Murder of Houston Carpenter.

Additional Materials located in ET 84. Pla. in error is accused of murdering John Johnson with a pistol. It is alleged that Johnson and Berry's wife Zella Harrell had been intimate, and that Zella may have miscarried Johnson's child after he attacked and forced himself on to her. John Johnson lived with his brother Charley and sister Lelie on the farm where Robert Berry was raised. The murder occurred across the road from a store owned by Clint Herrell.

Victim: Henly Sutton; Barnards shot and killed Sutton with pistols. See also ET 1831.

The State charged John, John (there were two), Anderson, Clint, and Elisha Barnard, all with the alias "Barnett" with the shooting murder of Henry Sutton. The circuit court found them guilty and sentenced them all to death by hanging in July 1889.

Brief by the defendant's attorney in a case of murder. The victim's last name was Owens, who was shot with a pistol. See additional pages in ET 1700

Defendant originally charged with murder in the shooting of Charles Seal on 20 Dec. 1929; Seal died 22 Dec. 1929. Darnell argued he acted in self-defense. Charles Seal was Darnell's former father-in-law. Darnell married to his daughter, Joan, from Oct. 1914 to 21 Dec. 1929. The couple divorced.

The victim's name was Andy Greene.

Odell charged w/killing Peter Stewart by poisoning w/strychnine in proof vial, having intended to kill Richard & Eli Brewer, but 11-yr old Stewart used vial to drink hog backings, not knowing of poison; died next day. Goodman (who lived w/grandpa Jesse Goodman) charged w/accessory before the fact for hiring Odell to do it. Jury convicted Odell of 2nd degree murder, 10 yrs prison. Witnesses: Peter's dad Boyd, bro Vesta, sister Catharine (m. Callahan Goodman, killed by son of George Brewer, stiller).

The state charged that the defendants Richard, alias Dick and Hampton, alias Hamp, assaulted and battered James Jones with guns and pistols, killing and murdering him in 1888.

Victim: Henry Davidson.

Plaintiff in error is accused of murdering Mathes Goins. Goins was married and had one baby and lived with his father, Tennessee Goins. Goins was killed at the Vardy Church house which was being used as a community school for adults in the evening. Pla. in error states that Goins was causing a disturbance at the church and when confronted, attacked him. Goins' wife is now a patient in an insane asylum near Knoxville due to mental illness caused by Pellagra. See also box 1543.