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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1891 | John Hudson v. State | Knox | Assault and Battery |
Hudson's name also spelled Hutson in documents. For assault and battery of B. L. Harbison. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | John Rose, In Error v. State | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
The State charged John Rose of breaking and entering into the home of J. E. Campbell through force of arms and committing larceny. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1790 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Dove Fitzgerald | Gibson | Assault and Battery | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 327 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. B. O. Everett | Polk | Trespass and Damages |
The State charged the defendant(s) B. O. Everett Sr. and Beu Everett Jr. with trespassing and the destruction of valuable timber that belonged to S. J. Hamilton. |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1770 | 78 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Charley Morton (col.) | Davidson | Assault and Battery |
Defendant was charged in the assault of Gertie Woods (col.), his 11 year old step-daughter because she hid his bottle of whiskey as told by her mother. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 859 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. F. L. Bellows | Shelby | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Cause of Action: Transacting Insurance Without Certificate. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 320 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Will Shottow et al. | Shelby | Burglary and Larceny |
Additional Defendants: Lent Wilson, Jim Stanton (alias Jim Hood), and Bow Suggs. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 326 | 60 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Matthew Newton | Knox | Breaking and Entering |
Deft. found guilty of breaking into the "dwelling house" of J. C. Campbell on the date of 20 June 1890 with the intention of committing larceny. |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1762 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | The State v. R. B. Kimball | Scott | Burglary and Larceny |
The State accused the defendant of breaking and entering the business house of J. M. Kern and taking a pocket book worth $1, $300 in gold coins, $300 in silver coins, and $100 in legal tender currency in bond notes and silver and gold certificates. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1788 | 59 | Order A Copy |