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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1926 | Bill Brock & Bill Price v. State | McMinn | Assault and Battery |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 70 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | James W. Foster, in error v. State | McMinn | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Foster was accused of attempting to kill William T. Wattenbarger. He hid in the bushes in broad daylight while Wattenbarger approached on the road. The defense argued that the jury was coerced in its decision. The main evidence was a pair of shoes worn by Foster the day of the shooting, and the tracks they made in the freshly plowed soil of the corn field. |
East | Range: 18 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1969 | 181 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | James Foster v. State | McMinn | Assault |
Bill of Costs only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | John A. Hicks, in error v. State | McMinn | Assault and Battery |
Hicks was a professor at Ulysses S. Grant University in Athens, and was accused of assaulting Miss Bell. Bell tried to leave the room before class was complete, & Hicks caught her by the arm. She hit him in the face with books, & he tried to force her to sit. |
East | Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2037 | 152 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | John L. Hurst v. State | McMinn | Assault and Battery |
For assault and battery of Elijah Cate. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1654 | 22 | 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 | 1833 | State v. Edward Sharp | McMinn | Assault |
Victim: Archebald R. Turk. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. John Shoffeitt | McMinn | Assault, Felonious |
Victim: Willie Branam. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 768 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1845 | State v. Thomas Yearwood, et al | McMinn | Assault and Battery |
Additional defendants: William Yearwood, James Yearwood, Thomas W. Holt, Frances A. Holt. The charge in the Cause of Action included Riot. The victim was John H. Sherman. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1128 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | State v. Arthur Hamilton, et al. | McMinn | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Additional Defendants: J. B. Cline, Crawford Trull. Victim: Boyd Wilkins. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 768 | 187 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. William Kirby | McMinn | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Incomplete case file. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. John Hennegar | McMinn | Assault and Battery |
"…on the twentieth day of August, 1866, did unlawfully assault, beat, bruise and ill treat Mary Morgan…" |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1222 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | State v. T. N. Calhoun, Walter Calhoun& Tom Calhoun Jr. | McMinn | Assault and Battery |
Defendants charged with assaulting Gertie Cooter with their hands and fists and unlawfully strike, beat, bruise, and wound and otherwise injure her. Court found them guilty and fined them each $250. Defendants moved for new trial. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1348 | 111 | Order A Copy |