Plaintiff in error is accused of murdering Sophia Hatmaker, wife of John Higgins (it appears they were separated). Plaintiff in error and Sophia Hatmaker were involved in a romantic relationship, but, according to Sophia's mother, Sophia had recently ended the relationship. Case file notes plaintiff in error is the brother of Dewey Wright and son of Henry Wright.

Plaintiff in error is accused of murdering Robert Hall with a gun. According to testimony, Reece was angry with Hall for interfering in his relationship with a woman named Virgie, the sister of Hall's wife. Plaintiff in error is the second cousin of Hall's wife.

Plaintiff is accused of murdering Mack Hardin with a gun. The victim drove a truck for the Standard Oil Company and was staying at the Stratford Hotel in Knoxville. It appears that Hooks shot Hardin after he found him in his home with his wife. Hardin was around 20 years old at the time of his death. Two folders. Additional materials located in ET 1520.

Plaintiff in error was accused of murdering Roy Painter with a gun on Easter night in March of 1932. Case file notes that the victim was engaged in the cigar and tobacco business at his storefront at 213 Gay Street and that he lived on the corner of Woodbine and Chestnut in Park City, Tennessee. Plaintiff in error was an employee of Luke Painter, the brother of the victim. Two folders.

Incomplete case file. Technical record only. Plaintiff in error was convicted of murdering of Abbie Rainwater by strangulation and sentenced to death by electric chair.

Louis Fain was accused of raping, robbing, and murdering Miss Carrie Allen. Because of her popularity in the area, Fain's attorney requested a change of venue. Selecting an impartial, uninvested jury would be difficult. Testimonies include those robbed by Fain that night. Fain swapped jewelry for liquor. He admitted to witness that he cut Allen's throat so she could not identify him. 4 folders.

Dfnt. was accused of the murder in the first degree one Rozelle Mitchell. This case was heard along with the cause of State v. Wilbur Hubbard, col. for the malicious shooting of Mattie Lee Johnson, wife of dfnt., as "the indictments growing out of trans actions taking place at the same time and being inseparably interwoven." Shooting occurred on June 11, 1932 at John & Mandy Edwards' café/dance hall in Halls. Dfnt. shot Mitchell, Mattie was over the body of Mitchell when Hubbard shot her in the back.

Hensley is accused of maliciously murdering Worley Cutshall. Cutshall was arrested for setting a fire to clear brush that got out of control. Hensley was a Deputy Sherriff, & with the assistance of Crawford Hensley & Willie Fann, took Cutshall into custody, telling him not to run, that he would be shot. He ran, Hensley shot him in the back. He died a few hours later. Hensley was charged with premeditated 1st degree murder. Verdict filed in error, changed to voluntary manslaughter.

Dfnts. were accused of the first-degree murder of Mrs. Mary Moore, mother of dfnt Moore. Dfnts. were accused of attacking Mrs. Moore, then burning her house down around her. Two other bodies were found with Mrs. Moore, identified as two of her other children: Frances (a girl about 16 years old) and R. J. (a boy about 13). The fire occurred Jan. 1, 1932. Testimony vividly describes state of bodies after being pulled from fire.

Additional Defendants: Roland Aytes; Clarence McCoy. Defendants assaulted Vernon Potter in Dec. 1932. Potter died 22 Dec. 1932, living long enough to identify Charley Aytes as one of his attackers. The attack may have stemmed from an argument earlier that month over the shooting of a deer. 2 Folders