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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1855 | James Cotter, alias James Coterell v. State | Roane | Assault, Felonious |
Case of assault with attempt to commit rape of Lucinda Jones. Cutter, an Irish boarder and well-digger, frequently solicited her chastity while he was drunk. He soon "violently and against her will feloniously" did ravish and carnally know her. Afterward, "she was attacked with a sick spell... & was sitting by the door fanning herself with a turkey wing--Deft was laying down in the floor with his pantaloons unbuttoned" and [graphic description follows]. The defendant's name could be Cutter or Cotrell. |
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