Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1902 J. C. Partin v. State Decatur Assault with Intent to Kill

Partin was sentenced to 2 years. While in prison, he argued for a new trial based on his accusation that it was W. F. Warden who attacked him and provoked the fight. Partin claimed that he was defending himself. Witnesses: Ludie Herdon (?), E. J. Houston, William Lavery, Joe Fuller, S. W. Snider, Gat Burchet (?), Dr. R. M. Brown (?), Millie Wilson (colored), and Thomas Hays. 2 brads not removed. Several sheets of browned pulp paper are fragile.

 West Range: 31 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 843 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 James Travis v. State Henry Assault with Intent to Kill

James & Alvin Travis accused of shooting John Vandyke and Mellie Vandyke. Testimony: George Hobby, Raymond Hancock, Dr. L. A. McSwain, H. B. Sweeney, Walter Blackwood, Smith Lankford, James Sweeney, John Parkhill & Cora Travis. The Vandykes also testified. The case involves miscegenation: The Travis family accused John Vandyke (white) of raping their sister Cora, who gave birth to his child.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 843 51 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 State v. Ross Witherspoon, Jr. Madison Assault with Intent to Kill

The victim's name in this case was V.A. Rogers.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 855 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 State v. Henry Frazier Gibson Assault with Intent to Kill

Frazier is accused of assault with intent to commit murder for holding a six-year-old girl over a blazing fire until she was terribly burned over her entire back. One accusation is that he burned her to conceal the fact that he had already burned one of his newborn twins to death (he says it was the after-birth); another is that he was angry when she didn't bring him a needle he had asked for; another is that she slipped and fell backwards into the fire.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 848 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 State v. Will Arnold& Clayton Arnold Shelby Assault with Intent to Kill

The defendants, both African-Americans, were charged with shooting a white man named L. E. Fortner of Shelby County.

 West Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 554 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 State v. Phillip Cloyd Shelby Assault with Intent to Kill

Indictment for assault to murder and carrying a pistol; incident at Florence Saloon, 154 Beale St., Memphis; against Jake Redmond. Much of this case file appears to be missing.

 West Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 818 122 Order A Copy