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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| 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 | 1866 | State v. Richard Crenshaw et al | Sumner | Robbery |
Additional Defendants: Green Cruise, Albert Gant. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 172 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. John Hall | Washington | Robbery |
Defendant found guilty and sentenced to five years of hard labor in the state penitentiary. He was rendered infamous. Judgment only. Case incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1120 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. William Wilson | Blount | Robbery |
Defendant pleaded not guilty. The jury found the defendant guilty in manner and form as charged in the indictment. He was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. He was rendered infamous and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution. Judgment only. Case incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1120 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Thomas Huskey | Sevier | Robbery |
Grand jury selected to decide the case or State v. Thomas Huskey. Huskey, formerly of Sevier County, was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years with hard labor at the state penitentiary. On 3/1/1864 Huskey assaulted Reuben P. Simms and took from him 800 lbs. of bacon, 2 cover lids, one set of knives and forks, one horn, 2 sets of knitting needles. Judgment only. Case incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1118 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. William Hudgins | Roane | Robbery |
The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary. He was rendered infamous. Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1120 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Jackson Wilson | Blount | Robbery |
Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1121 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. John Niles (col.) | Shelby | Robbery |
Indictment says Highway Robbery. Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1361 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Wallace Ottinger | Greene | Robbery |
Judgment only. Case incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1126 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Joe Wilson | Shelby | Robbery |
Judgment only. Case incomplete. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1370 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Wesley Robinson & John Robinson | Jefferson | Robbery |
Victim: James Furguson. The defendants stole cash and goods from the victim. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1200 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Wilson Hutchinson | Union | Robbery |
Victim: Charles S. Raggs. Stole goods totaling $200 in value. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1202 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. William Evans | Shelby | Robbery |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1328 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. William Renew | Jefferson | Robbery |
Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1121 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Ben Brun (col.) | Davidson | Robbery |
Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 726 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Andrew Bell, William Edmonds, Lem Carson, William Isbell. | Monroe | Robbery |
Judgment only. Case incomplete. Cause of action was robbery for Bell and Andrews. Other cause of actions: larceny and rape. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1126 | 5 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v James Brotherton & David Boyer | Cocke | Robbery |
Dec. 4th 1861, defendants were said to have committed robbery in taking a gun. Witness Conrad Eisenhower stated that the defendants, in a rough crowd, came to his home at night and woke him. The defendants, armed, entered plaintiffs home & warmed by fire. Then one J. Parks said they were out taking Union men's guns & they had come for his. Plaintiff gave up his gun, worth $50, fearing bodily harm. After the war, Parks paid plaintiff for gun, avoiding prosecution. Circuit Ct. sentenced defendants to 5 yrs. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 | 21 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Rufus Hammond & Charles W. Inman | Jefferson | Robbery |
Victim: James O. Tittsworth. The defendants stole one mule, a saddle, a sheep skin, a blanket, a pistol, and U.S. Treasury notes. The value of all of the items totaled $307 (broken down by item in the file). |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1198 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Green Hill | Blount | Robbery |
Incomplete case. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1200 | 4 | Order A Copy |