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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1931 | State v. Cleo Ward & William R. (Bill) Johnson | Carter | Lewd Behavior |
Hettie [Hattie] Johnson accused husband Def. Johnson & widow Cleo (her husband's cousin, fellow church member, neighbor) of adultery/lewdness. Bill & Cleo would meet at Gerny Campbell's vacant house (Campbell's wife was Cleo's sister-in-law). Parties & witnesses lived in Hampton, TN. Lots of testimony about the gossip in Hampton about the Defendants. Despite no actual evidence of inappropriate behavior, Cleo found guilty, fined $10, sentenced to 90 dys in workhouse; def Johnson never arrested. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1322 | 43 | Order A Copy |