving, Jonathon Webb, James M. Butler, & Zachariah Key. Defendants allegedly trespassed the property of plaintiff with weapons and ejected him. sued for $500 in damages.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1140 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Jack McNabb v. State Roane Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Pla. in error is accused of selling one pint of whiskey for $1 to Bill Pierce and Deputy Sheriff Charles Suddoth. The defendant is employed as a laborer by the Southern Railway Company. Plaintiff claims it was his brother who sold the whiskey.

 East Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1371 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 John Schneidle v. State Roane Liquor, Sale of Illegal East Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1753 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 State v. Evan E. Young, et al. Roane Breach of Bond

The State sought $1000 in damages for breach of bond. Additional defendants: James Sevier, John F. Ladd, C. B. French, F. Young, R. F. Weleker, James H. Weleker (executors of B. F. Weleker). Evan E. Young was Clerk of the Circuit Court. The State sued for breach of bond claiming young did not account for and pay out all county and state revenue collected by him.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1947 State, ex rel. T. F. Brooks, et al. v. Elmer Eblen Roane Neglect of Duty

Additional Plaintiffs: D. Edgar Allen, Jr., Fred Laymance, Winfred Coleman, Harold Smith, H. S. Moody, C. H. Woodley, C. Max Quillen, R. E. Tanner, Lucile H. Tanner, John F. Dalton, G. C. Dalton, D. F. Francis, T. L. Montooth, J. L. Clower, E. W. Kyle, E. T. Norman, I. J. Cormany, Z. F. Littleton, Alven Newman, Ray Baird, Lawrence Kindred, Ed Foland, James Green, R. W. King, Edna King, and Frankie Underwood.

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 271 90 Order A Copy
View Entry 1928 State v. Charlie Davidson Roane Violation of Age of Consent East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 795 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 State v. Charles Seward Roane Disturbance of Public Worship Middle Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 593 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1929 State v. W. W. Roberts Roane Breach of Official Duty

Roberts, former sheriff of Roane County, was accused of imposing & collected fines for boarding prisoners which he pocketed. Testimony mentions drinking on the job as well as allowing his wife to let prisoners out in his absence. Exhibits show some prisoners were held in the workhouse for two to three times longer than they were sentenced. See add'l documentation in box ET 12.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4 546 Order A Copy
View Entry 1840 State v. William Essman Roane Liquor, Sale of Illegal

Essman sold whiskey to John C. Julian and was caught in the act.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State ex rel, Sam F. Wyatt v. S. M. Brooks et al. Roane Guardianship of Minors

Additional defendants: Mattie Brooks. Vida Brooks Wyatt, wife of plaintiff died leaving her infant son, Burel Nicholas Wyatt in the care of defendants (her family) until his father, the plaintiff was able to properly care for him. At the time of her death it was stated that Wyatt was not fit to care for his infant son. Wyatt sued for custody of son, claiming the he is being unlawfully restrained by the defendants.

 East Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1418 87 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 William Brown v. John L. Campbell Roane Trespass with Force of Arms

Plaintiff in error, along with several other men not included in this appeal, are accused of assaulting, falsely arresting, and imprisoning Campbell for 10 days due to his loyalty to the United States Government.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1230 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 William Brown v. Benjamin F. Welckert & Eldridge A. Yost Roane Slaves, Selling of

Witness J.M. Kincaid accompanied Def Brown to Richard Stegall's to settle a matter referred to Kincaid & Def Yost by Brown & Def Welcker--Brown agreed to buy negro man from Welcker & pay $1200 if he was "as likely as one own by Brown" & if not, they would agree on value (they never did). At some point, Kincaid & Yost decided to have the parties resolve the matter themselves (such agreement apparently being made in a sort of Christmas frolic when both had been drinking). Dispute over contract & amount owed.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 16 Order A Copy