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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1890 | Bud Bradley v. State | Gibson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Henry Sheppard |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 552 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | George Dunwood v. John Lenti | Shelby | Assault with Force and Arms |
Dunwood alleged that Lenti fired a pistol at him while walking down North Pauline Street and Hubbard Place in Memphis. |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 55 | 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 | 1831 | Margaret Neil v. Richard F. Smith & George James | Maury | Assault with Force and Arms | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 376 | 36 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1924 | Mrs. May Stewart v. Ben Whitson | Dyer | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Whitson was charged with breaking into the Stewart home, lying in bed with Mrs. Stewart, lifting her night dress, and placing his hand between her thighs. May is also listed as Mary in some of the court documents. Housed in 2 folders. |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1757 | 256 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | Matt Hudson v. State | Madison | Assault with Force and Arms |
Victim: Sam Walker |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 455 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | Oscar Haaga v. Julius Brett, et al. | Shelby | Assault with Force and Arms |
Additional parts of case in WT Box 1265. Additional defendant: James H. Malone |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1265 | 282 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. James M. Allard | Jackson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Caleb Anderson. James M. Allard alias: Mat Allard. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 172 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. Henry "Cuff" Ventress | Henry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Ventress indicted for attempting to murder George Wiley in April of 1881 by striking him on the head with a "heavy stick or club". |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1831 | State v. James J. Darnell | Franklin | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Assault and battery with intent to kill, Polly Darnell in 1830. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 374 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1838 | State v. Parker Everette | Grainger | Assault with Intent to Kill | East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 678 | 32 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1855 | State v. Levi H. Knight | Meigs | Assault with Intent to Kill |
"on the 6th day of December 1854 in the county aforesaid did unlawfully make an assault upon Michael Fooshee by drawing an axe on him and swearing he would kill him." |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1165 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. George Smith | Franklin | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
George Smith was African American. Victim: Sun Landers. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | State v. Jim Fisher | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 41 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Aaron M. Knight | Haywood | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim was Julia Rogers. The defendant and victim both African American. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 85 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | State v. Anos, a slave | Hickman | Assault with Intent to Kill |
An African-American slave boy named "Anos," owned by Henry Mayberry. Assault and battery upon Agnes Mayberry, aged six or seven years, daughter of Frederick Mayberry; also assault upon Elizabeth Mayberry, wife of Frederick. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1831 | State v. James J. Darnell | Franklin | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Assault and battery with intent to kill, Polly Darnell in 1830. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 374 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. George Lewis & William Buler | Claiborne | Assault with Force and Arms |
Defendants are charged with shooting Samuel Ellis. Case file is incomplete; brief only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 75 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Tom Banks, T. L. Flake, et al. | Henry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Charged with felonious assault. Additional plaintiffs: Tom Banks, T. L. Flake, Lewis Gilbert, Wilson Howard. Assault against Frank Dortch with a pistol. Hon. W. H. Swiggart, Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit. J. R. Bond, Attorney General. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 | 170 | 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 | 1858 | State v. Benjamin T. Thrower | Hamilton | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Thrower assaulted and attempted to murder Alexander Milliken. Thrower went to Milliken to collect money owed him. Thrower cursed and abused Milliken's wife, Milliken quickly paid him. Thrower came back later asking if Milliken would protect his wife. Milliken got his gun. Thrower left and came back with a gun. Thrower swore to kill Milliken and that he had a spite with him ever since they were in Mexico. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | S. J. Powell v. State | Sullivan | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim was Robert Boyer who was struck with a stick and ax. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1682 | 21 | 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 | 1928 | State v. Leroy Sutton | Dyer | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Leroy Sutton was accussed of assualting, by choking, Lovie Thomason with the intent to rape her. |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1933 | 62 | Order A Copy |