The State charged Bill Frank with engaging in "lewd and sexual intercourse" in public with Mandy Emerson. They also charged that Frank and Emerson committed adultery and lewd acts because they lived together as man and wife but were unmarried. Majority of case (48 of 60 pages) is in box ET 1792.

Gault and Fraken are accused of having an intimate relationship outside of marriage. There are accusations that Fraken's child, referred to as a bastard in the documents, belongs to Gault.

Price, a white woman & Buttram, an African American man were accused of living together as if married. The State offered neighborhood rumor as proof, & the charge was later dropped. The couple had a two year old child together. One witness testified to finding Price & the baby sharing a bed, Buttram's mother & sister in a bed, & an empty bed on the floor. The court pointed out that this proves nothing of their "lewd" behavior, that no one saw them behaving intimately together.

Plaintiffs in error were accused of carrying on a sexual relationship outside of marriage. Plaintiffs lived together on Tollett's farm where Pickett also worked. Tollett was a widow and had three girls from a prior relationship. Several witnesses testified that Tollett received a government pension. Tollett could also be Lollett.

J. C. Allen and Nancy Heady are accused of openly, and publicly engaging in acts of sexual intercourse without being lawfully married to each other. J. C. Allen was previously married to Anna Allen but the two divorced after J. C. had an affair with the said Nancy Heady. J. C. and Anna Allen had 6 children together. J. C. had at least two other illegitimate children.

For "unlawfully, openly, publicly, notoriously, recklessly amd scandalously did dwell, live and cohabit together as man and wife..."

Isaac Davis and Samantha Neisler are charged with lewd behavior. They lived together and participated in "acts of fornication and adultery they not being lawfully married to each other against the peace and dignity of the state"

Defendants were charged with lewdness for "unlawfully and scandously committ[ing] the offense of lewdness" by "exposing to the public view nakedness and private parts to the common nuisance against the peace and dignity of the state."

Defendants accused of unlawfully & lewdly bedding together as husband & wife & having "illicit sexual intercourse" without being legally married. Some testimony that Jane was married to another man (Justus) & Leonard married to another woman in Georgia. Jane Justus aka Jane Pool. Witnesses: Joseph G. Smith (defendants lived on his land), Valentine Abernathy, Madison Varner, Abel A. Pearson, Thomas C. Hawley. Testimony indicated Jane had 1 or more children.

For having "bed together as man and wife without being legally married" with one Thursa Dority, "spinster."

Bradley and Cassy Hickey charged with having sexual intercourse together without being legally married. Jury found both guilty and fined Bradley $25 and Hickey $5.

D. Hall, a married man, was indicted for lewdness with the defendant, a married woman.

Defendants found guilty on charge of lewdness based on living together unmarried and openly engaging in acts of fornication. Defendants were fined $25, all court costs, and were placed in the Putnam Co. Jail for 4 months serving their time in separate cells.

The State charged the defendant with "Obscenity" for using vulgar language in public.

Defendant accused of exposing himself in public. Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court.

Other involved party: Martha Thomas

Additional defendants: Tom Oakley, Pen Bawcum, Ross Doherty. Cause of action: Acts of indecency and lewdness by publicly having carnal intercourse with a girl of color, Ida Mays, in a church house known as the Cedar Grove Church.