Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "lewdness and adultery." Case is incomplete; opinion only.

Defendant is being tried for lewd and notorious behavior, including adultery. Defendant is accused of adultery with Louisa Davis.

Also lewdness. Witnesses testified Betsy raised in the neighborhood in Sevier County, had lived at Elijah's with him & his wife (part of the time in the house with them & part of the time in a cabin on Elijah's land). One witness happened on defs. laying in the woods on one occasion. Another testified Mrs. Cagle had been intimate with Squire Pickins when Cagle was in the army. Witnesses included Elijah's brothers William & John, Benjamin Tipton, Squire Pickins.

Defendant was accused, along with Abe Richardson, of unlawfully, openly, lewdly, notoriously and publicly cohabitating together as man and wife although they were not legally married.

Slagle & Nancy Slagle was accused of "unlawfully, publicly, openly and notoriously, live and dwell, cohabitate together in lewd acts of fornication and adultery as they were unmarried to and with each other to corruption of their own and the morals of the community where they lived, to the evil example of others and against the State…"

Plaintiffs were indicted for "unlawfully, openly, publicly, notoriously, recklessly, and scandalously did dwell, live, and cohabit together as man and wife and in lewd acts of fornication and adultery" on July 1, 1888 until day of indictment, third Monday in November, 1888.Defendant alias Virginia Stepp.

Mrs. B.R. Livingston had went to Perry's home when she caught her and her husband in bed together. Defendants charged with lewdness and adultery. Defendants were found guilty and fined $10 each.