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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1944 | Ben Harrison v. State | Washington | Assault with Force and Arms |
Victim: Bobbie Snyder. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 121 | 89 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | Clyde Rainbolt v. State | Johnson | Assault with Force and Arms |
Knifing Victim: W. H. Stout. Name also spelled Raimbolt and Railbolt. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 143 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Gilbert Austin v. State | Washington | Assault with Force and Arms |
Stabbing. Victim: Alice Trent. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 117 | 31 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | George Dunwood v. John Lenti | Shelby | Assault with Force and Arms |
Dunwood alleged that Lenti fired a pistol at him while walking down North Pauline Street and Hubbard Place in Memphis. |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 55 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | Henry Payne et al.v. State | Davidson | Assault with Force and Arms |
Additional parties: John Robinson, Henry Frierson, Ive Lorris. The official charge in this case was Malicious Shooting. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1844 | Henry A. Farnsworth v. John Walker, Caspien Easterly & John A. Park& Henry A. Farnesworth v. Samuel Allen | Greene | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendants: Mordecai Lincoln, Charles Gafs. Defendants charged with trespass with force and arms and damages of $500, for assaulting (beating) plaintiff, detaining him for over 24 hours, and taking possession of his mare. Incident took place Oct. 1, 1836 in Greenville, Tenn. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1129 | 46 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | H. F. Weems v. State | Greene | Assault with Force and Arms |
Shooting Victims: Clyde Wells, G. E. Pruitt, and Jay Rader. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 185 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | H. D. C. Mynatt v. State | Knox | Assault with Force and Arms |
For assault of M. S. L. Mynatt. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1662 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | J. S. Anderson v. State | Coffee | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendant is accused with assaulting Wyatt Sayve. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | Lewis Renean v State | Jefferson | Assault with Force and Arms |
Lewis Renean is charged with assaulting one Louisa Hill. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1177 | 31 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1942 | Mary Womble v. State | Knox | Assault with Force and Arms |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that she attacked Estella Brown with a razor. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 61 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1831 | Margaret Neil v. Richard F. Smith & George James | Maury | Assault with Force and Arms | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 376 | 36 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1895 | Matt Hudson v. State | Madison | Assault with Force and Arms |
Victim: Sam Walker |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 455 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1911 | R. M. Tillett v. State | Knox | Assault with Force and Arms |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "malicious shooting." Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 3 | 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 | 1845 | State v. Weakley Cheek, Thomas Harrison, & Ozenbey Harrison | Davidson | Assault with Force and Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1877 | State v. Robert Russell (col.) | Franklin | Assault with Force and Arms |
Robert Russell, referred to in the case as "colored," was accused of unlawful and malicious shooting of Joshua Robertson. The argument states that Robertson was never indeed shot and that his veracity was in question. Russell was eventually found not guilty of the charges. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | State v. Samuel Scott | Cannon | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendant is accused with the malicious stabbing John Stureall. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1823 | State v. John Walker, Sr. | McMinn | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendant is charged with stabbing Spencer Beavers. Typed transcript included. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 56 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1824 | State v. James Baker | White | Assault with Force and Arms | Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1881 | State v. John W. Lowe | Coffee | Assault with Force and Arms |
The State charged Lowe with cutting and stabbing Elijah Messick, alias Lige Messick. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1904 | State v. Albert Davis | Shelby | Assault with Force and Arms |
Assaulted Fred Jackson with a loaded pistol. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 718 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1824 | State v. Alexander Sevier | Greene | Assault with Force and Arms |
Victim: Jack Ridgely, a free man of color. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 688 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1827 | State v. Thomas Morgan | Roane | Assault with Force and Arms |
In this cause, Morgan asks to be released from prison. Morgan claims that he stabbed William Spence in self-defense. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1101 | 11 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. Jeff Cook | Weakley | Assault with Force and Arms |
Cook was indicted for assaulting D. R. Rivers. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 234 | 5 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | State v. James Graves | Wayne | Assault with Force and Arms |
Malicious Shooting. John H. Graves, F. M. Whitaker, B. F. Whitaker, W. S. Stone. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 8 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | State v. James Graves | Wayne | Assault with Force and Arms |
A witness testified that Graves shot him while they were at the witness' house. They decided to go to Flat Woods & "whip old Tom chappell & a negro," Chappell was involved in a debt dispute. Grave's brother Tom was at Flat Woods as well on Sunday morning . Plaintiff argued with the witness who was eventually shooting the shoulder by James Graves. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 71 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | State v. William J. Bandy | White | Assault with Force and Arms |
In 1873 Bandy shot William Little with a pistol, and was accused of "Malicious Shooting." Bandy & Little were walking along a road, with Little's hand on Bandy's shoulder. Little pulled on Bandy's shoulder, catching his shirt and causing it to tear. Bandy told Little he would shoot him for tearing his shirt and held up his gun. Little lunged at him and Bandy fired. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 13 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. W. S. Curtis | Shelby | Assault with Force and Arms |
The actual charge is Malicious Shooting, but the jury finds the defendant guilty of Assault. The defendant (white) was allegedly one of a group of men who fired into a train full of black people who were returning to Memphis from a church event. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1848 | State v. Duncan Marr | Montgomery | Assault with Force and Arms | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 382 | 5 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. George Lewis & William Buler | Claiborne | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendants are charged with shooting Samuel Ellis. Case file is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 75 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1869 | State v. James Brown, et al. | Blount | Assault with Force and Arms |
Victim: Jacob Smith. There were nine other defendants, unknown. Incomplete file. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 742 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1823 | State v. James Cain | Warren | Assault with Force and Arms |
Includes Scire Facias petition. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | State v. Wayne Pile | Union | Assault with Force and Arms |
Brief. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 815 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. Phineas Thurston | Monroe | Assault with Force and Arms |
The defendant is accused of assaulting Miley Watson with a whip. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1197 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Sanford Noe v. State | Hamblen | Assault with Force and Arms |
Plaintiff in error is accused of assaulting his neighbor Will Lowe with a pistol and taking several notes and a pocketbook. Will Lowe is noted to be 44, married with four children, and living in the lower end of Hamblen County at the time of the trial. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1377 | 116 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Oley Crenshaw | Tipton | Assault with Force and Arms |
Crenshaw was accused of the malicious shooting of Joseph Fields. Fields survived and acted as witness in the trial. Fields asserted Crenshaw and his wife developed an affair when Mrs. Fields was assisting an ill and dying Mrs. Crenshaw. After this, Mrs. Fields moved back home, where the shooting occurred. Mr. Fields was drawing water for dfnt., who was plotting with Mrs. Fields to kill Mr. Fields. Shooting occurred on Mr. Flippin's farm. Housed in 2 folders |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2078 | 365 | Order A Copy |