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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1949 | Andrew Whitson, et al. v. State | Washington | Robbery |
With force and arms. Additional Plaintiffs: Ed Tipton and Earnest Tweed. Victim: James Correll. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 113 | 176 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Adrian McBee & George Logan v. State | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1944 | Adrian McBee v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Alvin Tabor v. State | Hamilton | Robbery | East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 318 | 43 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1937 | Arthur Lowe& Vernon Sisk v. State | Hamilton | Robbery |
Arthur Lowe and Vernon Sisk and both charged with robbery for forcibly taking the money of Mr. S.C. Stephens. They came up behind him on his way home from work and pulled a knife on him and took his money. |
East | Range: 8 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1012 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Bill Kimbrough, et al. v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Additional Plaintiff: Haze Jefferies. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 204 | 57 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Bert Ridge & Tillman Rogers v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1943 | Bill Kimbrough& Haze Jefferies v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1916 | Bubber Patton, alias v. State | Shelby | Robbery | West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1450 | 35 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1933 | Beecher Lawson v. State | McMinn | Robbery |
Plaintiff is accused of robbing Emmet Robinson of $25. Bills Stoops and Loyd Hagler were originally charged along with plaintiff. Robinson owns and operates a filling station in McMinn County and was tending to the station when the plaintiff, Stoops, and Hagler allegedly pulled in acting as if they were getting gas. The men then allegedly hit Robinson with a pistol and demanded money. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1552 | 177 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | Charles Rhea v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | Clifford Moore v. State | Hamilton | Robbery |
Case states "plaintiff was arrested by a policeman of the City of Chattanooga for highway robbery on the person of on Mr. Flake." He was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1256 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Cornelius Capps v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he assaulted and stole $37 from Charlie Clark. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Charley Stewart v. State | Shelby | Robbery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 446 | 104 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1941 | Charlie Hipps v. State | Greene | Robbery | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 229 | 108 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1907 | Charles Keys, alias Clarence Keys v. State | Shelby | Robbery |
Victim: William Henderson |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 966 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1938 | David Wallace v. State | Hamilton | Robbery |
He & Edward McKinney (also spelled McKenney) were convicted of robbing cab driver, Eugene Calloway. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1112 | 117 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Ed Snow v. State | Washington | Robbery |
Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | Ernest Wells& Don Luallen v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case incomplete; opinion only. See case in ET Box 1254 . Don aka Leon Luallen. Wells & Luallen indicted for taking Ford truck from Roy Epps (truck belonged to Kimballs, Inc). Jury found both guilty. Defs say Buck Henry met up w/them & he already had truck (which they didn't know was stolen), took them to Ridgeway Gardens (operated by Epps, well-known bootlegger), where Epps procured them to hijack whiskey from Red Garner, another bootlegger, but they abandoned task. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 222 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Ed Carroll v. State | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 33 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1944 | Elmo Teffeteller v. State | Blount | Robbery | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 257 | 65 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1935 | Earl Walters v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Victim: Lyndon Smith |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 914 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | Felix Overton& Charles Wood v. State | Davidson | Robbery |
The accused parties are African American. Victim, Henry Shaw is also African American. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 319 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | Frank Boggio& William Hines v. State | Shelby | Robbery |
Plaintiff's are appealing their conviction of robbery. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 429 | 433 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | Frank Owen v. State | Grundy | Robbery |
Plaintiff, alias Frank Owens, charged with robbery by force and violence against Pete Coury. A firearm was used during commition of said crime, bringing charge of assault with intent to kill. Owen was said to have distroyed a States Warrant for his arrest Plaintiff appeals verdict of guilty on both counts. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 731 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1922 | Frank Seay v. State | Davidson | Robbery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 439 | 37 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1936 | Floyd Fox & Nellie Jinks v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Both Floyd Fox and Nellie Jinks were convicted of robbery and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 942 | 148 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | George Brackin et al. v. State | Fayette | Robbery |
Additional plaintiffs: Peter Brackin. Additional parties: William Austin |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 113 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | George Morrison v. State | Hamilton | Robbery |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | George Logan v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | George T. Stewart v. State | Shelby | Robbery |
Stewart was accused of robbing Gus Weaver of $65. |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1158 | 57 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | General F. Marion v. State | Fentress | Robbery |
Marion was charged with robbery of Mathias Wright a pocket book that contained bank notes that totaled to large sum of money. |
East | Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1689 | 127 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | George Jordan v. State | Hamilton | Robbery |
George Jordan was charged with robbery and sentenced to 13 years in the state penitentiary |
East | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1576 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | George Williams & Earl Carruthers v. State | Shelby | Robbery | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 390 | 100 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1916 | George Dorwitz (alias Blackie Burns) v. State | Shelby | Robbery |
Dorwitz is charged with assaulting A. M. Hazen and robbing him of $7.00. |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1448 | 46 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | George H. Lewis v. State | Claiborne | Robbery |
Document begin on page 9. Related case, State v. George H. Lewis and William Butler can be found in box ET 75. Samuel Ellis was shot during an altercation with the defendant. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1200 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1939 | Henry Kimbrough alias & Edwin Sharp alias v. State | Knox | Robbery |
2 Folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 479 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Harold Griffith v. State | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 241 | 62 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1940 | Henry Lee McPherson v. State | Hamilton | Robbery |
McPherson (col.) is accused of assaulting Mrs. Wallace Cry on the street and stealing her purse (value of $12.50). Cry later recognizes McPherson when he delivers goods to her from the Vine Street Pharmacy. Cry also spelled Crye. Included is an note card on page 58 from Chattanooga Public School stating that McPherson quit school to work. Card includes mother's name, mother's occupation, date of birth, and address. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 326 | 92 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | Hubert Barger v. State | Madison | Robbery |
Victim: Mrs. Cornelia Key. Items stolen: $12.00 of "good and lawful money." |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1126 | 420 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | Henry Hager v. State | Haywood | Robbery |
The defendant was convicted in the Circuit Court of Haywood County under an indictment charging him with robbery. He filed a motion for a new trial which was overruled and has appealed. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1349 | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | Henry Jackson, alias Henry Hampton v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Isom Crisp & J. W. Brown v. State | Hamilton | Robbery |
Incomplete case file. Crisp & Brown are being accused of stealing $62 from A. G. Hale. |
East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 328 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | John McTigue v. State | Davidson | Robbery |
McTigue asked Swissman David Wilds to visit a saloon on College St in Nashville late one night. They went later to a small house where men were playing cards. They were joined by Mr. Erwin. During their time they realized that McTigue had robbed them of various objects including pocket knives and money. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | John C. Payne v. State | Monroe | Robbery | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1913 | John Nelson& Charlie Crowe v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | Joe Anderson in error v. State | Knox | Robbery |
The State charged Anderson, Henry Smith, Lee Smith, Charles Sears, and Bill Terrell with robbing F. J. Cornell of money and a watch. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1853 | 77 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1903 | James Sexton v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | John Chambers v. State | Scott | Robbery |
Robbery of a truckload of coal. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 163 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | John Ricker, et al. v. State | Greene | Robbery |
Additional Plaintiff: Lucille Craig. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 229 | 39 | Order A Copy |