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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1858 | State v. B.O. Nevils& William G. Baker | Franklin | Attempted Murder |
Defendants are charged with beating and stabbing James Wileman. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | State v. John A. Slave | Grainger | Murder |
The defendant murdered with an axe a Negro woman named Betsy, who was owned by James E. Williams & family. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | State v. John McMahan | Knox | Murder |
Victim: Stephen Overbay. Defendant premeditatedly stabbed the victim in that same year and was sentenced to death by hanging. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 42 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | William R. Dyer & John Jackson v. State | Jackson | Attempted Murder |
Plaintiffs are appealing the charge that they attempted to murder William Hightown. Case also involves a dispute over debt owed to the State. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | William Manor v. State | Rutherford | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he stabbed Robert A. Espy to death. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy |