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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1905 | Mayor & Aldermen of Union City, Tennessee v. Abe Walker | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 763 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1878 | State v. E. C. Carroll | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Selling liquor on Sunday. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 113 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1903 | State v. Roy Webster | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Roy Webster is charged with selling liquor within four miles of a school house. Copy of a Senate Bill included. |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 871 | 231 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1930 | State v. Alfred Cheatham | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Cheatham violated the bone dry laws of Tennessee by possess two gallons of intoxicating liquor and selling it in his home; also within four miles of a school; no bill of exceptions |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2070 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1929 | State v. Walter Hayes | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Hayed was accused of breaking the bone dry law in Obion County. |
West | Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2043 | 86 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | State v. Harry Craig | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Craig was accused of breaking the "four mile law", or selling/distributing/possessing alcohol within four miles of a school. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1963 | 145 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | State v. Wallace Tipton | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Defendant was charged with violating the four mile law. Defendant was living in a house that was within four miles of a school when he allegedly sold whiskey to Albert Nichols. |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1922 | 42 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1924 | State v. Wallace Tipton (col.) | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Tipton was charged with selling intoxicants within four miles of a schoolhouse. |
West | Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1774 | 92 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1905 | State v. Newt McDavis | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1108 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1931 | State v. Floyd DeBow | Obion | Liquor Violation |
DeBow found in possession of illegal intoxicating liquors in his home that he also intended to sell |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2070 | 67 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1930 | State v. Howard Moffatt | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Other defendant: Mattie Tipton Moffatt was indicted with Tipton for receiving intoxicating liquor, possessing intoxicating liquor, transporting intoxicating liquor. Violation of the Bone Dry laws. |
West | Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2044 | 102 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | State v. J. F. Jenkins | Obion | Liquor Violation |
The defendant was accused of selling liquor within four miles of a school. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1456 | 111 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1919 | State v. Lance Fox | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Charged with violating the 4 mile law. Sale occurred at a store owned by Lance Fox. Noted as being 2 miles from a school in Glass, TN (Obion County). |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1563 | 62 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1929 | State v. Harry Lee Watson | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Charged with illegally selling liquor in a pool room in Samburg, TN. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2006 | 77 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1929 | State v. Jim Huey | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Jim Huey was accused of violating the four-mile law, prohibiting alcohol tippling or sales within four miles of a school. |
West | Range: 77 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1994 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Marvin Hayes | Obion | Liquor, Unlawful Transportation of |
Hayes was accused of making, selling, and transporting intoxicating liquors. |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2083 | 83 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | State v. Walter Warren & Earl Richards | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Defendants were charged with possession of a still used to make intoxicating liquors. |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1922 | 150 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | State v. Hollis Watson | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Defendant was charged purchasing, possession, and transporting liquors. |
West | Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1922 | 53 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1923 | State v. Bell Cross | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant is charged with selling intoxicating liquor within 4 miles of a school house. |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1753 | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1923 | State v. R. E. Byrd | Obion | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Byrd was charged with the "Bone Dry" law, selling intoxicants within four miles of a school house. Byrd is also listed J.E. Byrd in court documents. |
West | Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1778 | 47 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | State v. Gilbert Goodman | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Goodman was accused of felonious transportation of whiskey. |
West | Range: 78 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1855 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1925 | State v. Wallace Tipton | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Charged with violating the 4 mile law. |
Middle | Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1801 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1924 | State v. Graham Castleman | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Charged with violating the 4 mile law. |
West | Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1801 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1925 | State v. Elmer Stewart | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Charged with violating the 4 mile law. |
West | Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1801 | 58 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1929 | Wallace Tipton v. State | Obion | Liquor Violation |
Appeal only. Supreme Court at Jackson in 1930. Tipton was accused of violating the four mile law. Possibly related to State v. Wallace Tipton (col.) in WT 1774. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 2004 | 112 | Order A Copy |