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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1940 | Bob Holland v. State | Greene | Assault | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 172 | 162 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1853 | Benjamin Fowler v. Henry A. Farnsworth | Greene | Assault |
Fowler says Farnsworth violently assaulted him by kicking & striking him, throwing him down, & dragging him, causing bodily injury & damaging his clothes. Farnsworth says he was justified in doing so, as Fowler broke into his house & he was resisting it. Fowler's children mentioned: Benjamin F. Fowler, Catharine Fowler, & stepson Alexander Simons. NOTE: ET 1140 and 1173 contain other cases between same parties around same time period, & cause of actions are fraud and trespass & damages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1152 | 42 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | Carl Jeffers v. State | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Mary Jeffers. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 184 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Charlie Murr v. State | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Murr was accused of killing Willard Cooter as well as accused of receiving five stolen hogs. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 293 | 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 | 1947 | James Morrison, Jr. v. State | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Mable Blevens. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 183 | 226 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1950 | James Norton v. State | Greene | Assault |
Victim: R. D. Manis. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 96 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Jake Smith v. State | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Dale Jones. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 255 | 117 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1942 | James Burkey v. State | Greene | Assault and Battery | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 246 | 132 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1950 | John Hurley Jr. v. State | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 184 | 142 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1926 | K. E. Bradley v. State | Greene | Assault |
Cause of Action: Assault with Intent to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter. Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 70 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | Roy Davis v. State | Greene | Assault and Battery | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 174 | 138 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1944 | Ralph Lowery v. State | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Victim: C. L. Jeffers. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 255 | 174 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | State v. Anna Mae Tweed | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Vida Gass. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 62 | 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 | 1938 | State v. Tom Davis& Curt Davis | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Arthur Campbell. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. John Harmon | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Victim was Alexander Sevier who was struck with a hammer in front of the shop of Harmon. Harmon claimed Sevier drew a knife and cursed him. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | State v. Robert Reed | Greene | Assault, Felonious |
The State charged the defendant with felonious assault with intent to commit murder with a pistol against A. J. Dinwiddy, William McCallum, William Hashbarger, and J. S. White. The defendant had shot at them as they passed through his property. The circuit court found him guilty of assault w/ "intent to commit voluntary manslaughter" and sentenced him to one year in the state penitentiary. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1852 | 67 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1837 | State v. Samuel Barkley, et al. | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Victim: James Allen. Additional defendant/surety: William Barkley. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 678 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1837 | State v. Henry Allen Farnsworth | Greene | Assault |
Victim: John A. Parks. Add. cause of Action: Larceny (horse). |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 678 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | State v. Thomas Lane& Madison Rose | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Thomas Lane and Madison Rose are charged with assault and battery for beating one John Jordan. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1175 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. Charles Cook | Greene | Assault and Battery |
Cook charged with assaulting and beating William Henry. The jury found Cook guilty and fined him $75. Cook appealed. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1198 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | State v. David W. M. Bean | Greene | Assault |
Victim of the assault is Samuel Lane. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1215 | 43 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Sampson Landers | Greene | Assault, Felonious |
Landers charged with making as assault and battery upon Jonah Henderson by shooting him in and upon the head. The bullet went in the corner of his left eye and came out the right temple, making him blind in both eyes. He was shot in the cherry orchard picking some cherries. The exhibit includes a beautiful illustration of the scene of the crime with cherry trees and a springhouse. Landers was convicted of assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter; he was sentenced to 2 years in penitentiary. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1396 | 204 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Sam Guire, Alias Sam Dobbins | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The cause of action in this case is listed as "assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter." He assaulted one Earl Campbell. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1426 | 85 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | Wallace Taylor v. State | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill |
"Assault with Intent to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter." Victim: Cecil Long. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 187 | 192 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | William alias Bud Miller v. State | Greene | Assault |
William alias Bud Miller. Plaintiff in error is accused of assaulting Levi Vogle with a knife. According to Vogle, plaintiff and William Fry came to his home late at night and asked for a drink of water. Upon entering the home, Vogel states that Miller began arguing with him and refused to leave, eventually producing a knife. In Vogle's home at the time of the incident were Vogel's wife, his step daughter Lizzie Vogel, and a boarder named Laura Ruble. |
East | Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1570 | 31 | Order A Copy |