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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. Bleve Bass | Hawkins | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of | East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 909 | 28 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1936 | Willard Cooter v. State | Hawkins | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of |
Cooter convicted of transporting 9 half-gallon fruit jars of moonshine near Whiteside, Hawkins Co. Testimony: C. M. Combs, J. H. Howe, R. R. Rowan, Edgar Wolfenbarger, Arthur Smith, Rufus Armstrong, Blev Morrison, Virgil Smith & John Lyons (nicknamed Muskrat), a "colored man." Others mentioned: Ray Smith; Frank Hearst; Jodie Patterson. In direct examination, Lyons is addressed as "Uncle John." Witnesses testified that Cooter was at a candy pull, or candy stew, the night of the incident. |
East | Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 967 | 83 | Order A Copy |