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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1920 Arthur Lee v. State Shelby Breaking and Entering

Also charged with larceny.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 393 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1924 Archie Hooper, et al. v. State Weakley Breaking and Entering

Additional plaintiffs: Goldie Bell, Greer Newberry, Percy Hughes, George Duglass, Ella Batchlor alias Ella Smallwood. All were charged with breaking into Reynold-Margrave Company with the intent to steal a suit, a hat, two pairs of shoes, a shirt, and four caps.

 West Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1762 74 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 Cobb et al. v. Frederick E. Ross Fentress Breaking and Entering

F.B. Cobb, P.B. Cobb, James Shields, William L. Atkinson, Barsheba Cobb, William Murray, John Harris, John Cacke, John Williams - Plaintiffs.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 197 204 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 Camp Porter (col.) v. State Knox Breaking and Entering

Camp Porter, an African American carpenter, was prosecuted for attempted petty larceny after breaking into the home of John Kent & attempt to rape Kent's wife, Elizabeth Ann Kent. Both Porter & Kent worked for Judge Temple, Porter even lived on his property. Porter would visit the Kent family to visit, while "picking his banjo." Rape charge dropped due to lack of evidence. Add'l documentation in Box ET 8.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16a 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 Dee Gross v. State Hawkins Breaking and Entering

Add. Cause of action: Larceny. Plaintiff in error was originally a co-defendant with James Ward and is accused of burglarizing the home of Avery Abshire. Plaintiff in error is described as ignorant, uneducated, and having spent time in a penitentiary. Plaintiff in error initially admitted to the burglary but, according to police, was under the influence of alcohol. When he became sober again, plaintiff in error denied the crime.

 East Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1501 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 Daniel Leeper v. State Hawkins Breaking and Entering

Leeper was on trial for breaking and entering and with intent to commit a felony.

 East Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1673 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Elijah Hopper v. David Fisher DeKalb Breaking and Entering

Case also involves a charge of wrongful ejectment.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 Emanuel Kirby v. State Rutherford Breaking and Entering

Verdict and sentence only.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1838 Elizabeth Reeves v. State Cannon Breaking and Entering

With force and arms

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 381 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1910 First Holiness Church at Brownsville et al. v. Lonnie McCarty et al. Haywood Breaking and Entering

Additional plaintiffs: Jona Huddleston, Jack Owen, Andrew Loving, Jerry McFarland, Tom Burton. Additional defendants: Henrietta McCarty, Elder Hart, Henry McCarty, Rella McCarty, George Taliaferro, Malinda Taliaferro, George McAfee, Austin Sutton, Mattie Sutton, Norvil Johnson, Elnora Johnson, Henry Mann, Eliza Mann, Jennie Hicks, Margaret Jones. Case fills two folders.

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1250 206 Order A Copy
View Entry 1926 F. A. Lattimore v. State McMinn Breaking and Entering

Additional Cause of Action: Larceny.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 74 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1933 Frank Smith v. State Monroe Breaking and Entering

Plaintiff in error, originally tried with Eugene Lenons (Lermon) and T. N. Moore, is accused of breaking into a storehouse containing groceries and assorted goods belonging to O. K. Jones and Company and stealing 3 cases of cigarettes.

 East Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1526 112 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 Gideon Harvey, et al. v. State Lincoln Breaking and Entering

Additional Plaintiffs: James Clark and Hiram Pearson. Plaintiffs are appealing the charge of stealing a sack of cornmeal.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 315 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1906 George Cooper v. Nancy Wilson Fentress Breaking and Entering Middle Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 525 79 Order A Copy
View Entry 1926 Howard (alias) Pinkie Hamilton & Leck Coppinger v. State McMinn Breaking and Entering

Order only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 70 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Ike Dyson v. State Madison Breaking and Entering

Dyson was an African-American of Madison County accused of breaking into the home of Anderson Stublefield.

 West Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 92 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1834 J. B. Henderson, et al. v. Weasley Crawford Maury Breaking and Entering

Additional Plaintiffs: (?) Lyon, Henderson's wife (?) Minerva Henderson, William and Elizabeth Henderson

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 196 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1848 John Frasier v. John Boyd Stewart Breaking and Entering Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1852 John Den et al. v. Thomas McLaughlin Davidson Breaking and Entering

Breaking and entering with force of arms

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 245 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 John McClellan, et al. v. John Den, lessee of John McIver, et al. Knox Breaking and Entering

Additional Plaintiffs: James Park, William Park, Joseph Park, and Thomas Swan. Additional Defendants: Samuel Worthington and Tobias Long.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 James Martin, lessee John Den v. John Watson & Richard Water Anderson Breaking and Entering East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1816 John Den Lessee of Adam Huntsman v. Nathan Rudolph Warren Breaking and Entering Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1828 John Den, lessee of L. Hines v. Frederick A . Ross Franklin Breaking and Entering

With force and arms.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 381 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1852 Jesse Allen v. David Stroud DeKalb Breaking and Entering Middle Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 421 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 James Harris, et al. v. State Bradley Breaking and Entering

Charges also include Larceny. Additional Plaintiff: Emmitt Price.

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 229 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 John Rose, In Error v. State Knox Breaking and Entering

The State charged John Rose of breaking and entering into the home of J. E. Campbell through force of arms and committing larceny.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1790 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 John M. Smith v. Benjamin Drain, et al. Washington Breaking and Entering

Additional defendants: Chany Boren, Cashaday.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 684 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1841 Joseph Hale for John Den, Lessee v. John Whillock Washington Breaking and Entering

Defendant allegedly broke and entered into the leased home of Joseph Hale, ejecting John Den and causing damages of $500.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1168 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1826 John Den, Lessee v. Thomas White Monroe Breaking and Entering

Case concerns Breaking and Entering and Damages. Thomas White broke into and entered the home of John Den.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 184 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1835 John Doe, et al. v. John Nichols Williamson Breaking and Entering

Additional Plaintiffs: John Doe, Leasee of Nancy Dupree and Keziah Woolridge Cause of Action: Case listed it as Breaking and Entering with force and arms.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1916 John L. Thomas v. State Williamson Breaking and Entering

Thomas was accused of breaking into the safe of the firm of Fleming and English in Franklin, Tennessee. C.M. Gordon, bookkeeper for the firm, testified at the trial.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 85 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 John Atkins et al. v. State Shelby Breaking and Entering

Plaintiffs: Ben DeGraffenreid

 West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 121 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 James Hogg et al. v. James Watson & William Smith Rutherford Breaking and Entering

Additional Plaintiffs: Cathet Campbell, Samuel Goodwin, Duncan Cameron, and Anthony Kinnard

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 331 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 John Den, lessee of Ezchel Norris v. John Martin Lincoln Breaking and Entering

Breaking and entering with force and arms.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 370 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1836 Jane King v. Henry Poe Sullivan Breaking and Entering East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 676 52 Order A Copy
View Entry 1936 John Tillison v. State Sullivan Breaking and Entering

Also charged with theft of goods from J. B. Booher's flour mill including blow torch, scales, truck canvas, socket wrenches & pliers. Witnesses: Booher, W. T. Arnold, Charles Bullock, Robert Keller, Radford Carter, Thurman Wright, G. W. Tillison & Willie Hutton.

 East Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 979 25 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 James D. Wea,r et al.v. Marcus T. C. Royston, et al Greene Breaking and Entering

Add. plaintiffs: Margaret M. Wear, Mary A. Wear, James McConnell, & Martha E. McConnell. Add. defendant: John Brown. Defendants allegedly broke and entered the property of the plaintiffs and ejected them from the residence. sued for damages of $2,000.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1176 111 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 Kennell Harris v. State Shelby Breaking and Entering West Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1450 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1835 Lemi Evans, et al. v. John Dew, Lessee of James Jones Marion Breaking and Entering

Additional Defendants: William Price, Samuel James, and Abner Stokes.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 Lloyd Huskey v. State Sevier Breaking and Entering

Case also includes a charge of larceny. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1938 L. D. Maxwell& Norman Locher v. State Monroe Breaking and Entering East Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1112 125 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 M. M. Brien v. Aaron Frazer DeKalb Breaking and Entering Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 242 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Monroe Thompson v. State Davidson Breaking and Entering

Plaintiff is a "free man of color," appealing the charge that he unlawfully broke into the house of Caroline Valentino. Case also involves charges of theft.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 271 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1828 Mary G. Harris v. Jacob Strator, et al. Sumner Breaking and Entering

Additional defendants: Abner Charlton, Charles Robinson, Catherine Laury

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 37 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Mary Henderson v. Cleveland Creech & Henry Creech Grainger Breaking and Entering

With excessive force into the residence of the plaintiff who complains by attorney.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1154 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1936 Otis Smith v. State Knox Breaking and Entering

Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1820 Pomeroy Carmichael v. George F. Reynolds Knox Breaking and Entering East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 63 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1846 Richard Crowder v. William G. Sims White Breaking and Entering

William G. Sims is the guardian of Small L. Carroll. Cause of Action: Breaking and entering with force and arms.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 Rubin Mathis, et al. v. State Stewart Breaking and Entering

Additional defendants: John Campbell, Cap Campbell, John Mathis, Eli Stakely, Barratt Boswell. Additional Cause of Action: Intent to Commit Larceny.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 319 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1854 Robert D. Wood et al. v. M. D. Wilson et al. Marshall Breaking and Entering

Additional plaintiffs: John P. House, Wife Fancy, George W. Petty, wife, Merian, Ashaw Petty, wife, Virginia, Alfred Wood, John, Fanny, James, & Alexander Wood, the last 4 minors and heirs of S. Wood, dec.; and Ambrose Petty & wife Sarah. Additional defendants: W. F. MacGregor. Case concerns breaking and entering the plaintiffs clse and ejected them to their damage of $500.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 1 19 Order A Copy

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