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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1893 | James Bailey et al. v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Please do not pull. Case in very poor condition. Additional plaintiffs: Frank Jones, John Hunter & William Claig. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1082 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | Judd Cawood, Robert Huskison and A. J. M. Lennoer v. State | Knox | Robbery |
The defendants were charged with the robbery of one Henry Smith. They were charged with stealing Five notes valued at $10.00, ten notes at $5.00, three pieces of silver coins at $1.00 and six silver pieces at $.50 each. Two folders. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1721 | 347 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | Joe Johnson & Raymond Stevens v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Raymond Stevens is also referred to as Raymond Stephenson. Plaintiffs in error are accused of assaulting and robbing Herbert A. Hickman of cash, a knife, and tobacco. It appears that both plaintiffs lived in a rooming home known as the Biddle Flats which sits across the street from the Brown Pressing club, described as, "a considerable social resort for young colored people." Hickman is accuse of fabricating his story and being intoxicated at the time of the incident. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1541 | 74 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | Leslie Sawyers, Orville Monday & George W. Armstrong v. State | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 196 | 240 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1949 | Matthew Cantrell v. State | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 169 | 115 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Paul Newcomb v. State | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 792 | 165 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1944 | State v. W. T. Taylor, et al. | Knox | Robbery |
Additional Defendants: Paul Manor and Paul Hickam. Plaintiffs are appealing the charge that they assaulted and stole $62 from William McCarter. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1940 | State v. Paul Gattis, et al. | Knox | Robbery |
Additional Defendant: Ben Carroll. Victim: Simon Jackson. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 722 | 226 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | State v. Frank Jones | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 2 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1945 | State v. W. T. Taylor, et al. | Knox | Robbery |
Additional Defendants: Paul Maner, Paul Hickman. Victim: William M. McCarter. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 775 | 338 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | State v. John Mangum | Knox | Robbery |
John alias Jack Mangum charged with robbing from R.A. Sterling and W.F. Sterling of the firm Sterling and Brother the amount of $65 and diverse dry goods of the value $30. Court found Mangum guilty and sentenced him to 21 years in penitentiary. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1232 | 32 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Earl Ford | Knox | Robbery |
Cause of action: Bank robbery, incident of Jan. 1931. South Knoxville Bank. Theft of $346.10. Related to ET 1500. Case file housed in three folders. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1448 | 475 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | State v. Cage Atchley | Knox | Robbery |
Atchley was accused of stealing "with force and arms" from M. A. Walker. Atchley stole a $25 pistol from Walker. |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1628 | 37 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | State v. John Wright | Knox | Robbery |
Judgment only, no other case documents included. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 463 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | State v. John Hunter | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 2 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1893 | State v. William Cleagen | Knox | Robbery |
Opinion only, case summary not included. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | State v. James Boley | Knox | Robbery |
Opinion only, case summary not included. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. Jess Haynes | Knox | Robbery | East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 762 | 108 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | State v. J. S. Johnson, et al. | Knox | Robbery |
Additional Defendant: Otha Helton. Victim: Bruce Baker. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 778 | 192 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | State v. Charles Rhea | Knox | Robbery |
Victims: Dorothy Randles and L. M. Emert. Exhibits: guards daily gate record, memos. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 775 | 178 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | State v. William Haynes | Knox | Robbery |
Also a question of an assault and battery charge during the robbery on one Dennis Gallagher. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1234 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1909 | Welker Tilson v. State | Knox | Robbery |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Walter Barnes v. State | Knox | Robbery |
2 Folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 722 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | William Keith Adair& Ray Caughorn v. State | Knox | Robbery |
William Keith Adair and Ray Caughorn are charged with robbery. They were sentenced to five to seven years in prison. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 793 | 113 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | Wilson Warren v. State | Knox | Robbery |
There are two separate cases in this case file. Warren is the pla. in error in both. This first trial, which began in March of 1933, is for the assault and robbery of Albert Smelcer. The second trial, which began in September of 1933, is for the murder of Barney Earl. Said murder occurred in May of 1933 in the Knox County Jail where both men were prisoners. It is alleged that after Earl was arrested for public intoxication, he was beaten and ultimately killed by Warren for being loud. 2 folders |
East | Range: 10 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1518 | 185 | Order A Copy |