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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1884 | Cad Mullins & Robert Brown v. State | Hawkins | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The State charged Mullins and Brown with assaulting Daniel Anderson with shotguns and pistols with the intent to commit murder. |
East | Range: 18 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1930 | 73 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | George Morton v. State | Hawkins | Assault, Felonious |
George Morton, a colored man, "did commit a felonious assault on the person of William Blankenbickler by striking him in the head with an axe with the intent to commit murder in the first degree." |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1829 | 67 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1904 | James Long v. State | Hawkins | Assault |
After hearing she had been talking about him, B. A. Arnold went to James Long's wife and called her a "stinking, dirty liar." James Long challenged Arnold, Arnold replying that he could not fight fair with a person of color. Arnold ran toward his tobacco barn to get his shot gun and Long produced a pistol, steadied himself and shot Arnold, allegedly to simply stop him from pursuing his shot gun. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 3a | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | J. L. Cobb v. State | Hawkins | Assault |
Cobb was charged with assault in the beating of John W. Beckner and Jacob Beckner. He was also charged with public profanity for saying "By God. God damned. I'll be God damned." Both cases were bound together. |
East | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1592 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | Money Ward v. State | Hawkins | Assault with Intent to Kill |
This case file is an appeal of a felony assault conviction. Plaintiff convicted of slitting his wife's throat with a razor. |
East | Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1511 | 453 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Mack Kyle, J. H. Delp, Guilford Minor, J. A. Kyle | Hawkins | Assault |
Action: Felonious assault, forfeiture. "with intent to kill the said J. P. Davis," on or about 19 Nov. 1883. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | State v. Andrew Collins, et al. | Hawkins | Assault |
Collins Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court. Morelock Verdict: Not Guilty. Exhibits include 1 .22 caliber bullet. Additional Defendant: Base Morelock. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 351 | 102 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | State v. Andrew Collins | Hawkins | Assault |
Defendant convicted of Assaulting with Deadly Intent a witness against him from previous State v. Andrew Collins case, docket numbers 620/621. Verdict: Guilty, affirmed and modified on appeal to Supreme Court. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 353 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. John & James King | Hawkins | Assault |
Cause of action: Felonious Assault. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 743 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1857 | State v. Charles Littleton | Hawkins | Assault and Battery |
The defendant is being accused of beating, abusing and other ill treatment of Margret Littleton which disturbed the peace of the state. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1154 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | State v. George M. Tooley | Hawkins | Assault and Battery |
C.J. Kounts swore out peace warrant on Tooley, fearing he might kill or hurt C.J.'s wife Ann or her family. Tooley accused of assault & battery on Ann with a fence rail, which assault occurred in the presence of William Farris, Elvira Noe & others. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1160 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1855 | State v. James Bloomer | Hawkins | Assault and Battery |
Bloomer, a laborer, assaulted John Minor "to the evil example of all others in like cases." Witness Thomas Barrett testified that Bloomer asked Minor, a free man of color, to dismount his (Minor's) horse and give him the marriage license. If he did not produce it, Bloomer threatened to cut Minor's throat. Minor's brother William Minor was accused of abducting Bloomer's unnamed niece, a "white female infant of tender years" for the purpose of marrying her. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Charles Miller | Hawkins | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Miller was charged with assualting Sam Bradley (alias Sam Pearson) with a knife. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1868 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | State v. Cecil McClelland | Hawkins | Assault and Battery |
Verdict: Guilty, reversed on appeal to Supreme Court. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 349 | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | State v. Joe Fugate | Hawkins | Assault |
Cause of Action: Assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter. Verdict of Guilty affirmed by Supreme Court of Tennessee. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 334 | 43 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | State v. Thomas Hagood | Hawkins | Assault and Battery |
Judgment affirmed by Supreme Court of Tenn. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 298 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | State v. John Ferrel | Hawkins | Assault |
Defendant is accused of assaulting Ambrose Hopkins by striking and hitting him with several objects including an axe and with intent to murder. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1236 | 15 | Order A Copy |