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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1816 | State v. Irvin Gilbert | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Additional parties: H. V. Campbell, Henry Newbill, Cully Jewel, Calley Sawford, Dr. Sam McFarland. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 82 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | State v. Cy Buford | Trousdale | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Additional parties: Allen Browning. This case involves selling liquor within four miles of a school house. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 82 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1916 | State v. Duncan Roberts | Davidson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 82 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1915 | State v. Felix Currid | Davidson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Felix Currid was brought to criminal court on two counts, first violating the Four Mile Law, which he sold liquor within a four mile area of a school. The second count was selling intoxicating liquors without a license. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 87 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1915 | State v. Henry Clayton | Davidson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Henry Clayton sold liquor within four miles of a school house without a license. Mose Dixon, George Redman, and J. D. Farris, |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 87 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1915 | State v. Jim Armstrong | Marshall | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1915 | State v. Will Ferguson | Giles | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 118 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1919 | State v. Shell Bradley | Lincoln | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 165 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. John Daughtry | Clay | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Theodore Matthews | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1919 | State v. H. A. Michell | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
H. A. Michell was accused of transporting intoxicating liquors that had been received by a carrier. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 22 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. I. H. Finley | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Finley was indicted for receiving, possessing and transporting intoxicating liquor. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | State v. Fred Smith | Franklin | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 157 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. Coonrod Crockett | Fentress | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158 | 11 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1921 | State v. Fred L. Ezell | Davidson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant was convicted of unlawfully receiving, possessing, and transporting whiskey. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 169 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | State v. Joe Awad | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Joe Awad was convicted of selling alcohol within four miles of a school house, selling liquor with more than .5% alcohol content, possessing malt liquor, selling malt liquor within four miles of a school house, and transporting malt liquor between states. |
East | Range: 27 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 23 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | State v. A. A. Sparks | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Sparks was convicted of selling alcohol to a minor, Roy Farmer. Very few details concerning the case contained within documents. |
East | Range: 27 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 23 | 27 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | State v. Albert Clay | Fayette | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The defendant was formally charged with "running a gin house." |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 56 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. William M. Hatcher | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Additonal defendant: Tom King. Charges were brought against Hatcher and King for selling liquor within four miles of an institution of learning. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1126 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | State v. Adam S. Huffines | Jackson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant sold liquor to a slave that was the property of William Woodfolk. Also charged with tippling. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 311 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | State v. Thomas Elrod | Putnam | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 353 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1915 | State v. Joe S. Reid | Grundy | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 359 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. Tom Warren | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Warren was tried for unlawfully selling liquor within four miles of an educational institution. This case is similar to or possibly a duplicate of another case found in MT 1124. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1124 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | Sam Cloud v. State | Sullivan | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1848 | State v. George Blakemore | Montgomery | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 382 | 4 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1848 | State v. Osborne Weed | Montgomery | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 382 | 5 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1845 | State v. Anthony W. Bonville | Davidson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The cause of action is called "retailing" but it refers to sale of spirituous liquors. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 387 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Shon Rodgers v. State | Putnam | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The defendant is charged with unlawfully selling whiskey, buying whiskey for another, and unlawfully transporting whiskey |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | State v. Robert Drury | Tipton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Offense of selling liquor in quantities greater than a quart. Hon. Thomas J. Flippin, Judge, 14th Judicial Circuit. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 288 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | State v. Lester Owens et al. | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Cause of Action: Selling an Intoxicating Liquor without a License. Owens verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court. Stogsdill verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court. Additional Defendant: Lawrence Stogsdill. Exhibits include warrants, business cards, receipts, sales notebooks. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 357 | 70 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | State v. W. D. Hughes | Warren | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Hughes was charged with "unlawfully retail spirituous liquors on Sunday" and "keeping open a saloon on Sunday." |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Sydney Boyd | Jackson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Boyd was charged with unlawfully selling and tippling liquor within four miles of an incorporated institution of learning without a license on a Sunday. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1897 | State v. Ed Lynch | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The defendant was also charged with keeping his saloon open on Sunday. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 514 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1897 | State v. E. J. Miller | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
The defendant was also accused of keeping his tavern open on Sunday. |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 516 | 15 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. W. M. Hatcher | Wilson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Hatcher was charged with selling and tippling liquor within four miles of an incorporated institution of learning. This file contains two cases with two different docket numbers. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 39 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | State v. Brad Neal | Claiborne | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Cause of Action: Selling Beer within 2,000 ft. of a public school. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 428 | 52 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. Morgan Bailey | Claiborne | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 428 | 17 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1910 | State v. Arthur Wright et al. | Knox | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Set of 5 Bill of Costs for the listed Defendants, as charged to Knox County Courts. No other case files included. Add. Defendants: Archie Clark, Dan Moriarty, Dick Martin. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 463 | 5 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | State v. John Austin, alias Dr. John Austin | Hardin | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 792 | 7 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. C. C. Thrasher | Hardin | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 823 | 21 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1905 | State v. Joe C. Engel | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 897 | 28 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1906 | State v. John Parr& Dan Williams | Gibson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 978 | 186 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1907 | State v. Fred Dickerson | Hardeman | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1046 | 26 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | State v. L. Barasso | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Opinion only. Guilty of violating injunction against the illegal sale of liquor. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1416 | 2 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. William Baughan | Smith | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 563 | 27 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1905 | State v. John Moore | Lauderdale | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1108 | 1108 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1905 | State v. Dan Cole& C. M. Lambeth | Hardeman | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1108 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. Junior Scott | Hamilton | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 909 | 31 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Sampson Alexander | DeKalb | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 671 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. M. J. Finley | Cannon | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 671 | 5 | Order A Copy |