Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1892 Belle Underwood v. State Blount Murder

Plaintiff was charged with murder of her infant child. She had just given birth and tried to kill the child.

 East Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1731 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 Ben Martin& Ray Martin v. State Blount Murder

During an argument over money, the Martins & Frank Peery assaulted Connie Sullivan (male) with a gun and shot him to death. They were convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Top binding could not be removed w/o damage to the document. Exhibit accompanying Mrs. Sullivan's testimony is a hand-drawn floor plan of the house in which the murder took place. Individuals who were standing in the room are identified by one initial each. Floor plan is on the back of a Raulstons Dry Cleaning shirt box.

 East Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1022 344 Order A Copy
View Entry 1948 State v. Bob Smith Blount Murder

Victim: J. B. Suddreth.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 698 187 Order A Copy
View Entry 1938 State v. Ray Flynn & Ora Mae Felty aka Ora Mae Felte Blount Murder

Victim: Bart Coker. R. Flynn found guilty of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to death by electrocution. O. M. Felty found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to 21 years in prison.

 East Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1270 333 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 State v. Charles Denton& John Denton Blount Murder

Defendants, along with John Rink Gentry and William Click, are accused of murdering Patrick Trotter with pistols.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1225 84 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Spencer Donaldson v. State Blount Murder

Donaldson wasaccused of Murdering Priscilla Gregory and her unborn child with a hoe. Priscilla and Donaldson were neighbors, and Priscilla had been at the Donaldson home on the day of her murder. Priscilla was 17 years old at the time of her death and described as being mulatto. It is suggested that Donaldson impregnated Priscilla and murdered her to hide their relationship. The casefile notes that Priscilla and her family had moved to Blunt County from Knoxville after the Civil War.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1651 128 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 State v. J. W. Johnson Blount Murder

Defendant charged with the 21 June 1889 murder of William Wood.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1825 41 Order A Copy
View Entry 1829 State v. Henry Lunsford Blount Murder

Victim: Berry Thompson.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 666 17 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 State v. Jacob Dailey Blount Murder

The defendant plead not guilty. The jury took two days to agree on a verdict. They found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to seven years in the state penitentiary and it was ordered that the defendant pay the costs for the prosecution. Judgment only. Case incomplete.

 East Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1120 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1869 State v. John Murphey Blount Murder

Victim: Lewis Simsford. Houston Conner also mentioned as a party to the crime. The defendant shot the victim with a pistol.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1190 75 Order A Copy
View Entry Thomas Fry v. State Blount Murder

Brief of Plaintiff only. Date: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 William Calgey alias Calico Bill v. State Blount Murder

Cagley killed Daniel Ratliff after they spent time together with some other men in a saloon. This trial was used to further the temperance cause, blaming alcohol for the men's behavior. Jack West, Cagley's step son was also injured. Circuit court jury sentenced him to 15 years in the state penitentiary.

 East Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2042 92 Order A Copy