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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1884 | Robert Russell, surviving partner v. Joseph A. Mabry | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Russell, surviving partner of M & R Russell, sued Mabry for $2,500 owed him and from him unjusted detained to his damage of $1,000. Defendant said he had paid debt prior to suit. Debt related to hogs sold by Russell to Mabry to be delivered to Confederacy for purpose of aiding and abetting "the late rebellion" against the government. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 | 150 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. A. Marianna et al | Shelby | Gambling |
Additional Defendant: C. Marianna. Defendants indicted for promoting and encouraging the "playing of a certain game of hazard" called hironymous or chuck-a-luck on 12 April 1884. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Sabin Robbins v. Taxing District of Shelby County | Shelby | Other |
Cause of action: Doing business as a drummer without a license. Robbins was from Cincinnati, Ohio and worked as a drummer for Rose, Robbins & Co. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 250 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. James Kirk | Shelby | Assault and Battery |
The defendant was accused of attacking Henry Steele. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 251 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Warren Adams | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Adams assaulted Henry Hawkins on 31 Aug. 1883. Indicted for assault to commit murder in the 2nd degree. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 254 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Wesley Maniss(?) | Henderson | Assault and Battery |
Defendant indicted for assaulting his wife, Virginia, on 15 Aug. 1882. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 254 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. J. R. Godwin | Shelby | Contempt of Court | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 | 9 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. L. M. Fitzpatrick | Crockett | Horse Stealing | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 | 41 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. David Hunt | Shelby | Other |
Cause of Action: Malicious Cutting. Victim: James Taylor |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 | 43 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. George Jefferys alias John Murphy | Shelby | Larceny |
victim: Patrick Sullivan |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Walker Winston & Charles Winston | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
victim: Henry Weaver |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 51 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Elijah McClune | Henry | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Missing cover |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 21 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Samuel Rothschild | Shelby | Other |
Cause of Action: obtaining property under false pretenses |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 224 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Scales | Shelby | Other |
Cause of action: buggery |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Ben Smith | Shelby | Larceny |
Cause of Action: Petit Larceny. Additional defendant: Phil Johnson |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Thomas B. Crenshaw | Shelby | Other |
No Cause of Action Given. Appeal documents. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Howard Parker | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 17 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Jordan Campbell | Shelby | Larceny | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 33 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. George Houston | Shelby | Assault and Battery |
Thomas Cassels, one of the earliest black legislators (42nd General Assembly, 1881-1882), is the attorney for the defendant's appeal (see cover page). The defendant is indicted here for an assault against James Rose. Houston is not identified anywhere in the record as being African American, but since Cassels is his lawyer, he probably is. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. John Price | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Price is indicted for carrying a pistol, "and said pistol not being then and there carried openly in the hand." |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Wesley Reeves | Shelby | Larceny |
Defendant is accused of larceny and bringing stolen property into the state -- he is said to have stolen a valise and its contents from Henry R. Trowbridge. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. W. L. Henderson | Shelby | Assault and Battery |
Henderson is accused of attacking and beating Mary McFadden, who presented witnesses to the attack. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. William Stokely | Lauderdale | Resisting an officer |
Stokely is charged with resisting arrest, actually going so far as to assault Constable G. W. Barfield with a gun and threaten to shoot him. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. James Caraway | Gibson | Murder |
Victim: James Hughs |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 74 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. James Meath | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Meath indicted for having unlawfully carried a pistol on 30 Jan. 1883. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 264 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Chafin Sipes& Brown Gambel | McNairy | Assault |
Additional parties: Markus T. Sipes |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 264 | 127 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. W. J. Haynes | Henry | Perjury | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 68 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. J. Foppiano | Shelby | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Thomas Waters |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Mariana Cancelling | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 25 | 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 | 1884 | State v. A. J. Laymon | Crockett | Forgery | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 268 | 35 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. W. E. Butler, et al | Shelby | Tax Collection |
Additional parties: Sarah E. Greenlaw, George E. Peters, Jr., Kate B. Peters, James L. Guion, Annie L. Guion, Sarah O. Raney, Ely Rayney, Jr., Fannie Greenelaw, W. B. Greenlaw |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 270 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Mrs. S. Trabucco | Shelby | Assault and Battery | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 270 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. A. Fields | Obion | Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way | West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 284 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Lytle Hilliard | Shelby | Perjury |
Hilliard perjured himself 18 July 1884 while serving as juror in case of State v. Arthur Taylor, swearing falsely that he knew nothing about the case & had not already formed an opinion concerning it. Taylor charged with abducting a girl under fourteen. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 288 | 70 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Sydney Boyd | Jackson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Boyd was charged with unlawfully selling and tippling liquor within four miles of an incorporated institution of learning without a license on a Sunday. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Add Broadway | Moore | Perjury |
Broadway was charged with perjury after giving testimony in a case against Dock Motlow, who was on trial for selling liquor without a license. His testimony had changed from previous statements he gave during examination. A letter from Add's attorney is included stating that he was charged in error. The letter explains Broadway's perjury by stating that he is a black man and as such “should not be expected to have the foresight and thoughtfulness of a white man.” |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 67 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. George K. Whitworth | Davidson | Taxation, Assessment |
Action brought by state to force Defender, a revenue collector for the state, to assess and tax specific stock dividends. Reply brief only, no case summary included. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 496 | 47 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Charlie Elkins | Bedford | Murder |
Victim: Eddie Moore. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 505 | 87 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Tom Nelson (col.) et al. | Humphreys | Robbery |
Additional Defendants: Alek Williams (col.), Jordan McMullen, (col.), Mingo Long, (col.). The State accused the defendants of robbing William Roberts of $600 worth of bank notes and gold certificates. |
Middle | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 521 | 221 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Noah Roberts | Rutherford | Larceny | Middle | Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 525 | 20 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Bill McKissack (col.) | Robertson | Burglary |
Victim: David Woodard. Items taken: 4 kegs of whiskey, 2 kegs of brandy, 2 kegs of wine, and money. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 554 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Mrs. A. F. Links alias Meyers alias Miller | Davidson | Larceny |
Item taken: one diamond ring being the property of one E. Wiggers. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 560 | 131 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State for the use of Frances J. Simmons, et al. v. H. P. Fowlkes, admr. of William Cummins, dec., et al. | Williamson | Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: Elenor R. Browell, C. H. Browell, Sarah E. Browell, Thomas H. Anderson, R. B. Anderson. Additional Defendants: Andrew[?] Johnson, Altea[?] Thomas, H.[?] G.[?]. W. Mayberry, names are faded and obscured. Cause of Action: Damages of $2,000.00 for breach of bond. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 651 | 94 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Frank Parkinson (col.) | Davidson | Murder |
Victim: Sam Bell, deceased. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 566 | 60 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Steamer Nashville & Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | Stewart | Damages |
Steamer "Nashville" is also referred to as Steamboat "Nashville," owned and operated by James Koger, W. S. Bowman. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 589 | 41 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Susan Amis, exe. v. A. D. Huffmaster | Hawkins | Debt |
Text mentions D. A. Sensabaugh. Susan Amis was the executrix of James A. Amis. Additional case materials in ET 1941 (Range 18, Section J, Shelf 3). |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1082 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Schultz Paschall v. W. A. Grooms | Cannon | Slander |
Plaintiff is an unmarried woman who says her unsullied reputation was ruined by the defendant's statement that she had a child out of wedlock and placed it with someone else to raise or to conceal. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 638 | 53 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. L. C. (alias) Calvin Holland | Giles | Libel |
Charge of libel against W. A. Brown, 25 March 1883. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 660 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Sevier County plaintiff in error v. Jesse Stafford | Sevier | Debt on Account |
Jesse Stafford sued Sevier County for $51, he claimed he was due by account in 1877 for money he expended for the use of the County for conveying Viena Stafford, "and insane person" and his daughter, from the county to the State Hospital for the Insane. |
East | Range: 18 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1937 | 56 | Order A Copy |