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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 | 1893 | D. G. Baker v. State | Moore | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
D.G. (Dock) Baker was accused of unlawfully carrying a pistol. Several witnesses testified that they believed the plaintiff was probably carrying a pistol but could not be certain. Plaintiff did not testify during the original trial and later complained that the jury used that fact against him when determining his guilt. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 965 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | State v. J. K. Underwood | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Cause of action: carrying a pistol on 3 separate occasions. |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 551 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | State v. L. Stone | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Stone was caught carrying a pistol on his person. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1705 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | Talley Murfree v. State | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Plaintiff in error was a prison guard responsible for guarding prisoners leased by the State to work in the Coal Creek watershed. Plaintiff was observed carrying a pocket pistol while off duty and the State brought charges. The event occurred two days after General Samuel T. Carnes' forces were deployed to Coal Creek to suppress a labor uprising known as the Coal Creek War. Murfree argued that because of the uprising and potential for conflict, he was always on duty. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1708 | 24 | Order A Copy |